SMS EOC Test Practice - Part 3

What is the best title for this diagram?

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

How does the President check the actions of Congress?

• by refusing to provide funding

• by adjourning a congressional session

• by declaring a law to be unconstitutional

• by vetoing a bill approved by both houses

What has been the lasting impact of the structure of our government as set up in the Constitution by the Framers?

• Government power has been limited to prevent any branch from exercising total control.

• State governments have lost almost all of their powers to the federal government.

• The structure has prevented the executive branch from having any real power.

• The structure has allowed the judicial branch to exercise executive powers.

What check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?

• overriding vetoes

• appointing judges

• declaring laws unconstitutional

• refusing to confirm appointments

Which is an example of checks and balances?

• The President signs a treaty with Mexico.

• The President appoints a Supreme Court justice and the Senate approves it.

• Congress passes a law reducing taxes.

• The Supreme Court rules on a case entitled, Miranda v. Arizona.

What is the main purpose for Separation of Powers?

• To divide power and responsibility between national and state governments

• To specify and limit the powers listed in the U.S. Constitution

• To protect the nation against tyranny by dividing and specifying the function of each branch

• To prevent any one branch of government from becoming stronger than the other branches

The passage below is from the U.S. Constitution.

The Congress shall have Power ... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

• Export Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Supremacy Clause

Which of the following is the definition for RESERVED powers?

• Powers that are SOLELY given to the federal government

• Powers that are SHARED by the federal and state governments

• Powers that only STATE governments have.

• Powers that belong ONLY to local governments

What is the significance of the “Elastic Clause”?

• Congress is not subject to the Constitution.

• Congress has additional unwritten powers it can exercise at any time.

• Congress can do anything that a majority of its members in both houses decide to do.

• Congress has the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its delegated powers.

What is the role of the Supreme Court?

• To collect taxes

• To impeach the President

• To raise an army and establish a navy

• To rule on whether a law is constitutional