USG Chapter 3 Quiz

What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws
• Ignore laws

What is the purpose of the Executive Branch?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws
• Deny laws

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• Make laws
• Enforce laws
• Interpret laws
• Accept laws

How many Amendments to the Constitution are there?

• 12
• 20
• 27
• 32

What is a change or addition to the Constitution called?

• Bill of Rights
• amendment
• Congress
• Electoral College

______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and balances
• Federalism

Which term refers to the split of authority between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?

• Checks

• Sovereignty

• Salutory neglect

• Separation of Powers

· 1.The introduction of the Constitution is called _____.

• Bill of Rights

• the Preamble

• an article

• popular sovereignty

16.Which entity can declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• President

This says that Federal law is to be followed if there is a conflict between a state law and federal law.

• reserved powers

• Supremacy Clause

• denied powers