Government Midterm*

The institution through which a society makes and enforces laws is called?

• State

• Country

• Origin

• Government

The characteristics that define a state are which of the following?

• Population, Territory, Government, Sovereignity

• Population, Order, Government, Power

• Power, Order, Punctuality, Compromise

• Population, Society, Culture, Time

What important American document outlines the purpose of government?

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Rights of Man

• The Constitution

What year was the Declaration of Independence written and sent to King George III?

• 1775

• 1776

• 1778

• 1772

Which of these men had the greatest influence on the Constitution?

• Hamilton

• Madison

• Washington

• Adams

Article I establishes which branch of government?

• Executive

• Main

• Legislative

• Judicial

There are how many amendments to the constitution?

• 24

• 26

• 28

• 27

A power written directly into the Constitution is called an _______________ power.

• Expressed

• Implied

• Inherent

• Judiciary

The Supremacy Clause established the Constitution as ________________________________.

• a mystery to be solved.

• a division of power.

• the Supreme Law of the Land

• a state derived statute.

Article II establishes which branch of government?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Conservative