Constitution

Which branch of the Federal Government plays the largest role in the formal amendment process?

• all answer choices apply

• the legislative branch

• the executive branch

• the judicial branch

Article I of the Constitution is about

• States the purpose of the Constitution
• Legislative Branch
• Amending the Constitution

By agreeing to amend the Constitution by adding the Bill of Rights

• the Anti-Federalists were incorporating suffrage rights
• the Anti-Federalists were incorporating the ideas of the Abraham Lincoln
• the Founders were responding to the Anti-Federalists’ fears of an overly powerful national government
• the Founders were responding to the Anti-Federalists’ fears of an overly powerful state government

The power of judicial review

• is specifically provided for in the Constitution.
• is an example of limited government.
• may be exercised only by the Supreme Court of the United States.
• was established by Marbury v. Madison (1803).

How many States were needed to ratify the Constitution?

• 13
• 10
• 9
• 7

Once ratified, a constitutional amendment may only be changed by

• the President
• another amendment
• the Federal Government
• repeal by 2/3 of States in convention

The Federalist Papers can be called a “campaign document” because they

• were written to convince voters to support the Constitution
• were written to draw people’s attention to the need to defeat the British
• were written by anonymous authors
• contained the best political writings in the English language

The Social Contract Theory would most likely to agree that

• government should be eliminated
• those of royal birth should rule the state
• the state exists to serve the will of the people
• the state should rely on force

According to national supremacy, if a state constitutional amendment is in conflict with the U.S. Constitution, then the amendment must be

• added to the U.S. Constitution.
• ratified by a convention of state legislators.
• removed from the state constitution.

Formal amendments may be proposed by

• State Legislature
• The President
• The Judicial Branch
• National Convention