TAKE THIS ONE US Government Chapter 3 Test

Which of the following is one way an amendment to the Constitution can be ratified?

• three-fourths vote in each house of Congress

• simple majority

• three-fourths of state legislatures

• conventions in one-half of the states

The 1803 landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the principle of

• federalism.

• popular sovereignty.

• separation of powers.

• judicial review.

What is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president?

• cabinet

• electoral college

•     representatives

• senators

The duties of governing are divided among three branches under the principle of

• popular sovereignty.

• limited government.

• federalism.

• separation of powers.

What is the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution?

• reviews the achievements of the American Revolution

• states the goals for the new government

• summarizes the qualifications of the Framers

• a.    creates the Bill of Rights

Which of the following is a power the executive branch has to check the legislative branch?

• override

• veto

• oversight

• review

One way political parties influence how the Constitution is interpreted is by

• regulating food safety.

• a conducting foreign policy.

• helping determine candidates.

• nominating federal judges.

Which principle explains the source of the government’s power?

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• judicial review

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

—First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, 1791

Which phrase in the First Amendment specifically relates to an individual’s right to ask the government to correct an injustice?

• “establishment of religion”

• “freedom of the press”

• a.   “peaceably to assemble”

• “redress of grievances”

Match the following

• popular sovereignty

• Abolishes slavery

• supermajority

• Power of the courts to decide whether a law or action is constitutional

• Sixteenth Amendment

• Principle that the ultimate political power remains with the people

• federalism

• Division of power between national and state government

• judicial review

• More than half; for example, two-thirds