Chapter 3 Exam

This principle of the Constitution limits the actions of government by specifically listing powers it does and does not

have.

• Checks & Balances

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

________ establishes the legislative branch of the government.

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Which of the following is a legislative check on the judicial branch?

• Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

• Appoints federal judges

• Can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions

• Can declare executive acts unconstitutional

Which of the following says that the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws and actions of the government

invalid, if they violate the Constitution?

• separation of powers

• limited government

• checks & balances

• judicial review

The power to impeach a government official falls to the ________, while the _______ conducts the impeachment

trial to determine guilt or innocence, and possible removal from office.

• Senate, House of Representatives

• House of Representatives, Supreme Court

• House of Representatives, Senate

• Senate, Supreme Court

The Constitution limits the central government by dividing power among the legislative, executive, and judicial

branches.

• Checks & Balances

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

This Article establishes the judicial branch of the government.

• Article II

• Article III

• Article V

• Article VI

Based on what you know about separation of powers, the purpose of the legislative branch is to _______ laws, the

purpose of the executive branch is to _______, and the judicial branch ______ laws.

• interpret, create,

  enforce.

• enforce, interpret,

  create.

• create, enforce,

  interpret.

• interpret, enforce,

  create.

Article VI (6) of the Constitution includes the Supremacy Clause which states that

• Supreme Court justices can pass amendments to the Constitution.

• People shall be free from unlawful search and seizures

• the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

• laws passed by the states shall be considered supreme law.

When each branch of the government exercises some control over the others, it's called

• Checks & Balances

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers