Government Review

Which of the amendments did not extend voting rights based on age, race, or gender?

• 19th

• 15th

• 26th

• 13th

The 19th Amendment extended voting rights based on:

• race

• age

• gender

• religion

The 15th Amendment extended voting rights based on:

• race

• age

• gender

• religion

The 26th Amendment extended voting rights based on

• race

• gender

• religion

• age

What is NOT part of the 14th Amendment?

• Equal Protection Clause

• Due Process Clause

• Citizenship Clause

• Voting Clause

What is NOT true about Separation of Powers?

• Divides the government into three independent branches

• Branches are given different authority in the constitution

• Allow that no branch dominates government

• Allows the branches to block the power of other branches

What is a purpose of Checks and Balances?

• Prevents branches from becoming too powerful

• Allows the President to carry out laws

• Divides up judicial powers

• All the legislative branch to dominate the other branches

_____ are when the national government requires states to provide certain services.

• Mandates

• Scholarships

• Grants

• Loans

Who believed in the "consent of the governed"?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Barron de Montesquieu

• Machiavelli

What did the founders believe about popular sovereignty?

• It would only be safeguarded if government was limited

• It would mean that elected representatives had the last word

• It would only be safeguarded if government was large

• It would mean the President is the source of political power