Final Review 1

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

• declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president to be unconstitutional
• review the Constitution and make laws
• review the Constitution and veto laws
• impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional

What is the 'magic' number of electors needed for a candidate to become President of the United States?

• 266
• 272
• 270
• 702

The process of electing the president is..

• Nomination -> Primaries/Caucus-> National Convention-> General Election

• Primaries/Caucus-> General Election-> Nomination-> Inauguration

• Inauguration-> General Election-> Nomination -> Debates

• Nomination-> National Convention-> Primary/Caucus-> General Election

Which of the following are considered expressed powers?

• handling elections, operating schools, safety regulations

• Regulating interstate commerce, coining money, defining immigration and naturalization

The voters of Colorado are upset with their Governor due to recent illegal activities and want to vote him out of office.

• Primary

• Recall

• Referendum

• Runoff

• General

In government, a concurrent power is something that is done by:

• BOTH State and Fed gov't

• ONLY Fed gov't

• ONLY State gov't

• NEITHER State or Fed gov't

What can the president do once he receives the bill?

• all of these
• sign the bill into law
• veto the bill
• "pocket veto" the bill

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

• 6th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

Federalism is the idea that power is...

• Held only by the Federal Government
• Held only by the State Governments
• Shared between Three Branches of Government
• Shared between Federal and State Governments

What was the purpose of the Supremacy Clause?

• National laws take priority over state laws

• State Laws are above National Laws

• To be supreme in every single way.

• The national and state laws serve no purpose.