AM GOV - Benchmark #3

Select the concept that best describes the quote below from the US Constitution or Bill of Rights.

Tenth Amendment: “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.”

• Rule of Law

• Representation

• Due Process

• Federalism

Select the concept that best describes the quote below from the US Constitution or Bill of Rights.

Article I, Section 3, Clause 1: “The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.”

• Rule of Law

• Representation

• Due Process

• Federalism

Select the concept that best describes the quote below from the US Constitution or Bill of Rights.

Sixth Amendment: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed.”

• Rule of Law

• Representation

• Due Process

• Federalism

Select the concept that best describes the quote below from the US Constitution or Bill of Rights.

Article II, Section 4: “The President, Vice President and all Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”

• Rule of Law

• Representation

• Due Process

• Federalism

Which branch has the power to veto a law, reject or propose a law?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Which branch has the power to enforce the law?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Which branch has the power to pass laws regarding issues not directly addressed in the US Constitution?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Which branch has the power to declare laws and governmental actions unconstitutional?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

SSI (Social Security Insurance)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

FCC (Federal Communications Commission)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

How did these programs change the role of government in the United States?

• The federal government reduced its powers because a loan was taken out to pay for the programs.

• The state governments gained greater power by having control over which programs would be used.

• The state governments grew less influential because the federal programs were designed to control the local economies.

• The federal government gained influence because the programs changed the way people viewed the responsibilities of the government.

Which situation is an example of the United States federal government taking an active role in the daily lives of citizens?

• The president appoints ambassadors to foreign countries.

• The legislative branch divides on the rules for Senate procedures.

• The president signs an executive order desegregating public schools.

• The Supreme Court hears a case between two states suing each other.