Week 2 EOC Review Quiz

3.13- Which is the last step in amending the U.S. Constitution?

• The voters approve the amendment in a national election.

• The president signs the amendment in a public ceremony.

• Three-fourths of the state legislatures ratify the amendment.

• Two-thirds of both houses of Congress ratify the amendment.

3.13- How is the structure of Florida's government similar to the structure of the federal government?

• both have nine Supreme Court justices

• both have a legislative branch with two chambers

• both have Supreme Court justices who serve for life

• both have an executive branch headed by a president

3.3- Use the scenario below to answer the following question.

The President of the United States of America nominates a judge to serve on the U.S.

Supreme Court. However, the Senate must confirm the appointment.

Which constitutional principle does this illustrate?

• Checks and balances

• Popular sovereignty

• Separation of powers

• Rule of law

1.5- How did the US Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?

• It stopped the national government from imposing taxes

• It gave the national government the power to raise an army

• It required unanimous consent of states to pass amendments

• It prevented acts of piracy against American ships off the cost of Africa

1.5- Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation was addressed by the Constitution?

• The continuation of slavery

• The lack of a national court system

• The absence of a balanced budget

• The need to strengthen the power of the states

1.1- What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's idea of the separation of powers?

• It could prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive

• It could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king

• It could preserve the privileges' of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.

• It could raise judicial power to a level of equality with legislative and executive power

3.3- Which is an example of a check on congressional power?

• The power of Congress to declare war

• The power of the states to collect their own taxes

• The power of the President to veto a bill

• The power of the Supreme Court to try cases between states

3.8- The excerpt below is from Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution.

The executive Power shall be vested in a

President of the United States of America.

According to the excerpt above, what is the function of the Executive Branch?

• to pass laws

• to create laws

• to interpret laws

• to enforce laws

3.8- A bill is passed by both the House and Senate, the bill is then submitted to the President. Which is NOT an option for the President?

• sign the bill and it becomes a law

• let the bill die in committee

• veto the bill and inform Congress of the reasons for the veto

• not sign the bill and after 10 days, if Congress is not in session, the bill does

3.8- What power allows the judicial branch to declare a law or an executive order unconstitutional?

• judicial privilege

• writ of habeas corpus

• writ of certiorari

• judicial review