Unit 1 Part 2 Practice Test

The belief that government can only do what it is given the power to do

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

Congress makes laws for the nation

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Limited Government

Congress cannot make a law violating freedom speech

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

Powers reserved to the federal government

• Delegated

• Concurrent

• Reserved

• Federalism

States controlling education is an example of what power

• Concurrent

• Delegated

• Reserved

• Limited

Both the national and state government share the power tax, this is known as what power

• Concurrent

• Delegated

• Reserved

• Unlimited

The Executive Branch creates the law

• True

• False

Marbury v. Madison gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review

• True

• False

The most common way an amendment is made is being proposed and approved by 2/3rds of both chambers of Congress, and then approved by 3/4ths of State Legislatures

• True

• False

The Northwest Ordinance did all of the following EXCEPT

• Established a minimum voting age

• Set aside land to be sold for schools

• Recognized and protected certain individual rights (i.e. freedom of religion)

• Abolished slavery in the NW territories