Unit 3 Exam Review- Social Studies 8A

Which statements correctly identify the power of state governments? Select all that apply.

• States may operate their own judicial systems.

• States may regulate commerce with foreign nations.

• States may regulate property rights.

• States may override the federal government on civil rights laws.

Which statements correctly describe the role of Congress in the lawmaking process?

Select all that apply.

• A representative from both the House and the Senate must sponsor a bill.

• Both the House and the Senate must agree on the contents of a bill before a final vote is taken.

• Congress may override a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in either house of Congress.

• A bill must pass a review and a simple majority vote in the chamber where it originates before passing to the next chamber.

What is a pocket veto?

• a veto that cannot be returned to Congress until they return to work

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    a veto that has not been returned by the president within two weeks

• a veto that has ten days to be overridden by Congress

• a veto that cannot be overridden because Congress has adjourned

What powers do senators have?

Select all that apply.

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    Senators have the power to conduct an impeachment trial.

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    Senators represent individual districts in their state.

• Senator have the power to impeach a president.

• Senators approve treaties and presidential appointments.

Which option best describes the division of powers between the federal and state governments?

• Only the federal government can declare war, while only state governments can make money.

• Only the federal government can make and enforce laws, while only state governments can oversee trade between states and other countries.

• Both the federal and state governments can manage foreign relations. 

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    Both the federal and state governments can make laws and collect taxes. 

Which scenario would a president of the United States most likely encounter while in office?

• settling disputes between citizens of two states

• introducing legislation promised during the presidential campaign

• changing the amount of spending on the military

• appointing leaders for federal agencies

Which power does the US Constitution give the Supreme Court?

• the power to introduce laws

• the power to interpret laws

• the power to ratify laws

• the power to make laws

Which cases could be heard by a state court before being appealed to a federal court?

• a case between a business in Philadelphia and a customer in Ohio

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    a case between a resident of Texas and the Social Security Administration  

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    a case between a resident of Arizona and an American Indian nation

• a case between a resident of New York City and New York City’s school system

Which case would a state court have had the authorization to hear?

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    Virginia v. Tennessee

• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Korematsu v. United States

How are the landmark Supreme Court cases of Gideon v. Wainwright and Miranda v. Arizona related?

• The Supreme Court heard both cases before they were heard in the same state.

• The Supreme Court cited the equal protection clause in both cases.

• The Supreme Court voted unanimously to uphold the verdict in both cases.

• The Supreme Court extended the rights of due process to the states in both cases.