#19

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1. Which places the GREATEST limit on the power of the federal government?

• state courts
• judicial review
• the Bill of Rights
• the President's veto

2. The system established to make sure that no one branch of government controls the other branches is called

• federalism
• republicanism
• checks and balances
• separation of powers

3. A government in which powers are divided between a national government and state governments with the national government being supreme is called

• a confederate government
• a republican government
• a unitary government
• a federal government

4. The fact that the Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" illustrated which aspect of our government?

• limited government
• national supremacy
• popular sovereignty
• separation of powers

5. It can be said that, since Americans elect people to make the laws of the country, the United States is actually a

• Aristocracy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Republic

6. All of the following are major functions of governments EXCEPT

• maintaining private property
• keeping the population in order
• providing services for citizens
• providing security for the people

7. Why did the framers of the Constitution provide that the President and Congress be elected while federal judges are appointed?

• it provided the framework for popular sovereignty
• the system supports the checks and balances principle
• compromises were needed to ensure ratification of the Constitution
• court decisions can be reached without regard to political considerations

8. What role do the federal courts play in checking the power of the legislative branch?

• Congress creates courts and may impeach judges
• federal judges and justices are appointed for life
• they review laws of Congress for compliance with the Constitution
• the President may veto Congressional legislation with judicial approval

9. The delegated who created the United States Constitution devised a government that was divided into three separate branches. What was the purpose of this division?

• to protect individual liberties and freedoms
• to provide for freedom of speech and religion
• to guarantee that power came from the consent of the people
• to make sure that no one group or individual had too much power