1.9 Vocabulary Quiz

What are the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution?

• Reserved powers

• Inherent powers

• Enumerated powers

• Implied powers

Where is the Supremacy Clause found in the U.S. Constitution?

• Article I

• Article VI

• Article II

• Article V

What does apportioned refer to in the context of the U.S. government?

• Executive order

• Amendment process

• Distribution of seats in the House of Representatives

• Taxation process

What is gerrymandering in the context of the U.S. government?

• Process of ratifying treaties

• Process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party

• Process of appointing Supreme Court justices

• Process of impeaching the president

What is treason?

• An act of civil disobedience

• An act that betrays and endangers one's country

• An act of rebellion against the state government

• An act of espionage against a foreign government

What is filibuster in the context of the U.S. government?

• A method of delaying action on a bill in the Senate

• A method of passing a bill without debate

• A method of amending a bill

• A method of delaying action on a bill in the House of Representatives

What is presidential succession?

• The process of electing a new president

• The order in which the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant

• The process of pardoning a president

• The process of impeaching the president

What is the State of the Union Address?

• A weekly report by the president to Congress

• A daily report by the president to Congress

• A monthly report by the president to Congress

• A yearly report by the president to Congress

What is a treaty in the context of the U.S. government?

• A written agreement between nations

• A verbal agreement between nations

• A written agreement between states

• A verbal agreement between states

What is an ambassador in the context of the U.S. government?

• The highest-ranking official representing a government in a foreign country

• The highest-ranking official representing a government in the United Nations

• The highest-ranking official representing a government in the U.S.

• The highest-ranking official representing a government in the European Union