American Government Unit 2 Review (Standards 3-5)

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
- Article II, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution

What basic principle of American democracy does this excerpt from the Constitution BEST illustrate?

Responses

• 
  

• 
  due process

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• 
  unlimited government

The Senate would create the MOST tension with the President by failing to confirm a nominee for

• 
  attorney general.

• Supreme Court Justice.

• secretary of education.

• United Nations ambassador.

  United Nations ambassador.

Based on the chart, how can Congress check the power of the Supreme Court?

• Congress may veto Court rulings.

• Congress may impeach and remove Court judges.

• Congress may nominate new judges to the Court.

• Congress may declare Court rulings unconstitutional.

What do the governments of these three states all have in common with each other?

• appointed judiciaries

• bicameral legislatures

• 
  parliamentary structures

• separate branches

Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

The Tenth Amendment is important because it reflects the constitutional principle of

• 
  

• 
  Suffrage.

• Federalism.

• Checks and Balances.

• Popular Sovereignty.

Based on the chart, what is the fundamental source of authority of the United States government?

• 
  the Senate

• the President

• the Constitution

• 
  the U.S. Capitol

Using your knowledge of governmental powers, which of these would be considered an enumerated power of the federal government only?

• decreasing funding for public schools

• • creating a new denomination of currency

    creating a new denomination of currency

  
  

• authorizing the creation of a tax on fuel

• 
  hiring additional people for the fire department

Using your knowledge of governmental powers, which of these would be considered a reserved power of government?

• passing a bill into law

• collecting an income tax

• controlling trade between two states

• hiring additional people to the police force

  hiring additional people to the police force

According to the chart, the power to tax is a concurrent power, meaning 

• it belongs to the state government.

• it is a government power that is shared.

• it is less important than the power to borrow money.

• it is more important than regulating state trade.

Which of these would be an example of an implied power of Congress?

• borrowing money

• establishing copyright laws

• establishing a minimum wage

• raising and supporting a Navy