Constitution and Federalism

What is the main function of the U.S. Supreme Court?

• To make laws

• To enforce laws

• To interpret laws

• To represent citizens in legal matters

Who is the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives

• President

• Vice President

• Senate Majority Leader

• Speaker of the House

Which branch of government is responsible for declaring War?

• Legislative

• Military

• Executive

• Judicial

What does the Privileges and Immunity Clause in Article IV Section 2 of the Constitution guarantee?

• Citizens of each state shall enjoy different rights in each state

• Citizens of each state shall enoy privileges and immunity of citizens in all other states

• Citizens of each state shall have limited legal representation

• Citizens of each state shall have restricted movement between states

Which clause in Article IV Section 2 of the Constitution addresses the return of fugitives to the state where the alleged crime occurred?

• Extradition Clause

• Admissions Clause

• Guarantee Clause

• Amendment

The Guarantee Clause in Article IV Section 4 of the Constitution ensures that every state in the Union is guaranteed:

• A monarchy

• A republican form of government

• An authoritarian government

FRAMERS NEEDED TO BUILD A ____ ____ GOVERNMENT

• Strong central

• weak state

• unified national

• divided federal

Federalism is a system of government where power is ____ between the national government and lower levels of government.

• divided

• concentrated

• eliminated centratlized

Powers that the Constitution does not ____ to the national government, but does not deny to individual states.

• handover

• lease

• assign

• grant

1.  “When the legislature and executive powers are united in the same person or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty.  The same monarch or senate would enact tyrannical laws and execute them in a tyrannical manner.” - Montesquieu

The above quote describes the idea of

• National federalism

• Cooperative federalism

• Separation of powers

• Dual Federalism