What power does Section 9 of Article I of the U.S. Constitution deal with?

The power to end slave importation and other concerns

What power does the president have in relation to high office nominations?

The power to nominate persons for high office

The power to oversee appellate cases

What does the term "bicameral" refer to?

Having two chambers in the legislative branch

A type of government where two different systems coexist

A single-chamber legislative body

A system where the executive branch has two leaders

What is the definition of "appellate jurisdiction"?

The jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts

The initial jurisdiction of courts to hear a case

The jurisdiction of courts to oversee the actions of government officials

The jurisdiction of courts to enforce regulations

What are "concurrent powers"?

Powers that are shared by the national, state, and/or local government

Powers that only the federal government can exercise

Powers that are exclusive to state governments

Powers that are used by the judicial branch only

What are "delegated powers"?

Powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution

Powers that are delegated to the local governments by the states

Powers that are transferred from the executive branch to the legislative branch

Powers that are given to the judicial branch to interpret laws

What does the elastic clause in the U.S. Constitution enable Congress to do?

To pass all laws they deem necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers

To interpret the laws made by the legislative branch

To review the actions of the executive and legislative branches

To enforce the laws made by the legislative branch

What are enumerated powers?

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

Powers not written in the U.S. Constitution but necessary for the federal government to carry out the expressed powers

The power of Congress to make laws they view as necessary and proper

Laws made by Congress that people from other countries must follow to become legal citizens of the United States

What is the purpose of judicial review?

To review the actions of the executive and legislative branches and determine their constitutionality

To enforce the laws made by the legislative branch

To pass all laws deemed necessary and proper by Congress

What is the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

It established the power of the judicial branch to review the constitutionality of actions by other branches

It established the power of Congress to pass all necessary laws

It defined the enumerated powers

It created the naturalization laws

What are naturalization laws?

Laws made by Congress that people from other countries must follow to become legal citizens of the United States

Laws that determine the powers of the legislative branch

Laws that regulate people's conduct or activities

Laws that the judicial branch uses to interpret the constitutionality of actions

What does original jurisdiction refer to?

The power of a court to be the first to hear a case on a specific topic

The power of Congress to pass necessary laws

The power of the executive branch to decide on foreign relations

The power of the judicial branch to enforce laws

What is the purpose of the State of the Union Address?

To deliver an annual message about the nation's condition

To announce the vice president's policies

An agreement or arrangement between two or more countries

An annual message by the president

A crime of betraying one's country

What does the Full Faith and Credit Clause in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution require states to do?

States must give full faith and credit to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.

States must allow other states to join the union with the consent of Congress.

States must guarantee each other a republican form of government.

States must protect against foreign invasion and internal rebellion upon request.

According to Article IV, what must happen when a person charged with a crime in one state flees to another state?

The person must be extradited to the state where the crime was committed.

The person can become a resident of the new state without consequences.

The person is granted immunity from the crime in the new state.

The person must be tried in the federal courts instead of state courts.

What does the Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution state about federal and state law?

State law may not conflict with federal law.

State law must always conform to the Tenth Amendment.

Federal law must be approved by state legislatures.

State law takes precedence over federal law in cases of voter registration.

What does the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution state about powers not delegated to the United States?

They are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

They are granted exclusively to the national government.

They are to be shared between the national, state, and local governments.

They are considered concurrent powers.

What is the role of Article IV in the U.S. Constitution?

It defines relationships between states; grants Congress the power to admit new states; provides states national protection against invasion and domestic disputes.

It reserves powers not delegated to the United States to the States or the people.

It outlines the powers shared by the national, state, and/or local government.

It describes the powers specifically named and assigned to the national government.

What does the Supremacy Clause establish?

That the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land

The process for amending the U.S. Constitution

The powers reserved for the state governments

The definition of the national government

Why did the Framers include an amendment process in the U.S. Constitution?

To reflect significant changes in the social and political landscape

To make it easy to change the Constitution

To ensure that the Constitution would remain unchanged

To give the national government unlimited power

What is required from Congress and state governments to pass an amendment , as described in the image?

Supermajorities (this is a higher percentage, usually between 65% and 90%.)

Simple majorities (any percentage above 50%)

Which amendments were part of the post-Civil War Reconstruction?

13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

10th, 11th, and 12th Amendments

16th, 17th, and 18th Amendments

19th, 20th, and 21st Amendments

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