BEST EOY REVIEW

Which of the following BEST shows how the amendment process reflects the concept of federalism?

• Amending the Constitution requires involvement by both the national and State levels of Government

• Amending the Constitution requires a 2/3rds vote in both houses of Congress

• Amending the Constitution requires 3/4ths of the popular vote

• Amending the Constitution requires ratification by 3/4ths of the State Legislatures

Which Supreme Court case held that the government, using eminent domain, can claim and pass on privately owned land to another private owner if doing so results in economic development?

• Kelo V. New London

• Marbury V. Madison

• Heller V. Washington DC

• Roe V. Wade

Read the following excerpt from the US Constitution and answer the question below

Article 1, section 3: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all impeachments. When sitting for the Purpose, they shall be on Oath of Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members Present.

Which of the following principles of the Constitution is illustrated in this excerpt?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

The Legislative Branch of the US Government is a bicameral body. Each chamber holds a specific number of representatives.

How is the number of representatives per state for the lower house determined?

• amount of tax revenue generated by the state

• The total population of the state

• length of time in existence as a state

• the total geographic area of the state

Which of the following would the Federalists have supported and why?

• No national military to prevent a tyrannical government from using it to take citizens rights

• National taxation to raise money for government to operate

• A Confederation of States to maintain a weak central government

• No single executive to prevent tyranny

Which of the following is considered part of the Federal Bureaucracy?

• the US Postal Service

• The Florida Department of Motor Vehicles

• a teachers union

• a corporate bank

What is meant by "due process of law" included in the 5th Amendment?

• If you are accused of a crime, the law requires you to pay a fine

• The government must follow rules as it carries out the law

• The government cannot deny freedom to convicted criminals

• If you are accused of a crime, the law does not guarantee rights to you

Which of the following clauses has allowed for the expansion of the Implied powers of Congress?

• Commerce Clause

• Induction Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

The Supreme Court exercises original Jurisdiction in cases

• relating to copyright violations

• to which the state is a party

• appealed from a lower court

• involving federal crimes

Why is it important to hold trials in the state in which the crime was committed?

• because the person must be tried under the laws of the state where the crime occured

• because the court system does not allow the transfer of suspects out of state

• because the suspect will try to go to a state far from the crime

• because the jury cannot travel to another state to hear a local case