HIST-12 Levermore Review V02

The power to MAKE laws, held by the US Congress, is called...

• Executive Power

• Legislative Power

• Judiciary Power

• Military Power

The power to INTERPRET laws, held by the US Supreme Court, is called...

• Judicial Power

• Military Power

• Legislative Power

• Executive Power

The power to ENFORCE laws, held by the US President, is called...

• Military Power

• Judiciary Power

• Legislative Power

• Executive Power

The US was the first country to have a written document outlining what the Government is or isn't allowed to do. Such a document is called a...

• Declaration of Independence

• Bibliography

• Constitution

• Abstract

When a country uses a system where power is divided between one central government (like the one in Washington, DC) and many smaller governments (like the 50 states), it is called...

• Stoicism

• Epicureanism

• Federalism

• Cynicism

At the Constitutional Convention, the supporters of the VIRGINIA PLAN wanted every state to have...

• a new governor every two weeks

• different numbers of congresspeople based on state population

• a Six Flags

• its own quarter

At the Constitutional Convention, the supporters of the NEW JERSEY PLAN wanted every state to have...

• long-range nuclear weapons

• a port on the Pacific Ocean

• the same number of Congresspeople regardless of the state's population

• at least one species of marsupial

At the Constitutional Convention, the conflict between the VIRGINIA PLAN and the NEW JERSEY PLAN was resolved by the...

• Connecticut Compromise

• Oregon Trail

• New York State of Mind

• Indiana Jones

The Framers made sure there were ways in which each of the three branches of the Federal Government could limit the power of the other two. This is called a system of...

• Cash and Carry

• Full Faith and Credit

• Checks and Balances

• Loggins and Messina

One way the PRESIDENT can limit the power of the CONGRESS is by refusing to sign a bill they pass into law. This is called a Presidential...

• Veto

• Sonny

• Michael

• Fredo