6th SST Unit 8 Review

Congress includes...

• The president & the Senate

• The House of Representatives & the Supreme Court

• The president & the Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives & the Senate

Tribal governments are supposed to have ___________, or the ability to make decisions for themselves, without outside influences.

Which of the following is a function of the legislative branch?

• Writing laws

• Vetoing bills

• Judicial Review

• Choosing judges

______ ___ ________ help make sure that no branch of our federal government gets too powerful.

Which of the following is a power of state governments in the United States?

• Declaring War

• Regulating trade with other countries

• Setting up public schools

• Printing Money

Which of the following best describes the current system of tribal governments in the US?

• They are treated just like anyone else who lives in the United States.

• They are controlled by the government of whatever state their reservation is in.

• They have their own tribal government, but the federal government has some control over them.

• Fully independent, the US federal government has no authority over them.

________ ______ is the ability of the judicial branch to determine if the actions of the other branches are following the Constitution.

Lyng vs. Northwest Indian Cemetery was a Supreme Court case that focused on which of the following issues?

• The first ammendment

• Judicial Review

• Tribal sovereignty

• All of the above

True or False: Lyng vs. Northwest Indian Cemetery decided that the federal government could not build the road because it disrupted the Native American's ability to practice their religion.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?

• The president vetoing a bill

• Congress approving (or denying) judges chosen by the president

• The Supreme Court practicing Judicial Review

• All of the above are examples of checks and balances