AF Week 5 Review

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution grants the U.S. Congress certain exclusive powers such as coining money, regulating interstate trade and commerce, declaring war, and making rules about immigration.

• True
• False

Under "Dual Federalism" there are...

• some things the federal government cannot do and some things the state governments can do.
• some things the federal government can do and some things the state governments cannot do.
• some things the federal government can do and some things the state governments can do.
• some things both federal and state governments share together, like printing money.

Which of these define the 10th Amendment?

• he powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, and those prohibited by the president, are exclusively given to the people.”
• "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
• The powers granted to the states are respective of those given to the federal government and denied to the governors.
• The powers not delegated to the government in the Constitution are therefore negated to the state governments.

Reserved powers are the powers that are not granted to the states and are therefore "reserved" for the federal government.

• True
• False

What does the 4th Amendment guarantee to you?

• The quartering troops in your home.
• A just and speedy trial.
• It extends the right to a jury trial in all Federal civil cases.
• Bars the government from unreasonable searches and seizures.

When there is a conflict between a state and a similar federal law, the federal law and powers supersede state laws and powers.

• True
• False

What does the 8th Amendment guarantee?

• Bars the government from unreasonable searches and seizures.
• It bars the excessive bails and fines and cruel and unusual punishments.
• It protects the rights of citizens to bear arms.
• It extends the right to a jury trial in all Federal civil cases.

What does the 5th Amendment guarantee?

• Bars the government from unreasonable searches and seizures.
• A person cannot be twice for the same crime or protects against self-incrimination.
• It extends the right to a jury trial in all Federal civil cases.
• A just and speedy trial.

Why did the founding fathers create a government with limited powers in a central government?

• The wanted to ensure the new government did not begin to act like George III.
• The wanted to ensure the new government did not begin to act Elizabeth II.
• The wanted to ensure the new government did not infringe upon the new Congress and Constitution.
• The wanted to ensure the new government could not enforce taxes and print money which would cause massive inflation.

Anti-federalists were the founding fathers who were opposed to centralized government.

• True
• False