Gov IA/Midterm Review

Which type of government provide citizens with the most opportunities to participate?

• monarchy

• confederacy

• oligarchy

• democracy

What concepts were reinforced with the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689)?

• universal suffrage.

• limited government.

• religious toleration.

• a laissez-faire economy.

Why did the smaller states agree with the Great Compromise?

• The powers of the executive would be sharply limited

• States would be represented equally in the Senate

• Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population

• Congress would be unicameral

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• A. Congress lacked the power to tax.

• B. Congress was not allowed to coin money.

• C. Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy.

• D. The president had too much power.

Why did Anti-Federalists eventually agree to ratify the Constitution?

• it was agreed a Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution

• the system of separation of powers was put in place

• the Great Compromise was reached

• support after Shays' Rebellion

Judicial branch of government is responsible for...

• making laws

• interpreting laws

• enforcing laws

• vetoing laws

Federalism can best be described as...

• A supreme federal government grants certain powers to states

• Different levels of government share authority over the same land and people

• States delegate some of their powers to a national government.

• National, state, and local governments do NOT share equally in governing

Which of the following is the best example of the supremacy clause?

• States are supreme in all areas not delegated to the federal government

• If federal and state laws conflict, valid federal laws take precedence

• The Supreme Court has the final word in all court cases in the United States

• State judges have the final word in all cases arising under state law

Which of the following is a qualification for Senators?

• Two-year terms

• Six-year terms

• Life

• Four-year terms

Where will a bill go after it passes both houses of Congress?

• to committee to be discussed and modified

• to the Supreme Court to determine the Constitutionality of the bill

• to the President to be signed or vetoed

• to the Congressional record to be recorded as a law