8. Each state has power to

A. control trade with foreign nations.

B. provide for the country’s defense.

9. The following are delegated powers EXCEPT:

D. providing for public health and welfare

12. If a California law disagrees with a federal law, the

A. California law must give way to the federal law.

B. California law will have to be approved by three-fourths of the citizens in the state.

C. California law must be approved by the governor of California.

D. California constitution must be amended to approve the law.

15. The executive branch was created in

B. Article II of the Constitution.

A. Article I of the Constitution.

C. Article III of the Constitution.

D. Article IV of the Constitution.

16. Which of the following is NOT a power of the legislative branch?

A. interpreting the meaning of a law

C. overriding presidential vetoes

D. approving appointments of federal court judges

17. The system of checks and balances was created to

A. to ensure that no branch of the federal government becomes too powerful.

B. to ensure that the state governments do not become too powerful.

C. to manage the national treasury.

D. to give more power to the individual citizen.

18. If the president vetoes a proposed law,

B. Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote of both houses.

C. the proposed law is sent to state conventions for approval.

D. the Supreme Court has the power to pass the law anyway.

19. The judicial branch can check the power of the executive branch by

A. ruling that actions taken by the president are unconstitutional.

D. refusing to approve appointments.

20. Which of the following statements is correct?

B. Congress controls the money and spending for the government

A. The executive branch can punish lawbreakers.

C. The Supreme Court has the power to carry out the nation’s laws.

D. Congress has the power to interpret the constitutionality of laws.

21. One of the most important features of the U.S. Constitution is

B. its adaptability to changing times.

A. its length and completeness.

D. its age and traditional viewpoints.

22. The three ways the Constitution and the government can be adapted to the changing needs of the country are by

D. amendment, interpretation, and custom.

A. popular vote, custom, and petition.

B. petition, amendment, and ratification.

C. amendment, interpretation, and elections.

24. The amendment process requires the involvement of

C. the president and the Supreme Court.

D. the Supreme Court and the states.

28. The president's cabinet

C. is a tradition sometimes referred to as part of the unwritten Constitution.

A. contains the most important files in the Oval Office.

B. may not be accessed by members of the legislative branch.

D. is provided for in Article II of the Constitution.

29. The minimum wage law is an example of

C. an interpretation of the Constitution.

B. a right guaranteed by the Constitution.

30. What would happen if a proposed amendment were not ratified by three-fourths of the states?

D. The amendment would not be added to the Constitution.

A. It could be ratified by two-thirds of the states.

B. The president could ratify the amendment.

C. Congress could ratify the amendment.

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1. One of the basic ideals of American government is that

A. government should be based on the consent of the governed.

B. majority rule can be overruled by presidential veto.

C. the Constitution should be easily amended.

D. the executive branch should be the most powerful branch.

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2. The statement "to secure the blessings of liberty" is

A. listed in the Mayflower Compact.

B. one of the six goals of government stated in the Preamble.

C. the opening statement of the Declaration of Independence.

D. found in the Articles of Confederation.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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3. Which important principle that ensures government by popular sovereignty is the Constitution based on?

A. limited government with restrictions on power

B. majority rule with minority rights

C. protection of individual rights

D. all of the above

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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4. Which of the following is NOT part of the Preamble to the Constitution?

A. insure domestic tranquility

B. establish justice

C. provide for the public's education

D. promote the general welfare

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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5. Which influential document guarantees every United States citizen their rights and freedoms?

A. the Bill of Rights

B. the Magna Carta

C. the Constitution

D. the Preamble

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6. Which ideal of American government is expressed through federalism?

A. majority rule

B. limited government

C. checks and balances

D. popular sovereignty

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7. The federal government and the state government share all of the following powers except the power to

A. pass laws

B. Create banks

C. Punish lawbreakers

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Chapter 3: The United States Constitution

1. One of the basic ideals of American government is that

2. The statement "to secure the blessings of liberty" is

3. Which important principle that ensures government by popular sovereignty is the Constitution based on?

4. Which of the following is NOT part of the Preamble to the Constitution?

5. Which influential document guarantees every United States citizen their rights and freedoms?

6. Which ideal of American government is expressed through federalism?

7. The federal government and the state government share all of the following powers except the power to

8. Each state has power to

9. The following are delegated powers EXCEPT:

10. Which of the following is a reserved power?

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