Quiz on Legislative Process

What is one constitutional role of the vice president of the United States?

• Presiding over the House of Representatives

• President of the Senate

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Secretary of State

What is the correct order of steps in the U.S. presidential election process?

• Campaigning; primaries and caucuses, Party nomination in convention, General election, Electoral College

• General election, Campaigning; primaries and caucuses, Party nomination in convention, Electoral College

• Party nomination in convention, Campaigning; primaries and caucuses, Electoral College, General election

• Campaigning; primaries and caucuses, Electoral College, Party nomination in convention, General election

What was the outcome of combining elements from both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• bicameral legislature

• unicameral legislature

• federal system

• state sovereignty

Virginia Declaration of Rights

"That the legislative, executive and judicial departments of the Commonwealth

should be separate and distinct; and that the members thereof may be restrained

from oppression, by feeling and participating the burdens of the people . . . as the

laws may direct."

Section 5, Virginia Declaration of Rights.

The above section from the Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced the ideas in which of these historical documents?

• Bill of Rights

• Monroe Doctrine

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

Identify the power that is solely under the jurisdiction of the Federal government.

• coin money

• regulate education

• issue driver's licenses

• conduct local elections

What are the key characteristics of the United States government system?

• republicanism, federalism, democracy

• federalism, unlimited, democracy

• parliamentary, federalism, republicanism

• popular sovereignty, republicanism, monarchy

What principle of the US Constitution is demonstrated by its limitation on governmental authority?

• Separation of powers

• Limited government

• Checks and balances

• Federalism

What actions demonstrate the constitutional principle of checks and balances within the executive branch? Select TWO correct answers.

• overturn laws as unconstitutional

• veto legislation

• appoint federal judges

• impeach officials and reject appointments

• authorize military action

Which type of constitutional power allows Congress to regulate commerce?

• Expressed

• Implied

• Inherent

• Reserved

How many senators does each state have according to the U.S. Constitution?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4