Quarter 2 Exam Review

What is a power specifically given to the federal government?

• Driver's licenses

• Create local governments

• Postal service

• Conduct elections

Which of the following is a power not granted to the federal government but reserved for the states?

• Create an army and navy

• Coin money

• Driver's licenses

• Postal service

Which of the following is a power of the federal government?

• Create local governments

• Conduct elections

• Create an army and navy

• Schools/education

Which clause is known as the "Elastic Clause"?

• Supremacy Clause

• Commerce Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Equal Protection Clause

What does the Supremacy Clause state?

• State laws are supreme

• The Constitution is the supreme law of the land

• Federal laws are inferior to state laws

• The President's orders are supreme

Which Enlightenment thinker's idea influenced the Constitution with the concept of power being split among three branches?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

What is the term for an agreement between the government and the governed, where people obey laws and the government protects rights?

• Social contract

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration

What is the main idea of the English Bill of Rights?

• Separation of church and state

• Limiting the power of the monarchy

• Establishing a federal government

• Creating a new constitution

What did the colonists feel justified in doing because King George III was a tyrant?

• Paying taxes

• Breaking up

• Expanding trade

• Forming alliances

What did the Stamp Act require from the colonists?

• To house soldiers

• To pay a tax on paper goods

• To stop trading with Britain

• To send petitions to the king