US Government and Constitution Quiz

What is the main purpose of the Checks and Balances system?

• To allow one branch to have more power than the others

• To empower certain branches to prevent actions by other branches and share power

• To divide power between the national and state governments

• To ensure the President can veto any law

Which Supreme Court case established the concept of judicial review?

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Brown v Board of Education

• US v Lopez

• Marbury v Madison

What does the Supremacy Clause imply?

• State laws are above federal laws

• The Constitution stands above all other laws, including state laws

• The President can override any law

• The Supreme Court can create laws

What are Enumerated Powers?

• Powers not granted to the National government but not denied to the states

• Powers found in Article I, Section 8, such as the power to tax and declare war

• Powers that both the National and State governments possess

• Powers that are expressly denied to the national government

What is the role of the Legislative Branch?

• Has the power to issue Executive Orders

• Includes the Supreme Court and Federal Courts

• Includes the President, Vice President, and the Bureaucracy

• Includes the House of Representatives and the Senate

What is the primary function of the Executive Branch?

• To amend the Constitution

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

• To create laws

What is the significance of the Elastic Clause?

• It allows Congress to pass any law necessary and proper to carry out its powers

• It limits the powers of the federal government

• It establishes the process for amending the Constitution

• It grants the President the power to veto laws

What is the primary role of the Judicial Branch?

• To amend the Constitution

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

• To create laws

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution?

• The State Governments

• The Judicial Branch

• The Legislative Branch

• The Executive Branch

Gives the Supreme Court the right to rule on if a law or policy is constitutional

• Veto

• Judicial Review

• Marbury v Madison

• Elastic Clause