Chapter 2-The Constitution

What is the process where each house can overcome a veto ?

• Impeachment

• Filibuster

• two-thirds Override

• three-fourths Override

What is the formal accusation of wrongdoing against a president or federal official called?

• Censure

• Impeachment

• Indictment

• Reprimand

What term describes the system allowing each branch to limit the other branches' powers?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

What is the division of power among three independent branches of government called?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Bicameralism

What is the Senate's power to suggest and approve presidential appointments known as?

• Advice and Consent

• Judicial Review

• Legislative Oversight

• Executive Privilege

What is a two-house legislature called?

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Tricameral

• Multicameral

What article outlines the Amendment process of the U.S. Constitution?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article V

• Article VII

What does Article VI establish the Constitution as?

• The supreme law of the land

• A temporary agreement

• A guideline for states

• A historical document

The "Full Faith & Credit Clause"

• requires states to respect each other's laws

• To allow states to create their own currency

• To provide funding for state projects

• States must treat citizens from other states fairly

• Was created by Article IV

Who originally chose the Senate, and how was this changed?

• By the  state legislatures, changed by the 17th Amendment

• By the House of Representatives, changed by the 19th Amendment

• By the Supreme Court, changed by the 15th Amendment

• By the Electoral College, changed by the 21st Amendment