S25 ADVESL Unit 4 Quiz - Federalism

Which branch of government is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws passed by Congress?

• Legislative branch
• Executive branch
• Judicial branch
• State governments

The Checks and balances of the ______________branch over the _______________branch include: impeachment, override vetoes, approval of appointments and treaties, collect taxes and allocate federal funds, and declaring war.

• Legislative/Executive
• Executive/Judicial
• Judicial/ Legislative
• Legislative/ Judicial

The checks and balances of the ______________ branch over the _______________ branch are: approve the appointment of federal judges, impeachment, initiate constitutional amendments, set the jurisdiction of federal courts, and change the size of the Supreme Court.

• Legislative/Executive
• Executive/Judicial
• Judicial/ Legislative
• Legislative/ Judicial

The checks and balances of the _____________ branch over the ____________ branch include: veto power, the Vice President is the President of the Senate, Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, and calling one or both houses of Congress into an emergency session.

• Legislative/Executive
• Executive/Judicial
• Executive/ Legislative
• Legislative/ Judicial

The checks and balances of the _____________ branch over the ________________ branch are: appointment of federal judges and pardon power.

• Legislative/Executive
• Executive/Judicial
• Executive/ Legislative
• Legislative/ Judicial

What is the main purpose of the system of checks and balances?

• To make the government more efficient
• To prevent any branch from becoming too powerful
• To increase the power of the President
• To give more authority to the states

What does the Supremacy Clause establish?

• The superiority of state laws
• The Constitution as the supreme law of the land
• The power of the Supreme Court
• The authority of the President

What is the 'necessary and proper' clause also known as?

• The supremacy clause
• The elastic clause
• The commerce clause
• The reserved powers clause

Which of the following is a power denied to both federal and state governments?

• Collecting taxes
• Declaring war
• Granting titles of nobility
• Regulating commerce

Which branch of government has the power to approve treaties with foreign nations?

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• State Governments