Unit 3 Review

Why did the framers of the United States Constitution create a federal system of government with a system of checks and balances?

• The framers wanted the national government to have more power than the states.

• They wanted the states to have more power that the national government.

• They feared political power being concentrated in one level or branch.

• They feared giving too much power to the people.

Which of the following is a power given exclusively to the national government?

• Levying Taxes

• Making Treaties

• Creating gambling laws

• Creating public schools

Which of the following is a concurrent (shared) power?

• Granting pardons

• Declaring War

• Creating Taxes

• Creating public schools

Providing for public education is an example of which set of powers?

• Implied Powers

• Expressed Powers

• Reserved Powers

• Concurrent Powers

The Necessary and Proper Clause of the U.S. Constitution is the source of which set of powers?

• Expressed

• Reserved

• Implied

• Enumerated

Which of the following is a "check" the legislative branch has on the executive?

• Vetoing Legislation

• Judicial Review

• Approving or denying appointments

• Presidential Appointments

Which of the following is a "check" of the executive branch on the legislative.

• Veto

• Declaring War

• Judicial Review

• Impeachment

Which of the following is a "check" the judicial branch has on the legislative and executive branches?

• Veto

• Impeachment

• Presidential Appointments

• Judicial Review

Which branch of government has the "power of the purse"?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Which branch of government has the "power of the sword"?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial