Unit 2 Test

Define reserved powers

• powers left to the states

• forbidden to the states

• powers shared between the national and state governments

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?

• establish post offices

• collect taxes

• coin money

Which of the following is an example of a power denied to both the national and state governments?

• coin money

• grant titles of nobility

• make foreign treaties

Which of the following is an example of a reserved power?

• establish schools

• establish federal courts

• coin money

The Supreme Law of the Land can best be described as which of the following?

• The U.S. Constitution, laws from Congress, and treaties

• The U.S. Constitution and all the 50 state constitutions

• The U.S. Constitution and it’s 27 amendments

Formal amendments may be ratified by which of the following?

• by the President

• by the Supreme Court

• by the state legislatures

Of the 33 proposed amendments that have been sent to the states since 1789 how many have been finally ratified?

• 10

• 21

• 27

The power of judicial review is held by which of the following?

• by the judicial branch

• by the executive branch

• by the national legislature

The legislative branch can check the executive branch by its power to do which of the following?

• Impeach the President

• Veto an act of Congress

• Declare executive actions unconstitutional

Which of the following statements is true of the Bill of Rights?

• They deny such basic rights as freedom of speech and religion

• They are the first 15 Amendments.

• The Anti-Federalists demanded this addition to the constitution