Ch.8

What is the supreme law of the land that establishes the framework for the federal government?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

Which system divides government responsibilities into distinct branches?

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

What ensures that no one branch of government can dominate the others?

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

• Republican Form of Government

• Popular Sovereignty

What is the power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws called?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

Which amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved individuals?

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Twenty-Fourth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Bill of Rights

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Which case established the principle of judicial review?

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Brown v. Board of Education

What does the Nineteenth Amendment address?

• Citizenship for formerly enslaved individuals

• Abolition of poll taxes

• Voting rights for women

• Freedom of speech

What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To establish the Supreme Court

• To outline the powers of the President

• To guarantee fundamental rights

• To divide power between states and the federal government

Which amendment abolished poll taxes?

• Fourteenth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Twenty-Fourth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment