The Constitution 1

What is another name for the first ten amendments of the Constitution?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Supremacy Clause

• Preamble

• Elastic Clause

Separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by others

• Checks and Balances

• Supremacy Clause

• Delegated power

• Elastic Clause

Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?

• The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
• The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
• The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

Congress is divided into two parts, the  _____________ and the _______________.

• Senate and House of Burgess
• White House and Senate
• President and Vice-President
• Senate and House of Representatives

What connected the eastern and western US

• Manifest Destiny

• Transcontinental Railroad

• 19th Amendment

• Erie Canal

Abolished slavery in the US

• 18th Amendment
• 21st Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 13th Amendment

How do we determine the number of Electoral Votes a state receives? (Congressional Representation)?

H.O.R. + S= Electoral Votes

• both its number of United States Senators and Representatives

• only its number of United States Senators

• Congressional Representation does not include senators or representatives

• only its number of United States Representatives

The theory of government where one branch has power to keep another branch of government from becoming too powerful is called?

• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Limited Government
• Constitutional Government

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

• Flash flooding and intense deforestation

• Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

• High winds and railroad construction

• Severe heat and rapid suburban development

Who is the first Latina on the Supreme Court (2009)?

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Amy Coney Barret

• Ketanji Brown Jackson