Unit 2 Review: U.S Constitution and Tyranny

• A form of government where a single ruler or group of rulers have absolute power and uses it unjustly

• is known as

• Tyranny

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Democracy

Which of the following is a check on the judicial branch by the President?

• Appointing federal judges

• Declaring executive acts unconstitutional

• Declaring laws unconstitutional

• Vetoing laws

What do you need to ratify an amendment?

• National convention

• ¾ of Congress

• ¾ of state legislatures or ¾ of statewide conventions

• Approval by ⅔ of the President’s cabinet

Which of the following statements about Federalists are TRUE?

• They wanted a stronger national government

• They called for a strict interpretation of the Constitution

• George Washington founded their party

• They wanted the state to ratify the Constitution

These headlines reflect the views of the -

• Whigs

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Republicans

What role do implied powers have in the federal government?

• They allow Congress to overturn Supreme Court decisions.

• They allow Congress to make laws needed to carry out its expressed/delegated powers.

• They give the president greater authority over the Supreme Court.

• They give the Supreme Court the power to amend the U.S. Constitution.

Articles I, II, and III in the United States Constitution defines the specific powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the national government in order to -

• centralize government power

• allocate power to the states

• uphold the concept of due process

• prevent abuse by one branch of government

The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution states that if there is a conflict between state and federal law:

• Then federal law wins over state law

• State law wins over federal law

• Then both state and federal laws must be given equal importance

• State judges get to decide the solution

The President signed an executive order to consider prosecuting the burning of the flag. If the order is challenged in the Supreme Court and they deem it unconstitutional, this would be an example of…

• Checks and balances

• Reserved powers

• Expressed powers

• Natural Rights

The Senate's power to approve or reject presidential appointments is an example of which constitutional principle?

• Federalism

• consent of the governed.

• checks and balances.

• individual rights