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WorksheetsUnit 2: US Constitution & Federalism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
1. The informal amendment process
Involves changing the written words of the Constitution
Has been used very little in the last 200 years
Can occur only with the approval of the states
Results from the daily experiences of government
Which of the following would be outlined in Article IV?
Extradition
Necessary and Proper Clause
Due Process
Equal Rights amendment
When there is a separation of powers
Power is divided between the National Government and the States
Power is distributed among three independent branches of government
The people grant the States the authority to govern
The basic powers of government are held by a single agency
States must honor the legality of one another’s civil laws because of the
Necessary and Proper Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Supremacy Clause
Elastic Clause
Which of the following best describes expressed powers of the National Government?
Powers specifically written in the Constitution
Powers suggested by the Constitution
Powers obvious to the Constitution
Powers not listed in the Constitution
Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise?
Expressed powers only
Expressed, implied, and inherent powers
Delegated and reserved powers
Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
All of the following are obligations of the National Government to the States EXCEPT
Protection against foreign attack and domestic violence
Recognition of State laws as the Supreme Law of the Land
Assistance in times of need and natural disaster
Providing aid in the form of grants
In addition to explicitly denying a power, any powers left out, or excluded from the Constitution are automatically denied to
The States
The National Government
Both the States and the National Government
Neither the States or the National Government
One of the many compromises established in the fight for ratifications, the Connecticut or “Great” Compromise centered on what issue?
Interstate Trade
What business matters the national government would be allowed to regulate
Whether states’ representation would be equal or proportional (based on population)
How slaves would be counted
Anti Federalists shared a number of characteristics and beliefs including all of the following, EXCEPT:
Focus on States’ rights
Tendency to originate from more rural, agricultural regions
Support for a Bill of Rights
Support for a stronger National Government
The President can
Appoint people to Congress
Turn down, or veto, proposed laws
Make laws
Punish lawmakers
The fight for ratification of the Constitution centered on debates between the Federalists and the Anti Federalists. This debate most closely resembles what relationship today?
The Democrats and Republicans
The Legislative and Executive branches
The House and Senate
Voters and Non Voters
Article VI (6) of the Constitution states that the power of the National Government is superior to those of the States and that the Constitution shall serve as the supreme law of the land. What do we call this specific section?
The Supremacy Clause
The Elastic Clause
The Necessary and Proper Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, who acted as Supreme Court Chief Justice, delivering the ruling regarding the unconstitutionality of the Judiciary Act of 1789?
John Adams
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
William Marbury
What did the case of Marbury v. Madison establish?
The principle of judicial review
Grounds for civil suits against former officials
The Full Faith and Credit Clause
The power of the courts to issue a writ of mandamus
The Full Faith and Credit Clause
Limits the taxation allowed on exports
Maintains a federally established religion
Controls the borrowing power of states
Demands that States acknowledge and uphold the court rulings of other States.
The President vetoing legislation is an example of
A check by the executive branch on the legislative branch
A check by the executive branch on the judicial branch
A check by the legislative branch on the executive
A check by the legislative branch on the judicial
Congress approving Supreme Court Justices appointed by the President is an example of
A check by the executive branch on the legislative branch
A check by the executive branch on the judicial branch
A check by the legislative branch on the executive
A check by the legislative branch on the judicial
The Judicial branch checks the actions of the Executive branch by
Declaring laws unconstitutional
Declaring executive agreements unconstitutional
Pardoning criminals
Impeaching the President
“Framers” is a term used to describe what group of people?
Anti Federalists
Federalists
The writers of the Constitution
The writers of the Declaration of Independence
