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Worksheets2A Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
All of the following are ways the legislative branch can check the powers of the Executive Branch EXCEPT:
The Senate may refuse to approve presidential appointments.
Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers
Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional.
Congress may override a presidential veto.
Which of the following is true about the impeachment process?
The House can impeach, but the Supreme Court determines if the impeachment is warranted.
The vice president and majority of the Cabinet can impeach a president.
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Impeachment requires such serious wrongdoing that no president has been impeached.
The House can impeach a president and the Senate can remove a president on conviction of bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors
The president of the United States has the constitutional power to negotiate treaties with other nations. Which of the following actions must be taken for the treaty to be legally binding on the United States government and its citizens?
The Senate votes to accept it by a two-thirds majority.
The House of Representatives votes to accept it by a two-thirds majority.
The Senate votes to accept it by a simple majority, and the Supreme Court declares it constitutional.
Congress votes to accept it by a simple majority of both houses.
The Executive Branch.....
How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch
it can veto laws
it can appoint judges
it can declare laws unconstitutional
it can impeach officals
How can the executive branch check the power of the judicial branch
it can veto laws
it can appoint judges
it can declare laws unconstitutional
it can impeach officals
How can the judicial branch branch check the power of the legislative branch
it can veto laws
it can appoint judges
it can declare laws unconstitutional
it can impeach officals
How can the legislative branch branch check the power of the judicial branch
it can veto laws
it can appoint judges
it can declare laws unconstitutional
it can impeach officals
Read the excerpt from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson and answer the question.
It may be proved that no society can make a perpetual1 constitution, or even a perpetual law. The earth belongs always to the living generation. They may manage it then.
— From a letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, September 6, 1789
1perpetual: never ending or changing
Based on this statement, Thomas Jefferson most likely supported
the Electoral College, because it allows people to change the Constitution to adapt to new problems
the amendment process, because it ensures that the best candidate is chosen for president.
the amendment process, because it allows people to change the Constitution to adapt to new problems.
the Electoral College, because it ensures that the best candidate is chosen for president.
what is checks and balances ?
a governmental system that prevents any one branch from gaining too much power.
what is popular sovereignty?
Read the quotation and answer the question.
Let us not be afraid to help each other — Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials, but the voters of this country.
— President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938
Which was President Roosevelt describing?
Federalism
checks and balances
separation of powers
representative democracy
why did the framers of the const create a separation of powers in the frameworks of the government?
to allow the government to pass laws quickly
to make sure no one branch had too much power
to make sure the central government was strong
to allow citizens to participate in government
Which answer choice correctly describes a method for amending the US Constitution?
Congress proposes an amendment with a two-thirds majority vote in each house. The president signs and ratifies the amendment.
Two-thirds of the states agree on a proposed amendment at a national convention. Congress votes to ratify the amendment with a two-thirds majority vote in each house.
Congress proposes an amendment with a two-thirds majority vote in each house. Three-fourths of the state legislatures vote to ratify the amendment.
Two-thirds of the states agree on a proposed amendment at a national convention. The Supreme Court votes to ratify the amendment with a simple majority vote.
Which of the following is an example of an individual right protected by the First Amendment? Select two correct answers.
freedom to make unfounded accusations in a publication
freedom to wear a shirt with a political slogan
freedom to practice the national religion
freedom to publish information critical of the government
What do the 5th and 6th amendment protect?
rights of the accused
citizens protection
state's rights
freedom of press
Review the information and answer the question.
The federal government is looking to expand a military base it operates beyond the public lands on which it currently sits. The land needed for the expansion is currently owned by a private citizen.
No person shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
— from the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
How does the Fifth Amendment affect the government's actions in this scenario?
It allows the landowner to refuse to leave the property while it is used by the government.
It requires the government to give the landowner fair value in exchange for the property.
It requires the landowner to assist the government in improving the property for public use.
It allows the government to seize the property without giving the landowner anything in exchange.
In which situation was a person’s right to due process likely violated?
A judge sets a defendant's bail much higher than is reasonable based on the defendant's charges.
A defendant refuses to accept the assistance of a lawyer and instead represent themselves in their trial.
A judge issues a court order to a witness to a crime that requires the witness to testify in a trial.
A police officer searches a suspect's home without a warrant after being given permission by the suspect.
What Constitutional principle is reflected in the 10th amendment and which situation would be a violation of the 10th amendment?
Checks and Balances, the Supreme Court rules that a law cutting funding to social security is unconstitutional.
Checks and Balances, the President vetoes a welfare bill passed by Congress
Federalism, the federal government forces the states to adopt extra background checks on purchasing firearms.
Federalism, a state passes laws ensuring that all public schools provide free lunches to students.
