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WorksheetsUnit 6 Vocab
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
means to ensure, to make sure?
Confirm
Guarantee
Verify
What refers to future generations?
Ordain
Posterity
Preamble
Tranquility
What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution?
Ordain
Posterity
Tranquility
What is a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper?
Checks and Balances
Impeachment
Naturalization
What is the upper house of the U.S. Congress?
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
What is the highest court of the United States?
U.S. Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Court
What is an agreement or arrangement between two or more countries called?
Treaty
Veto
Constitution
What is a decision by an executive authority to reject a law passed by the legislative branch called?
Treaty
Veto
Amendment
What outlines the relationship between the various states and the U.S. federal government?
Article IV
Amendment X
Article I
What are powers shared by the national, state, and/or local government called?
Delegated powers
Concurrent powers
Implied powers
What is a legal document that establishes the structure and rules for a government?
Constitution
Treaty
Veto
What are the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution?
Implied powers
Delegated powers
Concurrent powers
What is the national level of government in the United States called?
Local government
Federal government
State government
What is a system of government in which power is divided and shared between national, state, and local governments called?
Federalism
Democracy
Monarchy
What requires states to respect the laws and judgments from other states?
Necessary and Proper Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Supremacy Clause
What are powers not expressly granted to the branches of government by the U.S. Constitution but necessary to carry out their expressed powers called?
Implied powers
Delegated powers
Concurrent powers
What is the government of a municipality (city) or county called?
Federal government
Local government
State government
What is a local government, such as a county or city, that is self-governing called?
Municipality
State
Federal district
What is a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers also known as?
Supremacy Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
What is the power of the U.S. President to choose members of his or her cabinet called? Options:
Executive Order
Checks and Balances
What does it mean 'to confirm by expressing consent; formally approve'?
Approve
Consent
Confirm
Validate
Fill in the blank: _______ is the act of removing the legal force of a law.
repealed
enacted
amended
ratified
Fill in the blank: _______ means not in agreement with the U.S. Constitution.
unconstitutional
illegal
unlawful
illegitimate
Fill in the blank: An _______ is a change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution).
amendment
law
policy
decree
Fill in the blank: An _______ is a numbered chapter or section of a contract, treaty, or constitution.
article
clause
paragraph
section
Fill in the blank: A _______ is a proposal for a law.
bill
contract
invoice
petition
Fill in the blank: The idea that government gains its power/authority from the people is known as _______.
consent of the governed
divine right of kings
totalitarianism
oligarchy
Fill in the blank: The basic principles and laws of a nation or state that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it are usually a written document called a _______.
constitution
manifesto
declaration
treaty
Fill in the blank: The right of people accused of crimes to have laws that treat them fairly, so that they cannot lose their life or freedom without having their legal rights protected, is known as _______.
due process
habeas corpus
double jeopardy
ex post facto
Fill in the blank: The branch of government that enforces the laws made by the legislative branch is called the _______.
executive branch
legislative branch
judicial branch
federal branch
Fill in the blank: The part of the Florida Constitution that lists the basic rights guaranteed to all citizens who live in the state is called the _______.
Florida Declaration of Rights
Florida Bill of Rights
Florida Charter of Freedoms
Florida Citizens' Rights Act
Fill in the blank: The branch of government that interprets the laws made by the legislative branch is called the _______.
judicial branch
executive branch
legislative branch
administrative branch
Fill in the blank: Rights guaranteed or belonging to a person are known as _______.
individual rights
civil liberties
personal freedoms
legal entitlements
Fill in the blank: The branch of government that creates laws is called the _______.
legislative branch
executive branch
judicial branch
administrative branch
Fill in the blank: Government based on consent of the people is known as _______.
popular sovereignty
autocracy
oligarchy
monarchy
Fill in the blank: The introduction to a constitution, which states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government, is called the _______.
preamble
appendix
foreword
introduction
Fill in the blank: To make a suggestion is to _______.
propose
reject
ignore
demand
Fill in the blank: To confirm by expressing consent or formally approve is to _______.
ratify
reject
deny
veto
Fill in the blank: To divide a government into parts, with each part having its own purpose, is known as _______.
separation of powers
federalism
checks and balances
democracy
Fill in the blank: The clause that states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI, is called the _______.
Supremacy Clause
Commerce Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
