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Magruder's Ch 3 The Constitution
Test Description: GOVT 11
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is NOT a check available to the legislative branch?
A
passing a bill that has been rejected by the President
B
creating a new federal district court
C
declaring an executive act to be unconstitutional
D
rejecting a treaty
2) The principle of popular sovereignty is based on the belief that
A
the government must be run by officials who are appointed to office by their predecessors.
B
the government gets its power from the people and can exist only with their consent.
C
the people do not have to obey any laws with which they disagree.
D
the people have the authority to declare any federal or State law unconstitutional by voting on it.
3) Which of the following is an example of checks and balances at work?
A
Congress removes from the bench a federal judge who has accepted a bribe.
B
A bill passed by the House is vetoed by the Senate.
C
The people choose not to re-elect a President whose policies they dislike.
D
The Federal Government passes a law that overrides similar laws in several States.
4) To which amendment in the Bill of Rights are gun protests related?
A
1st Amendment
B
5th Amendment
C
2nd Amendment
D
3rd Amendment
5) Tariffs are taxes on foreign imports. In our federal system, the power to levy tariffs is a power
A
denied to the Federal Government and reserved to the States.
B
shared by both the State and Federal Government concurrently.
C
assumed by the Federal Government.
D
granted exclusively to the Federal Government by the Constitution.
6) An explicitly denied power is a power banned outright by the Constitution. An implicitly denied power is a power banned, but not directly mentioned in the Constitution. Which of the following powers is implicitly denied to the Federal Government?
A
Establish marriage and divorce laws
B
Regulate immigration
C
Levy taxes on imports
D
Acquire territory
7) Local governments get their authority from
A
the State governments.
B
the local citizens.
C
the cooperation of the Federal and State governments.
D
the Federal Government.
8) States that joined the Union after the original 13 colonies
A
agreed to a follow a common set of local laws and polices established by the Northwest Ordinance.
B
immediately received the same congressional status and constitutional rights as the original States.
C
were instructed to model their governments on the governments of those original States.
D
were required to wait for 15 years before they could elect Senators to represent their State.
9) What limit does the Constitution place on the ability of the U.S. government to add new States to the Union?
A
The President cannot become involved in any way with the decision to accept a new State into the Union.
B
The Supreme Court must approve the proposed constitution of any new State before it can be accepted.
C
Congress cannot take territory from an existing State to create a new State without the permission of the state legislature.
D
An area must be a U.S. territory for at least 15 years and have a written constitution before it can apply for statehood.
10) The existence of the federal district courts is evidence of which of the following?
A
the way that executive agreements have added to the basic structure of the Federal Government
B
the functioning of the U.S. federal system of government
C
the process of amending the Constitution
D
the way that basic legislation has added to the meaning of the Constitution
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