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The Constitution Chapter 2 Sabato Vol I
Test Description: AP US GoPo
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1) A governmental structure that gives each of the branches some degree of oversight and control of each other is called
A
federalism
B
incrementalism
C
oversight powers
D
checks and balances
2) Who is the Commander in Chief of the armed forces?
A
President
B
Secretary of Defense
C
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
D
Vice-President
3) Those who favored the ratification of the newly drafted Constitution of the United States were known as
A
Scalawags
B
Federalists
C
Anti-Federalists
D
Torries
4) A system of government in which power is divided between the state and national government is called a __________ system.
A
federal
B
parliamentary
C
regional
D
unitary
5) What is the duty of the executive branch of the US government?
A
enforce laws
B
to collect money for the government
C
interpret laws
D
to declare war
6) The government established after the Declaration of Independence was the
A
Constitution
B
Articles of Confederation
C
Declaration of the Rights of Man
D
Mayflower Compact
7) The federal government's primary lawmaking authority rests with
A
the president
B
state legislatures
C
Congress
D
the judiciary
8) This gives Congress the right to make all necessary and proper laws
A
enumerated clause
B
judicial review
C
elastic clause
D
juriisdiction
9) The original Declaration of Independence was drafted by
A
John Adams
B
Alexander Hamilton
C
James Madison
D
Thomas Jefferson
10) The significance of Shay's rebellion was that it
A
prevented Massachusetts from joining the Articles of Confederation
B
forced the banks to foreclose on delinquent merchants
C
convinced the founding fathers that the Articles of Confederation were too weak
D
established the principle of no taxation without representation
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