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Lesson 9 The Constitution: A More Perfect Union
Test Description: Review of the Constitution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The main job of the legislative branch is to
A
Make laws needed for the country.
B
Enforce and carry out federal laws.
C
Resolve disputes involving the law.
2) The framers designed a system of checks and balances to
A
Keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
B
Make it difficult but not impossible to amend the Constitution.
C
Share power between the national and state governments.
3) The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional is known as
A
Judicial review.
B
The amendment process.
C
Veto power.
4) A bill cannot become a law until it is
A
Proposed by Congress and ratified by the states.
B
Proposed by the president and approved by Congress.
C
Approved by Congress and signed by the President.
5) The most important task of the executive branch is to
A
Resolve disputes involving the law.
B
Decide which laws are constitutional.
C
Enforce and carry out federal laws.
6) The “elastic clause” gives Congress the power to
A
Amend the Constitution as times change.
B
Declare actions of the president unconstitutional.
C
Pass laws needed to carry out its other powers.
7) The judicial branch is responsible for
A
Vetoing laws it doesn’t like.
B
Putting federal laws into effect.
C
Resolving disputes under the law.
8) The Constitution has survived for more than 200 years because it
A
Gives more power to the states than to the national government.
B
Combines a strong framework for the government with flexibility.
C
Creates a framework for government that can never be changed.
9) The president has the power to
A
Change laws passed by Congress.
B
Pass laws without a vote of Congress
C
Veto laws passed by Congress.
10) The Judicial Branch has the power to
A
Propose constitutional changes.
B
Appoint justices to fill vacancies.
C
Determine if laws are constitutional.
11) The Legislative Branch has the power to
A
Determine if laws are constitutional.
B
Override a veto.
C
Interpret laws.
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