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Unit 2 Sect 1 Part 3
Test Description: US History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
A
preamble
B
introduction
C
heading
D
salutation
2) basic principle of the American system of government that the people are the only source of any and all governmental power
A
popular sovereignty
B
checks and balances
C
separation of powers
D
limited government
3) basic principle of the American system of government; belief that government is not all powerful, and may only do things the people have given it the power to do
A
separation of powers
B
checks and balances
C
popular sovereignty
D
limited government
4) the principle that gives the powers of making, enforcing, and interpreting laws to separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
A
separation of powers
B
popular sovereignty
C
checks and balances
D
limited government
5) the system set up by the U.S. Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches
A
popular sovereignty
B
limited government
C
checks and balances
D
separation of powers
6) a system of government in which authority is divided between national and state governments
A
Monarchy
B
Federalism
C
Democracy
D
Parliament
7) another name for the elastic clause, which is the basis of the implied powers of Congress
A
necessary and proper clause
B
equal protection clause
C
jurisdiction
D
unwritten constitution
8) a combination of executive and legislative actions and interpretations and judicial decisions; especially judicial review as well as customs and development of political parties
A
jurisdiction
B
equal protection clause
C
necessary and proper clause
D
unwritten constitution
9) powers given by the Constitution to the national government and denied to state governments
A
reserved powers
B
implied powers
C
concurrent powers
D
delegated powers
10) those delegated powers of the national government implied by (inferred from) the expressed powers; those powers necessary and proper to carry out the expressed powers
A
concurrent powers
B
delegated powers
C
implied powers
D
reserved powers
11) powers shared by the national and state governments
A
reserved powers
B
concurrent powers
C
implied powers
D
delegated powers
12) those powers held by the state in the American federal system
A
implied powers
B
delegated powers
C
concurrent powers
D
reserved powers
13) the lawmaking agencies of a government (Congress)
A
executive branch
B
legislative branch
C
judicial branch
14) part of a government that carries out its laws (President)
A
legislative branch
B
executive branch
C
judicial branch
15) part of the government that decides if laws are carried out fairly (Supreme Court)
A
judicial branch
B
executive branch
C
legislative branch
16) gathering information on the nation's population; required by the U.S. Constitution every ten years to determine the number of votes a state has in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College
A
data synthesis
B
census
C
gerrymandering
D
jurisdiction
17) an assembly elected by the voters that meets every four years to formally elect the President of the United States
A
Primary Elections
B
Electoral College
C
Constitutional Convention
D
Congress
18) power of a court to hear (to try and decide) a case
A
judicial restraint
B
judicial review
C
jury
D
jurisdiction
19) a change or addition to a legal document, motion, bylaw, law or constitution
A
amendment
B
rewrite
C
alteration
D
bill
20) constitutional guarantee that government will not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property by unfair, arbitrary, or unreasonable action
A
civil rights
B
popular sovereignty
C
due process of law
D
limited government
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