Unit 2: Test Review

The formal amendment process outlined in the Constitution can begin in different places. Select all of the following places where the formal amendment process can begin.

• House of Representatives

• President of the United States

• Senate

• Executive Department of Amendments

Who has final approval of all formal amendments before they can be added to the Constitution.

• House of Representatives

• President

• States

• Senate

How many formal amendments are in the Constitution

• 56

• 10

• 27

• 102

How many state legislatures or state conventions must ratify an amendment before it is approved and put into the Constitution?

• 2/3

• all 50 states

• 3/4

• half of the sates

What happens when Ohio law and the federal government contradict one another?

• State law is followed because both constitutions agree that state laws take precedence over federal law.

• The US Constitution is followed because it states that the laws of the United States take precedence over state law.

• The Ohio Supreme Court determines which law will be enforced in Ohio.

• The US Congress holds hearings on the conflict and determines which law will govern the people of Ohio.

The Necessary and Proper Clause of the U. S Constitution is shown below:

“The Congress shall have the Power…To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the forgoing powers, and all other Powers vested by this constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.”

Why did Federalist want to include this clause in the Constitution?

• To protect the individual liberties of all citizens.

• To provide a guarantee of sovereignty to individual states.

• To give citizens more opportunities to select government officials.

• To allow the national government to efficiently run the country.

Use your knowledge of the federal government and Ohio’s state government and select the powers that are given to the state government (choose 3 from the list

• declare war

• conduct elections

• regulate foreign trade

• ratify constitutional amendments

• raise sales tax

Which of the following are denied powers to the national government?

• No Ex Post Facto Laws are allowed.

• No money from the US Treasury can be spent without Congress passing a bill to do so.

• United States cannot grant titles such as king, prince, or duke

• All of the above are denied powers.

Select all of the following that are concurrent powers under the principle of federalism.

• declare war

• establish and enforce laws

• charter banks

• collect taxes

• borrow money

The passage below is from Federalist 51, written by James Madison in 1788:

"...the interior structure of the government as that is several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper place."

Which constitutional principle does Madison describe in the passage?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers