Civics Ch 11 Review

Which part of the Constitution states that the laws Congress makes shall be the “supreme law of the land”?

• Article I

• Article VI

• the Fourteenth Amendment

• the Preamble

A felony is a

• case tried in a magistrate court.

• civil case involving less than $1,000.

• minor crime, such as a traffic violation.

• serious crime, such as armed robbery.

The majority leader and minority leader serve as their party’s leaders in each house of a state legislature. They are chosen by

• the governor.

• members of each party in each house.

• the speaker of the house.

• the voters of the state.

In a state’s lower house of the legislature, the speaker of the house is selected by the

(a)  

• governor.

• lieutenant governor.

• members of that house.
• voters of the state.

The governor is the head of

(a)  

• all state branches.

• the state executive branch.
• the state judicial branch.

• the state legislative branch.

Where can reserved powers be found in the U.S. Constitution?

• Article I

• Article IV

• Seventh Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

The Framers of the Constitution created a federal government that ____________________ under the Articles of Confederation.

• had the same amount of power that it had

• took away protections that the states had

• was stronger than it was

• was weaker than it was

The ____________________ Amendment gave courts a tool to stop states from making laws that limited the rights of African Americans.

• Fifth

• Fourteenth

• Nineteenth

• Tenth

The ____________________ is the upper house in 49 states.

• house of representatives

• legislature

• Senate

• speaker’s chamber

The federal census is used as the basis for (a)  

• calling special sessions.
• deciding referendums.
• malapportionment.
• redistricting.