Unit 4 Test

Which part of the U.S. Constitution outlines legislative power?

• First Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Article 1

This passage is from a speech by President George W. Bush, March 19. What constitutional power justifies the actions described in the passage?

• Commander-in-Chief

• Negotiator-in-Chief

• Chief Legislator

• Chief Regulator

The vice president serves as president if the president dies, leaves office, or is unable to fulfill his or her duties. What other job of the vice president is defined in the Constitution?

• attending funerals in foreign countries

• presiding over the Senate

• representing Washington D.C., in the Senate

• negotiating treaties

Which list includes roles of the president?

• Chief Justice, Commander-in Chief

• Commander-in-Chief, Chief Executive

• Speaker of the House, Chief Executive

• Speaker of the House, Chief Justice

Who is responsible for breaking a tie vote in the Florida Senate?

• Speaker of the House

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Lieutenant Governor

• Florida Governor

Which action formally accuses a government official of "wrongdoing"?

• filibuster

• impeach

• override

• pardon

Which statement describes a similarity between the Florida Constitution and the US Constitution?

• neither protects individual rights

• both include an amendment process

• neither provides for a chief executive

• both include a nine member Supreme Court

What powers do the Florida governor and the US president have in common?

• deliver State of the Union address, four-year term, commander-in-chief, grant pardons

• six-year term,

  grant pardons, make treaties, commander-in-chief,

• grant pardons, veto, deliver State of the Union address, six-year term

• veto, grant pardons, chief executive, four-year term

The chart shows the structures of local, state, and national governments. Which choice best completes the last box in Row 1?

• Chief Justice

• City Council

• Representative

• Senator

Which constitutional provision forbids conflict between state and federal laws?

• supremacy clause

• habeas corpus

• elastic clause

• ex post facto