Unit 3 Test Review - Constitution

The hatred for the Quartering Act, passed by Parliament to affect the British colonies in North America, can be seen in which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 10th Amendment

A government principle by which the legislative, judicial, and executive powers are essentially held by different groups and people is called

• reserved powers

• expressed powers

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

The Supreme Law of the Land is the

• Bill of Rights

• U.S. Constitution

• will of the people.

• executive order of the President.

The "Five Freedoms" basic to American life can be found in which of these?

• 1st Amendment

• Declaration of Independence

• Preamble of the Constitution

• Second Article of the Constitution

The overall purpose of the Bill of Rights is to

• allow people to defend themselves in court.

• protect the rights of people from the government.

• prevent one branch of government from becoming stronger than the others.

• secure voting rights for all citizens, regardless of race, age, or gender.

In order for an amendment to be added to the U.S. Constitution, the proposed amendment must

• be approved by Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court

• be approved by the Senate and signed into law by the President

• pass both houses of Congress, be approved by a simple majority of the states, and be signed by the President.

• pass with a 2/3 vote in each house of Congress and be approved by the state legislature of 3/4 of the states.

The Senate has the power to confirm presidential appointments to the Supreme Court. This is an example of what principle of United States government?

• judicial review

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• executive privilege

The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle of

• the federal control of interstate commerce.

• supremacy of the national government.

• checks and balances.

• judicial review.

The 19th Amendment

• ended the prohibition era

• gave women the right to vote.

• provided for the popular election of senators.

• established the terms of presidential succession

The Constitutional amendment that prohibited denying voting rights to people based on race or color is the

• 12th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment