Unit 4 Vocab Quiz

What would be the best definition for The Elastic Clause

• A clause in the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws are deemed necessary to help the country
• A clause that allows the president to stretch his powers in times of national crisis
• A clause that allows the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution in a flexible manner
• A clause that allows states to expand their powers when necessary

Choose the Best Definition for National Government

• A system where all powers are held by a single, central agency
• A group of people who manage a local community
• A business organization that operates in multiple countries
• A non-profit organization that works for the welfare of the nation

Describe Reserved Powers

• Powers that are not delegated to the federal government or denied to the states
• Powers that are given to the federal government
• Powers that are given to the President
• Powers that are given to the Supreme Court

Enumerated Powers belong to the

Powers that belong to both the State governments and the Federal government are called?

Describe Implied Powers

• Powers not explicitly named in the Constitution but assumed to exist due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers
• Powers explicitly stated in the Constitution
• Powers given to the states
• Powers that the president has in times of war

Define state government

• A group of people who manage a country
• The governing body of a nation
• The governing body of a specific state within a country
• A group of people who manage a company

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

The above statement is describing?

• Article 1 Section 10 on Implied Powers

• Article 1 Section 10 on Denied Powers.

• Article 1 Section 10 on Enumerated Powers.

• Article 1 Section 10 on Reserved Powers

The Clause Declaring that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land is called

Define the Federal System

• A system where the central government has all the power
• A system where the power is divided between the central government and individual states
• A system where the power is solely in the hands of the individual states
• A system where there is no central government