Unit 1B: A Tradition of Democracy

Which influential document guarantees the citizens of the United States their rights and freedoms?

• Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• The Constitution

• The Preamble

The federal government and the state governments share all of the following except the power to _______.

• pass laws

• print money

• create banks

• punish those who break the law

Each state has the power to _______.

• control trade with foreign nations

• provide for the country's defense

• conduct elections

• declare war

The following are delegated powers except:

• print money

• control trade with other nations

• provide for the defense of the country

• conduct state elections

Which of the following is a reserved power?

• collecting taxes

• establishing schools

• borrowing money

• none of the above

Which of the following is a concurrent power?

• collecting taxes

• establishing schools

• establishing courts

• conducting elections

If a California law disagrees with a federal law, the

• California law must be approved by the governor of California

• California's constitution must be amended to approve the law

• federal law trumps state law

• California law will have to be approved by three-fourths of the citizens in the state

__________ of the Constitution outlines the executive branch of the United States government.

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Which of the following is a power of the legislative branch?

• Interpreting the meaning of the law

• Vetoing laws

• Carrying out laws

• Passing laws

The system of checks and balances was created to _________.

• ensure that the state governments do not become too powerful

• manage the national treasury

• give more power to the individual citizen

• ensure that no branch of the federal government becomes too powerful