Benchmark review 2024

Which is not a goal of the Preamble?

• Form a more perfect union

• Ensure domestic tranquility

• People have unalienable rights

• secure the blessing of liberty

• Establish Justice

What document states that the power of the US government comes from the people ("We the people..."

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of RIghts

• The amendments

• The Preamble

The Declaration of Independence....

• stated that people have unalienable rights

• states the goals for the US Constitution

• declared the King the ruler of the US

• declared the US as the rulers of England

Which of the following is an example of a BICAMERAL legislature (there are TWO correct answers)

• House of Representatives and the US Senate

• the Executive and the Legislative branches

• House of Delegates and the VA Senate

• the Judicial and the Executive branches

Reorder the following for the Bill to law process

• 1. Working in committees & Debating the bill on the floor

• 1. Introducing a bill in either house 

• 1. Sending the bill to the president

• 1. Voting on the bill Sending the bill to the other house

• 1. Repeating the process in the other house 

Match the following as a federal or state power

• state and federal

• create traffic laws

• state

• coin money

• federal

• punish crime

1. The division of powers between the national government and the state government; the powers of the national government are supreme

• federalism

• capitalism

• legislation

• checks and balances

Match the following legislative branches to their powers

• makes ordinance for the county

• City Council

• makes ordinance for the city

• General Assembly

•  makes laws for the states

• Congress

• makes laws for the US

• Board of Supervisors

The Virginia Constitution requires that voters in every locality elect a (check all that are correct)

• sheriff

• a clerk of the circuit court

• a commissioner of revenue

• a treasurer

• a mayor

Due process, found in the 14th amendment means that ...

• the courts can decide if laws are constiutional or unconstiutional

• the national government cannot make unfair laws and needs to treat citizen fairly

• the states cannot make unfair laws and must treat citizens fairly

• citizens have unalienable rights