Constitution Review 2

Having a Congress of Representatives makes the US government ...

• very difficult to govern

• an aristocracy

• a dictatorship

• a representative democracy

Citizens elect people to _________ their needs and concerns in Congress.

• ignore

• represent

• exaggerate

• whine and moan about

There are two houses in the US Congress:

• the House of Lords and the House of Commons

• 33 Main Street and 22 State Street

• the Senate and House of Representatives

• they built them so the Senators and Representatives had somewhere to live

Which powers does the Constitution NOT give to Congress?

• Collect Taxes

• Coin Money

• Punish Pirates

• Nominate members of the Supreme Court

Clause 18 of Article I gives the Congress the power to make other laws that are "necessary and proper". This is commonly known as ...

• The Elastic Clause

• The Flexible Part

• The Properly Amendment

• Bowing to Necessity

The Constitution gives the President many powers, but NOT the power ...

• to act as Commander in Chief

• to decide who will be the next President

• to grant pardons for Federal offenses

• to make sure the laws are faithfully carried out

The Constitution says "Judicial Power of the US shall be vested in one___________"

• All-Powerful Judge

• Supreme Court

• Committee for Establishing Justice

• Sector of the Government

The Founders created a government with three Branches because they didn't want power to be concentrated, instead they wanted a ...

• Separation of Powers

• Diffuse, wispy government

• single all-powerful dictator

• weak system where little could be accomplished

The three Branches of government review each others' acts and make sure each acts in line with the Constitution. This is called ...

• busybodies

• absolute accountability

• The power to halt

• checks and balances