CE 6 Unit Test Review

Lawmakers legislate in response to 

• problems and issues in the community

• supreme court appointments

• constitutional necessity

• demands from political action committees

The Federal legislative branch's job is to make the laws. What part of the Federal government is responsible for interpreting federal laws? 

What is the president's annual speech to Congress in which he gives legislative guidance

• Presidential Address
• State of the Union address
• Congressional Briefing
• Legislative Update

The newspaper best displays the President's role as 

• commander in chief

• a communicator and leader of the nation
• chief diplomat

• a military strategist

What best completes the diagram? 

• House of Delegates and VA Senate

• General Assembly and General Meeting

• House of Representatives and US Senate

• House of Commons and House of Lords

What happens to a bill if the President SIGNS it?

• it becomes a Law

• It is rejected

How can the federal judicial branch check congress? 

• The federal judicial branch can appoint members of Congress.
• The federal judicial branch can pass new laws to override Congress.
• The federal judicial branch checks Congress by declaring laws unconstitutional.
• The federal judicial branch can dissolve Congress entirely.

What principle divides governmental power into three branches with each branch having its own separate job?

• Separation of Powers
• Judicial Review
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances

How does the U.S. Congress most often use implied powers? 

• To create laws that are necessary to execute its enumerated/ expressed powers.

• To conduct foreign military operations.
• To create treaties with foreign nations.
• To limit the powers of the states.

Which would be the best title for this list? 

• Concurrent Powers

• Expressed powers of the National Government

• Denied Powers

• Reserved powers of the state