Unit 2 Quizizz

Which presidential action checks the power of the Supreme Court?

• Declaring a law unconstitutional

• Vetoing a Supreme Court decision

• Impeaching a Supreme Court Justice

• Nominating a candidate for Supreme Court

Whose idea of separation of powers influenced the U.S. system of government?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

This list illustrates which principle of democracy in the United States? - A system of shared powers between two levels of government - Authority over the same people and geographical area - Supreme Court power is at national level

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Popular sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

In the United States Constitution, the power to impeach a federal government official is given to the

• House of Representatives

• President

• State Legislative

• Supreme Court

What was the ultimate result of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison?

• Integrated schools

• Women could vote

• Prohibition

• Judicial review

How many Senators represent each State in the Senate?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Based on Population

Based on the U.S. Constitution, which action is a reserved power?

• Establishing immigration policy and the naturalization process

• Printing currency and regulating the circulation of money

• Deploying military troops during times of war

• Establishing requirements for acquiring a driver’s license

Which aspect of the U.S. Constitution applies when a federal court overrides a state law?

• Necessary and proper clause

• Supremacy clause

• First amendment

• Preamble

"Life, Liberty and Property" were considered by John Locke to be

• Legal rights

• Inalienable rights

• Constitutional rights

• Divine rights

According to the excerpts from the U.S. Constitution, the power given to Congress is?

• Concurrent

• Reserved

• Enumerated

• Implied