Final

If both the US President and the US Vice President are unable to serve, who acts as president?

• Senate Majority Leader

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House

• Chief Justice

What was the purpose of the 17th Amendment?

• To limit the powers of the federal government.
• To establish a national voting age.
• To create a system of proportional representation.
• to promote democratic participation

Which of the following is an example of Judicial Review?

• the power of the President to issue pardons to convicted criminals.

• the power of the President to nominate federal judges

• the power of the House of Representatives to impeach judges

• the power of the Supreme Court to find laws (and legislative or executive acts) unconstitutional

Which of the following correctly pairs a document with a core theme of that document?

• Magna Carta - Established the rule of law

• Articles of Confederation - Established the purpose of government to protect rights of citizens

• US Constitution - Established a unitary government

• Declaration of Independence - Formed a state-centered government.

Which US Supreme Court Case focused on whether an enslaved person, having lived in free territory, should be set free. The Court held the slave in question did not have standing because the Constitution did not define him as a citizen.

• Plessy v Ferguson

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Marbury v Madison

• Dred Scott v Sandford

What is popular sovereignty?

• rule by oligarchy

• rule by a monarch

• rule by a dictator

• rule by the people

Which of the following is a goal of the Supremacy Clause?

• Presidents may not form congressional committees

• states may not pass laws that conflict with federal laws.

• US Supreme Court may decide to reject an appeal from a lower court

• Congress may settle disputes between the US and another country.

Federalism is

• the idea of separation of powers between branches of government

• Congress' power to declare war - and the president's power to send troops into war

• the federal government sharing power with the state governments

• the president's power to nominate ambassadors

Which right from the English Bill of Rights is reflected in the US Constitution's First Amendment?

• "to petition the king"                  

• "excessive bail ought not be required"   

• "may have arms for their defense"

• "election of members . . . ought to be free"

What is one power of the Senate

• declare laws unconstitutional

• ratify constitutional amendments

• impeach government officials

• ratify international treaties