Final Exam Review

Which branch of government is tasked with interpreting the laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Bureaucracy

What system prevents any one branch of government from gaining too much power?

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

The main role of the legislative branch is to:

• Enforce laws

• Make laws

• Interpret laws

• Command the military

A proposed law introduced in Congress is known as a:

• Statute

• Executive Order

• Bill

• Amendment

The concept of 'due process' ensures:

• Fair treatment under the law

• Equal economic opportunity

• Free speech protection

• Limited government power

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the:

• Preamble

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

The President’s authority to reject a bill is an example of:

• Legislative oversight

• Judicial review

• Executive check on legislative power

• Congressional authority

The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States is the:

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

The power to declare war is given to:

• The President

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• The Secretary of Defense