Chapter 1 and 2 Review

1. Chapter 1 and 2 Review Constitutional Underpinnings minus the Federalism Chapter

2. Response Grid 15 Countdown Test • A • B • C • D • E

3. 15 Countdown Article I of the Constitution established the duties and responsibilities of the… • Legislative Branch • Executive Branch • Judicial Branch • Supreme Court • President

4. 15 Countdown The principles of separation of powers and checks and balances in government came from who? • Rousseau • Montesquieu • Machiavelli • Voltaire • Locke

5. 15 Countdown A governmental structure that gives each of the three branches some degree of oversight and control of each other is called • Federalism • Oversight Powers • Checks and Balances • Republic • Separation of Powers

6. 15 Countdown Eighteen to twenty-one-year-olds received the right to vote in the • Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution • Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution • Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution • Bill of Rights • Articles of Confederation

7. 15 Countdown The procedure for amending the Constitution best illustrates which of the following? • The dominance of the national government over the state government • The dominance of state government over the national government • The Founding Fathers’ desire to facilitate rapid constitutional revisions • The Supreme Court’s power to review constitutional amendments • The federal structure of the United States government

8. 15 Countdown Which of the following was the most important effect of replacing the Articles of Confederation? • The protection of free speech • The guarantee of states’ rights • The establishment of direct democracy • The creation of a strong national government • The establishment of judicial review

9. 15 Countdown The outcome of a conflict between the Constitution and the states is settled by • The Great Compromise • The supremacy clause • Federalist No. 10 • Judicial review • Ex post facto laws

10. 15 Countdown The electoral college system for electing the president was designed to give • Average voters the decisive role in electing the president • Federal government the greatest role in the election process • Larger states an advantage in selecting the president • Smaller states an advantage in selecting the president • The states a key role in the election process

11. Response Grid 15 Countdown A state must honor the public acts and records of any other state under the • Full faith and credit clause • Supremacy clause • Elastic clause • Commerce clause • Extradition clause

12. 15 Countdown The idea of limiting the role of government to protecting “life, liberty, and property” is attributed to • Karl Marx • Thomas Jefferson • Thomas Hobbes • John Locke • Alexander Hamilton

13. 15 Countdown Supreme Court justices are appointed by the… • States • House of Representatives • Senate • Congress • President

14. 15 Countdown The Constitution has established equal protection of the laws, including the states, through the • 5th Amendment • 10th Amendment • 13th Amendment • 14th Amendment • 19th Amendment

15. 15 Countdown Which of the following principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments? • Federalism • Bill of Rights • Separation of powers • Representation • Checks and balances

16. 15 Countdown The process of extending the protections of the Bill of Rights by means of the 14th Amendment to apply to the state governments is known as • Judicial review • Incorporation • Broad construction • Federalism • Stare decisis

17. 15 Countdown Which of the following statements does NOT apply to dual federalism? • The federal government has no power beyond those specifically granted by the Constitution • The states and the federal government are supreme in their own spheres • The relationship between the states and the federal government is generally antagonistic • There are numerous areas where the states and federal government work together • The constitutional basis of dual federalism is the Tenth Amendment

18. 15 Countdown The theory behind the shift from categorical grants to block grants was to • Give the federal government greater control over the money going to the states • Let Congress impose new conditions on the grants • Allow those most familiar with state and local needs determine how to use available funds • Eliminate funding for all welfare programs • Make sure that anti discrimination regulations were followed

19. 15 Countdown A political system in which all the power is in the hands of the central government is known as a • Cofederal system • Republican system • Unitary system • Federal system • State system

20. 15 Countdown A concurrent power is • Shared by the president and Congress • Shared by the governors and the president • Shared by the House and Senate • Shared by the states and the federal government • Shared by municipalities and the states

21. 15 Countdown A bill of attainder is a • Bill passed by Congress that applied only to one individual • Compromise bill passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate • Decision by an executive branch official that does not need to be approved by Congress • Law that declares that an action of an individual can be punished without a trial • Law that guarantees benefits to individuals who meet certain criteria

22. 15 Countdown Which of the following forms of financial aid from the national government gives the states the broadest discretion in the spending of money? • Categorical grants-in-aid • Foreign aid • Unfunded mandates • Block grants • Military spending

23. 15 Countdown The Articles of Confederation implemented the principle of • A strong national government • A unified system of taxes • Universal suffrage • An independent judiciary • State sovereignty

24. 15 Countdown The framers of the Constitution intended to establish • A representative republic • A direct democracy • An authoritarian state • A socialist democracy • A parliamentary republic