EOC Review

1. EOC Review Goal 2

2. Objective 2.01 State Powers Federal Powers • Which term best completes this diagram? • Reserved powers • Balanced powers • Delegated powers • Concurrent powers ?

3. The president’s authority to veto laws is an example of which principle of the U.S. Constitution? • Separation of powers • Checks and balances • Federalism • flexibility

4. Which power do state governments have under the U.S. Constitution? • To control trade with foreign nations • To coin and print money • To declare war • To conduct elections

5. The Constitution delegates specific powers to Congress, including which of the following powers? • Regulating drivers’ licenses • Conducting city council elections • Providing for public schools • Establishing post offices

6. Which principle in the U.S. Constitution means that all government power comes from the people? • Checks and balances • Separation of powers • Popular sovereignty • federalism

7. Objective 2.02 • How is the separation of powers emphasized in the structure of the Constitution? • By giving each branch of government its own article • By describing all government powers in one article • By writing a definition of government • By establishing checks and balances

8. Which power of Congress would help it pay the bills for supporting the military? • Regulate commerce • Declare war • Establish post offices • Collect taxes

9. What is the role of the executive branch? • To interpret the laws passed by Congress • To make the government more powerful • To limit the government’s ability to concentrate power in one place • To carry out the laws passed by Congress

10. Under the Constitution, who has the power to declare war? • The president • The Supreme Court • The Attorney General • Congress

11. Objective 2.03 • Which is the most likely reason that the Constitution limits the president’s power to conduct foreign affairs? • To allow Congress to make some foreign policy decisions • To prevent the president from acting entirely on his/her own • To prohibit international trade • To encourage treaties

12. Which term names a congressional check on presidential power? • Power to declare war • Power to override vetoes • Power to impeach judges • Power to raise taxes

13. What is the role of the judicial branch of government? • To carry out laws passed by Congress • To approve presidential appointments • To rule of the validity of acts of the president • To interpret the laws passed by Congress

14. Under the Constitution, which branch has the power to approve international agreements such as the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? • Judicial • Executive • Legislative • President’s cabinet

15. Objective 2.04 • Which of the following is the formal way of changing the U.S. Constitution? • Congressional legislation • Judicial interpretation • Custom and tradition • Amendment

16. What happens if a proposed amendment is not ratified by ¾ of the states? • It could be ratified by 2/3 of the states • The president could ratify the amendment • Congress could ratify the amendment • The amendment would not be added to the Constitution

17. Which parts of the government are involved in the amendment process? • Congress and the states • Congress and the president • The president and the Supreme Court • The Supreme Court and the states

18. Which article of the Constitution describes the amendment process? • Article II • Article V • Article VII • Article III

19. Which of these constitutional amendments was passed as a result of the Civil War? • 14th Amendment • 1st Amendment • 12th Amendment • 10th Amendment

20. Objective 2.05 • The separate but equal doctrine in public facilities was established by which Supreme Court decision? • Plessy v. Ferguson • Gibbons v. Ogden • McCulloch v. Maryland • Korematsu v. U.S.

21. In Korematsu v. U.S. why did the Supreme Court declare the government’s action constitutional? • It happened during wartime • It involved navigable waters • It concerned children • It was an executive order

22. Which case best illustrates the idea that the Supreme Court sometimes changes earlier decisions regarding interpretation of what is the supreme law of the land? • Gibbons v. Ogden • Marbury v. Madison • Swann v. CMS • Brown v. Board of Education

23. Which Supreme Court justice most contributed to the establishment of judicial review? • Thurgood Marshall • Roger B. Taney • John Marshall • Earl Warren

24. Which Supreme Court case did not involve a law concerning racial segregation? • McCulloch v. Maryland • Plessy v. Ferguson • Swann v. CMS • Brown v. Board of Education

25. Objective 2.06 • The Supreme Court addressed the issue of the free speech rights of students in which case? • Stanford v. Kentucky • Tinker v. Des Moines • Gideon v. Wainwright • Roper v. Simmons

26. What individual right was involved in Texas v. Johnson concerning the right to burn the U.S. flag? • Freedom of religion • Right to a jury • Freedom of speech • Right to an attorney

27. Which Supreme Court decision concerned the rights of persons accused of a crime? • Miranda v. Arizona • Plessy v. Ferguson • U.S. v. NY Times • Brown v. Board of Education

28. Objective 2.07 • Which of the following has undercut the constitutional principle of popular sovereignty in recent years? • Controversy over states’ rights • Judicial activism • Decline in presidential vetoes • Low voter turnout

29. A candidate must win which of the following to be elected president? • A majority in Congress • A majority of the popular vote • A majority of the electoral vote • The popular vote in Florida

30. Opponents of the PATRIOT Act would most likely argue that it violates which part of the U.S. Constitution? • Protection against unreasonable searches • Guarantee of a republican form of government • Freedom of speech • Right to bear arms

31. Objective 2.08 • What is the purpose of most U.S. tariffs? • To give citizens tax exemptions • To regulate trade • To increase tax deductions • To influence domestic policy

32. Which statement is true about a progressive tax? • The higher the income is, the higher the tax rate is • It benefits the wealthy more than the poor • It is a tax on the sale of goods • Interest is taxed at a higher rate

33. Which result is most likelywhen high tariffs are applied to foreign goods? • Fewer imported goods • Increased exports • Lower prices for American-made products • Low wages for American workers

34. What method do governments often use to borrow money for expensive projects? • Raise taxes • Increase fees • Apply tariffs • Sell bonds

35. Objective 2.09 • Which of the following terms is used to describe government income? • Profit • Revenue • Deficit • Audit

36. Meet foreign leaders Maintain embassies ? • Which executive department best completes the diagram above? • Dept. of State • Dept. of Energy • Dept. of Defense • Dept. of Agriculture Negotiate treaties

37. Under which circumstances does a government have a balanced budget? • When income is greater than expenditures • When income equals expenditures • When the government increases revenue • When the government reduces revenue

38. What power do all independent regulatory commissions have in common? • Power to determine the national budget • Power to make and enforce rules • Power to approve new taxes • Power to investigate Congress

39. Which is a frequent topic of debate concerning the federal budget? • Whether to increase tariffs • Whether to increase tax collection • Whether to sell stocks • Whether to change priorities