U.S. Gov and Politics Chapter 3 Review Questions

Federalism

What term means that power is divided between different levels of government?

Amendment

What term is used for a formal change to the original Constitution?

Preamble, Articles, and Amendments

What is the basic structure of the Constitution?

The Bill of Rights

What is another name for the first ten amendments of the Constitution?

Federalism

What term means power is divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch?

7 articles and 27 amendments

How many articles and amendments are in the Constitution?

To replace the Articles of Confederation.

Why was a convention called to create the Constitution in 1787?

Article I

Which article outlines the powers and structure of the legislative branch?

Principles of the Constitution

What are limited government, federalism, separation of power into three branches of government, checks and balances, and individual rights?

Checks and Balances

Under which concept would the power of the Senate to confirm federal judicial appointments be categorized?

Legislative, executive, and judicial

What are the three branches of the national government?

Enumerated powers

What are the powers listed in the Constitution for Congress called?

Executive branch

Which branch of government has the civilian commander for the military?

Judicial review

What is the power to overturn laws that violate the Constitution?

All branches are more busy today than early U.S. government

Which of the following best describes how government has changed over time?

Executive branch

Which branch of government has the power to appoint federal judges?

the Elastic Clause

What is the statement "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" that applies to the legislative branch sometimes called?

Executive branch

Which branch of government has the responsibility to carry out laws passed by the federal government?

Shared powers

The executive power to negotiate treaties and the legislative power to ratify treats an example of...

The power to collect and appropriate funds

What is an enumerated power of the legislative branch?

A two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate

What method has been used to propose all the amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

three-fourths of the states

How many states need to ratify a proposed amendment before it becomes part of the U.S. Constitution?

First Amendment

Which amendment protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press?

Second Amendment

Which amendment establishes the right of people to keep and bear arms?

structural changes to the constitution

Under which category is the Seventeenth Amendment, which establishes that U.S. Senators are elected by the people of a state instead of the state legislature, classified?

Structural changes to the Constitution

Under which category is the Twenty-second Amendment, which limits presidents to a maximum of two elected terms classified?

The Supreme Court reserved a decision it made 60 years earlier

Which best describes the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

Eighteenth Amendment- Establishing prohibition

Which amendment was later repealed?

extensions of individual rights

Under which category is the Nineteenth Amendment, which gives women the right to vote, classified?

extensions of government power

Under which category is the Sixteenth Amendment, which give Congress the power to collect taxes on income, classified?

Local Charters

What are documents issued by state governments that give a community legal status and the ability to establish a local government?

how many bodies make up a legislature

What is described by the terms unicameral and bicameral?

Federal courts

What body can use the power of national supremacy to remove an amendment from a state constitution?

a method of amending state constitutions where voters can place amendments on the ballot and voters approve amendments

What is a popular initiative?

All states have three branches of government similar to the federal system that separate powers

Which statement best describes the structure of state governments?

federal laws then state laws then local laws

Which statement describes which laws apply in the case of a conflict?

The U.S. Constitution has been amended considerably fewer times than most state constitutions

Which best describes how many times the U.S. Constitution has been amended compared to the number of times state constitutions have been amended?

State constitutions and local charters can provide additional individual rights not given in the U.S. Constitution

Which best describes individual rights provided in state constitutions and local charters?

In the federal government all executive positions are appointed by the president but in some states these positions are elected by voters

What best describes differences between how executive positions are filled in the federal government and some state governments?

Governor

Which office commands the National Guard in all states?