Chapter 3 Study Guide Gov and Eco

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When the president vetoes a law passed by Congress, the president is applying…

The Principle of Checks and Balances

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In order for a national convention to be called to propose an amendment to the Constitution, who must take action?

State Legislatures and Congress

Why did strict constructionists argue that the government should not create a national bank?

There is no provision for the bank in the constitution

The 1803 landmark Supreme Court case *Marbury* v. *Madison* established the principle of

Judicial Review

What does it mean that the House of Representatives has “significant power of the purse”?

Laws that fund government begin in the House.

What is one reason the Constitution has endured for more than two hundred years?

Changing ideas of liberty can be incorporated by amendments

Which of the following factors led to the passage of the Twenty-second Amendment limiting presidents to two terms?

Franklin Roosevelt’s stay in office

The power of the president to enter into agreements with foreign leaders or governments is an example of which of the following?

executive implementation

Under the Constitution, who holds the actual power to elect the president?

Electoral College

One way political parties influence how the Constitution is interpreted is by

helping determine candidates

Which of the following is an example of legislative action?

Congress passes a law to create a new government agency.

The Supreme Court applies the Constitution to modern-day cases in a process called

Judicial interpretation

Which of the following is one way an amendment to the Constitution can be ratified?

three-fourths of state legislatures

Which of the following is a power the executive branch has to check the legislative branch?

veto

When the original Constitution was ratified in 1789, who had the power to establish qualifications for voting?

the states

Which of the following is one criticism of the Constitution?

Winners of the popular vote may not win the presidency

What is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president?

Cabinet

One of the types of injustices included in the original Constitution and addressed by amendments is

voting rights

The Senate’s power to approve international treaties negotiated by the president is…

An example of Checks and Balances

Which of the following authorized the federal government to collect an income tax?

Sixteenth Amendment

Which constitutional principle is most closely related to the concept of civil society?

Limited government

Which of the following is one characteristic of a republican form of government?

People elect others to represent them

Critics accused President Franklin Roosevelt of trying to change the constitutional balance of power when he

proposed expanding the size of the Supreme Court.

Who has the ultimate authority to decide whether or not a federal law or action is constitutional?

Supreme Court

What is the main responsibility of executive branch agencies?

Carrying out programs assigned by congress

The main purpose of the Bill of Rights is to…

protect individual freedoms

In the Preamble, what does the phrase *form a more perfect union* mean?

Strengthen the relationship among the states

The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the

Bill of Rights

What did the Framers want to achieve by establishing the principle of federalism in the Constitution?

Distribution of state and national powers

Which of the following is correct about the formal amendment process?

Ratification occurs at the state level

The phrase *We the People* relates to which of the following principles of the Constitution?

Popular Sovereignty

Which political movement influenced Congress to give women the right to vote?

Progressives

What do supporters of winner-take-all congressional elections like about the process?

The party with the most support governs

Which of the following is a legislative power that is part of the system of checks and balances?

Declaring war

What is the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution?

state the goals for the new government

The duties of governing are divided among three branches under the principle of

separation of powers

What power does the judicial branch of government hold?

interpreting laws

Which phrase in the First Amendment specifically relates to an individual’s right to ask the government to correct an injustice?

redress of grievances