We the people of the United States, in order
to form a more perfect union, establish justice,
insure domestic. tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves
and our posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
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Preamble to the United States Constitution
In this passage, the authors are stating that
(1) both men and women
should have equal
voting rights
(2) state governments created the United States
government
(3) sovereignty belongs to the people of the nation
(4) people obtain their rights from their monarch
The Preamble of the United States Constitution
states the purposes of government and is based
on the belief that
(1) the states have ultimate authority
(2) members of Congress should be appointed
(3) Supreme Court Justices should be elected
(4) the people are sovereign
_
What is a principle of government that is stated in
the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
(1) Federal laws must be subject to state approval.
(2) The power of government comes from the
people.
(3) The right to bear arms shall not be infringed.
(4) All men and women are created e ual.
"... That to secure these rights, governments are
instituted among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed, ... "
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Declaration of Independence
Which provision of the original United States
Constitution was most influenced by this ideal?
(1) enabling the president to select a cabinet
(2) providing for direct election of the House of
Representatives
the Senate to try articles of
impeachment
(4) authorizing the Supreme Court to rule on
(3) allowing
ills utes between
states
"All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
House of Representatives; ... "
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Article 1, Section 7, United States Constitution
The main reason the writers of the Constitution
included this provision was to
(1) give citizens more influence over taxation issues
(2) assure that all citizens would pay taxes
(3) deny presidents the power to veto revenue bills
(4) provide
budget
the
governlllent
with
__
a balanced
Which statement about the United States House
of Representatives is accurate?
(1) Representatives
are chosen by the legislatures of their states.
(2) The Constitution
allows each state two
representatives.
(3) The number of representatives
from each
state is based on its population.
(4) The political party of the president always
~holds
a ma'ori of House seats.
Which concept found in the United States
Constitution was a belief held by the social contract
philosophers of the Enlightenment period?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
presidential cabinet
judicial review
limited monarchy
sovereignty of the people
The right of habeas
principle that
corpus
establishes
the
(1) people accused of a crime have a right to a
lawyer
punishments
for crimes should be
reasonable
(3) a person should not be forced to be a witness
(2) all
against hilllself
(4) no person should be held in custody unless
charged with a crime
A c~nstitutional power specifically delegated to
the federal government is the power to
(1) regulate marriage and divorce
(2) establish education standards
(3) declare war
illissue
driver's licenses
Which power was delegated to the federal
government in the United States Constitution?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
establishing an official religion
controlling interstate commerce
regulating marriage and divorce
granting titles of nobility _
At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates
agreed that Congress should have the power to
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
declare laws unconstitutional
levy and collect taxes
select the president
eliminate slaveI)' in the states
In the United States Constitution, the power to
Impeach a federal government official is given to
the
(1) House of Representatives
(2) president
(3) state legislatures
(4) Su reme Court
The United States Constitution grants the Senate
the power to
(1) impeach governors
(2) issue pardons
(3) appoint ambassadors
(4) approve treaties
The Constitution assigns the power to ratify
treaties exclusively to the
(1) Supreme Court
(2) United States Senate
(3) House of Representatives
0)~resident
According to the United States Constitution, the
president has the power to
(1) nominate federal judges
(2) declare war
(3) grant titles of nobility
(4) reverse Supreme Court decisions
Which action illustrates the president's power as
commander in chief?
(1) ordering American troops into a foreign
country
(2) appointing the secretary of state
.
(3) entertaining a foreign leader at the White
House
(4) delivering the State of the Union address
Which feature of the United States Constitution
traditionally gives the states authority over public
education?
(3) fifth amendment
(1) reserved powers
(4) supremacy clause
(2) preamble
Passing marriage and divorce laws, creating
vehicle and traffic regulations, and setting high
school graduation requirements are examples of
powers traditionally
(1) exercised solely by local governments
(2) reserved to the state governments
(3) delegated entirely to the federal government
(4) shared by the national and local governments
Which power is shared by the federal government and the New York State government?
(1) enacting immigration laws
(2) levying taxes
(3) granting patents and copyrights
:::..---(4) issuing p~ort£
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The writers of the United States Constitution
included the requirement for a census every ten
years primarily to
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
regulate numbers of immigrants
determine representation in Congress
decide when new states were needed
set goals for population growth
The United States Constitution requires that a
national census be taken every ten years to
(1) provide the government with information
about voter registration
(2) establish a standard for setting income tax rates
(3) determine the number of members each state
has in the House of Representatives
(4) decide who can vote in presidential elections
A major objection to many lobbying groups is that
they
(1) are illegal under the federal
(2) have too much influence on
(3) are free from all government
L11 have been controlled by the
Constitution
government
regulations
media
Lobbying groups like the National Rifle
Association (NRA) and the National Education
Association (NEA) can influence government
decisions because they
(1) directly choose the leaders of Congress
(2) work to elect legislators who support their
views
(3) pay the salaries of elected officials
14) become members of third political parties
To win a presidential election, a candidate must
win a
(1) two-thirds vote of the state legislatures
(2) two-thirds vote in Congress
(3) majority of the popular vote
(4) majority of the electoral college
vote
A major criticism of the electoral college system
has been that
(1) party loyalty is weakened after a presidential
election
(2) electors frequently fail to vote for a candidate
(3) members
of the electoral college are
appointed for life terms
(4) a president may be elected without receiving
~ the majority of the popular vote
_-------"Presidential
Candidates Skip Campaigning
in Low-
Population States"
"Winner Of Popular Vote Loses Election"
Under the United States Constitution, state governments have the power to
These headlines refer to controversial issues most
directly related to
(1) coin money
(2) license teachers
(1) judicial review
(3) regulate
interstate
co.mm e.roe
.4 establish term limits for members of Con ress
(2) the electoral college
(3) impeachment
(4) checks and balances