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Chapter 3 Test
Test on Friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The introduction to the constitution is called the | Preamble |
| To change the constitution is to | Amend |
| To approve or adopt the constitution or an Amendment is to | Ratify |
| To cancel or revoke a law or amendment | Repeal |
| The president has the power to what or turn down proposed laws | Veto |
| What powers are specifically given to the federal government in the constitution | Delegated |
| What powers are shared by both the federal government and state governments | Concurrent |
| what powers are set aside for the states or the people | Reserved |
| George Washington created a what or group of leaders who would serve as presidential advisors because he interpreted the constitution loosely to give him that authority | cabinet |
| What means consent of the governed | Popular sovereignty |
| The United States adheres to what so that when people disagree everyone accepts the decision held by the most people | Majority Rule |
| All but one of the amendments were approved by the | State legislatures |
| The what has the power to interpret the constitution to decide if a law is unconstitutional | Supreme court |
| Congress is what meaning that it has two houses | Bicameral |
| a what government has defined restrictions to its power. our constitution creates this | limited |
| what powers is simply the three way division of power in the federal government | separation of powers |
| what is the governmental system that gives each branch certain powers that can limit the powers of the other two branches | Checks and balances |
| what is the governmental system that divides a governments power between the national government which governs the whole country and state governments which govern each state | Federalism |
| TRUE OR FALSE | FALSE OR TRUE |
| It is determined that each state will get two representatives in the house of representatives | false |
| State government can raise funds through taxes but the federal government cannot | false |
| the executive branch includes the president and vice president | true |
| the judicial branch is made up of two houses the Senate and the house of representatives | False |
| the judicial branch has the most power of all the branches | false |
| MULTIPLE | CHOICE |
| Original provisions in the constitution state that which of the following holds the most power | None of the above |
| The supreme court heads | the judicial branch |
| Congress heads | the legislative branch |
| the president heads | the executive branch |
| the judicial branch | interprets laws and punished lawbreakers |
| the executive branch | enforces laws |
| the legislative branch | makes the laws |
| the name given to the system that makes sure no branch becomes too powerful is | checks and balances |
| overriding a presidential veto requires | a two thirds vote of both houses of Congress |
| one way to propose an amendment to the constitution requires that it must be passed by a what percent vote in both houses of Congress | 66.6 % |
| another way to propose an amendment to the constitution is by having approved by | a national convention |
| the constitution required that this many state ratify it in order for it to go into effect | 9 |
| the anti federalists required this in order to ratify the constitution | the bill of rights |
| when this state ratifies the constitution it went into effect | New Hampshire |
| All of the following are true regarding the constitution except | the president decide if new interpretations of the constitution are legal |
| the separation of powers checks and balances and federalism are all designed to | prevent our government from becoming a dictatorship |
| since the constitution has gone into effect this many amendments have been added | 27 |
| government based on consent of the people | popular sovereignty |
| Preliminary statement introduction | preamble |
| should be legal constraints on the power of political authorities | limited government |
| system In which the decision of more than half the people is accepted by all | majority rule |
| powers given to the federal government by the constitution | delegated powers |
| power set aside by the US constitution for the states or for the people | reserved powers |
| powers shared by federal government and the states | concurrent powers |
| distribution of political power among the branches of government | seperation of powers |
| lawmaking branch of government | legislative branch |
| branch of government that interprets the laws and punishes lawbreakers | judicial branch |
| a system in which the powers of government are balanced among different branches | checks and balances |
| a refusal by the president or a governor to sign the bill | veto |
| power of the US supreme court to determine if a law passed by congress | judicial review |
| written change to the constitution | amendment |
| to cancel | repeal |
| leaders if the executive department who also acts as advisors to the president | cabinet |
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