The right to set salaries for its members
The right to remove members of Congress
The right to create huge national debt
The power to serve temporarily as members of the Electoral College
The right not to pay the military
A. Filibuster and cloture rules were clarified
B. More nonwealthy citizens were being elected
C. More states were added to the union, thus more senators
D. The seniority system was weakened
E. Elections were taken from states and given to the public
A. Select a new speaker
B. Reorganize the committees
C. Set the national budget priorities
D. Redistribute the numbers of representatives the states have
E. Redistribute the power of subcommittee and committee chairpersons
A. Selecting the leaders of the executive branch
B. Creating the federal budget
C. Guiding the year’s agenda through the State of the Union message
D. The ability to request that certain committees hear his priorities
E. The ability to forgive the crimes of some citizens
The president has the power to grant pardons for federal crimes
The president can create new Cabinet
The president has the power to veto bills sent to him by Congress
The president commissions officers in the various branches of the military
D. The president has the power to appoint ambassadors with the advice and consent of the United States Senate
I, II, III, and IV
III only
I and II only
I, II, III only
I, II and IV
A. It repealed the policy of prohibition established earlier
B. It limited U.S. presidents to two terms
C. It established a system for presidential succession and presidential disability
D. It lowered the voting age in the United States to 18 years of age
E. It changed the method by which Congress can raise its salaries
A. 5th Amendment
B. 4th Amendment
C. 10th Amendment
D. 2nd Amendment
E. 6th Amendment
A. These are powers given to the states through the implied powers concept
B. These are powers not specifically granted to the national government or denied to states
C. These are powers given only to Congress and are not available to the executive branch
D. These are powers given only to the Supreme Court
E. These are powers such as foreign trade agreements over which states maintain only a small amount of control
A. The secretary of the treasury
B. The attorney general
C. The secretary of the Department of Justice
D. The president
E. The Congress
A. President’s Cabinet
B. Secretary of State
C. President
D. Congress
E. Supreme Court
Slavery
Religious freedom
Equality for Women
Political dominance by the central government
Economic issues
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Plan
Connecticut Plan
I only
I and II only
I, II, and III only
I and IV only
I, II, III, and IV
The Great Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Three-Fifth Compromise
The federalist and anti federalist compromise
Strong states and a weak central government
Weakened power in the state and national government
The ability to adapt to changing times
A dominant national government with no active participation from the states
An equal distribution of power between the states and national government
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The executive branch
The Supreme Court
The bureaucracy
Pass an assault weapons ban
Withdraw funds allocated to troops in Haiti
Pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution
Raise the price of stamps to 34 cents
Pass a law setting quotas for immigration
Presidential veto powers
The length and detail of Article I
Checks on presidential appointments
The legislative branch is the first Article of the Consitution
All are examples of Congressional dominance
The vice president's position in two federal branches
The president is the commander in chief
Congress's power to filibuster bills to death
Congress's power to suspend writs of habeas corpus
Congress's ability to tax
A. The public could directly select only some members
B. The legislature should have controls placed on its powers
C. The legislature should defer to the executive in foreign matters
D. The legislature could set its own salary level
E. The legislature should be the clear leader of the national government
A. Denying them the power to remover certain rights in peace times
B. Having only the House create tax legislation
C. Having the Supreme Court decide the constitutional status of laws
D. Giving the executive power to increase or decrease taxes
E. Giving the executive the power to create independent agencies
A. Justices of the Supreme Court
B. President and vice president
C. Cabinet secretaries in the Presidential Cabinet
D. House and Senate Members
E. Members of the electoral college
Social contract
Rights for the minority
Natural rights
Democratic rule
Life, liberty and property
Coining U.S. currency after the Constitution was ratified
Establishing inferior courts in addition to the Supreme Court
Setting up the first National Bank of the United States
Establishing uniform immigration laws
Regulating commerce among the several states