Week 2- U.S. Constitution
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- 1.Congress has all of the following powers EXCEPT
- A.
The right to set salaries for its members
- B.
The right to remove members of Congress
- C.
The right to create huge national debt
- D.
The power to serve temporarily as members of the Electoral College
- E.
The right not to pay the military
- 2.The Senate became a more democratic institution because
- A.
A. Filibuster and cloture rules were clarified
- B.
B. More nonwealthy citizens were being elected
- C.
C. More states were added to the union, thus more senators
- D.
D. The seniority system was weakened
- E.
E. Elections were taken from states and given to the public
- 3.Every ten years, the House must
- A.
A. Select a new speaker
- B.
B. Reorganize the committees
- C.
C. Set the national budget priorities
- D.
D. Redistribute the numbers of representatives the states have
- E.
E. Redistribute the power of subcommittee and committee chairpersons
- 4.One power the president holds without congressional check is
- A.
A. Selecting the leaders of the executive branch
- B.
B. Creating the federal budget
- C.
C. Guiding the year’s agenda through the State of the Union message
- D.
D. The ability to request that certain committees hear his priorities
- E.
E. The ability to forgive the crimes of some citizens
- 5.Which of the following powers is NOT given to the president by the U.S. Constitution
- A.
The president has the power to grant pardons for federal crimes
- B.
The president can create new Cabinet
- C.
The president has the power to veto bills sent to him by Congress
- D.
The president commissions officers in the various branches of the military
- E.
D. The president has the power to appoint ambassadors with the advice and consent of the United States Senate
- 6.
- Which of the following concepts are mentioned in the Preamble to the Constitution
- A.
I, II, III, and IV
- B.
III only
- C.
I and II only
- D.
I, II, III only
- E.
I, II and IV
- 7.The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishes which of the following?
- A.
A. It repealed the policy of prohibition established earlier
- B.
B. It limited U.S. presidents to two terms
- C.
C. It established a system for presidential succession and presidential disability
- D.
D. It lowered the voting age in the United States to 18 years of age
- E.
E. It changed the method by which Congress can raise its salaries
- 8.
- “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This text is from which Amendment?
- A.
A. 5th Amendment
- B.
B. 4th Amendment
- C.
C. 10th Amendment
- D.
D. 2nd Amendment
- E.
E. 6th Amendment
- 9.
- Which of the following BEST describes the concept of “reserved powers” of the states?
- A.
A. These are powers given to the states through the implied powers concept
- B.
B. These are powers not specifically granted to the national government or denied to states
- C.
C. These are powers given only to Congress and are not available to the executive branch
- D.
D. These are powers given only to the Supreme Court
- E.
E. These are powers such as foreign trade agreements over which states maintain only a small amount of control
- 10.
- Which of the following has the responsibility for creating additional federal courts and assigning the number of judges who will preside in them?
- A.
A. The secretary of the treasury
- B.
B. The attorney general
- C.
C. The secretary of the Department of Justice
- D.
D. The president
- E.
E. The Congress
- 11.Which of the following was viewed by the framers of the Constitution as the center of policy making in the U.S.?
- A.
A. President’s Cabinet
- B.
B. Secretary of State
- C.
C. President
- D.
D. Congress
- E.
E. Supreme Court
- 12.When the Articles of Confederation were adopted, the nation's major concern was dominated by
- A.
Slavery
- B.
Religious freedom
- C.
Equality for Women
- D.
Political dominance by the central government
- E.
Economic issues
- 13.Which of the following documents represents the first adopted Constitution for the United States
- A.
Declaration of Independence
- B.
Bill of Rights
- C.
Articles of Confederation
- D.
Virginia Plan
- E.
Connecticut Plan
- 14.Which of the following statements describe the Articles of Confederation? I. Domination of the government by the states II. A national congress with one house and no executive III. No national court system IV. No ability of the central government to enforce the collection of taxes
- A.
I only
- B.
I and II only
- C.
I, II, and III only
- D.
I and IV only
- E.
I, II, III, and IV
- 15.Which of the following plans created a compromise that led to the formation of a bicameral legislation
- A.
The Great Compromise
- B.
New Jersey Plan
- C.
Virginia Plan
- D.
Three-Fifth Compromise
- E.
The federalist and anti federalist compromise
- 16.The constitution's writers carefully drafted a document that would create
- A.
Strong states and a weak central government
- B.
Weakened power in the state and national government
- C.
The ability to adapt to changing times
- D.
A dominant national government with no active participation from the states
- E.
An equal distribution of power between the states and national government
- 17.Which of the following governmental bodies is most directly responsible to the electorate
- A.
The House of Representatives
- B.
The Senate
- C.
The executive branch
- D.
The Supreme Court
- E.
The bureaucracy
- 18.The implied power clause in the Constitution has been described as the ability of Congress to take which of the following actions
- A.
Pass an assault weapons ban
- B.
Withdraw funds allocated to troops in Haiti
- C.
Pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution
- D.
Raise the price of stamps to 34 cents
- E.
Pass a law setting quotas for immigration
- 19.All of the following are evidence of the original dominance of Congress EXCEPT
- A.
Presidential veto powers
- B.
The length and detail of Article I
- C.
Checks on presidential appointments
- D.
The legislative branch is the first Article of the Consitution
- E.
All are examples of Congressional dominance
- 20.Which power was NOT included in the U.S. Constitution
- A.
The vice president's position in two federal branches
- B.
The president is the commander in chief
- C.
Congress's power to filibuster bills to death
- D.
Congress's power to suspend writs of habeas corpus
- E.
Congress's ability to tax
- 21.Each of the following was true of the founders’ goals for the legislature EXCEPT
- A.
A. The public could directly select only some members
- B.
B. The legislature should have controls placed on its powers
- C.
C. The legislature should defer to the executive in foreign matters
- D.
D. The legislature could set its own salary level
- E.
E. The legislature should be the clear leader of the national government
- 22.The founders wanted to limit the legislative powers over citizens by
- A.
A. Denying them the power to remover certain rights in peace times
- B.
B. Having only the House create tax legislation
- C.
C. Having the Supreme Court decide the constitutional status of laws
- D.
D. Giving the executive power to increase or decrease taxes
- E.
E. Giving the executive the power to create independent agencies
- 23.Today the Constitution calls for these officials to be directly elected by registered voters
- A.
A. Justices of the Supreme Court
- B.
B. President and vice president
- C.
C. Cabinet secretaries in the Presidential Cabinet
- D.
D. House and Senate Members
- E.
E. Members of the electoral college
- 24.John Locke's Second Treatise of Civil Government advocates
- A.
Social contract
- B.
Rights for the minority
- C.
Natural rights
- D.
Democratic rule
- E.
Life, liberty and property
- 25.All of the following are considered enumerated or expressed powers of the Congress except
- A.
Coining U.S. currency after the Constitution was ratified
- B.
Establishing inferior courts in addition to the Supreme Court
- C.
Setting up the first National Bank of the United States
- D.
Establishing uniform immigration laws
- E.
Regulating commerce among the several states
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