United States Government: Democracy in Action

Chapter 3: The Constitution

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Which branch of government is discussed in Article I?
A)executive
B)legislative
C)judicial
D)federal
2
What does federalism mean?
A)rule by the people
B)authority of the federal government
C)power divided between national and state governments
D)power divided between branches of government
3
The _____ is the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.
A)president
B)House judicial committee
C)Department of Justice
D)Supreme Court
4
Which gives Congress the ability to meet unanticipated situations?
A)enumerated clause
B)expressed clause
C)judicial review clause
D)necessary and proper clause
5
In which of the following actions does the president need consent of the Senate?
A)making treaties with foreign nations
B)pardoning people convicted of federal crimes
C)meeting with heads of state
D)commissioning military officers
6
Who establishes federal "inferior" courts?
A)the Supreme Court
B)the Courts of Appeals
C)Congress
D)the President
7
Which is the most common way of proposing an amendment?
A)a two-thirds vote in state legislatures
B)a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate
C)a three-fourths vote in state conventions
D)a three-fourths vote in the House and Senate
8
Which policy was followed by the Warren Court in the 1950s and 1960s?
A)judicial activism
B)judicial restraint
C)liberalism
D)conservatism
9
Which amendment prevents prior restraint of information?
A)First Amendment
B)Fourth Amendment
C)Sixth Amendment
D)Seventh Amendment
10
What does it mean when someone "takes the Fifth?"
A)requests a search warrant
B)has probable cause
C)censors information
D)refuses to answer questions
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