Deck 2: The Constitution and the Federal Government: An Overview

Question 1

Bankruptcy courts are special units of the district courts.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Three important concepts upon which the U.S.government was formed are

A)liberty, democracy, and federalism.
B)executive, judicial, and legislative.
C)federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
D)checks and balances, liberty, and democracy.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The concept that citizens of the United States would be subject to two governments, state and national is known as

A)federalism.
B)separation of powers.
C)nationalism.
D)state's rights.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Congress has both express and implied powers to enact laws.

Question 5

The United States Code is a compilation of laws enacted by Congress and approved by the president or adopted by Congress overriding a presidential veto.

Question 6

The term federalism is applied to a system of dual governments in which state and national governments coexist.

Question 7

U.S.representatives serve four-year terms.

Question 8

Under the Constitution, the Supreme Court is expressly given the right to review the constitutionality of state and federal laws.

Question 9

Under the U.S.system of government, the judiciary has the power

A)to make laws.
B)to enforce laws.
C)to interpret laws.
D)Both a and c.

Question 10

The president has no inherent powers; all presidential powers are enumerated in the
Constitution.

Question 11

The Necessary and Proper Clause

A)gives the president the right to do anything necessary and proper to carry out his duties.
B)gives the legislature the implied power to enact laws related to its express powers.
C)gives the legislature the express power to regulate interstate commerce.
D)All of the above.

Question 12

Legislative powers are found in which Article of the Constitution?

A)Article I
B)Article II
C)Article III
D)Article IV

Question 13

The president of the Senate

A)is selected by the members of the Senate.
B)is selected by the members of the House of Representatives.
C)is appointed by the president of the United States.
D)is the vice president of the United States.

Question 14

The legislature has the power

A)to approve presidential appointments, cabinet members, and ambassadors.
B)to impeach the president, vice president, and other national officers.
C)to make laws.
D)All of the above.

Question 15

The right of the president to utilize a line-item veto has been approved by the Supreme
Court.

Question 16

The national government created under the Constitution was a government of unlimited power.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a requirement for those seeking office in the U.S.House of Representatives?

A)They must be 25 years of age.
B)They must be inhabitants of the state they represent.
C)They must be born in the United States.
D)None of the above; they are all requirements.

Question 18

Which of the following powers does the president not have?

A)power to veto laws
B)power to grant pardons
C)power to appoint federal judges
D)power to remove federal judges from office

Question 19

The U.S.government, formed under the Constitution, consists of branch(es) of government.

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 20

The powers of the state and federal governments are all mutually exclusive.