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- 1. Multiple Choice
Article III of the Constitution created which branch of government?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Armed Forces
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the highest court in the US?Supreme CourtFederal CourtDistrict Court
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the responsibility of the Supreme Court?To convict criminalsTo impeach the presidentTo interpret the ConstitutionTo select juries
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho appoints federal judges?House of RepresentativesSenatePresidentOther judges
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho confirms federal judges?House of RepresentativesSenatePresidentGovernor
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the requirements to become a federal judge?College DegreeLaw DegreeCurrent JudgeNone
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow long are the terms for federal judges?Life4 years8 years12 years
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich landmark case established judicial review?Marbury v MadisonMiranda v ArizonaBush v GoreAdams v Jefferson
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow many justices are on the Supreme Court79511
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow many justices must agree in order for a case to be heard by the Supreme Court3974
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.judicial reviewsegregatedlandmark casejudicial court
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the job of the Judicial Branch?make lawscarry out lawsexplain lawsdisobey laws
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Clarence Thomas
John Roberts
Donald Trump
- 14. Multiple ChoiceMain duty of the federal courtsmake lawsenforce lawsinterpret laws
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is an institution that makes and enforces its public policies and laws in a society?
State
Country
President
Government
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the system in place the guarantees that no one branch will become too powerful?Separation of PowersLimited GovernmentChecks and BalancesMajority Rule
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main job of the legislative branch?head of the militaryinterpret lawsenforce lawsmake laws
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe President is the head of which branch of government?LegislativeExecutiveJudicialAll 3 Branches
- 19. Multiple ChoiceCongress is part of which branch of government?LegislativeExecutiveJudicialAll 3 Branches
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the main job of the judicial branch?
head of the military
interpret laws
enforce laws
make laws
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the first three words of the Constitution?In order toWe the peopleOnce upon aThe United States
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is/are the job(s) of the Executive branch?
Control the military
Carry out and execute the laws
All of the above
Veto congressional legislation
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich branch controls the impeachment process?Judicial BranchExecutive BranchLegislative BranchAll 3 branches
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe _____ is a part of the Judicial Branch of government.CongressSenateCabinetSupreme Court
- 25. Multiple Choice
How many Senators does each state have?
2
4
5
depends on states population
- 26. Multiple Choice
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
50
100- 2 per state
435
- 27. Multiple Choice
Document found in Washington D.C. and embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed?
Constitution
Bill of rights
Magna Carta
Deceleration of Independence
- 28. Multiple Choice
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives, what term is this referencing?
Federalism
Democracy
Congress
Government
- 29. Multiple Choice
what definition goes with Federalism?
A group of people who don't believe in government
A type of government in which states have all the power over everything.
A type of government in which the power is divided between the national government and other governmental units.
- 30. Multiple Choice
A _____ democracy is a system of government in which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them.
Direct
Representative
Peoples
True
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes a difficulty the judicial branch faces in the policy implementation process?
The legislative and executive branches frequently ignore the rulings of the Supreme Court
Supreme Court justices rarely have the opportunity to rule on cases of national importance
The ideological composition of the Supreme Court frequently shifts when presidents nominate new justices
The Supreme Court must rely on the other branches of government to enforce its rulings
- 32. Multiple Choice
“The distinction between a government with limited and unlimited powers is abolished, if those limits do not confine the persons on whom they are imposed, and if acts prohibited and acts allowed, are of equal obligation. It is a proposition too plain to be contested, that the constitution controls any legislative act repugnant to it; or, that the legislature may alter the constitution by an ordinary act.
Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The constitution is either a superior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it.” -John Marshall, decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Which of the following statements is most consistent with Marshall’s argument in this passage?
The legislature should be able to alter the Constitution by an ordinary act
There is no meaningful distinction between a government with limited and unlimited powers
The Constitution is above ordinary laws
The Constitution should not be altered under any circumstances
- 33. Multiple Choice
“That inflexible and uniform adherence to the rights of the Constitution, and of individuals, which we perceive to be indispensable in the courts of justice, can certainly not be expected from judges who hold their offices by a temporary commission. Periodical appointments, however regulated, or by whomsoever made, would, in some way or other, be fatal to their necessary independence.”
-Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Which of the following government policies would the author most likely support?
Congressional oversight of the judicial branch
Regular democratic elections of Supreme Court justices
Life terms, pending good behavior, for Supreme Court justices
A ban on presidential appointments of Supreme Court justices
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which of the following may the judicial branch do to limit the power of the president?
Overturn a presidential veto
Begin impeachment proceedings against the president
Declare an executive order unconstitutional
Refuse to ratify a treaty the president negotiated
- 35. Multiple Choice
pick one.
a
b
c
d
- 36. Multiple Choice
pick
a
b
c
d
- 37. Multiple Choice
“There is no position which depends on clearer principles, than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid.”
-Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Supporters of Hamilton’s view that acts contrary to the Constitution are invalid could point to which of the following cases?
Shaw v. Reno
Marbury v. Madison
US v. Lopez
McCulloch v. Maryland
- 38. Multiple Choice
“So if a law be in opposition to the constitution; if both the law and the constitution apply to a particular case, so that the court must either decide that case conformably to the law, disregarding the constitution; or conformably to the constitution, disregarding the law; the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case. This is of the very essence of judicial duty.
If, then, the courts are to regard the constitution, and the constitution is superior to any ordinary act of the legislature, the constitution, and not such ordinary act, must govern the case to which they both apply.” (the top paragraph is tricky - the answer is in the red)
-John Marshall, decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Which of the following statements best summarizes Marshall’s argument?
The Supreme Court should judge whether the law or the Constitution ought to determine a case
The Supreme Court should judge whether a law is constitutional
The Supreme Court should judge ordinary acts as equal to the Constitution
The Supreme Court should judge whether both a law and the Constitution apply to a case
- 39. Multiple Choice
pick
a
b
c
d
- 40. Multiple Choice
“There is no position which depends on clearer principles, than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid.” -Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Which of the following statements best summarizes Hamilton’s argument?
Few legislative acts are contrary to the Constitution
The Constitution delegates ultimate authority to the legislative branch
Arguments against the adoption of the Constitution are invalid
The Supreme Court should have the power of judicial review
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Marbury v. Madison (1803) decision?
It increased the power of Congress to carry out its enumerated powers by declaring that Congress has implied powers
It increased states’ power to restrict freedom of speech when it endangers public safety
It increased the power of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of acts of Congress, states, and the president
It established that the Bill of Rights implicitly protects the right to privacy
- 42. Multiple Choice
“The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority . . . Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void. Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing.”
-Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 78
Which of the following statements best summarizes Hamilton’s argument?
The judicial branch should not have the power to overrule acts of Congress and the president because it does not have the power to enforce laws
The judicial branch should defer all rulings on legislative issues to Congress because members of Congress are elected, but judges are not
The judicial branch needs to be held accountable for its decisions and have term limits to protect individual rights
The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and judging whether the laws passed by Congress are constitutional
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