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Const Vocab


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Persons who wrote the U.S. Constitution
a.
Founding Fathers
c.
all of these
b.
framers
d.
Constitutional Convention Delegates
 

 2. 
Officially approve the Constitution or an Amendment to it
a.
ratify
c.
veto
b.
blank check
d.
stamp act
 

 3. 
Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states  belong to the states and the people
a.
reserved powers
c.
congressional powers
b.
judicial powers
d.
applied powers
 

 4. 
Independent, equal and free. The U.S. is a _____ nation.
a.
vassal
c.
subservient
b.
sovereign
d.
subjugated
 

 5. 
Right to vote
a.
implied power
c.
suffrage
b.
electoral college
d.
freedom of speech
 

 6. 
Provisions of the Constitution that keep one branch of the government from controlling the other two branches
a.
National Security Council
c.
power vacuum
b.
checks and balances
d.
presidential override
 

 7. 
Authority to decide whether a law is constitutional
a.
amendment authority
c.
executive authority
b.
congressional responsibility
d.
judicial review
 

 8. 
Voting places where people go to vote in elections
a.
polls
c.
focus groups
b.
electoral colleges
d.
cloak rooms
 

 9. 
Sudden overthrow of a government by a small group in positions of authority, such as military leaders
a.
electoral college revolt
c.
electioneering
b.
coup
d.
impeachment
 

 10. 
Powers the government has that are not specifically stated in the Constitution
a.
Prime Ministerial powers
c.
implied powers
b.
oligarchical powers
d.
enumerated powers
 

 11. 
Powers specifically granted and written out in the Constitution
a.
enumerated powers
c.
dictatorial powers
b.
democratic powers
d.
implied powers
 

 12. 
President of the United States
a.
commander in chief
c.
Mr. President
b.
all of these
d.
chief executive
 

 13. 
Made to look guilty of a crime
a.
intimidate
c.
incriminate
b.
extrapolate
d.
exonerate
 

 14. 
Judicial procedure whereby a government official is accused of wrongdoing and brought to trial before a legislative body
a.
impeachment
c.
bill of attainder
b.
appointment
d.
elected
 

 15. 
Electors (people) chosen by the states to elect the president and vice president
a.
electoral college
c.
democratic electors
b.
popular voters
d.
Registrar of voters
 

 16. 
Upper house of the national legislature
a.
Assembly
c.
Senate
b.
Cabinet
d.
House
 

 17. 
Drafts of proposed laws presented for approval to the congress or other legislatures
a.
writs
c.
drafts
b.
bills
d.
mark ups
 

 18. 
First ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
a.
Presidential Succession Amendments
c.
Bill of Rights
b.
Progressive Amendments
d.
Civil War Amendments
 

 19. 
Authority to decide cases involving disputes over the law or behavior of people
a.
judicial power
c.
state prosecutors
b.
public defenders
d.
high school AP’s
 

 20. 
Official advisers appointed by a chief executive (president) to head the executive departments of the government and help the president carry out his duties.
a.
political advisors
c.
pollsters
b.
caucus committee
d.
cabinet
 

 21. 
National legislature
a.
Congress
c.
National Judiciary
b.
California Assembly
d.
National Executive
 

 22. 
All the procedures for fair treatment must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime
a.
veto legislation
c.
full faith and credit law
b.
due process of law
d.
freedom of information act
 

 23. 
Lower house of the national legislature
a.
Common House
c.
House of Senate
b.
House of Representatives
d.
White House
 

 24. 
Introduction to the Constitution
a.
bibliography
c.
Introduction
b.
Contents
d.
Preamble
 

 25. 
Highest  court in the United States. Has the final say on all constitutional law.
a.
Supreme Court
c.
Executive Court
b.
National Court
d.
Court of Appeals
 

 26. 
Authority; in accordance with accepted standards. Legal according to the law.
a.
ill-legitimacy
c.
Standard Deviation
b.
legitimacy
d.
Commanded
 

 27. 
Power of a chief executive (President of Governor) to reject a bill passed by the legislature and prevent it from becoming a law
a.
authorize
c.
veto
b.
legislative rejection
d.
appellate jurisdiction
 

 28. 
Relating to a political system in which authority is divided between a national government and its political subdivisions. In other words, authority divided between the U.S. government and the states.
a.
oligarchy
c.
parliamentarian
b.
democracy
d.
federalism
 

 29. 
To declare null and void; to set aside, As when the Congress rejects a Presidential veto.
a.
cloture vote
c.
veto
b.
filibuster
d.
override
 

 30. 
Granted full citizenship to someone who was not born in the U.S.
a.
residential citizen
c.
naturalized citizen
b.
natural citizen
d.
expatriate citizen
 

 31. 
Being tried more than once for the same crime
a.
double jeopardy
c.
civil prosecution
b.
Miranda ruling
d.
ex post facto prosecution
 

 32. 
Clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated (other)  powers. “Congress can do what it needs to do to meet its responsibilities”
a.
executive clause
c.
judicial clause
b.
enumerated clause
d.
elastic clause
 

 33. 
Order in which the office of president is filled if it becomes vacant before an election or if the president becomes disabled
a.
impeachment
c.
executive alignment
b.
presidential veto
d.
presidential succession
 

 34. 
Legal restriction on how long a public official may serve or how many times they may run for office.
a.
fair practices law
c.
term limits
b.
original jurisdiction
d.
campaign finance law
 

 35. 
Message delivered by the president once a year, usually in January in front of the Congress.
a.
Presidential Radio Address
c.
State of the Union Address
b.
Presidential Acceptance Speech
d.
Fireside Chat
 



 
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