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Gov Ch3V



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

 1. 

Based on the separation of government power into executive, legislative, and judicial branches, the _____ of government was devised by President James Madison (1809-17). He created the plan in response to early fears that the federal government would become tyrannical, reasoning that if the powers were separate, no one of them would be able to dominate the others. The whole system was, and still is, regulated by checks and balances.
a.
Dolly Madison plan
c.
Madisonian model
b.
The Anti-Federalism Madison plan
d.
Jeffersonian model
 

 2. 

Contained in Article VI of the Constitution, the _____ orders that federal laws and legitimate, constitutional federal actions preempt state and local laws and actions when there is a conflict between the two. According to Article VI, the main law of the land comprises the Constitution, the national government if it acts constitutionally, and all treaties. The clause helped shift the United States from a loose confederation of states to a more centralized federal system
a.
Bill of Rights
c.
preamble
b.
equal protection clause
d.
supremacy clause
 

 3. 

A _____ of government (federalism) is one in which the constitution divides power between a central government and regional governments, such as those in states. Each level of government has constitutional guarantees that its power is dominant within certain domains, but in general the levels share formal authority over the same territory and citizens.
a.
confederation
c.
federal system
b.
constitutional form
d.
federation
 

 4. 

Written changes or additions to a law or body of laws, such as the United States Constitution.
a.
email
c.
Article V
b.
Writ of Mandamus
d.
amendments
 

 5. 



A _____ is a writ issued by a superior court that mandates or directs a specified course of action to be taken by an inferior court or other officer of the state
a.
writ of ex post facto
c.
ceriorie
b.
writ of appeal
d.
mandamus
 

 6. 



A/An _____ agreement is an international agreement reached between the president and the head of another nation without obtaining senatorial approval.
a.
judicial
c.
Senatorial
b.
congressional
d.
executive
 

 7. 

An introductory statement to an official document that usually explains the document's goals and purposes.
a.
preface
c.
appendix
b.
table of contents
d.
preamble
 

 8. 

A _____ is a group of advisers appointed by the president. In the United States, members  are called "secretaries." They are the heads of the federal government's executive departments.
a.
cell
c.
"round table"
b.
caucus
d.
cabinet
 

 9. 

To rescind or do away with legislation.
a.
impeach
c.
modify
b.
cash
d.
repeal
 

 10. 

A basic principle of government that accompanies constitutional supremacy which states that government shall be carried out according to established law, and that both those who govern and those who are governed will be bound by this law
a.
democracy
c.
rule of law
b.
republicanism
d.
federalism
 

 11. 

The period of time during which a public official holds office.
a.
lame duck
c.
session
b.
tenure
d.
semester
 

 12. 

The Constitution requires that the president must see every bill passed by both houses of Congress before it becomes law. The president has the power to _____, or disapprove, any of these bills. If two-thirds or more of the membership of each house votes against the veto, they can override the president's decision.
a.
verify
c.
filibuster
b.
certify
d.
veto
 

 13. 

Contrary to constitutional provisions and so invalid.
a.
constitutional
c.
veto
b.
unconstitutional
d.
impeachment
 

 14. 

_____ is a power of the courts to decide whether federal and state laws or acts by the executive and legislative branches are constitutional. Is one way to change the Constitution and adapt it to modern situations.
a.
writ of Mandamus
c.
judicial review
b.
judicial veto
d.
Amending
 

 15. 

The _____ is a provision of the Constitution that came about through the 1824 Supreme Court case of Gibbons v. Ogden. The court's decision helped create the basis for a national economy in which business could occur freely among the states. However, the clause put power over interstate commerce completely in the federal government's hands and forbade states to impose tariffs or taxes on their own exports.
a.
business clause
c.
commerce clause
b.
tariff clause
d.
NAFTA
 

 16. 

Part of a system designed to limit a government's power by mandating that the power be balanced among all the government's different institutions. Each of these institutions has specific areas of control over activities of the other institutions to make sure that no one of them becomes tyrannical.
a.
checks and balances
c.
Anti-Federalism
b.
Confederation
d.
Democracy
 

 17. 

The arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power by an oppressive individual or government
a.
communism
c.
federalism
b.
tyranny
d.
democracy
 

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 18. 

In America the group (community) is more important than the individual.
 

 19. 

Ours is a government of laws, not men.
 

 20. 

The Constitution is what the Supreme Court says it is.
 



 
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