22. Which branch of government contains the Supreme Court? a. Legislative
b. Executive
c. Judicial
d. Confederate
23. What best describes the method of distributing power where power is divided among the national and regional
governments?
a. Federalism
b. Popular Sovereignty
c. Rule of Law
d. Limited Government
24. Which type of power is not specifically listed in the Constitution?
a. Enumerated
b. Implied
c. Concurrent
d. Reserved
25. The “Necessary and Proper Clause” of the Constitution is sometimes called the
a. “All-Powerful Clause.”
b. “Elastic Clause.”
c. “Federalist Clause.”
d. “Nationalist Clause.”
26. Which type of power is specifically listed in the Constitution?
a. Enumerated
b. Implied
c. Concurrent
d. Reserved
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27. Which Amendment reserves powers for the states?
a. 9th
b. 10th
c. 12th
d. 16th
28. What is the first step in trying to amend the Constitution? (choose two answers)
a. Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress
b. Ratified by three-fourths of the 50 state legislatures
c. Proposed by a constitutional convention called by Congress on petition of two-thirds of the 50 states
d. Ratified by threes-fourths of special constitutional conventions called by the 50 states
29. What is the second step to amend the constitution? (choose two answers)
a. Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress
b. Ratified by three-fourths of the 50 state legislatures
c. Proposed by a constitutional convention called by Congress on petition of two-thirds of the 50 states
d. Ratified by threes-fourths of special constitutional conventions called by the 50 states
30. What Article of the Constitution gives the Supreme Court the power of Supremacy?
a. Article III
b. Article VI
c. Article V
d. Article VII
31. Why are there debates over the Affordable Care Act and the power of Executive Orders?
a. States feel the national government is overreaching their power
b. The national government feels the states are overreaching their power
c. They are currently being debated in Congress
d. They are new powers being given to the national government.
32. Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which of the following was NOT protected from discrimination?
a. Race
b. Religion
c. Sexual Orientation
d. Physical Disability
33. In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) the U. S. Supreme court held that .
a. Ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government
b. Public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
c. The national government does not have the power to force any type of action on local school boards
d. Separation of races for a reason such as education is not a violation of the Constitution
34. In Roe v Wade the majority of the Supreme Court justices determined that
a. a constitutional right to privacy necessitated making contraceptives legal
b. abortions could be performed only during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy
c. the United States Constitution implies a right to privacy and thus made abortion legal
d. a husband is allowed to veto his wife's decision to have an abortion
35. states that the government must act fairly and in accordance with established rules and laws in
all that it does and the government must treat ALL citizens fairly and apply equal protection under the law.
a. double jeopardy
b. self-incrimination
c. due process
d. incorporation
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36. Which amendment enabled the Supreme Court to rule that much of the Bill of Rights applies to state and local
governments?
a. 11th
b. 12th
c. 13th
d. 14th
37. The Fifth Amendment protects people who are accused of crimes by …
a. allowing citizens to remain silent and not tell on themselves.
b. preventing another trial for the same crime if one has already been found innocent (not guilty).
c. ensuring that due process must take place.
d. All of the above
38. How is it decided if a high profile criminal case has enough evidence to make it to trial?
a. Probable cause
b. Double jeopardy
c. Grand Jury
d. Due process