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Daily Quiz #1:
1) Which power is shared by the federal government and the New York State government?
(1) enacting immigration laws
(2) levying taxes
(3) granting patents and copyrights
(4) issuing passports
4) Which statement from the United States Constitution is referred to as the elastic clause?
(1) “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the
United States. . . . ”
(2) “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . . . ”
(3) “All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives…”
(4) “Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . . ”
5) Under the United States Constitution, state governments have the power to
(1) coin money
(2) license teachers
(3) regulate interstate commerce
(4) establish term limits for members of Congress
19) The amendment process was included in the United States Constitution in order to
(1) remove government officials from political office
(2) check the power of the Supreme Court
(3) allow government to meet the changing needs of society
(4) preserve the federal system of government
Daily Quiz #2:
9) “. . . Congress shall have power . . . to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution
in the Government of the United States. . . .”
This statement from the United States Constitution is the source of
(1) veto power
(2) judicial review
(3) implied powers
(4) states’ rights
10) The writers of the United States Constitution included the requirement for a census every ten
years primarily to
(1) regulate numbers of immigrants
(2) determine representation in Congress
(3) decide when new states were needed
(4) set goals for population growth
4) The Constitution assigns the power to ratify treaties exclusively to the
(1) Supreme Court
(2) United States Senate
(3) House of Representatives
(4) president
1) Which statement describes a characteristic of democracy that is provided for in the United
States Constitution?
(1) Political power in Congress is held by the ranking political party.
(2) All bills passed by Congress are reviewed by the Supreme Court.
(3) Citizens choose their congressional representatives.
(4) The president can require Congress to submit legislation for the cabinet’s
approval.
Daily Quiz #3:
1) Which action illustrates the president’s power as commander in chief ?
(1) ordering American troops into a foreign country
(2) appointing the secretary of state
(3) entertaining a foreign leader at the White House
(4) delivering the State of the Union address
2) A major criticism of the electoral college system has been that
(1) party loyalty is weakened after a presidential election
(2) electors frequently fail to vote for a candidate
(3) members of the electoral college are appointed for life terms
(4) a president may be elected without receiving the majority of the popular vote
3) According to the United States Constitution, the president has the power to
(1) nominate federal judges
(2) declare war
(3) grant titles of nobility
(4) reverse Supreme Court decisions
4) In the 2000 presidential election, which aspect of the electoral college system caused the most
controversy?
(1) A state can divide its electoral votes among different candidates.
(2) States with few electoral votes have no influence on election outcomes.
(3) The selection of electors varies among states.
(4) The winner of the popular vote might not get the majority of the electoral vote.
Daily Quiz #4:
6) Federalism is a term used to define the division of power between the
(1) president and the vice president
(2) Senate and the House of Representatives
(3) national and state levels of government
(4) three branches of the federal government
10) Judicial review gives the United States Supreme Court the power to
(1) declare state laws unconstitutional
(2) override a congressional veto
(3) impeach and remove the president from office
(4) approve treaties with foreign nations
5) Which criticism of the electoral college system is illustrated by the information in the table?
(1) Presidential electors frequently do not vote for the person they were pledged
to support.
(2) A person can win the presidency without winning the most popular votes.
(3) The vote of the people in each state has little relationship to the election
outcome.
(4) Minor-party candidates often receive too many electoral votes.
6) Which change is most often proposed to correct the problem shown by the table?
(1) adopt a constitutional amendment to elect the president by popular vote
(2) pass a law requiring state electors to vote for the candidate with the most
popular votes
(3) place limits on the number of political parties allowed in presidential elections
(4) allow the elected members of Congress to select the president
4) Which headline illustrates the use of judicial review?
(1) “Congress Passes a Civil Rights Bill”
(2) “Conference Committee Meets to Finalize Budget”
(3) “New York State’s Reapportionment Plan Ruled Unconstitutional”
(4) “President Signs SALT Agreement with Russia”