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Chapter 3 and 4 Test
Form A
A. Matching
Act of Admission
Concurrent Powers
Enabling Act
Expressed Powers Reserved Powers
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Federalism
____1. This was an act that directed people of early U.S. territories to frame
(create) a proposed state constitution
____2. Powers that are specifically spelled out and delegated to the National
Government, they are often called “enumerated powers
____3. This means that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between
it’s residents and those persons who happen to live in another state
____4. An act creating or admitting a new state to the union
____5. Powers that both the National Government and the States possess
and can exercise
____6. These are the powers that the Constitution does not grant to the
National Government but does not at the same time deny to the states
____7. A system of government in which a written constitution divides the
powers of government on a territorial basis. This is done between a
central government and several regional governments.
8.) Which of the following is a power specifically held by the states?
a.
To borrow money
b.
To ratify amendments to the Constitution
c.
To conduct foreign relations
d.
To admit new states to the union.
9.) The Constitutional principle by which the powers of government are divided into three
branches is called ____________________________________.
a.
Separation of powers
b.
Popular sovereignty
c.
Representative democracy
d.
Federalism
B. Matching Part 2
Exclusive Powers
Extradition
Inherent Powers Interstate Compact
Grant-in-aid Program
Supremacy Clause
____10. The powers that belong to a National Government because it is the
national government of a sovereign state
____11. Under this a state can with the consent of congress enter into an
agreement with another state
____12. In the Constitution it states that the laws and treaties of the United
States are the “supreme law of the land”
____13. Funding given for a specific, closely defined purpose ex. School
lunch programs
____14. The legal process by which a fugitive hiding in one state can be
returned to the state in which their crime was committed
____15. Powers that can only be exercised by the National Government;
they cannot be exercised by the States under any circumstances
16.) The case of Marbury v. Madison is important because it established the constitutional
precedent of __________________________.
a.
National Supremacy
b.
Civil Rights
c.
Judicial Review
d.
Executive Privilege
17.) Article III of the Constitution establishes __________________________.
a.
The Bill of Rights
b.
The process of how a bill becomes a law
c.
The system of election
d.
The judicial branch of government
18.) The First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are generally called the:
a.
Preamble
b.
Bill of Rights
c.
Civil War Amendments
d.
American Creed.
19.) Formal Amendments to the Constitution may be ratified by:
1.
Three-fourths of the state legislatures
2.
Referendums of the people in two-thirds of the states
3.
Special conventions called in three-fourths of the states
4.
A three-fourth vote of both Houses of Congress and approval of the president.
a.
1 and 2
b.
2 and 3
c.
1 and 3
d.
3 and 4
20.) _______________________ is established in Article II of the U.S. Constitution.
a.
The requirements for becoming President
b.
The implicit powers of the national government
c.
The process of admitting new states to the union
d.
The executive branch of government
21.) The Constitution of the United States contains _________________________.
a.
A preamble, 3 articles, and 26 amendments
b.
An introduction, 5 articles, and 23 amendments
c.
A preamble, 7 articles, and 27 amendments
d.
A Bill of Rights, 4 articles and 25 amendments
Directions: Use your knowledge of the powers defined within the Constitution of the United
States to answer questions 21-22 based off the primary source below.
22.) “We, the People . . .” in the introduction of the U.S. Constitution refers to ______________.
a. The men who signed the document
b. Members of the U.S. Senate
c. Citizens of the United States
d. The House of Representatives
23.) According to the 3rd Amendment, No soldier shall be quartered in a house ________.
a. Except during wartime.
b. Without the consent of the owner.
c. Except during time of peace.
d. Without paying the owner.
Matching
Bill of Rights
Checks and Balances
Amendment Judicial Review Limited Power
Unconstitutional Veto
Executive Agreement
Rule of Law
Formal
Treaty
24. Changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution.
25. A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.
26. The belief that governments are not all powerful and may only do what the people have
given them the power to do.
27. The Presidents power to reject any act proposed by Congress.
28.The policy where each branch of government is subjected to a number of constitutional
checks or restrictions by the other two branches.
29.The judicial power to declare an act of government illegal, null and void, of no force or
effect if it violates any provisions of the Constitution.
30.The first ten amendments of the United States Constitution that lays out the freedoms and
rights guaranteed to each citizen.
31.The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action.
32.The policy that holds that the government and its officers in all they do are subject to and
never above the law.
33.A pact (agreement) made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state.
Short Answer:
34.Describe Federalism and why the Framers chose this type of government. (2 points)
35.Explain how the Constitution functions as the supreme law of the land. (2 points)
36.Describe in as much detail as possible the process for admitting new States to the Union.
(5 points)