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Seventh Grade Civics-Chapter Three
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Use each key term in a sentence that shows the meaning of the term.
1. executive power
2. democracy
3. division of powers
4. inherent powers
5. delegated powers
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6. A federal government is one in which
a. all power is concentrated in the central government.
b. limited powers are assigned to a central agency by independent states.
c. power is divided between a central government and local governments.
d. powers are divided between a legislative branch and an executive branch.
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7. In a democracy, the will of the majority
a. cannot be changed or improved upon.
b. is not open to compromise.
c. rarely leads to satisfactory policy decisions.
d. cannot be used to deprive rights to a member of a minority group.
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8. Which of the following is among the purposes of government outlined in the Preamble to the Constitution?
a. defending the nation against foreign enemies
b. insuring order and domestic tranquility
c. promoting the general welfare of the citizens
d. all of the above
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9. Concurrent powers are those that are
a. exercised simultaneously by the National and the State governments.
b. exercised by State governments alone.
c. exercised by the National Government alone.
d. denied to both the National and the State governments.
____ 10. Which of the following is an expressed power of the National Government?
a. the power to coin money
b. the power to license doctors
c. the power to acquire territory
d. the power to grant divorces
____ 11. The power of the National Government to coin money is
a. an implied power.
b. an inherent power.
c. an expressed power.
d. a concurrent power.
____ 12. Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise?
a. expressed powers only
b. expressed, implied and inherent powers
c. delegated and reserved powers
d. powers not granted to the States
____ 13. Which of the following is the basic characteristic of federalism?
a. It divides power between a National Government and State governments.
b. It gives most power to the National Government.
c. It gives most power to local units of government.
d. It encourages citizen participation in government.
____ 14. Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government?
a. Powers are divided among three independent branches of government.
b. All political power belongs to the people.
c. Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people.
d. The people must behave according to rules set by the government.
____ 15. When there is a separation of powers,
a. power is divided between the National Government and the States.
b. power is distributed among three independent branches of government.
c. the people grant the States the authority to govern.
d. the basic powers of government are held by a single agency.
____ 16. “Promote the general welfare” really means that
a. the government is a servant to its citizens.
b. the government controls the economy.
c. the state promotes private industry.
d. the Constitution establishes the meaning of “welfare.”
____ 17. In a democracy, each minority has a right to
a. determine public policy.
b. criticize the majority.
c. be heard.
d. both b and c.
____ 18. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter D?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers reserved to the States
c. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
d. Powers denied the National Government
____ 19. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter B?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers denied the National Government
c. Powers reserved to the States
d. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
____ 20. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter C?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers denied the National Government
c. Powers reserved to the States
d. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
____ 21. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter F?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers reserved to the States
c. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
d. Powers denied the National Government
____ 22. The label Powers reserved to the States belongs at the place marked by
a. the letter F.
b. the letter B.
c. the letter C.
d. the letter D.
____ 23. The label Powers denied to the National Government should be placed at
a. the letter E.
b. the letters D and B.
c. the letters C and F.
d. the letter D.
____ 24. The Framers limited the power of the National Government both by creating separate branches and by
a. giving some powers only to the States.
b. giving the National Government only the expressed powers.
c. providing for formal amendment to the Constitution.
d. both b and c
____ 25. Without the expressed powers of the National Government, there would be no
a. division of power.
b. reserved powers.
c. implied powers.
d. inherent powers.
____ 26. State governments can claim no
a. powers belonging to local governments.
b. inherent powers.
c. concurrent powers.
d. reserved powers.
____ 27. Which of the following statements about the powers of the National Government is TRUE?
a. It is a government of delegated powers.
b. The Elastic Clause limits those powers.
c. Each of the inherent powers must be traceable to some expressed power.
d. Only the Congress exercises the expressed powers.
____ 28. Through which of the following are the States denied powers?
a. the Constitution of the United States
b. inherently, through the existence of the federal system
c. the individual State constitutions
d. all of the above
____ 29. The obligation of the National Government to protect the States against invasion indirectly arose because the
new Constitution
a. established a federal system.
b. required the States to give up their war-making powers.
c. forbid State militias.
d. denied all powers to the States.
____ 30. Just as treaties made by the President are subject to consent by the Senate, interstate compacts are subject to
a. judicial review.
b. presidential consent.
c. review by the States not involved in the compact.
d. congressional consent.
____ 31. A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a
a. monarchy.
c. theocracy.
b. republic.
d. sovereignty.
____ 32. The division of powers between the national government and the states is a
a. local system.
c. federal system.
b. feudal system.
d. national system.
____ 33. What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?
a. voting on a bill
c. vetoing
b. the executive branch
d. checks and balances
____ 34. What type of legislatures did most states establish?
a. monarchy
c. bicameral
b. multi-house
d. single-house
____ 35. What was America's first constitution called?
a. American Constitution
b. Articles of Confederation
c. Bill of Rights
d. Republic Plan
____ 36. The book of essays explaining and supporting the Constitution was called
a. The Federalist Papers.
c. the Bill of Rights.
b. The Antifederalist.
d. The Spirit of Laws.
____ 37. What is the most distinctive feature of the United States government?
a. federal system
c. executive branch
b. separation of powers
d. vetoing power
____ 38. The president can check Congress through
a. voting down.
b. lobbying.
c. overriding.
d. vetoing.
Article V
“For the more convenient management of the general interests of the united states, delegates shall be annually
appointed in such manner as the legislature of each state shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday
in November, in every year, with a power reserved to each state, to recall its delegates, or any of them, at any
time within the year, and to send others in their stead, for the remainder of the Year. . . .”
–The Articles of Confederation
____ 39.
Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation in _____.
a. July 1776
c. November 1777
b. January 1777
d. December 1778
“The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his
Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be
elected as follows . . .”
– Article II, Section 1 (ratified 1790)
____ 40.
a.
b.
c.
d.
This excerpt shows that the Constitution differed from the Articles of Confederation in which way?
The Constitution said each state got only one vote in Congress.
The Constitution said Congress could regulate trade.
The Constitution provided for a chief executive.
The Constitution said Congress had to ask state legislatures to raise money.
____ 41. Study the chart below. Which major principle of the constitution addresses the issue of free speech?
Major Principles of the Constitution
People are the source of the government’s power.
People elect their political representatives.
The Constitutuion limits the actions of government by
specifically listing powers it does and does not have.
In this government system, power is divided between
Federalism
national and state governments.
Each of the three branches of government has its own
Separation of Powers
responsibilities.
Each branch of government holds some control over
Checks and Balances
the other two branches.
Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are guaranteed
Individual Rights
in the Bill of Rights.
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Limited Government
a. checks and balances
b. individual rights
c. popular sovereignty
d. separation of powers
____ 42.
Study the chart. Tax collection is the responsibility of which level of government.
a. National
c. both A and B
b. State
d. neither A nor B
____ 43.
Based on the information in the flowchart, which branch of federal government may declare acts of Congress
to be unconstitutional?
a. state
c. legislative
b. Judicial
d. executive
____ 44. Those who opposed the Constitution feared the national government would
a. take rights away from people.
c. limit trade.
b. limit the number of new states.
d. require religion to be practiced.
____ 45. The branch of the government that is headed by the president is called the
a. legislative branch.
c. executive branch.
b. judicial branch.
d. constitutional branch.
____ 46. The branch of the government that deals with the court system is called the
a. legislative branch.
c. executive branch.
b. judicial branch.
d. constitutional branch.
Seventh Grade Civics-Chapter Three
Answer Section
OTHER
1. ANS:
Possible sentence: The power to execute, enforce, and administer law is known as executive power.
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 4
OBJ: 1.2.2
NAT: 1.2.2
STA: 1.A.4
TOP: Executive Powers
2. ANS:
Possible sentence: The people as a whole are the sole source of power in a democracy.
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 5
OBJ: 1.1.1
NAT: 1.1.1
STA: 1.A.4 | 1.A.5 TOP: Democracy
3. ANS:
Possible sentence: A division of powers between the central government and their local government is the
major feature of a federal government.
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 14
OBJ: 1.2.3
NAT: 1.2.3
STA: 1.A.4 | 3.A.1.a | 3.C.1.c
TOP: Division of Powers
4. ANS:
Possible sentence: Inherent powers, though not listed in the Constitution, are those powers that have
historically belonged to national governments.
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 91
OBJ: 4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
TOP: Inherent Powers
5. ANS:
Possible sentence: The National Government is a government of delegated powers because it can only
exercise those powers granted to it in the Constitution.
PTS: 1
NAT: 4.1.3
DIF: Easy
REF: 89
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
OBJ: 4.1.3
TOP: Delegated Powers
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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Federal Government
D
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1.1.3
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D
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1.1.4
NAT:
A
PTS:
4.1.3
NAT:
Concurrent Powers
A
PTS:
4.1.2
NAT:
1
1.2.3
DIF: Average
REF: 14
STA: 1.A.4 | 3.C.1.c
1
1.1.3
1
1.1.4
1
4.1.3
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4.1.2
DIF: Average
REF: 89
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
Average
REF: 5
1.A.4 | 1.A.5 TOP: Democracy
Average
REF: 8
1.A.4
TOP: Government
Average
REF: 93
1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
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Expressed Powers
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
Expressed Powers
B
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89 | 90 | 91
4.1.3
NAT: 4.1.3
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
Expressed Powers | Implied Powers | Inherent Powers
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 88
4.1.1
NAT: 4.1.1
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.e
Federalism
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 65
3.1.2
NAT: 3.1.2
STA: 1.A.4 | 1.A.5 | 3.A.1.a
Limited Government
B
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 66
3.1.2
NAT: 3.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.b | 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4
Separation of Powers
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 10
1.1.4
NAT: 1.1.4
STA: 1.A.4
TOP: Purpose of Government
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Challenging REF: 19
1.3.1
NAT: 1.3.1
STA: 1.A.4 | 1.A.5 TOP: Majority Rule and Minority Rights
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.b | 1.A.1.c | 7.D.1.d
Division of Powers
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.b | 1.A.1.c | 7.D.1.d
Division of Powers
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.3
NAT: 4.1.3
STA: 1.A.1.b | 1.A.1.c | 7.D.1.d
Division of Powers
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.b | 1.A.1.c | 7.D.1.d
Division of Powers
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.b | 1.A.1.c | 7.D.1.d
Division of Powers
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.b | 1.A.1.c | 7.D.1.d
Division of Powers
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Challenging REF: 89
4.1.1
NAT: 4.1.1
STA: 1.A.4 | 1.A.5 | 3.A.1.a
Limited Government
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Challenging REF: 90
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
Expressed and Implied Powers
B
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 91
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
Inherent Powers
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 89
4.1.2
NAT: 4.1.2
STA: 1.A.1.c | 1.A.4 | 1.B.1.d
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Delegated Powers
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NAT: 4.1.2
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PTS: 1
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NAT: 4.2.1
STA:
Protection of the States Against Invasion
D
PTS: 1
DIF:
4.3.1
NAT: 4.3.1
STA:
B
PTS: 1
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C
PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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PTS: 1
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1.A.4
Average
1.A.4
REF: 92
TOP: Powers Denied to the States
REF: 98
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