Civics Chapter 3 And Four

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With the words, We the People the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of

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popular sovereignty

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Which statement about the bill of rights is NOT true

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The amendments were ratified at the same time as the constitution

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The informal amendment process

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results from the daily experiences of government

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The president's cabinets is an example of informal amendment by

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Unwritten custom

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In most cases involving judicial review, the courts have

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Found the governmental actions in question to be constitutional

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Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government

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Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people

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With of the following is a method of formal amendment

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proposal by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourth of state legislatures

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Which of the following informal amendment was a result of party practices?

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the use of the electoral college as a "rubber stamp" for the popular vote

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The basic constitutional rights of the people were first set out in the

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Bill of rights

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Which of the following is NOT true of the use of executive agreement?

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It is among the executive powers listed in the Article II of the Constitution

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The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to

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remove judges through impeachment

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Which of the following is the subject of a constitutional amendment

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All of the above

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THe Judiciary act of 1789 was an example of

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Congress informally amending the Constitution

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The president's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of

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checks and balances

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Which of the following accounts for the ability of the Constitution to endure for more than 200 years?

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Built-in provisions for accommodating change

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According to Article V of the Constitution, no amendment may

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deprive a state of its equal representation in the Senate

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The Bill of Rights guarantees all of the following EXCEPT

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The right of women to vote

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Which of the following is mentioned by the Constitution and its amendments?

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Succession of VP to presidency

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Which of the following is not an example of the checks and balance system?

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The president make an executive agreement

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When there is a separation of powers

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power is distributed among three independent branches of government

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Which of the following is NOT true of the Constitution?

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IT HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED IN 50 years

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each of the four methods of formal amendment

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demonstrates the principle of federalism

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Congress can informally amend the Constitution by

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all of the above

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One criticism of the formal amendment process is that

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State legislatures, rather than convention delegates elected by the power, often ratify amendments

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Which of the following was formally amended to the Constitution

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prohibition of alcoholic beverages

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Which of the following statements about informal amendments is TRUE

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Soem have been proposed and ratified as formal amendments

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The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXECPT

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uniform law among the states

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Concurrent powers are those that are

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exercised simultaneously by the National and State governments

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An enabling act directs any are desiring Statehood

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prepare a constitution

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States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the

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Full faith and Credit clause

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Local governments derive their power from

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State constitutions and state laws

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Which of the following is an expressed power of the National Government?

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The power to coin money

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Citizens who commit a crime in one State and then flee to another State to escape prosecution are to be returned to the original state under

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extradition

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The constitution requires the National Government to guarantee

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a republican form of government for every state

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The power of the national government to coin money is

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an expressed power

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Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise

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Expressed, implied, and inherent powers

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Which of the following is NOT among the obligation that the national government has to the states

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recognition of State constitutions as the supreme law of the land

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From the State's point of view, what advantage did revenue sharing have over federal grants-in-aid programs?

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few restrictions on how money could be spent

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Agreements States enter into with both foreign nations and other States with the consent of Congress are

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interstate compacts

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Which of the following is the basic characteristic of federalism?

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it divides power between a national government and state governments

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Which statement about local government is accurate

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local government is a subunit of state governemnt