Unit Test Review

The first step in approving the Constitution involved sending it to the states. Congress. the judicial branch. the executive branch.

A

Which is a true statement about James McCulloch of McCulloch v. Maryland? He ran a federal bank in Maryland. He refused to pay federal taxes. He paid state and federal taxes. He owned a state bank in Maryland.

A

Which is the term used for the legislative branch setting aside or reversing a decision? override reject veto table

A

Which of these powers are under the control of the states? administering elections regulating commerce coining money declaring war

A

An important part of Article VI in the Constitution is the Full Faith and Credit Clause. Supremacy Clause. Privileges and Immunities Clause. Enslaved Persons Clause.

B

An inference that can be drawn from the Supremacy Clause is that state laws are superior to federal laws. federal laws are superior to state laws. judges do not have to follow federal laws. judges have to follow state laws.

B

One of the powers the president has is the ability to appoint senators. approve pardons. appoint mayors. confirm judges.

B

The Constitution limits the executive branch from declaring war by giving that power to the judicial branch. the legislative branch. the leader of the Senate. the leader of the House.

B

Which statement reflects Thomas Gibbons's view of interstate commerce? State and federal governments should jointly negotiate interstate commerce. The federal government should have power over interstate commerce. Individual operators should negotiate interstate commerce. State governments have power over interstate commerce.

B

Writing a state constitution is an example of an implied power. a reserved power. a concurrent power. an expressed power.

B

According to Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, each state representative must have been living in the United States for one's entire life. citizenship in one of the fifty American states. reached a minimum age of twenty-five years old. at least a four-year degree from an accredited university.

C

Protection of habeas corpus means that citizens cannot be punished without a trial. laws cannot apply to past situations. citizens cannot be held without legal action. laws cannot include cruel or unusual punishments.

C

The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden most likely resulted in more cases about state versus federal licenses. fewer applications for steamboat licenses in New York. fewer disputes about state monopolies. more challenges to federal supremacy.

C

Which key idea in the Constitution creates a division of power between national and state governments? habeas corpus individual rights federalism republicanism

C

What is the last step in the process of getting a bill passed into law? reviewing it in committee sending it to the other house approving it by a vote sending it to the president

D