Week 5 Quiz: The Constitution & Federalism

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equal protection of the laws.

The part of the 14th Amendment that was used as the basis of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriages nationwide was its guarantee of

make their own laws regulating the public health, safety, and morals of their citizens if those laws don't conflict with federal authority.

The reason that marijuana laws, abortion laws, and marriage laws, among others, can vary from state-to-state is because the reserve powers of the 10th Amendment allow states to

False

Because the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights guarantees Americans the right of free speech, the government has not placed any limitations on what Americans are allowed to say or express.

make and enforce laws

Concurrent power has the power to:

Pardon those convicted of federal crimes

Congress's enumerated powers consist of all of the following EXCEPT

limitations

A constitution is a document that establishes the structure, functions, and ________ of government.

federalism

A system of government in which power is divided between the national government and state governments, like in the current United States, is known as

proposal; ratification

Amending the Constitution is a two-stage process. The first stage is _______, and the second stage is _______.

Establishes the legislative branch

Article I

Establishes the executive branch

Article II

Establishes the judicial branch

Article III

set times, places, and manner of elections

State power has the power to:

the establishment clause

The stipulation in the First Amendment that prohibits the government from recognizing an official religion is known as

property

Which of the following is NOT a basic freedom stipulated in the First Amendment?

unitary

While the United States and few other countries have federal systems of government, most countries in the world have ________ systems.

the allocation of federal funds

Federal grant programs allow the national government to influence the actions of states in areas of authority reserved to the states, such as education, through

Federalism, Separation of powers, A system of checks and balances

Identify the three basic principles of the Constitution. Check all three boxes that apply. You must get all three correct in order to earn any points for this question.

declare a law passed as unconstitutional

In the Constitution's system of checks and balances, the judiciary can check the power of Congress by its authority to

vetoing a law passed by Congress

In the Constitution's system of checks and balances, the president can check the power of Congress by

declare and conduct war

National power has the power to:

the 14th Amendment of the constitution

Someone who is born in the United States is granted automatic U.S. citizenship regardless of their parents' citizenship status because of

the Tenth Amendment and its reserve powers clause

States have the authority to pass certain laws without interference from the federal government because of the powers given to them by

supremacy

The Constitution and the laws of the national government of the United States have ultimate authority over the states and their actions because of the _______ clause.

3

The Constitution has how many Articles?

3; National, concurrent, and state powers.

The Federal system has how many powers and what are they?

the legislative branch

The enumerated powers of Article I, section 8 describe the constitutional powers given to

the right to bear arms

The individual rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments include all of the following EXCEPT:

two-thirds; three-quarters

The most common way to amend the Constitution requires a ______ majority vote in both houses of Congress and a vote of support by ______ of the states.

The national government was inferior in power to the states

The new U.S. Constitution in 1787 created a nation with a federal system of government. Under the previous Articles of Confederation, the United States had been a confederation-style government, which means:


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