U.S. Government: Chapter Three Review and Study Guide
Ratification by which of the following is considered to be most keeping with the principle of popular sovereignty?
Conventions
How can the judicial branch check executive actions?
Courts can declare executive actions to be Constitutional or unconstitutional
Which of the following statements about constitutional change is TRUE?
Every branch of government has had some effect on the Constitution
Treaty
Formal agreement between two or note sovereign states (Needs Senate review/consent)
In most cases involving judicial review, the courts have _____________________.
Found the governmental actions in question to be constitutional
With the words, "We the People," the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of _________.
Popular sovereignty
When there is a separation of powers, _______________________.
Power is distributed among three independent branches of government
Which of the following is the subject of a constitutional agreement?
Presidential term limits, repeal of a previous amendment, the prohibition of alcohol (All of the above)
Which of the following is a method of formal amendment?
Proposal by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of State Legislatures
The Legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to ____________________.
Remove judges through impeachment
Changes to the Constitution by means other than formal amendment _________________.
Result from the daily experiences of government
Which of the six basic principles of the Constitution can be diluted when the President and a majority of the members of Congress are of the same political party?
Separation of Powers
Congress can effect changes to the Constitution by ____________________.
Simply exercising many of its powers, passing basic legislation, adding meaning to skeletal portions of the Constitution (All of the above)
One criticism of the formal amendment process is that ____________________.
State legislatures, rather than convention delegates elected by the people, often ratify amendments
Which of the following is mentioned by the Constitution and its amendments?
Succession of Vice President to Presidency
The Constitution requires proposed amendments to have greater State support for _________ than ______________.
ratification/proposal
The President's Cabinet is an example of constitutional change by __________________.
Unwritten customs
Once ratified, a constitutional amendment may only be changed by ________.
Another amendment
The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the ________________.
Bill of Rights
The power of judicial review applies to actions by __________________________.
Both the Federal Government and the States
Preamble
Brief introduction of the Constitution stating the purpose of the Constitution
Which of the following accounts for the ability of the Constitution to endure for more than 200 years?
Built-in provisions for accommodating change
Which of the following describes the avenue by which the Supreme Court can shape the Constitution?
By deciding what the words of the Constitution mean in practice
How may Congress check a presidential veto?
By overriding the veto with 2/3 vote from Congress
The President's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of _________________.
Checks and balances
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was an example of _______________________________.
Congressional change to the Constitution
Unconstitutional
Declare illegal, null, and void, of no force and effect; governmental action found to violate some provision of the Constitution
Each of the four methods of formal amendment ____________________.
Demonstrates the principle of Federalism
Federalism
Division of power among a central government and several regional governments
Constitutionalism
Government must be conducted according to Constitutional principles
Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government?
Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people
Checks and Balances
System allowing the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches to check, or restrain, the actions of one another
Which branch of government can declare an act of Congress to be unconstitutional?
The Judicial Branch
Which branch of the Federal Government plays the largest role in the formal amendment process?
The Legislative Branch
Which branch of government can override a presidential veto?
The Legislative Branch (Congress by 2/3 vote)
What powers do the President and Congress have over the appointment of Supreme Court justices?
The President appoints Supreme Court justices and Congress approve appointment or can impeach
Name the one way that the executive branch can check the power of the judicial branch.
The President can appoint Supreme Court judges
Which of the following is NOT an example of the checks and balances system?
The President makes an executive agreement
The government is held accountable for its actions under which of the following principles of government?
The Rule of Law
Which of the following amendments was ratified first?
The amendment guaranteeing freedom of speech
Which statement about the Bill of Rights is NOT true?
The amendments were ratified at the same time as the Constitution
The Bill of Rights guarantees all of the following EXCEPT _____________________.
The right of women to vote
To some extent, the constitutional changes brought about by various Presidents have circumvented __________________.
The system of checks and balances
