Week 5 Quiz: The Constitution & Federalism
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: