Chapter test, traditional
Which elected officials do not have term limits?
Both senators and state representatives
Which amendment of the Constitution protects people accused of crimes and was designed to guard against abuses of power like those that occurred under British rule?
Fifth
What must an immigrant to the United States agree to, before he or she can become a US citizen?
Immigrants must agree to support the constitution except the right responsibility to go along with citizens
Who developed the Virginia plan, which provides the basic framework and central ideas of the US Constitution?
James Madison
Which can start the process of changing the constitution?
The congress
What is the name of the decision issued by justices of the Supreme Court after they listen to legal arguments about a case?
The courts opinion
What are the first words of the preamble to the constitution?
We the people
Which is the system that maintains a balance of power between the three branches of government because it allows them to exert authority over each other?
Checks and balances
Veto power
Checks the power of Congress
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or add bridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances "rewrite this passage from the first amendment in your own words
Congress cannot create restrict free speech, the freedom of the press, the ride together peacefully, right to complain of the government
From which part of the constitution was this passage taken
Correct responses should take a position on this question and justify it with reasoning that appeals to the separation of power the powers describe different branches in the constitution. The system of checks and balances and other judicial arguments
The federal government reassigns each states the share of seats in the House of Representatives every two years.
False
Based on the information of a flow chart which government officials, once appointed, are free from executive control?
Federal judges
Implied powers
Powers claim by Congress but not directly stated in the constitution
Enumerated powers
Powers given specifically to Congress
Concurrent powers
Powers shared by the federal and state governments
Reserved powers
Powers that belong to the states alone
The Constitution is based on how many key principles?
Seven
According to the flow chart, which branch can declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional?
The judicial branch
Based on the information in the flow chart which power does the executive branch have in passing legislation
The power to veto laws
Exercising freedoms protected in the Bill of Rights, US citizens may hold protests, but the government can limit this right if public health or safety or at risk.
True
If a state law contradicts a federal law, the federal law prevails.
True
The Bill of Rights was included in the constitution decide if I Americans who feared the government might rule in a tyrannical way, As the British had. These amendments limited the power of government and protected the rights of individuals.
True
The main job of the executive branch of government is to administer the laws passed by Congress.
True
