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The Constitution, Part II
The Constitution, Part II
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SS.7.C.3.4, SS.7.C.3.5, SS.7,C,1.7, SS.7.c.1.8
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Which decides what a law means. (They interpret the law)?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
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Making and Enforcing Laws are ...
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Enumerated Powers
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Which branch can declare war?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
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Declaring War is a ...
Enumerated Powers
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
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Which branch can override a veto with 2/3 majority vote?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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Which branch can veto a law?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
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Which branch can declare laws unconstitutional?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
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Which branch includes the president, vice president, and the cabinet?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
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Regulating the practice of law and medicine is an example of ...
Enumerated Powers.
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
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Which branch is headed by the Supreme Court?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
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Making treaties with foreign nations is a ...
Reserved Power.
Enumerated Power.
Concurrent Power.
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What did Federalists and Anti-federalists disagree most strongly about?
Protecting a free market economy.
Increasing the power of the confederation.
Creating a system of checks and balances.
A strong national government.
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Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
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Powers shared by the federal government and the states are called ...
Enumerated Powers
Reserved Powers
Austin Powers
Concurrent Powers
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A sys. in which powers are carefully spelled out to prevent gov. from becoming too powerful is
Enumerated Powers
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Bill of Rights
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Which branch makes the Law?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
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Providing for the general welfare is a ...
Concurrent Power.
Enumerated Power.
Reserved Power.
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The power to tax is a ...
Concurrent Power.
Enumerated Power.
Reserved Power.
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Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people are ...
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Elastic Powers
Enumerated Powers
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Powers listed in the Constitution, given to the federal government are called ...
Enumerated Powers
Reserved Powers
Concurrent Powers
Elastic Powers
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Providing education and schools is a ...
Enumerated Power.
Reserved Power
Concurrent Power.
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To ? means to approve by a formal vote.
ratify
Federate
petition
veto
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Our sys. of balancing power between the 3 branches & the limits they have over each other IS ..
checks and balances
limited government
separation of powers.
popular sovereignty
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What was one outcome of the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
The acquisition of Florida from Spain
The later addition of the Bill of Rights
The acquisition of Louisiana Purchase from France.
The spread of slavery into Western territories
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Establishing local governments is a ...
Concurrent Power
Enumerated Power
Reserved Power
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What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
The 7 Articles of the Constitution
The Checks and Balances
Federalism
The Bill of Rights
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A written change to the Constitution is called an ...
Federalism
Opinion
Amendment
Ratify
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Which branch approves presidential appointments?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
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What is the first step in amending the U.S. Constitution?
Two-thirds of each house of Congress propose it.
Conventions in three-fourths of the states propose it.
The President proposes the amendment.
Three-Fourths of the state legislatures propose it.
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A system of gov. in which the powers are divided between the national gov. & the state gov. is
checks and balances
federalism
limited government
concurrent powers
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Which branch enforces the laws?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
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Printing money is an ...
Concurrent Power.
Reserved Power.
Enumerated Power.
