Review - Part 3

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• Review - Part 3
• The Constitution

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• 1) Which of the following illustrates the
  effects that the system of checks and balances
  and separation of powers has on the legislative
  process?
• I. It does not favor the party in power
• II. It can create gridlock
• III. It usually makes change easy to come by
• IV. It can encourage political compromise
• a. II only d. I, II and III only
• b. I and II only e. II and IV only
• c. II and III only

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• 1) Which of the following illustrates the
  effects that the system of checks and balances
  and separation of powers has on the legislative
  process?
• I. It does not favor the party in power
• II. It can create gridlock
• III. It usually makes change easy to come by
• IV. It can encourage political compromise
• a. II only d. I, II and III only
• b. I and II only e. II and IV only
• c. II and III only

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• Even though the concept of checks and balances
  and separation of power is basic, because the
  choices suggest multiple correct answers,
  students try to find more than one right answer.
  With the exception of statements II and IV,
  choice E, each statement about checks and
  balances is incorrect. Gridlock has become
  popularized, and it has been characteristic of
  the relationship between Congress and the
  president. Compromise also becomes a major tool
  in achieving change.

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• 2) The Constitutions writers carefully drafted
  a document that would create
• a. strong states and a weak central government
• b. weakened power in the state and national
  government
• c. The ability to adapt to changing times
• d. A dominant national government with no active
  participation from the states
• e. An equal distribution of power between the
  states and national government

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• 2) The Constitutions writers carefully drafted
  a document that would create
• a. strong states and a weak central government
• b. weakened power in the state and national
  government
• c. The ability to adapt to changing times
• d. A dominant national government with no active
  participation from the states
• e. An equal distribution of power between the
  states and national government

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• 3) Which of the following governmental bodies
  is most directly responsible to the electorate?
• a. The House of Representatives
• b. The Senate
• c. The Executive branch
• d. The Supreme Court
• e. The bureaucracy

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• 3) Which of the following governmental bodies
  is most directly responsible to the electorate?
• a. The House of Representatives
• b. The Senate
• c. The Executive branch
• d. The Supreme Court
• e. The bureaucracy

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• 4) The question of the constitutionality of a
  term limit for legislators imposed by a state
  constitution is based on which of the following
  arguments?
• a. The states ability to set time and manner of
  elections for state office holders
• b. The fact that the Constitution sets the
  qualifications for congressmen
• c. the ability of people to vote directly for
  senators and representatives
• d. The ability of voters to create term limits
  for state office holders
• e. The fact that the Congress is scheduled to
  vote for a term limits amendment to the
  Constitution

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• 4) The question of the constitutionality of a
  term limit for legislators imposed by a state
  constitution is based on which of the following
  arguments?
• a. The states ability to set time and manner of
  elections for state office holders
• b. The fact that the Constitution sets the
  qualifications for congressmen
• c. the ability of people to vote directly for
  senators and representatives
• d. The ability of voters to create term limits
  for state office holders
• e. The fact that the Congress is scheduled to
  vote for a term limits amendment to the
  Constitution

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• Term limits restriction were argued before the
  Supreme Court in 1994, and the court ruled in
  1995 that they violated the Constitution.

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• 5) The practice of judicial review was first
  established by which of the following actions?
• a. the Constitution gives life terms to Supreme
  Court justices
• b. Justices serve as long as they maintain good
  behavior
• c. The Supreme Court exercises judicial
  precedent
• d. The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction
• e. The Supreme Court can declare a congressional
  act unconstitutional

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• 5) The practice of judicial review was first
  established by which of the following actions?
• a. the Constitution gives life terms to Supreme
  Court justices
• b. Justices serve as long as they maintain good
  behavior
• c. The Supreme Court exercises judicial
  precedent
• d. The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction
• e. The Supreme Court can declare a congressional
  act unconstitutional

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• Judicial review was established as a result of
  the fact that the Court declared the Judiciary
  Act of 1789 unconstitutional in the case of
  Marbury v. Madison.

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• 6) Which of the following resulted after the
  Supreme Court made a ruling in Baker v. Carr?
• a. The principle of one man, one vote was
  established
• b. Congressional districts became gerrymandered
  based on political considerations
• c. Congressional districts were created as a
  result of racial consideration
• d. Congress modified existing voting districts
  for state offices
• e. Congress was able to modify congressional
  districts in states where there was not equal
  representation

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• 6) Which of the following resulted after the
  Supreme Court made a ruling in Baker v. Carr?
• a. The principle of one man, one vote was
  established
• b. Congressional districts became gerrymandered
  based on political considerations
• c. Congressional districts were created as a
  result of racial consideration
• d. Congress modified existing voting districts
  for state offices
• e. Congress was able to modify congressional
  districts in states where there was not equal
  representation

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• Baker v. Carr established the concept of one man,
  one vote. The intent of the decision was not to
  create gerrymandering districts or districts
  created to satisfy racial considerations. The
  decision directed state legislatures, not
  Congress, to draw up new districts and did not
  have nay impact on voting districts for state
  offices.

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• 7) All of the following are considered
  enumerated powers of the Congress EXCEPT
• a. coining United States currency after the
  Constitution was ratified
• b. Establishing inferior courts in addition to
  the Supreme Court
• c. Setting up the first National Bank of the US
• d. Establishing uniform immigration laws
• e. Regulating commerce among the several states

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• 7) All of the following are considered
  enumerated powers of the Congress EXCEPT
• a. coining United States currency after the
  Constitution was ratified
• b. Establishing inferior courts in addition to
  the Supreme Court
• c. Setting up the first National Bank of the US
• d. Establishing uniform immigration laws
• e. Regulating commerce among the several states

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• 8) The implied clause in the Constitution has
  been described as the ability of Congress to take
  which of the following actions?
• a. pass an assault weapons ban
• b. Withdraw funds allocated to troops in Haiti
• c. Pass a balanced budget amendment to the
  Constitution
• d. Raise the price of stamps to 34 stamps
• e. Pass a law setting quota for immigrants

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• 8) The implied clause in the Constitution has
  been described as the ability of Congress to take
  which of the following actions?
• a. pass an assault weapons ban
• b. Withdraw funds allocated to troops in Haiti
• c. Pass a balanced budget amendment to the
  Constitution
• d. Raise the price of stamps to 34 stamps
• e. Pass a law setting quota for immigrants

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• 9) In addition to the stated constitutional
  powers of the president, which of the following
  roles does he take on?
• a. acting as titular head of his political party
• b. granting pardons
• c. Making treaties
• d. Giving a State of the Union address
• e. Signing or vetoing legislation

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• 9) In addition to the stated constitutional
  powers of the president, which of the following
  roles does he take on?
• a. acting as titular head of his political party
• b. granting pardons
• c. Making treaties
• d. Giving a State of the Union address
• e. Signing or vetoing legislation

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• 10) Which of the following is the only stated
  constitutional responsibility of the vice
  president?
• a. attending funerals of foreign dignitaries
• b. Taking on special tasks assigned by the
  president
• c. Presiding over the Senate
• d. Filling in for the president when he is out
  of the country
• e. Presiding over the House of Representatives

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• 10) Which of the following is the only stated
  constitutional responsibility of the vice
  president?
• a. attending funerals of foreign dignitaries
• b. Taking on special tasks assigned by the
  president
• c. Presiding over the Senate
• d. Filling in for the president when he is out
  of the country
• e. Presiding over the House of Representatives

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• 11) Which of the following represents a major
  reason why the electoral college was created?
• a. it would encourage third-party candidates
• b. It would enable a select group of electors to
  cast the final vote for president and vice
  president
• c. It would encourage greater voter turnout
• d. It would give more power to the Congress in
  determining the outcome of presidential elections
• e. It would give the voters in smaller states a
  greater role in selecting the president and vice
  president

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• 11) Which of the following represents a major
  reason why the electoral college was created?
• a. it would encourage third-party candidates
• b. It would enable a select group of electors to
  cast the final vote for president and vice
  president
• c. It would encourage greater voter turnout
• d. It would give more power to the Congress in
  determining the outcome of presidential elections
• e. It would give the voters in smaller states a
  greater role in selecting the president and vice
  president

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• 12) All of the following represent examples of
  limited government EXCEPT
• a. the application of habeas corpus in criminal
  appeals
• b. The prohibition of passage of bills of
  attainder laws
• c. Congress not being allowed to pass ex post
  facto laws
• d. The inability of the president to grant
  titles of nobility
• e. The Reserved Power Clause of the Tenth
  Amendment

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• 12) All of the following represent examples of
  limited government EXCEPT
• a. the application of habeas corpus in criminal
  appeals
• b. The prohibition of passage of bills of
  attainder laws
• c. Congress not being allowed to pass ex post
  facto laws
• d. The inability of the president to grant
  titles of nobility
• e. The Reserved Power Clause of the Tenth
  Amendment

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• 13) All of the following represent examples of
  the use of checks and balances EXCEPT
• a. the 35 successful vetoes made by President
  George H. W. Bush
• b. the Senate rejection of the 1999 Comprehensive
  Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
• c. The Supreme Court ruling the Flag Desecration
  Act unconstitutional
• d. Congress passing the Crime Bill after a
  conference committee made changes
• e. Congress invoking the provisions of the War
  Powers Act

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• 13) All of the following represent examples of
  the use of checks and balances EXCEPT
• a. the 35 successful vetoes made by President
  George H. W. Bush
• b. the Senate rejection of the 1999 Comprehensive
  Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
• c. The Supreme Court ruling the Flag Desecration
  Act unconstitutional
• d. Congress passing the Crime Bill after a
  conference committee made changes
• e. Congress invoking the provisions of the War
  Powers Act

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• 14) Which of the following actions increases
  the power of the president?
• a. a greater reliance on the states to solve
  problems
• b. A greater reliance on the federal government
  to solve problems
• c. The president having to work with a majority
  party in Congress different from his own
• d. An increased investigative role by the media
• e. The downsizing of the federal bureaucracy

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• 14) Which of the following actions increases
  the power of the president?
• a. a greater reliance on the states to solve
  problems
• b. A greater reliance on the federal government
  to solve problems
• c. The president having to work with a majority
  party in Congress different from his own
• d. An increased investigative role by the media
• e. The downsizing of the federal bureaucracy

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• 15) The appointment of Supreme Court justices
  in the 1980s was characterized by
• a. quick approval by the Senate of nominees
• b. Rejection of the majority of appointees
• c. Limited background checks of the nominees
• d. Limited input from legal associations and
  special interest groups
• e. Bitter confirmation battles over personal and
  philosophical positions of the nominees

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• 15) The appointment of Supreme Court justices
  in the 1980s was characterized by
• a. quick approval by the Senate of nominees
• b. Rejection of the majority of appointees
• c. Limited background checks of the nominees
• d. Limited input from legal associations and
  special interest groups
• e. Bitter confirmation battles over personal and
  philosophical positions of the nominees

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• The End