Social Studies Review for GHSGT

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Social Studies Review for GHSGT

• American Government

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Powers of Government

• Legislative Power
• the power to make laws
• Executive Power
• The power to carry out the laws
• Judicial Power
• The power to interpret and apply the law

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The Goals of the United States Government

• Specific aims of our national government are made
  clear in two important documents
• -The Declaration of Independence
• -The Preamble of the U.S. Constitution

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Declaration of Independence

• Right to Life
• Right to Liberty
• Right to Pursue Happiness

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The U.S. Constitution

• To Insure Domestic Tranquility
• To Provide for the Common Defense
• To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
• To Establish Justice
• To Promote the General Welfare
• To Form a More Perfect Union

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Two important things about these objectives

• Language is quite broad
• It is possible for some of these goals to come
  into conflict
• In evaluating the goals of our government, some
  goals are given priority over others at certain
  times

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Popular Sovereignty

• The Constitution is based on the republican form
  of government
• Popular Sovereignty
• The will of the people
• The people decide, by majority rule, what they
  want

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Federalism

• Authors of the Constitution feared giving too
  much power to the national government
• Bitter experiences with the powerful British
  government
• Tried to tax without representation or consent
• Power is shared between the national (federal)
  government and local governing units (state
  governments)

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Delegated Powers

• National
• Declare war
• Negotiate treaties
• Issue money
• Regulate interstate and foreign trade
• Maintain military forces

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Reserved Powers

• States
• Regulate education
• Grant licenses
• Provide police and fire protection
• Regulate the sale of property within the state

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Concurrent Powers

• National and State
• Levy Taxes
• Define crimes and their punishment
• Determine voting qualifications
• Borrow money

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Implied Powers

• Powers not directly granted to the national
  government, but implied from those powers that
  were expressly granted to the national government
  in the U.S. Constitution

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Question 1

• The basic purpose of our constitutional system of
  checks and balances is to
• A. Protect the rights of states
• B. Prevent one branch of the government from
  becoming too powerful
• C. Enable the federal government to run as
  efficiently as possible
• D. Provide a written guarantee of the rights of
  each citizen

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Answer 1

• B. Prevent one branch of the government from
  becoming too powerful

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Question 2

• The U.S. government is considered a federal
  system because
• National laws must be passed by both houses of
  Congress
• Powers are divided between its national and state
  governments
• The states are guaranteed a republican form of
  government
• The President is selected by the electoral
  college.

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Answer 2

• B. Powers are divided between its national and
  state governments

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Bill of Rights 3

• Which of the following is not protected by the
  Bill of Rights?
• A. Speech
• B. Quartering of troops
• C. Freedom to immigrate
• D. Cruel and unusual punishment

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Answer!

• C. Freedom to immigrate

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Judicial Review 4

• What Supreme Court case established the power of
  judicial review?
• A. Brown vs. Board of Education
• B. Plessy vs. Ferguson
• C. Marbury vs. Madison
• D. McCullouch vs. Maryland

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Answer

• C. Marbury vs. Madison

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Checks and Balances 5

• Which of the following is not an example of the
  ability of Congress to check the President?
• A. Senate must approve a treaty
• B. Congress approves the budget
• C. Congress can override a veto
• D. Congress declares bills unconstitutional

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Answer

• D. Congress declares bills unconstitutional

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Electoral College 6

• How do you determine how many Electoral Votes
  each state can cast?
• A. Total number of Senators
• B. Supreme Court does this
• C. Sum of number of representatives and senators
  that a state has.
• D. Population

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Answer

• C. Sum of number of representatives and senators
  that a state has.

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Terms of Office 7

• Which of the following is the correct match
  between the position and the term of office?
• A. President 2 years
• B. Senator 6 years
• C. House of Representatives - 4 years
• D. Supreme Court 10 years

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Answer

• B. Senator 6 years

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Due Process 8

• The concept of due process refers to
• A. How states tax individuals
• B. Segregation laws
• C. Procedures to ensure a fair trial
• D. The right to life liberty and property

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Answer

• C. Procedures to ensure a fair trial

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Natural Rights 9

• From whom did the authors of the Declaration of
  Independence get their idea of life, liberty and
  the pursuit of happiness?
• A. George Washington
• B. John Locke
• C. Plato
• D. Abraham Lincoln

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Answer

• B. John Locke

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Articles of Confederation 10

• Which of the following was a key weakness of the
  Articles of Confederation?
• A. A strong president
• B. An effective executive and judiciary
• C. Too much power at the state level
• D. No legislative branch

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Answer

• C. Too much power at the state level

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Federalism 11

• Which of the following powers is primarily
  exercised by states in our Federal system of
  government?
• A. Defense
• B. Granting titles and nobility
• C. Education
• D. Coining money

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Answer

• C. Education

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Constitutional Amendments 12

• Which of the following is the correct method for
  changing the Constitution?
• A. Congress proposes and states ratify
• B. The people vote
• C. The President approves and states ratify
• D. None of the above

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Answer

• Congress proposes and states ratify

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Impeachment 13

• Which body of government holds the impeachment
  trial of the President?
• A. House of Representatives
• B. Supreme Court
• C. Electoral College
• D. Senate

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Answer

• D. Senate