EOC Review
Goal 2
Objective 2.01
Federal
Powers
?
State
Powers
• Which term best completes this diagram?
a. Reserved powers
b. Balanced powers
c. Delegated powers
d. Concurrent powers
• The president’s authority to veto
laws is an example of which
principle of the U.S. Constitution?
a. Separation of powers
b. Checks and balances
c. Federalism
d.flexibility
• Which power do state
governments have under the U.S.
Constitution?
a. To control trade with foreign
nations
b. To coin and print money
c. To declare war
d.To conduct elections
• The Constitution delegates
specific powers to Congress,
including which of the following
powers?
a. Regulating drivers’ licenses
b. Conducting city council elections
c. Providing for public schools
d.Establishing post offices
• Which principle in the U.S.
Constitution means that all
government power comes from
the people?
a. Checks and balances
b. Separation of powers
c. Popular sovereignty
d.federalism
Objective 2.02
• How is the separation of powers
emphasized in the structure of the
Constitution?
a. By giving each branch of government
its own article
b. By describing all government powers
in one article
c. By writing a definition of government
d. By establishing checks and balances
• Which power of Congress would
help it pay the bills for supporting
the military?
a. Regulate commerce
b. Declare war
c. Establish post offices
d.Collect taxes
• What is the role of the executive
branch?
a. To interpret the laws passed by
Congress
b. To make the government more
powerful
c. To limit the government’s ability to
concentrate power in one place
d. To carry out the laws passed by
Congress
• Under the Constitution, who has
the power to declare war?
a. The president
b. The Supreme Court
c. The Attorney General
d.Congress
Objective 2.03
• Which is the most likely reason that
the Constitution limits the president’s
power to conduct foreign affairs?
a. To allow Congress to make some
foreign policy decisions
b. To prevent the president from
acting entirely on his/her own
c. To prohibit international trade
d. To encourage treaties
• Which term names a
congressional check on
presidential power?
a. Power to declare war
b. Power to override vetoes
c. Power to impeach judges
d.Power to raise taxes
• What is the role of the judicial
branch of government?
a. To carry out laws passed by
Congress
b. To approve presidential
appointments
c. To rule of the validity of acts of
the president
d.To interpret the laws passed by
Congress
• Under the Constitution, which
branch has the power to approve
international agreements such as
the North America Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)?
a. Judicial
b. Executive
c. Legislative
d.President’s cabinet
Objective 2.04
• Which of the following is the
formal way of changing the U.S.
Constitution?
a. Congressional legislation
b. Judicial interpretation
c. Custom and tradition
d.Amendment
• What happens if a proposed
amendment is not ratified by ¾ of
the states?
a. It could be ratified by 2/3 of the
states
b. The president could ratify the
amendment
c. Congress could ratify the
amendment
d. The amendment would not be
added to the Constitution
• Which parts of the government
are involved in the amendment
process?
a. Congress and the states
b. Congress and the president
c. The president and the Supreme
Court
d.The Supreme Court and the
states
• Which article of the Constitution
describes the amendment process?
a. Article II
b. Article V
c. Article VII
d.Article III
• Which of these constitutional
amendments was passed as a
result of the Civil War?
a. 14th Amendment
b. 1st Amendment
c. 12th Amendment
th
d.10 Amendment
Objective 2.05
• The separate but equal doctrine
in public facilities was established
by which Supreme Court
decision?
– Plessy v. Ferguson
– Gibbons v. Ogden
– McCulloch v. Maryland
– Korematsu v. U.S.
• In Korematsu v. U.S. why did the
Supreme Court declare the
government’s action
constitutional?
a. It happened during wartime
b. It involved navigable waters
c. It concerned children
d.It was an executive order
• Which case best illustrates the
idea that the Supreme Court
sometimes changes earlier
decisions regarding interpretation
of what is the supreme law of the
land?
a. Gibbons v. Ogden
b. Marbury v. Madison
c. Swann v. CMS
d.Brown v. Board of Education
• Which Supreme Court justice
most contributed to the
establishment of judicial review?
a. Thurgood Marshall
b. Roger B. Taney
c. John Marshall
d.Earl Warren
• Which Supreme Court case did
not involve a law concerning
racial segregation?
a. McCulloch v. Maryland
b. Plessy v. Ferguson
c. Swann v. CMS
d.Brown v. Board of Education
Objective 2.06
• The Supreme Court addressed the
issue of the free speech rights of
students in which case?
a. Stanford v. Kentucky
b. Tinker v. Des Moines
c. Gideon v. Wainwright
d.Roper v. Simmons
• What individual right was
involved in Texas v. Johnson
concerning the right to burn the
U.S. flag?
a. Freedom of religion
b. Right to a jury
c. Freedom of speech
d.Right to an attorney
• Which Supreme Court decision
concerned the rights of persons
accused of a crime?
a. Miranda v. Arizona
b. Plessy v. Ferguson
c. U.S. v. NY Times
d.Brown v. Board of Education
Objective 2.07
• Which of the following has undercut
the constitutional principle of
popular sovereignty in recent years?
a. Controversy over states’ rights
b. Judicial activism
c. Decline in presidential vetoes
d. Low voter turnout
• A candidate must win which of
the following to be elected
president?
a. A majority in Congress
b. A majority of the popular vote
c. A majority of the electoral vote
d.The popular vote in Florida
• Opponents of the PATRIOT Act
would most likely argue that it
violates which part of the U.S.
Constitution?
a. Protection against unreasonable
searches
b. Guarantee of a republican form
of government
c. Freedom of speech
d.Right to bear arms
Objective 2.08
• What is the purpose of most U.S.
tariffs?
a. To give citizens tax exemptions
b. To regulate trade
c. To increase tax deductions
d.To influence domestic policy
• Which statement is true about a
progressive tax?
a. The higher the income is, the
higher the tax rate is
b. It benefits the wealthy more
than the poor
c. It is a tax on the sale of goods
d.Interest is taxed at a higher rate
• Which result is most likely when
high tariffs are applied to foreign
goods?
a. Fewer imported goods
b. Increased exports
c. Lower prices for American-made
products
d.Low wages for American
workers
• What method do governments
often use to borrow money for
expensive projects?
a. Raise taxes
b. Increase fees
c. Apply tariffs
d.Sell bonds
Objective 2.09
• Which of the following terms is
used to describe government
income?
a. Profit
b. Revenue
c. Deficit
d.Audit
?
Meet foreign leaders
Maintain embassies
Negotiate treaties
• Which executive department best
completes the diagram above?
a. Dept. of State
b. Dept. of Energy
c. Dept. of Defense
d. Dept. of Agriculture
• Under which circumstances does a
government have a balanced budget?
a. When income is greater than
expenditures
b. When income equals expenditures
c. When the government increases
revenue
d. When the government reduces
revenue
• What power do all independent
regulatory commissions have in
common?
a. Power to determine the national
budget
b. Power to make and enforce
rules
c. Power to approve new taxes
d.Power to investigate Congress
• Which is a frequent topic of
debate concerning the federal
budget?
a. Whether to increase tariffs
b. Whether to increase tax
collection
c. Whether to sell stocks
d.Whether to change priorities