POLS 1113 (American Government)
Exam 1 Review Questions With Correct
Answers
*Which branch of government is charged with making laws?
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Legislative
*What checks does the president have on the authority of the
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legislature? (4) ||
- veto power
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- Vice President as President of Senate
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- calling of emergency sessions of both houses
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- authority to force adjournment when both houses cannot agree on
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adjournment
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*Those who opposed the Constitution were most concerned that the
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document _____.
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,gave the national government too much power at the expense of
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state governments, which would erode states' authority and
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endanger individual freedoms || ||
*Which proposal for a new government strengthened the Articles of
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Confederation and was favored by the smaller states? || || || || || || ||
New Jersey Plan || ||
New Jersey Plan (3)
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- A unicameral national legislature would remain the centerpiece of
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the government.
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- All states would have equal representation in this legislature.
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- Congress would elect several people to form a multimemeber
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executive office, which had the authority to appoint members to the
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Supreme Court.
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*What is required for Congress to override the president's veto?
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two-thirds of votes in both the House and the Senate
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, *Which clause makes the Constitution more powerful than state
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law?
Supremacy Clause ||
Supremacy Clause ||
the Constitution and the treaties and laws created by the national
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government in compliance with the Constitution are the supreme
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law of the land.
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*Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, which helped convince
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the American people that independence was necessary?
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Thomas Paine ||
*Civil _____ refers to those rights which are guaranteed to you and
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cannot be taken by the government.
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liberties
Civil Liberties
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Exam 1 Review Questions With Correct
Answers
*Which branch of government is charged with making laws?
|| || || || || || || ||
Legislative
*What checks does the president have on the authority of the
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
legislature? (4) ||
- veto power
|| ||
- Vice President as President of Senate
|| || || || || ||
- calling of emergency sessions of both houses
|| || || || || || ||
- authority to force adjournment when both houses cannot agree on
|| || || || || || || || || ||
adjournment
||
*Those who opposed the Constitution were most concerned that the
|| || || || || || || || ||
document _____.
|| ||
,gave the national government too much power at the expense of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
state governments, which would erode states' authority and
|| || || || || || || ||
endanger individual freedoms || ||
*Which proposal for a new government strengthened the Articles of
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Confederation and was favored by the smaller states? || || || || || || ||
New Jersey Plan || ||
New Jersey Plan (3)
|| || ||
- A unicameral national legislature would remain the centerpiece of
|| || || || || || || || || ||
the government.
||
- All states would have equal representation in this legislature.
|| || || || || || || || ||
- Congress would elect several people to form a multimemeber
|| || || || || || || || || ||
executive office, which had the authority to appoint members to the
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Supreme Court.
|| ||
*What is required for Congress to override the president's veto?
|| || || || || || || || ||
two-thirds of votes in both the House and the Senate
|| || || || || || || || ||
, *Which clause makes the Constitution more powerful than state
|| || || || || || || || ||
law?
Supremacy Clause ||
Supremacy Clause ||
the Constitution and the treaties and laws created by the national
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
government in compliance with the Constitution are the supreme
|| || || || || || || || ||
law of the land.
|| || ||
*Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, which helped convince
|| || || || || || || || ||
the American people that independence was necessary?
|| || || || || ||
Thomas Paine ||
*Civil _____ refers to those rights which are guaranteed to you and
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cannot be taken by the government.
|| || || || ||
liberties
Civil Liberties
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