Chapters 1-3 Test Study Guide
Name ___________________________ Date ______________
1. In Marbury v Madison the Supreme Court assumed the power to
a. Decide whether internal congressional procedures are constitutional.
b. Advise Congress on the constitutionality of a proposed law.
c. Regulate slavery.
d. Decide on the constitutionality of a law or an executive action.
e. Approve executive agreements.
2. In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions
regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular,
majoritarian democracy?
a. Election of members of the House of Representatives.
b. Election of members of the Senate.
c. Election of the President.
d. Ratification of treaties.
e. Confirmation of presidential appointments.
3. Which of the following best defines the constitutional interpretation of
federalism?
a. The federal government and the states each have separate and
mutually exclusive roles and responsibilities;
b. The states have some powers reserved to them which they may
exercise if the Supreme Court prevails.
c. The federal government and the states have divided but overlapping
powers; where these powers conflict the federal government prevails.
d. The states may only exercise those powers delegated to them by
Congress.
e. The federal government may exercise only those powers specifically
enumerated in the Constitution.
4. All of the following issues were decided at the Constitutional
Convention EXCEPT
a. Representation in the legislature.
b. Voting qualifications of the electorate.
c. Method of electing the President.
d. Congressional power to override the presidential vote.
e. Qualifications for members of the House and Senate.
5. The amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during
, Reconstruction were primarily designed to
a. Protect the rights of women against infringement by the federal
government.
b. Protect the rights of Black citizens against infringement by state
governments.
c. Ensure equal economic opportunity for Black citizens.
d. Facilitate the rebuilding of the Southern economy.
e. Limit the power the President had gained during the Civil War.
6. The framers of the Constitution all believed that one of the primary
functions of government is
a. Educating citizens.
b. Protecting individual property rights.
c. Protecting new immigrants from persecution.
d. Expanding the borders of the nation.
e. Ensuring that anyone accused of a crime has the right to legal
representation.
7. In the Federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that
political factions
a. Should be nurtured by a free nation.
b. Should play a minor role in any free nation.
c. Are central to the creation of a free nation.
d. Are undesirable but inevitable in a free nation.
e. Are necessary to control the masses in a free nation.
8. The next TWO questions refer to the following clause from the
Constitution:
“The Congress shall have power. . . , to make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and
all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United
States, or in any department or officer thereof.”
Interpretations of this clause have been central to attempts to define the
nature of which of the following aspects of the United States political
system?
a. Republicanism
b. Pluralism
c. Due process of law
d. Federalism
e. Judicial review
Name ___________________________ Date ______________
1. In Marbury v Madison the Supreme Court assumed the power to
a. Decide whether internal congressional procedures are constitutional.
b. Advise Congress on the constitutionality of a proposed law.
c. Regulate slavery.
d. Decide on the constitutionality of a law or an executive action.
e. Approve executive agreements.
2. In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions
regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular,
majoritarian democracy?
a. Election of members of the House of Representatives.
b. Election of members of the Senate.
c. Election of the President.
d. Ratification of treaties.
e. Confirmation of presidential appointments.
3. Which of the following best defines the constitutional interpretation of
federalism?
a. The federal government and the states each have separate and
mutually exclusive roles and responsibilities;
b. The states have some powers reserved to them which they may
exercise if the Supreme Court prevails.
c. The federal government and the states have divided but overlapping
powers; where these powers conflict the federal government prevails.
d. The states may only exercise those powers delegated to them by
Congress.
e. The federal government may exercise only those powers specifically
enumerated in the Constitution.
4. All of the following issues were decided at the Constitutional
Convention EXCEPT
a. Representation in the legislature.
b. Voting qualifications of the electorate.
c. Method of electing the President.
d. Congressional power to override the presidential vote.
e. Qualifications for members of the House and Senate.
5. The amendments to the Constitution that were ratified during
, Reconstruction were primarily designed to
a. Protect the rights of women against infringement by the federal
government.
b. Protect the rights of Black citizens against infringement by state
governments.
c. Ensure equal economic opportunity for Black citizens.
d. Facilitate the rebuilding of the Southern economy.
e. Limit the power the President had gained during the Civil War.
6. The framers of the Constitution all believed that one of the primary
functions of government is
a. Educating citizens.
b. Protecting individual property rights.
c. Protecting new immigrants from persecution.
d. Expanding the borders of the nation.
e. Ensuring that anyone accused of a crime has the right to legal
representation.
7. In the Federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that
political factions
a. Should be nurtured by a free nation.
b. Should play a minor role in any free nation.
c. Are central to the creation of a free nation.
d. Are undesirable but inevitable in a free nation.
e. Are necessary to control the masses in a free nation.
8. The next TWO questions refer to the following clause from the
Constitution:
“The Congress shall have power. . . , to make all laws which shall be
necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and
all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United
States, or in any department or officer thereof.”
Interpretations of this clause have been central to attempts to define the
nature of which of the following aspects of the United States political
system?
a. Republicanism
b. Pluralism
c. Due process of law
d. Federalism
e. Judicial review
