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U.S. Government Unit 2-The ConstitutionTest Review Exam
Which group of people advocated the ratification of the Constitution? - -
Federalists
-The Bill of Rights includes - -the first 10 amendments
-Wanted the power of the government to remain in the states - -Anti-
Federalist
-Felt that only a strong central government could protect the new country. -
-Federalist
-Wanted a Bill of Rights added to protect individual freedoms. - -Anti-
Federalist
-Wanted the common man to have more of a voice in the new government -
-Anti-Federalist
-Felt that the Articles of Confederation was a workable document - -Anti-
Federalist
-The president vetoes a bill by Congress - -Checks and Balances
-The fact that some powers are granted to the federal government and
others to the states - -Federalism
-The powers of the government are listed n the first three articles of the
Constitution - -Separation of Powers
-The concept that government cannot exist without the approval of its
citizens - -Popular Sovereignty
-The Bill of Rights specifically lists the rights guaranteed to the people - -
Limited Government
-The voting age has been lowered to 18 - -Popular Sovereignty
-Designed to prevent the abuse of power by not concentrating all power in
one area of the government. - -Separation of Powers
-The Supreme Court declared a flag burning law unconstitutional - -Judicial
Review
, -The power of the Supreme Court to determine whether a law is
unconstitutional or unconstitutional - -Judicial Review
-The Fact that government must obey the law - -Limited government
-Welfare payments are given to the states as a block grant to be
administered by the state - -Federalism
-The ability for one branch of government to restrain the powers of another
branch of government - -Checks and Balances
-Representative Democracy - -Republicanism
-How many amendments in the Constitution? - -27
-The branch that enforces the law is - -Executive Branch
-The branch that makes the law is - -Legislative Branch
-The branch that interprets the law is - -Judicial Branch
-Article I - -Legislative Branch
-Article II - -Executive Branch
-Article III - -Judicial Branch
-Article IV - -Relations among the States
-Article V - -Amendment Procedures
-Article VI - -Supremacy of the National Government
-Article VII - -Ratification of the Constitution
-Amendment Process of U.S. Constitution - -Has to be ratified by the state
legislature or the State Constitutional Conventions
-Powers that belong to the national gov. and the stat gov. are called - -
Concurrent Powers
-Powers that are exclusive to the national government are called - -
Expressed Powers
-Example of Concurrent power? - -To Tax
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