1) The idea that government power comes from the people. a) Limited Government b) Popular Sovereignty c) Rule of Law d) Separation of Powers 2) Government has only the powers given by the Constitution. a) Limited Government b) Separation of powers c) Rule of Law d) Popular Sovereignty 3) Everyone, including leaders, must obey the law. a) Limited Government b) Separation of Powers c) Rule of Law d) Sovereignty 4) Division of government into three branches. a) Separation of Powers b) Rule of Law c) Sovereignty d) Limited Government 5) Each branch can limit the power of the others. a) republicanism b) Checks and Balances c) Federalism d) Limited Government 6) Power shared between national and state governments. a) Federalism b) Republicanism c) Capitalism d) Government 7) Citizens elect representatives to make decisions. a) Republicanism b) Constitutionalism c) Federal d) People 8) Basic freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. a) Bill of rights b) Individual Rights c) Rule of Law d) People Rights 9) Courts can declare laws unconstitutional. a) Executive Relations b) Government c) Judicial Review d) Senate 10) The government operates according to a written Constitution. a) Constitutional b) Constitutionalism c) Government officials d) Senate 11) Makes the laws (Congress). a) Legislative Branch b) Executive Branch c) Judicial Branch d) Republicanism 12) Enforces the laws (President). a) Executive Branch b) Legislative Branch c) Judicial Branch d) Government officials 13) Interprets the laws (Supreme Court). a) Judicial Branch b) Executive Branch c) Legislative Branch d) Government officials 14) Two-house Congress: Senate and House of Representatives. a) Bicameral Legislatures b) Government officials c) Spokesperson d) President 15) Powers specifically listed in the Constitution. a) Enumerated Powers  b) Reserved Power c) Veto Powers d) Concurrent Powers 16) Powers not written but necessary to carry out expressed powers. a) Reserved Powers b) Implied Powers c) Concurrent Powers d) Veto Power 17) Powers kept by the states. a) Reserved Powers b) Veto Power c) Concurrent Power d) Implied Powers 18) Powers shared by state and national governments. a) Concurrent Powers b) Enumerated Powers c) Implied Powers d) Reserved Powers 19) The introduction to the Constitution stating its goals. a) Bill of Rights b) Articles of confederation c) Preamble d) Amendments 20) The President’s power to reject a law. a) Super Power  b) Veto Power c) Implied Power d) Enumerated Power 21) Process of removing a government official from office. a) Impeachment b) Enumerated Powers c) Implied Powers d) Veto 22) The main body outlining the government’s structure. a) Articles of Confederation b) Articles of Constitution c) Bill of Rights d) Amendment 23) The first ten amendments protecting individual freedoms. a) Bill of Rights b) Amendments c) Articles of Confederation d) Articles of Constitution 24) A formal change or addition to the Constitution. a) Preamble b) Amendments c) Bill of Rights d) Articles of Constitution 25) Declares the Constitution the supreme law of the land. a) Supremacy Clause b) Elastic Clause c) Commerce clause d) Amendments 26) Gives Congress flexibility to make laws. a) Elastic Clause b) Supremacy Clause c) Commerce Clause d) Amendments 27) Gives Congress power to regulate trade. a) Commerce Clause b) Elastic Clause c) Amendments d) Supremacy Clause 28) States must respect other states’ laws and records. a) Supremacy Clause b) Full Faith and Credit Clause c) Elastic Clause d) Commerce Clause 29) Prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states. a) Privileges and Immunities Clause b) elastic clause c) Full Faith and Credit Clause d) Supremacy Clause 30) Legal requirement ensuring fair treatment under the law. a) Due Process b) Veto Power c) Majority Rule d) Minority Rights 31) Government authority comes from the people’s approval. a) Minority Rights b) Due Process c) Consent of the Governed d) Amendments 32) Decisions reflect the will of the majority. a) Majority Rule b) Due Process c) Consent of the Governed d) Bill of Rights 33) Protects the rights of those not in the majority. a) Majority Rules b) Majority Rights c) Minority Rights d) Bill of Rights 34) Duties of citizens in a democracy. a) Civic Responsibility b) Minority Rights c) Majority Rights d) Bill of Rights 35) Government operates under established laws. a) Rules b) Rule by Law, Not by Man c) Law is Law d) Rule is Rule 36) System used to elect the President. a) senate b) House of representatives c) Electoral college d) President 37) The right to vote. a) Suffrage b) Bill of Rights c) Right to Vote d) Vote 38) Leaders are answerable to the people. a) Political Accountability b) Analysts c) Senators d) President 39) Government actions must be open and accessible. a) Transparency b) Political Accountability c) Suffrage d) Check of tyranny 40) Safeguards against concentration of power. a) Checks on Tyranny b) Suffrage c) Transparency d) Political Accountability 41) The idea that the Constitution adapts to modern society. a) Living Constitution b) Strict Construction c) Loose Construction d) Transparency 42) Interpreting the Constitution literally. a) Strict Construction b) Loose Construction c) Living Construction d) Transparency 43) Interpreting the Constitution more broadly. a) Loose Construction b) Living Construction c) Transparency d) Strict Construction 44) Using past court rulings as a guide. a) Bill of Rights b) Suffrage c) Judicial Precedent d) Amendments 45) 1803 case establishing judicial review. a) Marbury v. Madison b) George Washington c) Barack Obama d) None of the Above 46) Meeting in 1787 to draft the U.S. Constitution. a) Constitutional Convention b) Senate Convention c) House of representatives Convention d) Private Conventions 47) Formal approval of the Constitution or amendments. a) Ratification b) Suffrage c) Bill Of Rights d) Amendments 48) Essays supporting the Constitution’s ratification. a) Federalist Papers b) Republican Papers c) Senate Paper d) Presidential Papers 49) Opposed strong central government and demanded a Bill of Rights. a) Federalism b) Anti-Federalist c) Constitutionalism d) Republicanism 50) Government that can adapt through implied powers and amendments. a) Elastic Government b) Loose Government c) Socialism Government d) None of the Above

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