
The Constitution TEST CH 3
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- Q1The Head of the federal executive branchgovernorrepresentativespeaker of the housepresident30s
- Q2includes the right to free speechamendmentsjudicial reviewfirst amendmentfederal courts30s
- Q3powers that are listed by number in the constitutionconcurrent powersBill of Rightsfederalismenumerated powers30s
- Q4changes to the original constitutionjudicial reviewfederal courtsfederalismamendments30s
- Q5first 10 amendments to the constitution which identify freedoms of citizensfederal courtsenumerated powersjudicial reviewBill of Rights30s
- Q6body of the judicial branchgovernoramendmentspresidentfederal courts30s
- Q7head of the state executive branchgovernorpresidentfederal courtsjudicial review30s
- Q8includes the right to bear armsfirst amendmentSecond Amendmentfederal courtsenumerated powers30s
- Q9power is divided between the national and state governmentsenumerated powerssecond amendmentfederalismfirst amendment30s
- Q10courts' ability to interpret constitutionality and overturn lawsbill of rightsfederalismfederal courtsjudicial review30s
- Q11In the Federalist Papers, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay supportedpresidential power over Congress and the judiciary.absolute control of states by state government.unlimited power of the federal government.division of power into three branches of government30s
- Q12The seventeenth Amendment changed how U.S. Senate positions were filled byallowing U.S. Representatives to elect senators.allowing the president to appoint senators.allowing senators to serve a life term.allowing U.S. citizens to directly elect senators30s
- Q13The Articles of the Constitution include the supremacy clause, which states thatlaws passed by the states shall be considered supreme law.people shall be free from unlawful searches and seizures.Supreme Court justices can pass amendments to the Constitution.the Constitution is the supreme law of the United States30s
- Q14The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are alike in that they bothgive enslaved persons the right to own property.take rights such as liberty away from plantation owners.allow enslaved persons to vote in their states of residence.protect the rights of former enslaved persons and their descendants30s
- Q15State governments are like federal governments in that theyhave a judiciary with courts to uphold lawsappoint a governor to head the executive branch.all have a unicameral state legislature.settle civil disputes through state agencies.30s