Unit 2 Evaluation Evaluation 2 American Government 1: Theories, Policies and Politics (SSTH 037 059) This evaluation will cover the lessons in this unit. It is open book, meaning you can use your textbook, syllabus, and other course materials. You will need to understand, analyze, and apply the information you have learned in order to answer the questions correctly. To submit the evaluation, follow the directions provided. Multiple-Choice Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. _____ 1. Which amendment prevents the United States Government from depriving people of liberty without due process of law? a. b. c. d. _____ 2. The concept of limited government is also referred to as a. b. c. d. _____ democracy. popular sovereignty. constitutionalism. capitalism. 3. A presidential system of government is based on a. b. c. d. _____ the 15th amendment the 5th Amendment the 8th Amendment the 10th Amendment a centralized government. rule of law. oligarchy. separation of powers. 4. The ability of one branch of government to prevent excessive action on the part of another is a. b. c. d. Unit 2 Evaluation a check or balance. unnecessary in democracy. necessary for democracy to exist. the essence of federalism. SSTH 037 _____ 5. The power of __________ is the power of the courts to determine whether the government is following the Constitution. a. b. c. d. _____ judicial review executive sanction executive order overriding a veto 6. Which constitutional amendment provides the basis for federalism in the United States? a. b. c. d. _____ 7. How many state legislatures need to ratify an amendment to the Constitution? a. b. c. d. _____ two-thirds three-fifths one-half three-fourths 8. What effect did the Bill of Rights have on the Constitution? a. b. c. d. _____ the 9th Amendment the 3rd Amendment the 7th Amendment the 10th Amendment It limited the power of the government. It expanded the power of the government. It made the Constitution possible by overruling the Articles of Confederation. It expanded the judicial branch of government at the expense of the executive. 9. Which constitutional amendment protects prisoners from cruel and unusual punishment? a. b. c. d. the 1st Amendment the 2nd Amendment the 8th Amendment the 13th Amendment _____ 10. Which constitutional amendment is known as the Implied Rights Amendment? a. b. c. d. Unit 2 Evaluation the 9th Amendment the 4th Amendment the 3rd Amendment the 1st Amendment SSTH 037 _____ 11. Which constitutional amendment prevents a police officer from searching a private home without a warrant? a. b. c. d. the 4th Amendment the 9th Amendment the 10th Amendment the 2nd Amendment _____ 12. A(n) __________ is a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state. a. b. c. d. treaty executive agreement senatorial courtesy quorum _____ 13. A(n) __________ is a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states. a. b. c. d. treaty executive agreement senatorial courtesy quorum _____ 14. In the United States, the formal selection of the President is made by the a. b. c. d. voters. Senate. House of Representatives. electoral college. _____ 15. Which United States Supreme Court Justice first implemented the practice of judicial review? a. b. c. d. John Marshall Alexander Hamilton James Madison William E. Gladstone _____ 16. In the United States, the heads of the fifteen executive departments make up the a. b. c. d. Unit 2 Evaluation Senate. Supreme Court. Cabinet. electoral college. SSTH 037 _____ 17. The first article of the Constitution deals with a. b. c. d. Congress. the President. the Supreme Court. the states. _____ 18. __________ is the principle that government must be conducted according to constitutional principles. a. b. c. d. Prohibition Constitutionalism Confederation Parliamentarianism _____ 19. The concept of “rule of law” holds a. b. c. d. _____ 20 that the rules of government are all included in the Constitution. that there should be distinctly different powers for each branch of government. that the Supreme Court can rule on arguments between states. government and its officers, in all that they do, are always subject to the law. The President is part of the a. b. c. d. legislative branch. executive branch. judicial branch. military branch. _____ 21. The branch of government responsible for the administration of laws is the a. b. c. d. legislative branch. executive branch. judicial branch. military branch. _____ 22. The doctrine of the separation of powers was intended to a. b. c. d. create a strong central government. limit the powers of the government. give the state governments more power. do all of the above. _____ 23. The power of the President to reject laws passed by Congress is the __________ power. a. b. c. d. Unit 2 Evaluation override partisan judicial review veto SSTH 037 _____ 24. Which branch of government brings charges of impeachment against the President? a. b. c. d. judicial branch House of Representatives Senate executive branch _____ 25. Which branch of government can declare a law passed by Congress unconstitutional? a. b. c. d. executive branch judicial branch legislative branch ratification branch _____ 26. Which branch of government appoints Supreme Court justices? a. b. c. d. executive branch House of Representatives Senate judicial branch _____ 27. Two presidents that were impeached were a. b. c. d. Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton. Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson. Richard Nixon and Warren G. Harding. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. _____ 28. Which branch of government must approve a presidential appointment? a. b. c. d. executive branch House of Representatives Senate judicial branch _____ 29. Which court case established the practice of judicial review? a. b. c. d. McCulloch v. Maryland Marbury v. Madison Madison v. Jefferson Gibbons v. Ogden _____ 30. The division of power among a central government and several regional governments is called a. b. c. d. Unit 2 Evaluation unitary. confederation. federalism. auxiliary. SSTH 037 _____ 31. What is NOT a method for amending the Constitution? a. proposed by two-thirds vote in each house of Congress and ratified by three fourths of the state legislatures b. proposed by Congress and ratified by conventions in three-fourths of the States c. proposed at a national convention called by Congress as the request of two thirds of the state legislatures and ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures d. proposed by the President and ratified by a majority vote of the people in threefourths of the States _____ 32. The 26th Amendment was added in 1971 during the war in Vietnam. It gave __________ -year-olds the right to vote. a. b. c. d. 17 18 19 21 _____ 33. The 27th Amendment is the most recent; it forbids members of Congress from raising their own pay during a current term. Who originally wrote this amendment? a. b. c. d. James Madison Abraham Lincoln Franklin D. Roosevelt William Rehnquist _____ 34. The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, which prohibited a. b. c. d. alcohol. women’s suffrage. gambling. cruel and unusual punishment. _____ 35. The Constitution’s provisions can be changed without changing the actual words through a. b. c. d. the amendment process. basic legislation. the ratification process. constitutional principles. _____ 36. Even though they are an important part of our government today, most of the Framers were opposed to a. b. c. d. Unit 2 Evaluation newspapers. treaties. elections. political parties. SSTH 037 _____ 37. __________ is a basic principle of the Constitution: that government has only those powers that the people give it. a. b. c. d. Parliamentary Limited government Federalism Checks and balances _____ 38. The right to bear arms is guaranteed in the a. b. c. d. 1st Amendment. 2nd Amendment. 3rd Amendment. 4th Amendment. _____ 39. The right to a speedy trial with an impartial jury is guaranteed in the a. b. c. d. 6th Article. 6th Amendment. 7th Amendment. 8th Amendment. _____ 40. The 5th Amendment guarantees that a. b. c. d. a person will not be tried twice for the same crime. a person will have protection from excessive fines. a person will have protection from excessive bail. a person can sue another state in a federal court. _____ 41. The amendment that granted women the right to vote was the a. b. c. d. 14th Amendment. 19th amendment. 22nd Amendment. 27th Amendment. _____ 42. A senator must be at least a. b. c. d. 25 years old. 30 years old. 35 years old. 40 years old. _____ 43. The branch of government that is responsible for creating lower courts is the a. b. c. d. Unit 2 Evaluation executive branch. judicial branch. federal branch. legislative branch. SSTH 037 _____ 44. The power to provide and maintain a Navy is given to a. b. c. d. the President. the Legislative Branch. the Cabinet. the Pentagon. _____ 45. The President of the Senate shall be the a. b. c. d. Vice President of the United States. the Speaker of the House. the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. the President of the United States. _____ 46. The members of the House of Representatives shall be elected a. b. c. d. every two years. every four years. every six years. every eight years. _____ 47. Establishing the Constitution required the ratification of __________ states. a. b. c. d. 7 8 9 13 _____ 48. The 10th Amendment states that the “powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the __________. a. b. c. d. Congress city mayors town councils states or the people _____ 49. The right to life, liberty, and property are guaranteed in the a. b. c. d. 5th and 14th Amendments. 5th and 12th Amendments. 8th and 12th Amendments. 11th and 15th Amendments. _____ 50. Which amendment allows trial by jury in civil court cases? a. b. c. d. 3rd Amendment 5th Amendment 7th Amendment 11th Amendment Carefully check your answers on this evaluation and make any corrections you feel are necessary. When you are satisfied that you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Please refer to the information sheet that came with your course materials. Unit 2 Evaluation SSTH 037
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