1. The main reason the Bill of Rights was added to the 6.

6. The United States Constitution gives certain powers

United States Constitution was to like the ability to declare war only to the Federal
Government. These powers are called
A) limit the power of state governments
B) protect individual liberties against abuse by the A) police powers B) reserved powers
Federal Government C) delegated powers D) concurrent powers
C) provide for equal treatment of all people 7. Passing marriage and divorce laws, creating vehicle
D) separate powers between the three branches of and traffic regulations, and setting high school
government graduation requirements are examples of powers
2. The Constitution includes the concepts of federalism, traditionally
checks and balances, and separation of powers A) given to local governments
because the founding fathers B) reserved to the state governments
A) feared a government with unlimited power C) delegated entirely to the federal government
B) favored the poor over the rich D) shared by the national and local governments
C) wanted to increase the powers of the states 8. A major criticism of the electoral college is that
D) hoped to expand the democratic process
A) it limits the influence of the two-party political
3. Which action illustrates the concept of checks and system
balances? B) the person who wins the popular vote may not
A) President Harry Truman issuing an executive win the election
order to desegregate the military C) it forces each political candidate to campaign in
B) Congress overriding President Richard Nixon’s every state
veto of the War Powers Act D) it makes the federal election process too
C) the House of Representatives Ethics Committee expensive
reviewing members’ financial records 9. To win a presidential election, a candidate must win a
D) President Jimmy Carter selecting Walter
Mondale as his vice presidential running mate A) two-thirds vote of the state legislatures
B) two-thirds vote in Congress
4. Presidents are prohibited from running for a third
C) majority of the popular vote
term of office by
D) majority of the electoral college vote
A) an amendment to the Constitution
10. What was the main reason the Federalists wanted to
B) the unwritten constitution replace the Articles of Confederation?
C) an Executive order
D) a law of Congress A) The president did not have the power to veto
legislation.
5. "There can be no liberty if the same man or the same B) The legislative branch created an unfair tax
group has executive, legislative, and judicial control." program.
C) The Supreme Court refused to pay
Which idea did Montesquieu support with this
Revolutionary War debts.
statement?
D) The national government was too weak to solve
A) States rights the nation's problems.
B) separation of powers
C) amendments
D) federalism