1. EOC Review
Goal 2

2. Objective 2.01 State Powers Federal Powers ?
Which term best completes this diagram?
Reserved powers
Balanced powers
Delegated powers
Concurrent powers

3. The president’s authority to veto laws is an example of which principle of the U.S. Constitution?
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Federalism
flexibility

4. Which power do state governments have under the U.S. Constitution?
To control trade with foreign nations
To coin and print money
To declare war
To conduct elections

5. The Constitution delegates specific powers to Congress, including which of the following powers?
Regulating drivers’ licenses
Conducting city council elections
Providing for public schools
Establishing post offices

6. Which principle in the U. S
Which principle in the U.S. Constitution means that all government power comes from the people?
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Popular sovereignty
federalism

7. Objective 2.02
How is the separation of powers emphasized in the structure of the Constitution?
By giving each branch of government its own article
By describing all government powers in one article
By writing a definition of government
By establishing checks and balances

8. Which power of Congress would help it pay the bills for supporting the military?
Regulate commerce
Declare war
Establish post offices
Collect taxes

9. What is the role of the executive branch?
To interpret the laws passed by Congress
To make the government more powerful
To limit the government’s ability to concentrate power in one place
To carry out the laws passed by Congress

10. Under the Constitution, who has the power to declare war?
The president
The Supreme Court
The Attorney General
Congress

11. Objective 2.03
Which is the most likely reason that the Constitution limits the president’s power to conduct foreign affairs?
To allow Congress to make some foreign policy decisions
To prevent the president from acting entirely on his/her own
To prohibit international trade
To encourage treaties

12. Which term names a congressional check on presidential power?
Power to declare war
Power to override vetoes
Power to impeach judges
Power to raise taxes

13. What is the role of the judicial branch of government?
To carry out laws passed by Congress
To approve presidential appointments
To rule of the validity of acts of the president
To interpret the laws passed by Congress

14. Under the Constitution, which branch has the power to approve international agreements such as the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
President’s cabinet

15. Objective 2.04
Which of the following is the formal way of changing the U.S. Constitution?
Congressional legislation
Judicial interpretation
Custom and tradition
Amendment

16. What happens if a proposed amendment is not ratified by ¾ of the states?
It could be ratified by 2/3 of the states
The president could ratify the amendment
Congress could ratify the amendment
The amendment would not be added to the Constitution

17. Which parts of the government are involved in the amendment process?
Congress and the states
Congress and the president
The president and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court and the states

18. Which article of the Constitution describes the amendment process?
Article II
Article V
Article VII
Article III

19. Which of these constitutional amendments was passed as a result of the Civil War?
14th Amendment
1st Amendment
12th Amendment
10th Amendment

20. Objective 2.05
The separate but equal doctrine in public facilities was established by which Supreme Court decision?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
Korematsu v. U.S.

21. In Korematsu v. U.S. why did the Supreme Court declare the government’s action constitutional?
It happened during wartime
It involved navigable waters
It concerned children
It was an executive order

22. Which case best illustrates the idea that the Supreme Court sometimes changes earlier decisions regarding interpretation of what is the supreme law of the land?
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
Swann v. CMS
Brown v. Board of Education

23. Which Supreme Court justice most contributed to the establishment of judicial review?
Thurgood Marshall
Roger B. Taney
John Marshall
Earl Warren

24. Which Supreme Court case did not involve a law concerning racial segregation?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Plessy v. Ferguson
Swann v. CMS
Brown v. Board of Education

25. Objective 2.06
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of the free speech rights of students in which case?
Stanford v. Kentucky
Tinker v. Des Moines
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roper v. Simmons

26. What individual right was involved in Texas v
What individual right was involved in Texas v. Johnson concerning the right to burn the U.S. flag?
Freedom of religion
Right to a jury
Freedom of speech
Right to an attorney

27. Which Supreme Court decision concerned the rights of persons accused of a crime?
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
U.S. v. NY Times
Brown v. Board of Education

28. Objective 2.07
Which of the following has undercut the constitutional principle of popular sovereignty in recent years?
Controversy over states’ rights
Judicial activism
Decline in presidential vetoes
Low voter turnout

29. A candidate must win which of the following to be elected president?
A majority in Congress
A majority of the popular vote
A majority of the electoral vote
The popular vote in Florida

30. Opponents of the PATRIOT Act would most likely argue that it violates which part of the U.S. Constitution?
Protection against unreasonable searches
Guarantee of a republican form of government
Freedom of speech
Right to bear arms

31. Objective 2.08 What is the purpose of most U.S. tariffs?
To give citizens tax exemptions
To regulate trade
To increase tax deductions
To influence domestic policy

32. Which statement is true about a progressive tax?
The higher the income is, the higher the tax rate is
It benefits the wealthy more than the poor
It is a tax on the sale of goods
Interest is taxed at a higher rate

33. Which result is most likely when high tariffs are applied to foreign goods?
Fewer imported goods
Increased exports
Lower prices for American-made products
Low wages for American workers

34. What method do governments often use to borrow money for expensive projects?
Raise taxes
Increase fees
Apply tariffs
Sell bonds

35. Objective 2.09
Which of the following terms is used to describe government income?
Profit
Revenue
Deficit
Audit

36. Meet foreign leaders Maintain embassies ? Negotiate treaties
Which executive department best completes the diagram above?
Dept. of State
Dept. of Energy
Dept. of Defense
Dept. of Agriculture

37. Under which circumstances does a government have a balanced budget?
When income is greater than expenditures
When income equals expenditures
When the government increases revenue
When the government reduces revenue

38. What power do all independent regulatory commissions have in common?
Power to determine the national budget
Power to make and enforce rules
Power to approve new taxes
Power to investigate Congress

39. Which is a frequent topic of debate concerning the federal budget?
Whether to increase tariffs
Whether to increase tax collection
Whether to sell stocks
Whether to change priorities