Chapter 2 and 3 Quiz

A  The Court gave a very restricted definition of Congress’s delegated and implied powers.

B  The Court declared that a national bank was unconstitutional.

C  The Court announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers’ design.

D  The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers.

A  Antifederalists.

B  Progressives.

C  Whigs.

D  Federalists.

A  War of 1812

B  Cold War

C  Civil War

D  Great Depression

A  Every state but one (Texas) allowed same-sex couples to be legally married.

B  No state government had ever allowed same-sex couples to be legally married.

C  No state government had ever passed a law prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married.

D  Thirteen states had passed laws prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married.

A  full faith and credit clause of the Constitution.

B  supremacy clause of the Constitution.

C  Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.

D  Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. Virginia.

A  shared by both state and federal governments.

B  under the complete authority of local governments.

C  under the complete authority of state governments.

D  under the complete authority of the federal government.

A  block

B  categorical

C  formula

D  general revenue

A  Article I

B  First Amendment

C  Tenth Amendment

D  Preamble

A  provided temporary legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

B  prohibited the detention of undocumented children captured along the border of Mexico and the United States.

C  provided legal status and work permits to undocumented immigrants who were parents of U.S. citizens.

D  provided full citizenship to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

A  John Hancock

B  John Adams

C  Thomas Jefferson

D  Samuel Adams

A  two years

B  barring impeachment, life

C  four years

D  six years

A  too many elections would be difficult for the states to run.

B  this would make members of the Senate more responsive to the preferences of their constituents.

C  the state legislatures would conspire with each other to elect a Senate dominated by a single party.

D  this was a way to make the Senate resistant to popular pressure.

A  the courts to decide on the constitutionality of actions taken by the other branches of government.

B  the states to review the constitutionality of federal actions and laws.

C  the courts to review and edit pieces of legislation before they are voted on in Congress.

D  Congress to review the decisions of the federal courts.

A  the Bill of Rights

B  Article I, Section 8

C  Article III, Section 2

D  Article II, Section 1

A  five British soldiers were killed by an angry mob of colonists protesting outside the seat of the colonial government in Boston.

B  50 British soldiers were killed by an angry mob of colonists protesting outside the seat of the colonial government in Boston.

C  50 colonists were killed by British soldiers outside the seat of the colonial government in Boston.

D  five colonists were killed by British soldiers outside the seat of the colonial government in Boston.

A  changing the jurisdiction of the federal courts

B  adding to or subtracting from the total number of federal judges

C  choosing which cases will be heard before the Supreme Court

D  creating new lower-level federal courts

A  to appoint judges

B  to regulate interstate commerce

C  to receive ambassadors

D  to abolish state boundaries