Keystone Test Civics: U.S. Government Principles 4

Question 1

What power does judicial review give the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

The authority to declare laws unconstitutional

Answer

The ability to write new laws

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The power to veto executive orders

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The right to impeach the President

Question 2

Which clause of the Constitution makes federal law supreme over conflicting state laws?

Accepted Answer

The Supremacy Clause

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The Commerce Clause

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The Due Process Clause

Answer

The Elastic Clause

Question 3

How is the President of the United States formally elected?

Accepted Answer

Through the Electoral College

Answer

By a direct national popular vote

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By a majority vote in Congress

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By the governors of each state

Question 4

What right does the First Amendment NOT explicitly protect?

Accepted Answer

Freedom to bear arms

Answer

Freedom of speech

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Freedom of religion

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Freedom of the press

Question 5

Which of the following is a concurrent power shared by both federal and state governments?

Accepted Answer

Collecting taxes

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Declaring war

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Coining money

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Regulating immigration

Question 6

What is the process by which the House of Representatives can charge a federal official with wrongdoing?

Accepted Answer

Impeachment

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Filibuster

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Veto override

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Censure

Question 7

Which founding document declared that 'all men are created equal' and that people have unalienable rights?

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence

Answer

The U.S. Constitution

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The Federalist Papers

Answer

The Bill of Rights