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Chapter 9 Social Studies Test Review
The US Constitution
~Mrs. Connor
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Legislative Branch
• Who makes laws needed for the country?
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The “elastic clause” gives Congress the
power to…
pass laws needed to carry out its other powers.
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~keep any one branch from becoming too POWERFUL
The framers designed a system of checks and balances to…
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The Executive Branch
Which branch enforces and carries out federal laws?
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Judicial Branch
Which branch is responsible for
RESOLVINGdisputes
involving the law?
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The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law
unconstitutional is known as…?
Judicial Review
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A bill cannot become a law until it is…
approved by Congress and signed by the President
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The power to ratify treaties belongs to…?
The President
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The President has the power to…
veto laws passed by Congress.
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The Constitution
• What document has survived more than 200 years because
it is a strong framework for the government, BUT is also
flexible?
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What system does the diagram illustrate?
checks and balances
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- Amending the Constitution -
An amendment to the Constitution can be proposed by either the…. OR…...?
Congress or the National Convention
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There are how many ways to propose and ratify a
constitutional amendment?
FOUR
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An amendment may be ratified by ¾ of the ….?
State Legislatures
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The Preamble of the Constitution
The Preamble lists the… goals of the government
WE THE PEOPLE give authority to…?
ordinary Americans
Tranquility means…?
peace and order
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To “provide a common defense” means….?
~to protect Americans from foreign enemies
Which words mean “the creation of federal courts”?
“establish justice”“OUR POSTERITY” is our…?
descendants
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CONSTITUTIONChecks and BalancesOnly the president has the power to
___________ NSTITUTION