Miss ButcherAim: How do we review the US constitution for

the regents exam? Do Now:1. Have your review sheets and vocabulary on

your desk to be graded2. Why did the colonists decide to abandon the

Articles of Confederation?

HW: As per website

Question 11. Which newspaper headline shows the operation of the

system of checks and balances?

(1) “Senate Rejects President’s Choice of Supreme Court Justice”(2) “Florida To Gain Two Seats in the United States House of Representatives”(3) “Albany County Receives $4 Million from Congress for Transportation Development”(4) “New York State Rejects Federal Regulations on Drug Testing”

Question 22. The change to the direct election of senators, thelowering of the voting age to eighteen, and theestablishment of a two-term limit for presidentsare all examples of the use of

(1) judicial review(2) checks and balances(3) executive privilege(4) the amendment process

Question 3

3. One reason the United States Constitution isconsidered a flexible document is that it

(1) can be rewritten every ten years(2) allows for the creation of a multiparty political system(3) gives the states the power to change federal laws(4) includes the elastic clause

Question 4

4. The due process clause in the 5th Amendment and the right to an attorney in the 6th Amendment were designed to

(1) protect freedom of expression(2) assure that laws are properly enacted(3) ensure fair treatment for those accused ofcrimes(4) provide for judicial review of laws

Question 55 • Congress proposes an amendment legalizing an income tax. • The Supreme Court rules that the income tax is unconstitutional.These events illustrate the use of

(1) delegated powers(2) checks and balances(3) judical legislation(4) the unwritten constitution

Question 66. To avoid having too much power concentrated in

one branch of government, the framers of the constitution

established

(1) a bicameral national legislature(2) division of power among different levels of

government

(3) the system of two political parties

(4) the system of checks and balances

Question 77. Which governmental action illustrates the system of

checks and balances? (1) a senator helping a governor solve a stateproblem(2) the president negotiating a trade agreementwith foreign diplomats(3) the Senate ratifying a peace treaty(4) Congress raising taxes to pay for federalprograms

Question 8

8. Which feature must a nation have to be

considered a democracy?

 

(1) a strong president

(2) citizen participation in government

(3) elected judges to conduct trials

(4) a set of laws

Question 9

9. The Supreme Court has the power to

 

(1) control the federal budget

(2) vote to end a tie in the Senate

(3) approve presidential appointments

(4) interpret the Constitution

Question 10

10. The framers of the United States Constitution included the concepts of federalism, checks and balances, and separation of powers in the document because they

 (1) feared a government with unlimited power(2) favored the poor over the rich(3) wanted to increase the powers of the states(4) hoped to expand the democratic process

Question 11

11. The power of judicial review allows the Supreme Court to

(1) repeal amendments to the Constitution

(2) determine the constitutionality of a law

(3) break tie votes in the electoral college

(4) impeach the president and other high-level

officials

Question 1212. “. . . it is the opinion of this committee that a national

government ought to be established consisting of a Supreme Legislature, Judiciary,

and Executive. . . .”— Resolution submitted by Edmund Randolph, delegate to the

Constitutional Convention, 1787 In adopting this resolution, the framers of the Constitution showed their belief in the idea of

 (1) judicial review(2) an elastic clause(3) States rights(4) separation of powers

Question 1313. To provide for change, the authors of the

United States Constitution included the amendment process and the

 

(1) commerce clause

(2) elastic clause

(3) supremacy clause

(4) naturalization clause

Question 14

14. Judicial review gives the United States Supreme Court the power to

 

(1) declare state laws unconstitutional

(2) override a congressional veto

(3) impeach and remove the president from

office

(4) approve treaties with foreign nations

Question 15

15. The first amendment of the Constitution deals primarily with

 

(1) states’ rights

(2) property rights

(3) rights of the accused

(4) rights of self-expression

Question 16

16. Judicial review, as practiced by the federal courts, resulted directly from

 

(1) the decisions of colonial governors

(2) the Articles of Confederation

(3) the Bill of Rights

(4) a Supreme Court decision

Question 17

17. The first amendment guarantee of freedom of speech was added to the United States Constitution primarily because its supporters believed it was essential to

(1)discourage criticism of government policies(2) ensure the functioning of democracy(3) limit political debate in Congress(4) encourage more candidates to run for office

Question 18

18. Federalism is a term used to define the division of power between the

(1) president and the vice president

(2) Senate and the House of Representatives

(3) national and state levels of government

(4) three branches of the federal government

Question 19

19. The United States Constitution requires that a national census be taken every ten years to

(1) provide the government with informationabout voter registration(2) establish a standard for setting income tax rates(3) determine the number of members each statehas in the House of Representatives(4) decide who can vote in presidential elections

Question 20

20. According to the United States Constitution, the president has the power to

(1) nominate federal judges(2) declare war(3) grant titles of nobility(4) reverse Supreme Court decisions

Homework/ As per website

Complete review sheets 6-7

Complete the vocabulary (US History Regents Vocabulary 4-5)

View the PowerPoint presentations labeled Review 1 (11 PowerPoint presentations)