Study Guide Chapters 2 and 3 Test

Study Guide Chapters 2 and 3 Test

Name_____________________________ Period_____________

Define the following words

Delegated powers, legislative powers, judicial branch, cabinet, majority rule, reserved powers, repeal, concurrent powers, federalism

Answer Yes or No for the following

1. Every country in the world has some form of govt. 2.1

2. The power to charter banks is a concurrent power. 3.1

3. Does the term federal system refer to state govts? 3.1

4. Was govt. by popular sovereignty one of the goals for the framers of the Constitution? 3.1

Answer the following

5. Who were the federalists? 2.3

6. What established the US federal system of govt? 2.3

7. Why was it difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation? 2.2

8. If national laws are to be carried out what branch is in charge of that?2.3

9. What is the form of govt. in the US sometimes called? 2.1

10. Under the Articles of Confederation could the US govt. pay the soldiers who fought in the war? Yes or No? 2.2

11. What two houses were created in the Great Compromise? 2.3

12. What are 3 examples of delegated powers? 2.3

13. What is the basic ideals of the American Govt? 3.1

14. Yes or No is “to form a more perfect union” one of the goals of the Constitution? 3.1

15. What powers do the state and federal govt. share? 3.1

16. What are the concurrent powers and who do they belong to? List examples 3.1

17. What are the reserved powers and who do they belong to? List examples

18. Why does our republic work successfully because of majority rule or minority rule? 3.1

19. Yes or No does the legislative branch interpret laws? 3.2

20. What is the most important feature of the Constitution? 3.3

21. Describe why the President’s cabinet is an unwritten rule? 3.3