US Government and Constitutional Amendments Quiz
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What is a power specifically reserved for the states under the 10th Amendment?

  • Printing money
  • Setting the drinking age (correct)
  • Regulating interstate trade
  • Declaring war
  • Which amendment repealed Prohibition in the United States?

  • 21st Amendment (correct)
  • 18th Amendment
  • 19th Amendment
  • 15th Amendment
  • Who was the President responsible for the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court?

  • Barack Obama (correct)
  • Joe Biden
  • George W. Bush
  • Donald Trump
  • Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power of the federal government?

    <p>Setting school curricula</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment establishes the right to vote for women in the United States?

    <p>19th Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the expressed powers of the President related to foreign policy?

    <p>Make treaties with congressional approval</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which function does the Supreme Court primarily serve?

    <p>Decide on trial cases related to federal law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the roles of the President in the legislative process?

    <p>Veto or approve legislation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What power does the President hold in terms of domestic policy?

    <p>Grant reprieves and pardons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Supreme Court case ruled against racial segregation in public schools?

    <p>Brown v. Board of Education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who became the 9th Justice appointed by Joe Biden?

    <p>Ketanji Brown Jackson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main responsibility of the Chief Justice?

    <p>To preside over the Supreme Court</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following powers is NOT directly held by the President?

    <p>Deciding on trial cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key grievance of the 13 original colonies that led to tensions with Britain?

    <p>No taxation without representation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant political convention took place in Philadelphia in 1787?

    <p>The Constitutional Convention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a feature of the legislative branch as outlined in the Constitution?

    <p>Direct election of Senators</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of the legislative branch?

    <p>Pass laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What compromise was reached during the Constitutional Convention regarding governance?

    <p>Separation of powers and federalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which document asserts that 'Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed'?

    <p>The Declaration of Independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the structure of the House of Representatives?

    <p>435 members elected for two-year terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of federalism as established by the Constitution?

    <p>To distribute power between national and state governments</p> Signup and view all the answers

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