BUL 2241 CH4, Ch 5 & 6 T/F Section
Questions and All Correct Answers.
A body of principles that establishes the structure of a government and the relationship of the
government to the people who are governed is called: - Answer a constitution
The bicameral body in the U.S. government: - Answer is the national legislature or Congress
Identify a true statement about the executive branch of government. - Answer It has the
function of executing the laws
Members of the Senate: - Answer are popularly elected for a term of six years
The ban on adopting ex post facto laws: - Answer * applies to the federal government
* applies to the government of the states
* makes it unconstitutional to criminalize an act that has already been committed but was not
criminal when it was committed
Article V of the U.S. Constitution gives the procedure for amending the Constitution. If the
Constitution is amended following this procedure, it can be said that the Constitution has been
amended: - Answer expressly
The U.S. Supreme Court has made the greatest changes to the written Constitution, and these
changes have been brought about by __________. - Answer judicial interpretation
Which of the following statements is true of the taxing power of the federal government as
provided by the federal Constitution? - Answer The states can only impose taxes based on
what the federal Constitution permits and not what their own individual constitutions and
statutes permit
The living Constitution has the following characteristics EXCEPT: - Answer strong state
governments
In 1937, the U.S. Supreme Court began expanding the scope of the commerce clause of the
Constitution by: - Answer developing a precedent for the passage of federal statutes with a
broad interpretation of what constituted interstate commerce
Questions and All Correct Answers.
A body of principles that establishes the structure of a government and the relationship of the
government to the people who are governed is called: - Answer a constitution
The bicameral body in the U.S. government: - Answer is the national legislature or Congress
Identify a true statement about the executive branch of government. - Answer It has the
function of executing the laws
Members of the Senate: - Answer are popularly elected for a term of six years
The ban on adopting ex post facto laws: - Answer * applies to the federal government
* applies to the government of the states
* makes it unconstitutional to criminalize an act that has already been committed but was not
criminal when it was committed
Article V of the U.S. Constitution gives the procedure for amending the Constitution. If the
Constitution is amended following this procedure, it can be said that the Constitution has been
amended: - Answer expressly
The U.S. Supreme Court has made the greatest changes to the written Constitution, and these
changes have been brought about by __________. - Answer judicial interpretation
Which of the following statements is true of the taxing power of the federal government as
provided by the federal Constitution? - Answer The states can only impose taxes based on
what the federal Constitution permits and not what their own individual constitutions and
statutes permit
The living Constitution has the following characteristics EXCEPT: - Answer strong state
governments
In 1937, the U.S. Supreme Court began expanding the scope of the commerce clause of the
Constitution by: - Answer developing a precedent for the passage of federal statutes with a
broad interpretation of what constituted interstate commerce
