U.S. GOVERNMENT RELIABLE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called? - Bill of rights
What are the four ways to ammend the constitution? - 1) passage in the senate and
supreme court by 2/3 vote
2) acceptance by 3/4 vote of the legislatures
3) passage in the national convention called by congress in response to petitions by 2/3
of the states
4) acceptance by conventions called in 3/4 of the states
What power does the judicial branch have over both the legislative and executive
branches of government? - Can declare laws unconstitutional
What power does the executive branch have over the judicial branch? - The president
appoints all federal judges
What power does the legislative branch have over the executive branch? - - Approves
or disapproves of the appointments that the president makes
- can investigate the executive branch
- the Senate must approve treaties that the president makes
What powers does the legislative branch have over the judicial branch? - - must
approve of the president's choice of judges to the judicial branch
- may propose constitutional amendments to overturn judicial decisions
What power does the legislative branch have over both the executive and judicial
branch? - impeachment powers over all federal officers
What power does the judicial branch have over the executive branch? - Supreme court
justices cannot be fired by the president
What makes up the legislative branch? - Two houses of congress - the senate and the
house of reps
What makes up the judicial branch? - The supreme court
What makes up the executive branch? - President, Vice President, Cabinet
Fill in the blank:
, The declaration of independence was written primarily by Thomas ____________ but
reflected the philosophical belief about natural rights (life, liberty, etc.) that had been
adressed by John ________________. - Jefferson
Locke
Federalism is best defined as a system of government.... - in which power is divided
between a national government and lower level governments
Fill in the blank:
The specific powers granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. constitution
are called the _________ powers. - expressed
In a federal government system, governmental responsibilities are... - Shared by both
state and federal governments
Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal
republic? - tenth
Fill in the blank:
__________ powers exist when both the state and national governments share
authority on given matters - Concurrent
Fill in the blank:
A state government's authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of its citizens is
called the __________ power - police
The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) was significant because
it..... - Required that all states offer marriage licenses to same sex couples
Which clause in the U.S. constitution affirms that national laws and treaties are the
supreme law of the land? - the supremacy clause
The full faith and credit clause of the Constitution requires...... - states to honor each
other's public acts and legal decisions
What do we call the powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment, that are neither
delegated to the national government nor denied to the states? - reserved powers
What is the purpose of the tenth amendment? - to limit the powers of the central
government by establishing reserved powers for states and individuals
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called? - Bill of rights
What are the four ways to ammend the constitution? - 1) passage in the senate and
supreme court by 2/3 vote
2) acceptance by 3/4 vote of the legislatures
3) passage in the national convention called by congress in response to petitions by 2/3
of the states
4) acceptance by conventions called in 3/4 of the states
What power does the judicial branch have over both the legislative and executive
branches of government? - Can declare laws unconstitutional
What power does the executive branch have over the judicial branch? - The president
appoints all federal judges
What power does the legislative branch have over the executive branch? - - Approves
or disapproves of the appointments that the president makes
- can investigate the executive branch
- the Senate must approve treaties that the president makes
What powers does the legislative branch have over the judicial branch? - - must
approve of the president's choice of judges to the judicial branch
- may propose constitutional amendments to overturn judicial decisions
What power does the legislative branch have over both the executive and judicial
branch? - impeachment powers over all federal officers
What power does the judicial branch have over the executive branch? - Supreme court
justices cannot be fired by the president
What makes up the legislative branch? - Two houses of congress - the senate and the
house of reps
What makes up the judicial branch? - The supreme court
What makes up the executive branch? - President, Vice President, Cabinet
Fill in the blank:
, The declaration of independence was written primarily by Thomas ____________ but
reflected the philosophical belief about natural rights (life, liberty, etc.) that had been
adressed by John ________________. - Jefferson
Locke
Federalism is best defined as a system of government.... - in which power is divided
between a national government and lower level governments
Fill in the blank:
The specific powers granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. constitution
are called the _________ powers. - expressed
In a federal government system, governmental responsibilities are... - Shared by both
state and federal governments
Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal
republic? - tenth
Fill in the blank:
__________ powers exist when both the state and national governments share
authority on given matters - Concurrent
Fill in the blank:
A state government's authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of its citizens is
called the __________ power - police
The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) was significant because
it..... - Required that all states offer marriage licenses to same sex couples
Which clause in the U.S. constitution affirms that national laws and treaties are the
supreme law of the land? - the supremacy clause
The full faith and credit clause of the Constitution requires...... - states to honor each
other's public acts and legal decisions
What do we call the powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment, that are neither
delegated to the national government nor denied to the states? - reserved powers
What is the purpose of the tenth amendment? - to limit the powers of the central
government by establishing reserved powers for states and individuals
