Post Test: Branches and Levels of Government
(PLATO 100% 18/18)
Assume that you are a member of a special interest group that wants to raise taxes on certain
items. Who would you present your idea to if you wanted it to be proposed as a bill?
A. a Supreme Court justice
B. the president
C. the American people
D. a senator
E. a member of the House - Answer: E.
a member of the House
Which is an example of the executive branch imposing a check on the legislature's power to
make laws?
A. A court declares a law unconstitutional.
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, B. The president vetoes a bill.
C. A bill dies in committee.
D. A member refuses to sponsor a bill written by an executive agency.
E. The president appoints a federal justice. - Answer: B.
The president vetoes a bill.
What term is typically used to describe protections guaranteed under the 1st Amendment?
A. civil rights
B. civil liberties
C. precedents
D. executive orders
E. amendments - Answer: B.
civil liberties
What is the main purpose of state legislatures?
A. to provide legislative support for Congress
B. to challenge the legality of federal laws
C. to control the legislation of local governments
D. to make and pass laws at the state level
E. to provide financial support for the federal government - Answer: D.
to make and pass laws at the state level
What was the effect of the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland?
A. It helped local governments use direct democracy.
B. It denied states the right to control local governments.
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(PLATO 100% 18/18)
Assume that you are a member of a special interest group that wants to raise taxes on certain
items. Who would you present your idea to if you wanted it to be proposed as a bill?
A. a Supreme Court justice
B. the president
C. the American people
D. a senator
E. a member of the House - Answer: E.
a member of the House
Which is an example of the executive branch imposing a check on the legislature's power to
make laws?
A. A court declares a law unconstitutional.
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, B. The president vetoes a bill.
C. A bill dies in committee.
D. A member refuses to sponsor a bill written by an executive agency.
E. The president appoints a federal justice. - Answer: B.
The president vetoes a bill.
What term is typically used to describe protections guaranteed under the 1st Amendment?
A. civil rights
B. civil liberties
C. precedents
D. executive orders
E. amendments - Answer: B.
civil liberties
What is the main purpose of state legislatures?
A. to provide legislative support for Congress
B. to challenge the legality of federal laws
C. to control the legislation of local governments
D. to make and pass laws at the state level
E. to provide financial support for the federal government - Answer: D.
to make and pass laws at the state level
What was the effect of the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland?
A. It helped local governments use direct democracy.
B. It denied states the right to control local governments.
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