[The President] shall have power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present [agree]; and he shall nominate and ... shall appoint ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States ...

Question

Article II, Section 2, U.S. Constitution

Based on this excerpt from the U.S Constitution what is a check that the legislative branch has over the executive branch of government?

Question 4 options:

The President has power to nominate ambassadors. Ministers and Judges to office with Senate approval.

The Senate nominates ambassadors, Ministers and Judges to office.

The Supreme Court nominates senators.

The President nominates Senators to office.

Question 5 (1 point)
Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty?

Question 5 options:

"Each House shall be the Judge of Elections, Returns and Qualifications of it own Members..."

"The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second year by the people of the several states..."

"The Senate shall choose their other Officers, and also President pro tempore...."

"The TImes, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof."

Question 6 (1 point)
Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?

Question 6 options:

The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people.

The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government actions.

The division of power between federal governments and state governments.

The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional.

Question 7 (1 point)
"The great idea in Article V [of the Constitution] is that change requires two elements: . . . national agreement, as well as agreement in most of the states, that an urgent problem exists that cannot be remedied by the courts, legislatures or Congress."

—Mary Frances Berry, The New York Times, September 13, 1987

This author is expressing her opinion about —

Question 7 options:

recalling members of Congress

impeaching the President

disobeying the Supreme Court

amending the Constitution

Question 8 (1 point)
Why was the Third Amendment prohibiting the quartering of troops added to the U.S. Constitution?

Question 8 options:

To address colonial treatment by the British military

To maintain control over members of the British military

To ensure the national government could pay for the U.S military

To reinforce the need for state militias in the United States

Question 9 (1 point)
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

—U.S. Constitution, Tenth Amendment

What was the purpose of this amendment?

Question 9 options:

To encourage citizens to monitor the federal government

To prevent conflicts between state and local governments

To limit the authority of the federal government

To increase the participation of citizens in state government

Answer 1

Question 4: The President has power to nominate ambassadors. Ministers and Judges to office with Senate approval.
Question 5: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second year by the people of the several states..."
Question 6: The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional.
Question 7: amending the Constitution
Question 8: To address colonial treatment by the British military
Question 9: To limit the authority of the federal government