Executive Branch — Unit test Answers

What does Article III of the US Constitution give Congress the power to do?

Read the section from the US Constitution. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; —Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution

Read the scenario.Marysville is a new town. One of the city council’s first actions is to set up a police department.

Which part of Article II, Section 2 of the US Constitution gives presidents the power to fulfill one of their roles as chief diplomat?

What is a government’s revenue?

Who leads the executive branch of the US government?

Which court has original jurisdiction?

Read the passage by Robert Yates, who was a politician and a judge. [I]t appears that the general government, when completely organized, will absorb all those powers of the state which the framers of its constitution had declared should be only exercised by the representatives of the people of the state; . . . In a word, the new constitution will prove finally to dissolve all the power of the several state legislatures, and destroy the rights and liberties of the people; for the power of the first will be all in all, and of the latter a mere shadow and form without substance. —Robert Yates, New York Journal, Saturday, June 14, 1788

What is the main purpose of the legislative branch of the US government?

Read the scenario. Lakeside is one of the many towns located around a large lake. The lake was created years ago when a utility company built a series of dams to generate electrical power along a river that runs through part of the state. The dam nearest Lakeside is now in need of repair. Residents worry that it might fail and flood the town. They want the government to work with the utility company to fix the problem.

Who can propose a new law?

How do local governments raise most of their revenue?

In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan were elected to the US House of Representatives. All of these women were under 50 and came from diverse backgrounds.