Unit 2 review

Front

Who is the president of the Senate? Options: The speaker, The president, The vice president, the president pro tempore

Back

The vice president

Front

What does NOT contribute to incumbency advantage? Options: Supreme Court precedents on cases involving incumbancy, names of candidates are fresh in voters' minds, more media coverage, a record of providing benefits and legislation to a district or state

Back

Supreme Court precedents on cases involving incumbancy

Front

Which SCOTUS case focuses on malapportionment? Options: Baker vs Carr, Shaw vs Reno, Marbury vs Madison

Back

Baker vs Carr

Front

Which SCOTUS case focuses on the constitutionality of creating districts based on race?

Back

Shaw vs Reno

Front

What precedent did Marbury vs Madison set?

Back

Judicial Review

Front

What is the "Rule of Four"?

Back

Pertains to how SCOTUS grants a writ of certiorari.

Front

What is check that the Legislative Branch exerts over the Bureaucracy?

Back

Oversite and congressional hearings on Bureaucratic decisions

Front

Which of the following statements about Federalist 78 is incorrect?
It was authored by Alexander Hamilton,
It supports the idea of life tenure for federal judges,
It advocates for an energetic chief executive,
It describes the judiciary as the least dangerous branch

Back

It advocates for an energetic chief executive.

Front

What is the job of the executive branch?

Back

Puts the nation's laws into effect.

Front

What is NOT a constitutionally enumerated qualification to be president? 35 years old, natural born US citizen, 14 years living in the US, Never having been impeached

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Never having been impeached