PMA2 Review

PMA2 Review

Multiple Choice

Who's job is it to nominate replacements in the President's cabinet, federal judges, ambassadors, and Supreme Court justices?

• The Executive Branch

  The President

• The Legislative Branch

  Congress

• Judicial Branch

  Supreme Court

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A system of government where the states have more power than the central government.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

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A system of government where the central government and states share power.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

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A system of government where the executive is chosen from within the legislature.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

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A system of government where the central government is supreme.

• Confederal

• Federal

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

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A form of democracy where the people vote directly on the issues. This means they do not elect representatives. Rather the citizens vote on all issues. HINT! HINT! A question like this will be on the test in a few minutes.

• Direct

• Representative

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

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The Form of government where you have a King or Queen. Its based on Hereditary rule.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Autocracy

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Was the Articles of Confederation a good Constitution?

• Yes

• No

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What did the incident called Shays Rebellion show?

• How great the Articles of Confederation was.

• How bad the Articles of Confederation was in dealing with a domestic crisis.

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True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, taxes could be collected?

• True

• False

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Under the Articles of Confederation, there was only a one house legislature with 1 vote per state. Under the Constitution what would happen?

• Stayed the same

• 2 house legislative, house of representatives and Senate

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If you see a poster like this, its an example of?

• Propaganda

• Its just a poster

• Nothing

• Vote for that person

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Bias means

• Nothing

• Equal view on everything

• Favoring one side

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A federalist would believe. Federalists like Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.

• Keeping the AOC

• Nothing

• Creating a new Constitution that had a stronger central government

• Creating a new Constitution that had a weaker central government.

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An Anti-Federalist would believe. People like Thomas Jefferson and George Mason.

• Keeping and fixing the AOC

• Creating a new Constitution with a stronger central government

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Who wanted a Bill of Rights added to the new Constitution to protect people's individual freedoms? They feared a central authority.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

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What are the two major political parties in the U.S. today?

• Republican and Whigs

• Democrats and Whigs

• Democrats and Republicans

• Republicans and Socialists party

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Which party would be for regulating (Rules) and controlling the economy and businesses?

• Republicans

• Democrats

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Which party would be for deregulating businesses and the economy?

• Republicans

• Democrats

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Which party would be for universal healthcare?

• Republicans

• Democrats

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Which party would be for low taxes?

• Republicans

• Democrats

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Lobbyists exist to assist _____ to influence decisions made by representatives in government.

• Special Interest Groups

• No one.

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A special interest group called "mothers against drunk driving." would most likely want to convince representatives in government to do what?

• Nothing

• Create laws deterring drinking and driving

• Create laws promoting drunk driving

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How many goals to the Preamble to the Constitution is there?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 6

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What does the goal "Domestic Tranquility" mean?

• Peace at home

• War at home

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What would "Justice" mean in the Preamble?

• Rule of law

• Super Heros

• Safety of citizens

• Defend the country

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This Supreme Court case demonstrated that no one was above the law, not even the President? Hint! Secret recorded tapes at the white house.

• U.S. V Nixon

• Bush V Gore

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Which Supreme Court Case involved the 2000 election that was determined by the Supreme Court getting involved to tell Florida to stop the recounting of ballots due to a 14th amendment violation.

• U.S. V Nixon

• Bush V Gore

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Can a person who became a naturalized citizen run for Congress (Senate, House of Representatives)?

• Yes

• No

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The 24th Amendment to the Constitution ended the racist policy in mostly southern states called

• Segregation

• Poll Taxes

• Equal rights

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The Voting rights act of 1965 ended racist practices like literacy tests that you had to pass in order to vote to show you were "educated". It also enforced this Constitutional Amendment.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 19th

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How many branches of government does the Constitution create?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which branch creates and make laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

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Which branch of government enforces the law?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

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Which branch interprets the law?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

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Which branch can rule a law "Unconstitutional" ?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

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Which branch can veto a bill to prevent it from becoming a law?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

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Which branch can impeach and remove a President from office?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial