12.1.22

Fill in the Blank

The "sole power of impeachment" belongs to ??????

Multiple Choice

Who drew this 1754 cartoon?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Hancock

• John Adams

• Theodore Geissel

Multiple Choice

Harold Lasswell defined politics as a competition about who gets what, _____, and how.

• when

• where

• at what cost

• who doesn't get "it"

Multiple Choice

What was the major problem of the Articles of Confederation?

• no power to tax

• no legislative branch

• no power to borrow money

• no power to make traties

Multiple Choice

The United States Government is considered

a federal system because

• national laws must be passed by both

  houses of Congress

• powers are divided between the state

  and national governments

• the states are guaranteed a republican

  form of government

• the President is selected by the Electoral

  College

Multiple Choice

What state was absent at the 1787 "Constitutional Convention" in Philadelphia?

• Rhode Island

• North Carolina

• New York

• Maryland

• Delaware

Multiple Choice

Accusation of a government official of wrongdoing:

• indictment

• impeachment

• inauguration

• imperilment

• inebriation

Multiple Choice

What is the term of office for federal judges?

• life

• four years

• eight years

• ten years

• they serve until the POTUS who appointed them is out of office

Multiple Choice

Which US state currently has the lowest population?

(Population: 581,813)

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• Wyoming

• Rhode Island

Multiple Choice

As a result of the last US Census in 2020, North Carolina gained a seat in the US House and in the Electoral College vote. What is the current number of electors NC has in the Electoral College?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

• 17

Multiple Choice

Affirmative action, also known as “________ discrimination,” is a government policy that is designed to help minorities and disadvantaged groups in finding employment, getting admissions at universities, and obtaining housing.

• positive

• neutral

• negative

• racial

• equity

Multiple Choice

These TWO STATES both use an alternative method of distributing their electoral votes, called the Congressional District Method.

• Maine

  &

  Alaska

• Kansas

  &

  Nebraska

• Vermont

  &

  New Hampshire

• Maine

  &

  Nebraska

• Puerto Rico

  &

  Guam

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a violation of someone's Fifth Amendment rights?

• subjecting them to cruel & unusual punishment

• forcing them to testify against themselves

• denying them their freedom of speech

• denying them a fair trial in front of a jury

Multiple Choice

An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.

• habeas corpus

• ex post facto

• e pluribus unum

• esse quam videri

• quid pro quo

Multiple Choice

Laws that declare an action to be illegal after it has been committed

• habeas corpus

• quid pro quo

• ex post facto

• e pluribus unum

• grandfather clauses

Multiple Choice

Through this Constitutional clause, Congress can regulate trade between nations, between states, and among Indian tribes.

• Commerce Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• Privileges and Immunities Clause

• Regulatory Trade Clause

Multiple Choice

The power to declare war belongs to.....?

• the Congress

  (House & Senate both must approve with a simple majority vote)

• the POTUS

  (with the consent of the VP)

• POTUS recommends, Senate must approve

• POTUS recommends, SCOTUS must approve (with 2/3 majority vote)

Multiple Choice

Constitution's requirement that each state accept the licenses, public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state:

• Interstate Relations Clause

• Cooperative Intrastate Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

• State Congeniality Clause

Multiple Choice

Which of the following US Presidents was NOT impeached?

• Andrew Johnson

• Bill Clinton

• Richard Nixon

• Donald Trump

Multiple Choice

What is a possible result of an “off-year” ("mid-term") election?

• The president may be forced to resign.

• The political power of Congress increases.

• The power base of Congress may change.

• The Constitution may change.

• An entirely new Senate is elected.

Multiple Choice

North Carolina uses a _______________ electoral system, which means that all of a state’s electoral votes go to the winner of the popular vote in that state.

• "Ranked Choice Voting"

• "Competitive Runoff"

• “Winner-Take-All”

• "Rock the Vote"

• "Super-majority"

Multiple Choice

Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas (born November 24, 1959) is a Cuban-American government official and attorney who has served as the seventh United States secretary of homeland security since February 2, 2021.

Mayorkas was born in Havana, Cuba to two Cuban parents. Shortly after the Cuban Revolution his family fled to Florida and later settled in California. He graduated from UC Berkeley in history with honors, subsequently earning his J.D. from Loyola Marymount University. After law school, Mayorkas worked as an Assistant United States Attorney and was appointed the United States attorney for the Central District of California in Los Angeles during the administration of President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, where he oversaw the prosecution of high-profile criminal cases.

WHY can Mr. Mayorkas NOT be the POTUS?

• He was born in a communist nation

• He is not an American citizen

• He is not a native-born US citizen

• His parents opposed the Castro Regime

• He oversaw the prosecution of high-profile criminal cases

Multiple Choice

In the United States, political parties nominate one candidate each for President of the United States and for Vice President of the United States. These candidates attempt to win presidential elections by taking a majority of the electoral vote. The two candidates together are known as ______.

• the team

• executive partners

• a ticket

• a political partnership

Multiple Choice

What provision of the constitution says that the government shall not create/support/favor a national religion?

• Necessary & Proper Clause

• Establishment Clause

• Free Exercise Clause

• Supremacy Clause