Government Final Exam Review

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Options (12)

President must update Congress on the State of the Union

Presidents have broad "executive powers."

Presidents can only serve two terms.

Political parties nominate candidates.

Congressional leadership goes to the party with the most votes.

Presidents must answer questions from the media and public.

Elections for Congress are in November,

Elections for state leaders are in November.

There is a State Department

There is a Department of Veteran's Affairs

There is a Supreme Court

There are other federal courts.

Is it in the Constitution?

Yes!

No!

Match

Our election process has changed several times through Constitutional Amendment. Match each amendment to the change it made.

• 12

• 17

• 24

President & VP get elected together.

Senators are elected, not appointed.

Poll taxes are illegal.

• President & VP get elected together.

• Senators are elected, not appointed.

• Poll taxes are illegal.

Match

All of these rights have to do with voting! Choose which citizens' votes were guaranteed by each amendment.

• 15

• 19

• 26

Men, regardless of race.

Women

People 18+

• Men, regardless of race.

• Women

• People 18+

Match

Match each amendment to the liberties it promises.

• Speech, religion, petition the govenrment, press.

• No unfair search and siezure.

• No cruel and unusual punishment.

• No slavery or involuntary servitude.

• Right of Citizens 18 and older to vote.

First Amendment

Fourth Amendment

Eighth Amendment

Thirteenth Amendment

15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments

Multiple Choice

Which branch can veto a bill?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

Which branch can veto a bill?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the system of checks and balances is to prevent

• any branch from becoming too powerful

• people from losing their rights

• states from losing more power

• the government from changing the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Which branch can override a veto?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

This branch interprets the meaning of laws that have been created.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

This branch enforces the laws that are in the federal government.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

What role does media play in shaping public opinion and influencing political processes?

• It has no role in shaping public opinion and influencing political processes

• It provides information to citizens, helping them make informed decisions

• It only highlights certain issues but does not influence public discourse

• It has a negative impact on democracy

Multiple Choice

What is one function of political parties?

• to lobby public officials to support the party's policies

• to critique the actions of public officials from their own party

• to reduce debate on controversial issues

• to get candidates elected to public office

Multiple Choice

What term refers to the problems the government leaders consider most important and receive the most attention?

• Interest groups

• PAC

• Public opinion

• Policy agenda

Multiple Choice

Which civic action demonstrates the most fundamental responsibility of citizens in a democracy?

• Volunteering at a community food bank

• Signing a petition on a college campus

• Registering with the selective serivce

• voting in a presidential election

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Bill is proposed in the House or Senate

Bill is read on the floor & referred to committee

Bill comes back to the chamber and is passed.

Bill repeats the process in the second chamber.

Bill is signed into law by the President.

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Options (12)

2 year terms

6 year terms

4 year terms

lifetime appointment

must be 25

Must be 30

Must be 35

All elected at the same time.

1/3 elected every 2 years

natural born citizen

14 years of citizenship

7 years of citizenship

Put each phrase into the branch of government it describes.

House

Senate

President

Judges

Match

• Lets a state write a Constitution

• Admits a state to the U.S.

• Voters in a state must approve this.

Enabling Act

Act of Admission

State Constitution

• Enabling Act

• Act of Admission

• State Constitution

Match

Know your terms:

• Jurisdiction

• Prosecutor

• Appeal

• State Supreme Court

• U.S. Supreme Court

Ability to legally decide a case.

Person filing a criminal case.

Asking a court to check for mistakes.

HIghest court in the state system.

Highest court in the federal system.

• Ability to legally decide a case.

• Person filing a criminal case.

• Asking a court to check for mistakes.

• HIghest court in the state system.

• Highest court in the federal system.

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?

• It established the U.S. Supreme Court’s jurisdiction in cases between states.

• It established the U.S. Supreme Court’s right of judicial review in federal cases.

• It overturned the practice of “separate but equal” in schools.

• It was the first case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Multiple Choice

What lesson did state courts learn from the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright?

• Minors are entitled to many of the same "due process" rights as adults

• Evidence cannot be presented in a court trial if obtained by police in an unlawful search

• Suspects must be informed of their 5th and 6th amendment rights prior to police interrogation

• A person accused of a felony who cannot afford an attorney is entitled to have one appointed by the court

Multiple Choice

Gibbons v. Ogden determined that only the national government can regulate __________.

• Judicial Review
• Railroads were illegal
• The National Bank
• Interstate Commerce