US History & Government End Of The Year Regents Review

How long is a presidential term?

• 2yrs
• 3yrs
• 4yrs
• 8yrs

What amendment limits the president to no more than two terms in office?

• 12th
• 10th
• 23rd
• 22nd

How many Electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?

• 250
• 100
• 270
• 500

Veto power allows the president to check which branch of the government?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• Federal

The Amendment stating that powers not delegated to the United States Government are reserved to the states or to the people: 

• 5th
• 17th
• 11th
• 10th

In this court case, the Court ruled that the race-based “Jim Crow” laws did not  violate the Constitution as long as the states proffered separate but equal treatment.

•   Brown v. Board of Education 
• Plessy v. Ferguson 
• Mapp v. Ohio 
• Gideon v. Wainwright

In this court case, evidence that is illegally obtained by the state may not be used against a defendant in court.

•   Mapp v. Ohio 
• Engel v. Vitale 
• Miranda v. Arizona 
• Tinker v. Des Moines

A town ordinance was put into effect on November 30^th 2015 that prohibits parking on the street after 10:00 PM on weekdays. Jonny was cited (given a ticket) for parking on the street after 10:00 PM on November 29^th 2015. What is this an example of?

• Habeas corpus
• Ex post facto
• Due Process
• Bill of attainder

In stating the principle of a “clear and present danger” in  Schenck v. U.S., the Supreme Court established that

• constitutional rights are not absolute
• the Constitution guarantees the right to privacy
• Congress can pass a law to eliminate and part of the Bill of Rights
• all individual rights are eliminated during wartime

The significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison is that the decision

• Advanced civil rights for minorities
• Upheld the constitutionality of a national bank
• Limited presidential control of foreign policy
• Established the power of judicial review