Government Final Exam

Where are potential juror names drawn from?

• voter lists

• high school enrollment records

• church attendance

• jail inmate rosters

What do counties do?

• maintain jails

• assess property for tax purposes

• record births

• all of these

The Office of Attorney General is a national and state office.

• True

• False

States have certain reserved powers.

• True

• False

Executive powers are powers to ______________________ laws.

• execute

• enforce

• administer

• execute, enforce, and administer

Weakness of Articles of Confederation led to ___________________________.

• economic instability and unrest

• economic stability and peace

• economic stability and war

• economic stability and confusion

Small states were worried bigger states would get more representation in Congress.

• True

• False

Amendments can be added to the U.S. Constitution by two-thirds approval of the House and Senate, which is then sent to the states for a vote. Three-fourths of the states must affirm. Also, a Constitutional Convention can be called by two-thirds of the state legislatures.

• True

• False

What was the first government of the U.S.?

• Articles of Confederation

• Articles of Federation

• U.S. Constitution

• U.S. Radical Papers

Why do we have a bicameral legislature?

• It provides for compromise between the small and large states.

• It provides for the large states to get what they want.

• It provides for the small states to get what they want.

• It is just easier that way.