US Government Final Review

Which qualifications for house members is NOT in the Constitution?

• must be at least 25 years old

• must have been a citizen for at least 7 years

• must live in the district being represented

• must live in the State from which chosen

The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the

• 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments

• 10th amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Equal Rights Amendment

Which colony was founded mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

• New York

The ___ is a petition procedure by which voters may remove an elected official before the completion of his or her regular term.

• referendum

• initiative

• recall

• commutation

The main purpose of the exclusionary rule is to

• deter police misconduct

• prevent people who are clearly guilty from going free

• allow certain kinds of "tainted" evidence to be used in court

• allow for honest mistakes by police officers

Members of Congress fill all of the following roles EXCEPT that of

• legislator

• committee member

• Cabinet member

• servant to constituents

Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?

• People have certain natural rights.

• God gives certain people the right to govern.

• Government can exist only with the people's permission

• The people may change or abolish the government.

Picketing is protected by the 1st and 14th amendments if it is

• done with a permit

• peaceful

• symbolic speech

• takes place on private property

The President's military powers

• are strictly limited to times of war

• are shared with Congress

• only apply to the use of the Unites States Army and its weapons

• may never be used to keep the domestic peace

The tools of the lobbyist include all of the following EXCEPT

• the voters

• reports and articles

• the mass media

• legislators