ISS Unit 4 Review - Branches of Government

Which of the following is a check that Congress has over the president?

• They have to approve his appointees

• They can override his veto

• They have the power to impeach him

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for being president of the United States?

• You must be at least 35 years old

• You must be a United States’ citizen from birth

• You have to have lived in the United States for 14 years

• Prior experience in the U.S. Government

What is Judicial Review?

• The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional.

• The Supreme Court avoids taking the initiative on social and political questions.

• A clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property.

• The Supreme Court shaping polices by addressing social and political issues.

The president is most likely to use an executive order to make important policy when

• Congress is dominated by the president’s party

• A compromise cannot be reached with Congress

• The Supreme Court is divided along ideological lines

• A negotiation with foreign heads of state reaches an impasse

Bureaucratic rule-making is best defined as

• legally binding decisions made by Congress to constrain regulatory agencies

• guidelines issued by government agencies, which provide specific details about how a policy will be implemented

• directions given by the president to the bureaucracy regarding how a specific policy will be applied

• review and supervision of departments and agencies conducted by congressional committees

Appointments to the federal judiciary are often contentious for which of the following reasons?

• The House of Representatives can undermine presidential authority by overriding judicial appointments.

• The president selects nominees based on political orientation, while the Senate focuses on the academic credentials of nominees.

• Federal judges are given a platform to legislate from the bench, and the Senate is hesitant about relinquishing power to the judiciary.

• Life terms for federal judges mean that presidential appointments will continue to have influence long after the president’s term is over.

Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on the precedent established by Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)?

• Leading prayers over the school’s public address system

• Publishing an editorial in the school newspaper

• Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision

• Protesting a school board decision by disrupting a school assembly

The legislative process at the national level of government reflects the intent of the framers of the Constitution to create a legislature that would be

• less powerful than the executive

• able to involve as many citizens as possible in the law making process

• slow and deliberate in the law-making process

• able to ensure that all citizens are equally represented

The map shows the outline of a congressional district. Which of the following statements best explains the motivation behind the way in which it is drawn?

• It shows the natural boundaries of each district

• It allows both political parties to equally represented in those districts

• It is drawn to favor one party over another

• It is drawn to ensure a competitive and fair race

According to the pie chart, where do most bureaucrats works?

• Homeland Security

• Postal Service

• Veterans Affairs

• Education