Government Final Exam Review

1.  Once Impeachment charges are approved, which body of government holds the trial and makes the final judgment?

• Supreme Court
• House of representatives
• Senate
• Presidents Cabinet

1.  Which of the following is NOT a right listed in the Bill of Rights?

• right to vote
• A.  protection from unreasonable search & seizure
• free speech
• freedom of religion

1.  This branch of government is the final authority on the meaning of the Constitution as applied to laws.

• legislative
• congress
• executive
• supreme court

1.  During a presidential election, the candidates are technically elected by the

• media
• congress
• supreme court
• electoral college

1.  The Founders believed the voters should be

• politicians
• the same religion
• all u.s. citizens
• white male property owners

1.  This guarantees that government cannot abuse the rights of individuals.

• picketing
• free exercise clause
• electoral college
• Bill of Rights

1.  Supreme Court Justices reach the Court through

• senate appointment
• presidential appointment
• electoral college
• popular vote

The celebrated decision in this case gave the Supreme Court judicial review

• Slaughterhouse Case
•    McCulloch v. Maryland 
•    Marbury v. Madison 
• plessy v. Ferguson

This is a power of the congress to check the president

• veto override
• veto
• reprieve
• executive order

Senators are elected for 

• 2 year term
• 4 year term
• 6 year term
• life