Civics Block Final Exam 2021

How many branches of government do we have and what are their names?

• 2: Legislative and Executive

• 3: Legislative, Executive, and Military

• 3: Legislative, Executive and Judicial

• 4: Legislative, Executive, Judicial and Military

What must be true about any American president?

• He or she must be at least 35 years old.

• He or she must have served as a governor of one of our 50 states for at least one term.

• He or she must have served as a representative or senator in our federal Congress for at least one term.

• He or she must have served in the military.

Which statement describes the "Supremacy Clause?"

• The United States Constitution and principles therein, and all federal laws/actions are the Supreme law of the Land. Federal overrides state.

• A rule in foreign countries that gives kings their power.

• Part of the Fourteenth Amendment.

• Does not factor in with regard to court cases being heard by the Supreme Court.

Rule of Law means…

• Congress must pass laws with a 51% majority vote.

• No one is above the law, including government officials.

• Due Process of the law begins as soon as a citizen is accused of breaking the law.

• Congress cannot pass a law until it is reviewed for constitutionality by the Supreme Court.

For the average citizen on the streets, what must a law enforcement officer have In order to complete a search/seizure of person and/or property without violating Fourth Amendment rights?

• Reasonable suspicion or a search warrant.

• Probable cause or a search warrant.

• Reasonable suspicion or probable cause

• A search warrant or testimony of a witness.

Which of the following is a right expressly protected by the Bill of Rights?

• Right to trial by jury.

• Right to free medical care.

• Right to be free from the prejudices of others.

• Right to be free from government scrutiny.

At the time of deciding whether or not to ratify the new Constitution, what did the average citizen want added to the Constitution before their state representatives signed?

• The First Amendment.

• The 3/5's rule.

• A third chamber of Congress specifically concerned with money and debt.

• A Bill of Rights.

In the Declaration of Independence, which government concept was Thomas Jefferson using when he argued that a government that does not protect the rights of its people loses the right to rule?

• Survival of the Fittest.

• Majority Rule.

• Social Contract Theory.

• Separation of Powers.

A drug enforcement agent from the federal government enters a Colorado marijuana dispensary. She arrests the owner of the shop for violation of federal drug possession laws, but the owner has been approved by the state as a legal distributor of marijuana. The owner's arrest is an example of a conflict concerning:

• A violation of the store owner's 1st Amendment rights.

• The Supremacy Clause.

• Executive Order.

• The Patriot Act.

"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands...may justly be pronounced (as) the very definition of tyranny." James Madison, 1788. What is this theory called? (hint: it came from Montesquieu)

• Authoritarianism

• Monarchism

• Checks and Balances and Separation of Powers

• Direct Democracy