US Government Final Review Part 1

Which statement represents the goal “to provide for the common defense”?

• To protect the country from outside enemies

• To maintain a healthy and safe environment

• To protect each state from another state

• To protect our basic freedoms

Which is a qualification for a US Senator?

• at least 30 years of age

• pass written examination

• born in the United States

• previous political experience

What is the purpose of a filibuster?

• To pigeonhole a bill

• To delay voting on a bill

• To force a veto on a bill

• To kill a bill

Which Article of the Constitution addresses the Presidency?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

In which scenario would the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?

• The President is caught partaking in illegal activities.

• A serial killer has committed multiple crimes in multiple states.

• Two states dispute over rights to a body of water located between them.

• Believing he was tried unfairly, a convicted man appeals to have his case reviewed.

The difference between an appellate court and a district court is that an appellate court

• conducts trials by jury

• has original jurisdiction

• reviews previous court decisions

• hears civil cases but not criminal cases

Which of the following is NOT an example of why a case might be appealed?

• If someone believes their lawyer did not represent them faithfully

• If someone believes the jury was biased against them

• If new evidence is found in someone's case

• If someone did not like the judge they were assigned

Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a:

• simple majority vote in the Senate only

• simple majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

• two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives only

• two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate

Congress may respond to United States Supreme Court rulings by

• declaring rulings of the court invalid

• rewriting a law overturned by the court

• deciding which lawyers may argue the case

• determining which justices will review a particular case

Which of the following United States Supreme Court cases established the principle of judicial review?

• McCulloch v Maryland

• Marbury v Madison

• Roe v Wade

• Gibbons v Ogden