Week 22: State and Federal Governments

Within the federal government, there are ______ senators serving in the Senate and ______ representatives serving in the House.

• 435, 100

• 100, 435

Who decided that segregated schools were unconstitutional?

• Congress

• President Eisenhower

• Governor Faubus

• the Supreme Court

The word "democracy" comes from an ancient Greek word with two parts: "demo" means ______, and "kratia" means ________.

• people, rule

• rule, people

What is an example of how checks and balances work in our country?

• The judicial branch passes a bill that the executive branch approves and the legislative branch interprets

• The executive branch passes a bill that the judicial branch approves and the legislative branch interprets.

• The legislative branch passes a bill that the executive branch approves and the judicial branch interprets.

• The legislative branch passes a bill that the judicial branch approves and the executive branch interprets.

What is it called when a case is sent from a lower court to a higher court for review?

• appeal

• mistake

• retrial

• mistrial

Which of the following are types of government? (Hint: 2 answers)

• Constitutionally

• Democratic republic

• Dealership

• Monarchy

What are some facts about Arkansas governor Faubus? (Hint: 3 answers)

• He didn't want African American students to attend the same schools as whites.

• He tried to stop African Americans from attending school by using the Arkansas National Guard.

• He ordered a press conference and stated his opinions.

• He supported segregation laws.

For what two things is Abraham Baldwin known?

• He was one of the founding fathers and he became Georgia's first member of the House of Representatives.

• He fought in the Revolutionary war and he became a founding father.

• He signed the Declaration of Independence and he was one of the founding fathers.

• He was Georgia's first member of the House of Representatives, and he signed the Declaration of Independence.