22-23 Quarter 3 CFA

Which is true of the Supreme Court

• It is the final court of appeals

• It is the second highest court in the US

• State courts can overrule it

• It is unable to claim original jurisdiction

What did Congress create to make their workload more manageable

• Agencies

• Lesser Courts

• Committees

• State Governments

Choose the three executive powers

• enforcing laws

• appointing officials

• commanding the military

• raising taxes

• determining constitutionality

Which is an executive branch check/balance

• Impeachment

• Declaring actions unconstitutional

• Vetoes

• Commanding the military

What are checks and balances

• Idea that each branch has the same power as the other two

• Idea that the President must balance the power between the branches

• The idea that the federal government should limit the power of the state governments

• The idea that each branch of government can limit the powers of the others

What is the check/balance of the Judicial branch

• Declaring actions unconstitutional

• Veto

• Impeachment

• Election reform

A lobbyist is

• someone who protests against corruption

• someone who runs for office

• someone who influences legislators

• someone who refused to vote

Which of these is true

• Individuals can vote and campaign, while interest groups are better at lobbying and making donations

• Individuals and interest groups have the same influence

• Individuals have no role in government

• Interest groups have no role to play after elections

Actions taken to address the needs or issues of all citizens are

• Ideologies

• Platform issues

• Public Policy

• Private Services

The government selling the ownership of prisons to companies is an example of

• Privatization

• Publicization

• The Free Rider Problem

• Liberal Ideologies