Unit 3: Interactions Between the Exec. and Legislative Branches

Give an example of a military intervention.

• Economic Sanctions

• Sending troops to help other NATO countries

• Sending the Secretary of State to speak with a country's leader

What is "executive privilege?"

• The right of a president to withhold information from Congress, the courts, and the public.

• All institutions and people are accountable for following the law.

• The division of power between three distinct branches of government.

What is "reapportionment?"

• The state’s responsibility to set up new district lines after reapportionment

• The redistribution of seats in the House of Representatives based on changes in the population

• Dividing an area into a district to give an unfair advantage to a political party

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Created equal rights for Americans with Disabilities.

• It made voter intimidation and voting tests illegal.

• It prohibited discrimination based on race, gender, religion, and national origin in public places.

What is the purpose of political parties?

• A group who seeks to elect government officials.

• A person who represents a special interest group and tries to influence the legislators.

• An organized body of individuals who try to influence public policy to meet their goals.

How did the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Nixon impact the power of the president?

• It gave the president more power by allowing him to use executive privilege to hide illegal activity.

• It gave the president less power by not allowing him to use executive privilege to hide illegal activity.

• It did not affect the power of the president.

Which of the following is not an example of foreign aid?

• Sending soldiers to help after a disaster.

• Sending advisors to other countries to help their governments maintain democracy.

• Sending troops to fight in another country.

• Sending money to other countries.

Answer explanation

This is an example of military intervention.

What is a lobbyist?

• An organized body of individuals who try to influence public policy to meet their goals.

• Any group that seeks to elect government officials.

• A person who represents a special interest group and tries to influence the legislators.

Which of these is not a step for a bill to become a law?

• Idea Introduction

• Committee Action

• Floor Action/Debate

• Executive Order Discussions

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited (banned)...

• Voter intimidation and poll tests

• discrimination based on race, gender, religion, and national origin in public places.

• inequality in sports at schools receiving funding from the government.