Government Terms Quiz

What is a policy that requires public and private organizations to take positive steps to overcome the effects of past discrimination?

• Affirmative Action

• Offensive Action

• Defensive Action

What is a general pardon that is offered to a group of individuals for an offense against the government?

• Excuse

• Compensation

• Amnesty

What is a proposed law to authorize spending money?

• Treasury Bill

• Luxury Bill

• Appropriations Bill

What is a large state with an electorate split that is relatively enevely between Democrats and Republicans called?

• Purple State

• Split State

• Battleground State

What is the law that establishes guilt and punishes people without a trial?

• Bill of the Offender

• Bill of Rights

• Bill of Attainder

What is the collective term for the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution that establishes the fundamental rights for citizens?

• Bill of the Offender

• Bill of Rights

• Bill of Attainder

What is the meeting of party leaders or like-minded individuals to select the candidates they will support in an election called?

• Caucus

• Group Huddle

• Electee

What is the effect that a popular candidate for a top office can have on the voters' support for the other candidates in his/her party on the same ballot?

• Coattail Effect

• Rochelle Effect

• Mandela Effect

What is a temporary joint committee that was created when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill?

• Conference Trial

• Conference Meeting

• Conference Committee

What is the president's right to refuse to testify before, or provide informaiton to Congress or a court called?

• Legislative Privilege

• Primary Privilege

• Executive Privilege