Quick Review - Final Exam 2023

What is the supreme law of the land?

• Declaration of Independence

• book of laws

• U.S. Constitution

• Supreme Court

The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We The People." What does "We The People" mean?

• Declaration of Independence

• Popular Sovereignty

• Check and Balances

• Civil Rights

What is the "rule of law?”

• Government does not have to follow the law

• all laws must be the same in every state

• everyone but the president must follow the law

• everyone must follow the law

What is the economic system in the U.S.?

• capitalist economy

• republican economy

• command economy

• mutual economy

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• checks and balances

• federalism

• republicanism

• capitalism

What part of the federal government writes laws?

• President

• Speaker of the House

• Congress

• Supreme Court

What are two parts of the U.S. Congress?

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Senate and State Governors

• Presidential Cabinet and Senate

• Presidential Cabinet and House of Representatives

How many U.S. Senators are there?

• 100

• 200

• 75

• 50

How many years is the elected term for a U.S. Senator?

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 8

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states in the U.S. House of Representatives?

• because the state's representatives have seniority in the House of Representatives

• because of the geographical size of the state

• because of the size of the state's population

• because of the state's location