Civics Final Exam Review

The United States has a _____________ legislature as a result of the _______________.  

• Bicameral; Great Compromise

• Unicameral: Great Compromise

• Unicameral; Three-Fifths Compromise

• Bicameral; Three-Fifths Compromise

In which type of democracy do all citizens vote on every single issue?

• Representative democracy

• Direct democracy

• Absolute democracy

• American democracy

In which type of democracy do citizens vote on a smaller group of people to vote on every decision? 

• Representative democracy

• Direct democracy

• Absolute democracy 

• American democracy

Which of these movements led to people reasoning things for themselves and contributed to the ideas of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence? 

• The Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

• The Renaissance 

• None of the above

Who is the head of the House of Representatives? 

• Speaker of the House

• President pro Tempore

• Vice President

• President

Who is the official head of the Senate?

• Speaker of the House

• Vice President

• President

• President Pro

  Tempore

Who fills in when the head of the Senate cannot be present?

• Vice President

• President

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro Tempore

How many branches of government does the U.S. have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the role of the legislative branch of government?

• enforce laws

• interpret laws

• create laws

How many Senators does the U.S. have?

• 2

• 50

• 100

• 435