US Govt

The number of votes each state gets that selects the President is based on...

• a ratio of 500,000 people per vote

• the members in both the House of Representatives AND the Senate from that state

  
  

• the number of members in the state legislature

• the number of members in the House of Representatives from that state

Which group convenes (brings together) to review evidence of a potential crime and suggest whether there is enough evidence to press charges?

• grand jury

• public defenders (public lawyers)

• trial jury

• no jury

What term refers to the protection a country has from being sued in court?

• international immunity

• diplomatic immunity

• sovereign immunity

• executive immunity

What can the executive branch impose on the legislative branch?

• review

• oversight

• veto

• override

What courts function as the first-tier (first level) trial courts in the U.S. legal system?

• municipal courts

• state supreme courts

• district courts

• courts of appeals

Standing House Committees are significant because...

• they receive committee reports

• they improve non-partisan (no parties) behavior

• they mark-up bills before they're presented for debate to the whole House

• they act independently from House rules

Why do some support winner-take-all congressional elections? (the party of the losing candidate receives no representation in government, no matter the number of votes they received)

• it enables the party with the most support to govern

• it enables less popular parties to have a voice

• it represents different points of view

• it demands candidates campaign in all states

How can the President contribute to the amendment process of the Constitution?

• supports or opposes, having the Congress passed it by 2/3 majority

• they cannot propose any amendments

• they can set a national conventional to propose amendments

• they cannot contribute at all

Suppose the President wants his nephew as secreatary of state. Would there be any reason he couldn't do it?

• Yes, unless they're husband/wife, he cannot suggest a family member

• No, he can create this position because it doesn't exist

• No, he has unlimited power

• Yes, he can suggest a candidate but the Senate has to confirm the suggestion

If the President wants to stay in his position for longer than 2 terms, can he?

• Yes. If the election process is respected and the population elects them

• No. The US Constitution does not allow presidents to be in the office more than once

• No. The limit of presidents to two elected terms in office is established by the Twenty-Second Amendment

• Yes. The limit term of office for the position of president is 12 years