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US Govt

Authored by Deborah Castanha

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

international immunity

diplomatic immunity

sovereign immunity

executive immunity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can the executive branch impose on the legislative branch?

review

oversight

veto

override

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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