Government review

Which form of government is an alliance of independent states who give power to a central government for purposes of trade or protection?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Unitary

• Theocracy

Any changes or amendments to the Articles of Confederation required the approval of all

• Five states

• Seven States

• Thirteen States

• Eleven States

John Locke's believed that the government gets its right to govern from the people. This principle is included inthe Declaration of Independence and can be considered

• Popular Sovereignty

• Majority Rule

• Equal Protection

• Consent of the Governed

After each federal census,

• The office of the speaker of the house changes hands.

• the size of Congress Increases

• the membership of the House is reapportioned.

• the Senate reapportions its membership.

Which is the correct order of how a bill becomes a law?

• goes to the floor/ goes to conference committee/ goes to the other house of Congress/ bill is introduced/ goes to President/ assigned to a committee & voted on/ create an idea

• Create an idea/bill is introduced/ assigned to a committee & voted on/ goes to the floor/ goes to the other house of Congress/goes to conference committee/ goes to President

• Create an idea/ bill is introduced/ goes to President / assigned to a committee & voted on/ goes to the floor/ goes to the other house of Congress/ goes to conference committee

• goes to the President/ create an idea/ assigned to a committee & voted on/ goes to the floor/ goes to the other house of Congress/ bill is introduced/ goes to conference committee

Why wasn't Richard Nixon impeached?

• He died before the impeachment could be voted on.

• There wasn't enough evidence to impeach him.

• It was discovered that he was innocent of all charges.

• He resigned from office before he could be impeached.

Which of the following statements accurately describe the impeachment process of an elected official?

• The House of Representatives officially accuses, or impeaches, the official

• An official can only be impeached for committing treason or other “high crimes”

• Only two presidents have been impeached so far in history – Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

• Both of the two presidents that were impeached were also removed from office by the Senate

The only president to resign from office was

• Jimmy Carter

• Bill Clinton

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon Johnson

When a President acts as leader of our nation’s military, they acting in the role of

• Chief Executive

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Agenda Setter

Supporters of judicial activism

• believe the role of the Court should be to interpret the law only.

• believe that the Court should correct injustices, especially when the other branches of government don’t work to do that.

• believe that judges should have term limits.

• believe that the Supreme Court should have more justices.