Govt T1 Midterm Review

Who votes in a primary election

• delegates

• Congress

• all registered voters

• only members of a political party

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• 435

• 100

• 9

• 538

In the US, our method for electing the president

• the popular vote

• the electoral college

• majority wins

• Congress

The number of electors (i.e., votes) in the electoral college

• 435

• 100

• 538

• 9

The main power of the Supreme Court

• Commander in Chief

• judicial review

• writing laws

• taking care that the laws are faithfully executed

When the Supreme Court makes a decision after hearing a case, this decision is published as:

• a majority opinion

• a dissenting opinion

• a law passed by Congress

• a concurring opinion

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency

• all of them

• 538

• 270

• 435

Who votes in a general election

• only members of a political party

• all registered voters

• all Americans

• all members of Congress

What is the end result of a primary election

• the winning candidate becomes the president

• one candidate receives the nomination of the political party

• the political parties have many candidate still running for president

• candidates announce that they are running for president

The name of the USA's founding document (the one that we still use!)

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Senate

• the U.S. Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence