Branches of the Government Test

Which one of these is NOT a way to check the power of the Executive branch?

• Limit the president to two terms

• Impeachment trials

• Veto the Presidents ideas

• Using the media as a watchdog

The three main branches of the U.S. government are:

• the House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court.

• the president, Senate, and Supreme Court.

• executive, legislative, and judiciary.

• state, local, and federal.

Overriding a presidential veto of a bill requires:

• a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress.

• a unanimous vote by both houses of Congress.

• a three-fourths vote by both houses of Congress.

• a majority vote by one house and a two-thirds vote by the other.

The qualifications for a U.S. senator or representative require all the following except that he or she:

• be a U.S. citizen.

• be at least a certain age.

• live in the state he or she represents.

• belong to a registered political party.

Brown v Board of Education determined that

• All races are entitled to same school accommodations

• Separate is equal in school

• Schools can not discriminate based on gender

• Students are able to express their views at school if it doesn't disrupt

The president must have been a U.S. citizen:

• since birth.

• since the age of eighteen.

• 10 Year minimum

• 25 year minimum

How are federal judges selected?

• The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

• The person is named to the bench by the President and does not need to be confirmed.

• The person is publicly elected to the bench and confirmed by the Senate.

• The person is nominated by the Senate and chosen by the President.

The court case that determined that people who are being arrested must know their rights is

• Reed v Reed

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Brown v Board of Education

The president is elected to a term of:

• two years.

• six years

• four years.

• eight years

The "supreme law of the land" is:

• the Constitution.

• the Bill of Rights.

• the Articles of Confederacy.

• the Preamble.