Structures of Gov Test Per 2

Describe the qualifications for Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate

• House of Reps: 35 yrs. Old, 7 yr citizen; must live in the state and the Senate: 35 yrs old., 7 yrs Citizen; must live in the state and district they hope to represent

• House of Reps: 25 yrs. Old, 7 yr. citizen; must live in the state and district they hope to represent and the Senate: 30 yrs. Old, 9 yr. citizen, and live in the state

• No requirements are listed in the Constitution

• House of Reps: 21 yrs. Old, 7 yr. citizen; must live in the state and district they hope to represent and the Senate: 25 yrs. Old, 9 yr. citizen, and live in the state

What does the judicial branch do?

• Decides if a law goes against the Constitution

• Reviews laws

• Resolves disputes between state(s) and the Federal Government

• All of the above

Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on the precedent established by Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?

• Leading prayers over the school's public address system

• Publishing an editorial in the school newspaper

• Protesting a school board decision by disrupting a school assembly

• Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision

The Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio (196) and Miranda v. Arizona (1966) directly expanded the rights of which group?

• students with disabilities

• women in the military

• homeless Americans

• persons accused of crimes

The Constitutional base for the implied powers of Congress is

• the Supremacy clause

• the necessary and proper clause

• the due process clause

• Article II

Powers specifically granted to Congress by the Constitution are called

• implied powers

• necessary and proper powers

• nonnegotiable powers

• enumerated powers

Congress can pass a bill over the President's veto by a

• simple majority vote

• three-fourths vote

• two-thirds vote

• unanimous vote

Failure of the President to sign a bill within the ten-day limit after adjournment of Congress is called a(n)

• pocket veto

• advisory veto

• default veto

• item veto

The President must have been a resident within the United States for

• 7 years

• 9 years

• 14 years

• 19 years

One way the Executive Branch places a check on the Judicial Branch is by

• The power to veto their laws

• The power to impeach its members

• The power to nominate Supreme Court judges

• The power to declare court rulings unconstitutional