U.S. Government Exam Part 1

During the ratification at the first and only Constitutional Convention of the United States, members from each state that rejected the proposed Constitution, which included Patrick Henry and George Mason, were known as what?

• Anti-Federalists
• Unionists
• Constitutionalists
• Federalists

Every 10 years the Constitution requires an official government count of the United States population which is used to determine the number of representatives in each state.

• Poll
• Survey
• Census
• Election

Which case did the U.S. Supreme Court forbid segregation in public schools?

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Marbury v. Madison
• Citizens United v. FEC
• Roe v. Wade

This term is used for the judicial branch's power to review the constitutionality of laws passed by the legislative branch or of actions taken by the executive branch and to declare them unconstitutional.

• legislative review
• executive review
• constitutional review
• judicial review

This term is used to describe a court's decision that guides subsequent decisions in related cases. It is also known as a prior authoritative ruling.

• judgment
• ruling
• precedent
• verdict

This is the automatic veto of a bill if the president leaves the bill unsigned for 10 days during a congressional adjournment.

• Line-item veto
• Executive veto
• Presidential veto
• Pocket veto

A court's power to hear a case before it is considered by any other court; the case in question can start in the court in question which is the first court to have the opportunity to hear and decide the case.

• appellate jurisdiction
• original jurisdiction
• supreme jurisdiction
• secondary jurisdiction

What amendment in the Bill of Rights grants the right to bear arms?

• First
• Third
• Fourth
• Second

Which Constitutional amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 16th Amendment

What is the process by which a foreign-born person gains U.S. citizenship?

• Visa
• Naturalization
• Immigration
• Deportation