Midterm Review

Article II of the Constitution deals with...

• A. 

  Legislative Branch

• B. 

  Executive Branch

• C. 

  Judicial Branch

• D. 

  Olive Branch

If a judge strikes down only laws that are obviously unconstitutional, what is he exercising?

• A. 

  majority rules

• B. 

  judicial activism

• C. 

  judicial restraint

• D. 

  statutory construction

What happens to a bill after it has been passed by both houses of Congress?

• A. 

  It becomes a law.

• B. 

  It is sent to the President.

• C. 

  It returns to the house of origin for verification.

• D. 

  It is sent to a subcommittee in the House or Senate.

Located on Capitol Hill in Washington DC as the home of the Legislative Branch, what group works in the building pictured here:

• A. 

  Congress

• B. 

  President

• C. 

  Supreme Court

• D. 

  Washington DC

Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington DC as the home of the Executive Branch, what person works out the building shown here:

• A. 

  Congress

• B. 

  President

• C. 

  Supreme Court

• D. 

  Washington DC

Located in Washington DC as the home of the Judicial Branch, what group works out the building shown here:

• A. 

  Congress

• B. 

  President

• C. 

  Supreme Court

• D. 

  Washington DC

What non-state shown here is still allowed to vote for President:

• A. 

  Claxton Georgia

• B. 

  President Trump

• C. 

  Supreme Court Justices

• D. 

  Washington DC

Born in Pinpoint, Georgia, he is the second Black American to serve on the Supreme Court and is currently its longest-serving member. Which one of the people labeled in the picture is Clarence Thomas?

• A. 

• B. 

• C. 

• D. 

Written in 1787 and consisting of seven Articles and 27 Amendments laying out a framework for the US government, what is the item shown here?

• A. 

  The Constitution

• B. 

  The Declaration of Independence

• C. 

  The Articles of Confederation

• D. 

  The Olive Branch Petition

Written in 1776 declaring our independence from Great Britain what is the item shown here:

• A. 

  The Constitution

• B. 

  The Declaration of Independence

• C. 

  The Articles of Confederation

• D. 

  The Olive Branch Petition