US Govt Final Exam Review (Part 3): 2024

While the U.S. Constitution can be amended in various ways, which method has been used most often?

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  Proposed in Congress and ratified by state legislatures

• Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by Congress

• Proposed in Congress and ratified by state constitutional conventions

• Proposed in state legislatures and ratified by state constitutional conventions

Which of the following phrases from the Declaration of Independence describes the source of government’s authority?

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

• “These united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.”

• “Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”

• “Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

Which power is exercised exclusively by the House of Representatives?

• Approve treaties

• Initiate revenue bills

• Veto executive orders

• Confirm appointments

Which duty of the vice president is described in the U.S. Constitution?

• President of the Senate

• Liaison to the Supreme Court

• Domestic policy adviser to the President

• U.S. special ambassador to the United Nations

In which instance would the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?

• The state of Mississippi disputes a land claim with the state of Louisiana.

• A U.S. citizen in Michigan is accused of committing acts of terrorism in Virginia.

• A large computer firm is alleged to hold a market monopoly on widely used software.

• The captain of an oil tanker causing a spill along protected U.S. waters is suspected of negligence.

Which issue would most likely be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

• Chemical use in the workplace

• Loud noise at construction sites

• Use of pesticides to control insects

• Recall of a defective consumer product

The president of the United States can appoint members to the United States Supreme Court, but the United States Senate must ratify that appointment. The Constitution identifies the Senate’s role in this case as part of its power of

• habeas corpus.

• executive privilege.

• advise and consent.

• judicial review.

Which kind of judicial decision-making acknowledges the power of judges to promote new social policy by overturning precedent?

• Judicial restraint

• Judicial activism

• Judicial constitutionality

• Judicial majority

U.S. foreign policy decisions are most affected by the federal government’s responsibility for —

• health care

• national security

• treaty negotiations

• commerce regulations

National, state, and local governments provide for the security of the people. This function is performed on the national level by —

• funding state jails

• maintaining a military

• establishing a U.S. Supreme Court

• overseeing a national police force