US Govt Final Exam Review (Part 4): 2024

Which method is usually a way for a person to become an official candidate for mayor of a city?

• By being chosen by the city council

• By collecting signatures from citizens

• By accepting the appointment of the governor

• By receiving the endorsement of the local newspaper

State governments often allow governors to appoint officials who are usually elected when —

• the legislature needs a quorum for voting 

• the speaker of the house position is vacant

• an election results in a tie between the official candidates 

• a vacancy occurs in the middle of a term of an elected official

Which system of government has the advantage of keeping government leaders highly accountable to voters?

• Federalist

• Monarchy

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of government necessary for the protection of individual rights?

• Establishing majority rule

• Respecting the rule of law

• Providing a common defense

• Following parliamentary procedure

Which rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are considered unalienable rights?

• Justice, freedom, equality

• Liberty, equality, fraternity

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Freedoms of speech, the press, assembly, and petition

The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution describes the rights possessed by —

• women

• minority groups

• newly naturalized citizens

• people accused of a crime

The Founding Fathers chose to ensure religious freedom in the First Amendment in order to - 

• protect against the power of a government-sponsored religion

• allow state governments to make laws restricting religious activities

• ensure that future presidents of the United States would be Christian

• guard against the spread of Catholicism as immigrants arrived in America

How did the decision of Miranda v. Arizona impact due process for accused persons?

• Accused people now must be made aware of their rights.

• Accused people now must be held in jail until trial.

• Accused people now do not have to worry about a trial.

• Accused people now may post a bond to be released from pre-trial detention.

Which concept is central to the idea of due process in the United States?

• Prosecutors prove guilt with a preponderance of evidence.

• Citizens must provide their own legal representation.

• Witnesses are required to testify against themselves.

• Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A primary reason for including a definition of citizenship in the Fourteenth Amendment was to —

• recognize the voting rights of all African American citizens

• correct the formula the Constitution used to calculate representation

• 
  impose federal authority over former rebel states under Reconstruction

• overrule a previous Supreme Court ruling against African American citizenship