Government Systems Test Review

What is checks and balances?

• A system of accounting for the finances of each branch of government.

• A system to ensure that the federal government has more power than the state governments.

• A system to ensure that states have more power than the federal government.

• A system that ensures that each branch of government has some power over the others.

Match the branches of government with their purpose.

• makes laws

• Legislative Branch

• enforces laws

• Judicial Branch

• interprets laws

• Executive Branch

Match the branches to their powers.

Groups:

(a) Executive Branch

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(b) Legislative Branch

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(c) Judicial Branch

• vetoes bills

• negotiates treaties

• approves federal judges

• overrides a veto

• controls the military

• finds laws unconstitutional

• declares war

• appoints federal judge

• finds executive actions unconstitutional

• collects taxes

• appoints federal judges

Match the following powers with their definitions.

• powers shared by states and federal govt

• Concurrent Powers

• powers in constitution for federal govt

• Reserved Powers

• powers saved for the states

• Expressed Powers

• powers necessary for expressed powers

• Implied Powers

What does the term "federalism" mean?

• a government system in which all power is in the federal government

• a government system in which all power is in the state government

• a government system in which all power is in the people

• a government system in which the federal government and the state governments share power

What is the supremacy clause?

• a clause that states states laws are superior to federal laws

• a clause that states federal laws are superior to state laws

• a clause that states that federal laws and state laws are created equal

• a clause that states that the people are superior to federal laws

How is the President of the United States selected?

• by popular vote

• by Electoral College

• by Congress

• appointed by the Supreme Court

How many electoral votes are needed to elect the President?

• 538

• 270

• 100

• 435

How is the total number of electors in the Electoral College determined?

• representative + senators + 3 for Washington D.C.

• representatives + senators

• Based on the population of each stateeach state gets two electoral votes

• for everyone 10,000 people the state gets 1 elector

What are "swing states"?

• States that typically vote for the same party for at least 4 election cycles.

• States that only have 1 electoral vote because of low population.

• States that split their electoral votes between both candidates.

• States that equally vote for both parties for at least 4 election cycles.