US Gov Final Exam Review

Both the Senate and House of Representatives contain the same number of members from each state.

• True

• False

The Constitution says that a Supreme Court justice must be at least 35 years of age.

• True

• False

During wartime, Congress has given presidents extra powers so that they can act quickly.

• True

• False

Because of what they saw as unfair taxation, colonists stopped buying British goods.

• True

• False

If an interest group wants to explain to the Supreme Court why a case should be decided in a particular way, the group can submit a writ of certiorari.

• True

• False

Unlike expressed powers, implied powers are directly expressed in the Constitution.

• True

• False

The free exercise clause in the First Amendment protects the rights of individuals to worship as they choose.

• True

• False

The colonists were familiar with representative government from Britain’s Parliament.

• True

• False

The Three-Fifths Compromise lasted until the Fourteenth Amendment declared that everyone would be counted as a whole person.

• True

• False

In addition to freedom of the press, the First Amendment protects the freedom of assembly and freedom of petition.

• True

• False