PM Modules 5 and 6 Test (Executive and Judicial Branches)

The President has three choices when a bill is passed by Congress.

1.Sign the Bill

2.?

3. Do nothing

Which phrase completes this sequence? (M)

• Refer the bill to a public referendum

• Veto the bill

• 
  Send the bill to the Supreme Court

• Amend the bill

Which part of the government provides advice to the executive branch, makes detailed regulations to implement the law, and enforces the law and regulations?

• criminal courts

• administrative agencies

• congressional committee

• 
  interest groups

US District Court -> ?? ->U.S Supreme Court

Which court completes the diagram?

• U.S. Circuit Court

• 
  U.S. District Court of Appeal

• U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

• Florida District Court

The following shows the steps for the selection of President:

1. Voters vote for their candidate on Election Day.
2. ?
3. A sealed and certified vote count from each state is received in Washington D.C.
4. The President of the United States receives the results and opens the lists before both Houses of Congress. If one candidate has received the majority of votes, that person will be the next President.

Which sentence completes this sequence for #2?

• Members of the Electoral College go to Washington D.C. to choose the next president.

• Voters participate in a runoff election between the top two candidates.

• The members of the Electoral College meet and vote in each state.

• The winner of the national election is announced and certified.

Jordan Lee was convicted of tax evasion by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Jordan believes that key evidence was wrongly admitted during the trial. To which court should Jordan send an appeal?

• Florida Supreme Court

• 
  Florida Circuit Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• 
  U.S. Supreme Court

Which court can have a jury? (L)

• U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. District Court

• 
  Florida Supreme Court

• 
  U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Which action is an important function of an administrative agency? (L)

• advising government officials on areas of their expertise

• voting on government expenditures for the annual budget

• lobbying for special interest groups in Congress

• reducing the burden on courts by trying those accused of crimes

Based on this statement between Supreme Court Justices:

"It's either Constitutional or Unconstitutional.... We don't use a scale of one to ten!

Which function of the Supreme Court is being presented? (M)

• Its function of judicial review

• The power to create laws

• 
  The power to amend the constitution

• 
  The power to declare war

The excerpt below is from President Harry S. Truman’s Executive Order 9981 (1948):

"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin."

Based on this excerpt, what can be concluded about the purpose and power of an executive order?

• Executive orders require approval by state governments to take effect.

• Executive orders allow Congress to pass laws about military service.

• Executive orders allow the president to direct federal actions without waiting for Congress.

• Executive orders let the Supreme Court change military policies.

What does the term jurisdiction most accurately refer to in the U.S. legal system?

• The ability of the president to pardon individuals

• The power of a court to hear and decide a case

• The responsibility of citizens to serve on juries

• The process of creating new laws in Congress