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WorksheetsGovernment Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?
a)
geographic size of the state
b)
amount of taxes the state pays
c)
population of the state
d)
two for every state, regardless of size
2.
How is the number of Senate votes for each state determined?
a)
equally - 1 for every state
b)
equally - 2 for every state
c)
proportionally - depends on population
d)
apportioned - based on their Electoral College votes
3.
Which branch proposes (creates) the annual budget for the United States?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
Cabinet
4.
What six things are listed in the Preamble of the Constitution?
a)
the expressed powers of Congress (declare war, regulate interstate commerce, etc.)
b)
all the checks and balances
c)
the Bill of Rights
d)
the purposes and goals of the new government
5.
How can the Supreme Court check the power of Congress?
a)
settling disputes between states
b)
writing its own laws
c)
impeaching senators
d)
declaring laws unconstitutional
6.
Which branch makes the laws of the U.S.?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Supreme
7.
What is judicial review?
a)
the President's power to veto
b)
the power of Congress to override a veto
c)
the Supreme Court's power to make all "necessary and proper" laws
d)
the Supreme Court's power to declare laws and executive orders "unconstitutional"
8.
What idea is represented in this headline?
"Congress rejects President's Supreme Court nominee by 79-21 vote"
"Congress rejects President's Supreme Court nominee by 79-21 vote"
a)
implied powers
b)
federalism
c)
checks and balances
d)
representative government
9.
Who elects the president and vice president?
a)
American voters directly
b)
270+ members of the Electoral College
c)
Congressmen & Senators of the 50 states
d)
Supreme Court justices
10.
Cabinet departments like Treasury, Commerce, Defense, and Justice are all part of the _________________ branch.
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
11.
How can Congress check the power of the Supreme Court?
a)
impeach a justice of the court
b)
write a constitutional amendment
c)
reject a nominee to the court
d)
All of these
12.
Who has the following powers?
- write treaties
- suggest new laws
- lead the military
- nominate ambassadors
- write treaties
- suggest new laws
- lead the military
- nominate ambassadors
a)
Secretary of State
b)
President
c)
Senate
d)
Speaker of the House
13.
Implied powers are...
a)
held by the Supreme Court only
b)
declare war, create post offices, impeach the president
c)
not written in the Constitution, but allowed by the "elastic clause"
d)
used only by the president
14.
Concurrent powers are...
a)
shared by the national and state government
b)
reserved (held) by the states
c)
the right to make laws about driving, elections, marriage, etc.
d)
all specifically written in the Constitution
15.
What presidential role includes ordering air strikes on terrorist training camps?
a)
Chief Legislator
b)
Chief of Party
c)
Chief Citizen
d)
Commander-in-Chief
16.
True or False, cases can begin in U.S. Courts of Appeals?
a)
True! If you don't want a jury, you can ask that your case be heard here first.
b)
False! They can only hear appeals after a case has already been decided once.
17.
If you are accused of stealing a car in Arlington, where will your case be heard first?
a)
Virginia District Court
b)
U.S Courts of Appeals
c)
Federal Juvenile Court
d)
The U.S. Supreme Court
18.
Which is NOT a First Amendment freedom you have?
a)
speech
b)
petition the government
c)
assembly
d)
voting
19.
If the president vetoes a bill...
a)
the bill automatically becomes a law
b)
the Supreme Court can override the veto with at least a 5-4 vote
c)
Congress can override the veto with a 2/3 vote of both houses
d)
the bill can never become a law, ever
20.
Define "federalism".
a)
a loose union of powerful states
b)
sharing power between state governments and the national government
c)
a weak central government
d)
a strong central government with no powers held by states
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