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WorksheetsCivics Unit 3-5 Full Practice Quiz
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
How many members are there in the Senate?
100
50
270
435
How many senators are there per state?
2
depends on population
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
435
100
How many members from each state are in the House of Representatives?
2
based on population
-Makes the nation's laws
-Approves the annual budget
-Confirms presidential appointments
-Raises revenue through taxes and levies
-Declares war
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Expressed powers
Specifically listed in the Constitution
Used to carry out predefined powers
Implied powers
Specifically listed in the Constitution
Used to carry out predefined powers
What is step 1 of the lawmaking process?
Introducing a bill in either house
Working in committees
Debating the bill on the floor
Voting on the bill
What is step 2 of the lawmaking process?
Working in committees
Introducing a bill in either house
Voting on the bill
Sending the bill to the other house
What is step 3 of the lawmaking process?
Debating the bill on the floor
Working in committees
Introducing a bill in either house
Voting on the bill
What is step 4 of the lawmaking process?
Voting on the bill
Debating the bill on the floor
Working in committees
Introducing a bill in either house
What is step 5 of the lawmaking process?
Sending the bill to the other house
Voting on the bill
Debating the bill on the floor
Working in committees
What is step 6 of the lawmaking process?
Working in committees
Repeating the process in the other house
Sending the bill to the president
Voting on the bill
What is step 7 of the lawmaking process?
Sending the bill to the president
Sending the bill to the other house
Repeating the process in the other house
Debating the bill on the floor
Lobbying: Seeking to influence legislators to introduce or vote for or against a bill
true
false
Participating in politics (voting, seeking office)
Individual influence on public policy
Individual or group influence on public policy
Joining interest groups
Individual influence on public policy
Individual or group influence on public policy
Identifying issues
Individual influence on public policy
Individual or group influence on public policy
Making political contributions
Individual influence on public policy
Individual or group influence on public policy
Lobbying government officials
Individual influence on public policy
Individual or group influence on public policy
Expressing opinions (through lobbying, demonstrating, writing letters or emails)
Individual influence on public policy
Individual or group influence on public policy
The legislative branch checks the executive branch when legislators:
Override presidential vetoes
Impeach and convict a president
Not approving the budget
Not approving presidential appointments
Impeach and convict judges/justices
The legislative branch checks the judicial branch when legislators:
Refuse to confirm federal judges/justices
Impeach and convict judges/justices
Approve the budget
Impeach and convict a president
Override presidential vetoes
Chief of State
ceremonial head of the government
head of the executive branch of government
proposer of the legislative agenda
head of the nation’s armed forces
Chief executive
head of the nation’s armed forces
head of the executive branch of government
proposer of the legislative agenda
ceremonial head of the government
Chief legislator
proposer of the legislative agenda
head of the executive branch of government
ceremonial head of the government
representative of all the people
Commander-In-Chief
head of the nation’s armed forces
American foreign policy leader
leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
ceremonial head of the government
Chief diplomat
American foreign policy leader
head of the nation’s armed forces
proposer of the legislative agenda
head of the executive branch of government
Chief of Party
leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
representative of all the people
American foreign policy leader
head of the nation’s armed forces
Chief citizen
representative of all the people
leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
American foreign policy leader
head of the nation’s armed forces
-Delivering State of the Union Address to Congress
-Proposing legislation
-Approving/vetoing legislation
-Appointing officials to help carry out laws
-Issuing executive orders
-Speaking directly through the media and communications with citizens
Ways the legislative branch influences policymaking
Ways the executive branch influences policymaking
Ways the judicial branch influences policymaking
What are some attributes of the Executive Branch's structure and power?
Headed by the President of the United States, the chief executive officer of the nation
Executes the laws of the land
Prepares the annual budget for congressional action
Appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges
Oversees executive agencies and departments
Presidential power has not grown in the years since the Constitution was ratified
true
false
How many electoral votes are needed for a president to win an election?
270
100
435
2019
How does needing 270 votes to win favor the two party system?
Because the winner-takes-all system does not give minority parties any electoral votes
Because there is little support for third parties
What factors in the election are caused by the winner-takes-all system?
leads to the targeting of densely populated states for campaigning, although candidates must pay attention to less populated states and swing states whose electoral votes may make the difference
270 votes favors the two-party system
The number of electors of each state is based on each state’s congressional representation, this can cause skewing for more populated states
Electors do not cast the official vote for president and vice president
true
false
How are electors selected?
Each political party nominates its’ slate of electors
A slate of electors for each state is chosen by popular vote
Congress votes to approve or disapprove of the nominees
The president checks Congress when they:
propose legislation
prepare an annual budget for Congress to approve
Call special sessions of Congress
Veto legislation Congress has passed
Appoints judges/justices
The president checks the courts when they:
Appoints judges/justices
Grant pardons and reprieves
Proposes legislation
Prepares an annual budget for Congress to approve
What kinds of cases do federal courts try?
cases involving federal law
constitutional interpretation
Define jurisdiction
authority to hear a case
authority to hear a case first
authority to review a decision of a lower court
Define original jurisdiction
authority to hear a case
authority to hear a case first
authority to review a decision of a lower court
Define appellate jurisdiction
authority to hear a case
authority to hear a case first
authority to review a decision of a lower court
Due Process of Law: The constitutional protection against unfair government actions and laws
true
false
Does the Supreme Court have a jury?
yes, they're alongside supreme court justices
no, it's replaced by supreme court justices
Does the US Court of Appeals have judges or a jury?
judges
jury
State laws must conform to the US Constitution
true
false
The supreme courts of the United States and Virginia determine the constitutionality of laws and acts of the legislative and executive branches of government.
true
false
The Supreme Law of the Land
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statutes of Religious Freedom
What does 5th amendment do?
prohibits the national government from violating due process
prohibits state and local governments from violating due process
What does 14th amendment do?
prohibits the national government from violating due process
prohibits state and local governments from violating due process
What is the judicial branch's involvement in checks and balances?
The courts check the president when judges/justices declare executive actions to be unconstitutional
The courts check Congress when judges/justices declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional
When would a case be heard in federal court?
If a law passed by Congress was violated
If the cases involves interpreting the U.S. Constitution
If a treaty was violated
The judicial branch may check the legislative branch by-
Calling a special session of Congress
Declaring laws unconstitutional
Pardoning crimes
Vetoing bills
One of the United States' and Virginia Supreme Courts' primary functions is to-
Determine the constitutionality of laws and acts ordered by the executive branch
Inform all courts of constitutional changes
Determine and appoint Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judges
Hear all appeals from lower courts
Which of these is not a part of criminal court cases that protects the rights of the accused?
Accused has the right to answer the lawsuit.
Accused must be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
Accused is granted an attorney if they cannot afford one
Accused may choose not to testify against themselves
