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WorksheetsISS Unit 4 Review - Branches of Government
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which of the following is a check that Congress has over the president?
They have to approve his appointees
They can override his veto
They have the power to impeach him
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for being president of the United States?
You must be at least 35 years old
You must be a United States’ citizen from birth
You have to have lived in the United States for 14 years
Prior experience in the U.S. Government
What is Judicial Review?
The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court avoids taking the initiative on social and political questions.
A clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property.
The Supreme Court shaping polices by addressing social and political issues.
The president is most likely to use an executive order to make important policy when
Congress is dominated by the president’s party
A compromise cannot be reached with Congress
The Supreme Court is divided along ideological lines
A negotiation with foreign heads of state reaches an impasse
Bureaucratic rule-making is best defined as
legally binding decisions made by Congress to constrain regulatory agencies
guidelines issued by government agencies, which provide specific details about how a policy will be implemented
directions given by the president to the bureaucracy regarding how a specific policy will be applied
review and supervision of departments and agencies conducted by congressional committees
Appointments to the federal judiciary are often contentious for which of the following reasons?
The House of Representatives can undermine presidential authority by overriding judicial appointments.
The president selects nominees based on political orientation, while the Senate focuses on the academic credentials of nominees.
Federal judges are given a platform to legislate from the bench, and the Senate is hesitant about relinquishing power to the judiciary.
Life terms for federal judges mean that presidential appointments will continue to have influence long after the president’s term is over.
Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on the precedent established by Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)?
Leading prayers over the school’s public address system
Publishing an editorial in the school newspaper
Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision
Protesting a school board decision by disrupting a school assembly
The legislative process at the national level of government reflects the intent of the framers of the Constitution to create a legislature that would be
less powerful than the executive
able to involve as many citizens as possible in the law making process
slow and deliberate in the law-making process
able to ensure that all citizens are equally represented
The map shows the outline of a congressional district. Which of the following statements best explains the motivation behind the way in which it is drawn?
It shows the natural boundaries of each district
It allows both political parties to equally represented in those districts
It is drawn to favor one party over another
It is drawn to ensure a competitive and fair race
According to the pie chart, where do most bureaucrats works?
Homeland Security
Postal Service
Veterans Affairs
Education
According to the process shown in the image, which step is where bills typically "die"?
Reported out of committee
Debated by the full House
During the vote
Referred to committee
According to this sequence chart, where should the bill go once it reaches the end?
Introduced in the senate
The full senate
The full house
The president
What is depicted in this image?
Card stacking
Gerrymandering
Franking
Logrolling
The judicial vacancies must be filled by the president and confirmed by
A simple majority of the Senate
a 60% majority of the Senate
A two-thirds majority of the Senate
A simple majority of each house of Congress
Which of the following positions do NOT require Senate confirmation?
Ambassadors
Cabinet Secretaries
Federal Judges
White House Chief of Staff
The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review was established by
the Bill of Rights
the Constitution
the Court’s decision in Griswold v. Connecticut
the Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following actions of the president has no basis in the Constitution?
issuing executive orders
serving as leader of his political party
stationing U.S. troops at bases abroad
negotiating free trade agreements with other countries
The main function of the president’s cabinet is
to put together the federal budget and submit it to Congress
to write federal regulations
to provide advice to the president
to provide leadership in the event the president is unable to perform his duties
Which of the following is NOT a check on the power of the president that the Constitution gives Congress?
Congress can pass a law the president has vetoed.
Congress can reject the president’s selections of people to fill key positions in the Executive Office of the President.
Congress can reject a treaty the president has negotiated.
Congress can reject the president’s nominees for federal judges.
Which of the following is NOT a factor the president generally takes into account in nominating a person for Supreme Court justice?
whether or not the person can be confirmed in the Senate
the political party the person belongs to
whether public opinion will be favorable towards the person nominated
whether the person has held elective office before
Which one of the following statements best describes the prevailing view of the power of the president today?
The president is primarily an administrator carrying out the will of Congress
The president can take whatever action he feels appropriate to advance his policy goals as long as he doesn’t break the law or violate the Constitution.
The president is the voice of the nation but cannot take any important actions on his own without the approval of Congress.
The president is above the law and can pursue the policies he believes in even if that means he must break a law.
