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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What part of the government can deem a act of Congress unconstitutional which causes them to amend?
Legislative Branch
Supreme Court
President
Executive Branch
Which Article of Constitution states the supremacy clause?
I
IV
VI
X
The power of Congress to tax is an example of which type of power?
expressed
inherent
concurrent
divided
How many articles are in the Constitution?
4
7
27
10
Who has the power to sign a bill into law?
Senate pro tempore
Speaker of the House
President
Supreme Court Justice
Who is known for the idea of social contract?
Thomas Hobbs
John Locke`
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
What was considered the first constitution?
U.S. Consitution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Most states have on central government that makes decisions for the regions. What is this called?
federal
confederal
unitary
biitary
What is the name for the introduction to the Constitution that states the six main goals?
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Articles of Confederation
amendments
This idea came during the Constitution Convention and it was that representation in legislative body should be based on population.
Three-Fifths Comnpromise
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
How many amendments are there?
10
18
21
27
How many members are in the electoral college?
435
100
538
535
The second Constitutional Congress accomplished all of the EXCEPT:
wrote the Declaration of Independence
created an army
wrote the Constitution
How old do you have to be in order to be part of the House of Representatives?
no age requirement
25
30
35
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
5
9
100
435
What is the term for a organized group of people that share a common goal or trying to actively influence lawmakers such as Congress?
federalist
Political Action Committee
interest group
political party
This type of primary only allows voters to select potential candidates only from the party to which they belong:
caucus
open
closed
incumbent
Who is the main leader of the Senate?
President
Vice President
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
What is the President's title when he heads the Bureaucracy?
Chief Diplomat
Commander-an-Chief
Chief Executive
Head of State
In order to be on the U.S. Supreme Court, who has to confirm you and who has to confirm them?
President confirm and Congress appoint
President appoint and Senate confirm
House confirm and President appoint
Congress confirm and President appoint
How long is a term for members of the Federal Courts according to the Constitution?
life
2 years
6 years
"in good behavior"
What is the term for a belief about the role of government should play in society?
political party
ideology
realignment
reapportionment
Which Supreme Court case stated that public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education
Tinker v. Des Moines
Plessy v. Ferguson
Malbury v. Madison
What is the name for the first ten amendments?
Consitution
Preamble
Bill of Rights
What is the term for drawing out boundary lines, based on legislative district, for the purpose of obtaining partisan advantage?
Gerrymandering
reapportionment
reallocation
redistricting
What is term for the process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes?
ideology
political party
interest group
political socialization
Which elected office of the government has the longest term?
House of Respresentatives
President
Senate
Who is at the top of the judicial branch?
President
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
What hearings are usually conducted to decide whether a bill is viable and to make a recommendation to the full house for a vote?
congressional committee
interest group
bureaucracy
president
Which committee is permanent that exists in Congress to deal with various types of issues?
joint
standing
select
conference
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
President pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Vice President
Majority Leader
which person holds a political office and runs for reelection to that same political office?
challenger
nominee
incumbent
senator
When an official is impeached, what must actually do the impeaching and what must put the person on trial?
Congress, Supreme Court
House and Senate
Senate and House
President and Supreme Court
What is the name for the advisers, of the President, in various areas of government expertise?
envelope
shuttle
table
cabinet
All of the following are people on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
majoritarianism
These event is important because it showed the weaknesses of our constitution and that we needed to create a new one:
Brown v. board of education
Shay's Rebellion
Three-Fifths Compromise
Great Compromise
All of the following are political parties of the United States EXCEPT:
Republican
Democrat
Conservative
Libertarian
What form of government gives the states the central government only the powers they want it to have?
Liberal
confederal
unitary
federal
At the Constitutional Convention in order to make the legislative body equal for all states it created one body and representative based on population in the other of the two bodies?
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
Great Compromise
Creating a stronger central government that would occur in the new Constitution was the main debate between?
Liberals and Conservatives
Senate and House
Federalists and anti-federalists
Democrats and Republicans
Which court case established judicial review?
Brown v. Board of Eduation
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Miranda v Arizona
The Three-fifths Compromise called for representation in Congress based on which part of the population?
farmers
slaves
rich people
poor people
which philosopher came up with the idea of separation of powers?
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas jefferson
James Madison
Roger Sherman
At one point in our country's history, the President could remove a portion of a bill with which he disagreed and sign the rest into law. This is called a
pocket veto
legislative veto
line-item veto
veto
The Weberian Model of Bureaucracy includes all of the following EXCEPT
hierachry
specialization of labor
diversity
formalized rules
What can be amended by 2/3 vote of state legislatures calling for a convention and 3/4 states ratifying the amendment at the Convention?
congress
Constitution
bill of rights
preamble
When voters vote for different a different party for President and Congress it is called...
straight-ticket-voting
split-ticket-voting
marginal voting
electoral voting
a member of the Democrat Party that tends to support conservative issues is called a
Red Democrat
Pink Panther Democrat
Party-Line Democrat
Blue-Dog Democrat
What is the minimum age for a President?
no minimum age required
25 years old
30 years old
35 years old
which type of ballot encourages straight ticket voting?
party column
office block
strategic office
presidential expertise
In the court system, what is the concept of having previous cases affect the rulings in current cases?
jurisdiction
precedent
common law
great compromise
What is the term for a group of people with similar beliefs about the role of government who attempt to obtain political office?
ideology group
interest group
political party
bureaucracy
A federal judge who interprets the Constitution literally is considered to be a
strict constructionist
broad constructionist
federal constructionist
open constructionist
What stated, at the Constitutional Convention, that to make representation in our legislative body equal for all states.
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
Great Compromise
The Electoral College can elect a President without the person receiving the majority of the popular vote.
True
False
which type of election ballot groups candidates for elective office under the elective office title?
split-face ballot
office-ballot
party-column
What is the term for the redrawing of boundaries that a Representative represents due to a shift in population?
redistricting
reapportionment
reconstruction
gerrymandering
What is the term for members of Congress' ability to send mail for free?
franking privileges
post passes
mail markers
office memos
It is more likely for a member of the ____________ to vote with the opposing party due to the length of term and fewer member.
House of Representatives
Senate
President's Cabinet
Supreme court justices
According to federalism, the three levels of government are national, state, and _______________ governments.
local
district
international
federal
