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Gov: Final Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which philosopher supported the idea that the government should serve the people?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Charles Montesquieu

d)

George Washington

2.

What did the Magna Carta say?

a)

kings have absolute power

b)

governments exist to resist chaos

c)

the law applies to everyone, even those in power

d)

the law is made by those in power and must be followed

3.

How did the Anti-Federalists feel about the new Constitution?

a)

They thought it was good and wanted to ratify it

b)

They thought it would give the government too much power

c)

They wanted to include universal suffrage

d)

They were against the ideas of life, liberty, and property

4.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

How we vote for the president

b)

Voting; the power belongs to the people

c)

Voting; the power belongs to the president

d)

The three branches of government

5.

What is the 8th amendment?

a)

Free speech

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Federalism

d)

No cruel/unusual punishment

6.

What is the 2nd amendment?

a)

Free speech

b)

Right to raise a militia

c)

No cruel/unusual punishment

d)

Federalism

7.

What is the 10th amendment about?

a)

Women's suffrage

b)

Free speech

c)

Federalism

d)

No cruel/unusual punishment

8.

How is an amendment passed?

a)

2/3 vote of Congress and 3/4 vote of state legislatures

b)

The president can sign/veto an amendment

c)

The Supreme Court decides to pass it or not

d)

3/4 vote of Congress and 2/3 vote of state legislatures

9.

What did the Great Compromise do?

a)

created the Supreme Court

b)

created a bicameral legislature

c)

limited government power

d)

fix issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

10.

What grants the government implied powers?

a)

The Supremacy Clause

b)

The Preamble

c)

The President

d)

The Necessary and Proper Clause

11.

The ______ branch can check the _______ branch by declaring laws unconstitutional

a)

judicial; legislative

b)

legislative; judicial

c)

legislative; executive

d)

executive, judicial

12.

Powers that are denied to the federal government, but NOT the state governments are called...

a)

Implied powers

b)

Expressed powers

c)

Reserved powers

d)

Concurrent powers

13.

Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

created legal segregation

b)

integrated schools

c)

gave women the right to vote

d)

rights are read to you if you are arrested

14.

Brown v Board

a)

created legal segregation

b)

integrated schools

c)

gave women the right to vote

d)

rights are read to you if you are arrested

15.

Miranda v. Arizona

a)

created legal segregation

b)

integrated schools

c)

gave women the right to vote

d)

rights are read to you if you are arrested

16.

14th amendment?

a)

gave women the right to vote

b)

freedom of speech

c)

no cruel/unusual punishment

d)

provides citizen with equal protection

17.

What is our civic duty?

a)

Run for office

b)

Vote

c)

Pay taxes

d)

Know all the words to out National Anthem

18.

How is the President chosen?

a)

By the Supreme Court

b)

By the people

c)

By Congress

d)

By a body of electors

19.

A list of goals by a political party is called a...

a)

platform

b)

docket

c)

objectives

d)

National Convention

20.

19th amendment?

a)

Women got the right to vote

b)

Black men got the right to vote

c)

Federalism

d)

No cruel/unusual punishment

21.

How are electoral votes determined?

a)

Everyone has 2 electoral votes

b)

Everyone has 6 electoral votes

c)

Number of house reps = number of electoral votes

d)

House Reps + Senate members = number of electoral votes

22.

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

The President

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The President Pro Tempore

23.

You have to be at least 25 years old to be...

a)

a House of Representative

b)

a Senator

c)

President

24.

How many seats are in the House of Representatives?

a)

435

b)

535

c)

100

d)

50

25.

How long do Senators serve?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

lifetime

26.

Committee chairs are chosen by...

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The President

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Seniority Rule

27.

Who is hired to influence Congress members?

a)

Police

b)

Lobbyists

c)

Bureaucracy officers

d)

Lawyers

28.

Approving federal judges is a(n)...

a)

executive powers

b)

judicial power

c)

legislative power

29.

Who becomes president if the president AND vice president die? rip

a)

President Pro Temp

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Ariana Grande

d)

Speaker of the House

30.

How many terms can the president serve?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

unlimited

31.

If the President is breaking the law, what can the House of Reps do about it?

a)

Subpoena

b)

Cry

c)

Regress

d)

Impeach

32.

Who is not cool with government expansion?

a)

Liberals

b)

Conservatives

33.

Judicial review is...

a)

the power the courts have to determine is something is constitutional

b)

established by the Plessy v. Ferguson case

c)

the ability for the president to issue an executive order

d)

the ability for Congress to override a president's veto

34.

The authority to hear certain cases is called...

a)

Civil case

b)

docket

c)

Majority opinion

d)

Jurisdiction

35.

What do recall, initiative, and referendum do?

a)

allow the people to directly influence the government

b)

tell the president he sucks with no consequences

c)

allow the people to protest

d)

they provide civil rights to discriminated groups of people

36.

What is a progressive tax?

a)

A fixed tax amount

b)

income tax for the rich only

c)

a tax that increases as income increases

d)

a tax that is made to be impossible to pay

37.

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

38.

When was judicial review established?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Maryland v. McCulloh

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

39.

The shared power between a national government and state government is called...

a)

dual system

b)

federalism

c)

confederacy

d)

representative democracy

40.

What is an oligarchy?

a)

when ONE person has all the power

b)

when we vote for who wants to represent us

c)

when a small group of people/family have all the power

d)

when the people vote on every single issue at hand