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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which offers a multi-party system?
Parliamentary System
Presidential System
The people have sovereignty in a
dictatorship
democracy
dinner
The United States' government is an example of a
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Everyone is equal before the law is a concept contained in
3/5 Compromise
"All men are created equal"
Gender pay gap
God-given right to rule
Democracy
Divine Right to Rule
Social Contract
In the United States, which theory has influenced the concepts that shaped our governmental system?
Social Contract
Force
Divine Right to Rule
An example of civil disobedience
Signing a petition
Getting into a fight
A town hall meeting
Rosa Parks not giving up her seat on the bus
An example of direct democracy
Voting for Congressional Representatives
Eating ice cream
A town meeting
Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Disapproved the concept of implied powers
Approved the concept of implied powers
Judicial Review
Not giving the central government enough power to rule is a weakness of the
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States
Declaration of Independence
The compromise that led to the bicameral legislature we have today
(one house determined by population, the other by equal representation)
Paul's Compromise
Connecticut Plan/Great Compromise
Bill of Rights are
First 10 Amendments
All 27 Amendments
Attached to the Declaration of Independence
Article of the Constitution about the Executive Branch
I
II
III
IV
Article of the Constitution about the Judicial Branch
I
II
III
IV
Article of the Constitution about the Legislative Branch
I
II
III
IV
Based on the Constitution, which branch did the Founding Fathers want to make to be the most powerful?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
What's not a power of the Executive Branch
Grant Pardons
Veto bills
Declare War
What is not a power of the Legislative Branch?
Declare War
Negotiate Treaties
Concurrent Powers are powers that the
national and state government have
national government has
state government has
The Necessary & Proper Clause
is in Article III
is in the Bill of Rights
Stretches the powers of Congress
The United States was a Confederacy before the ___________ was written
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Which case established judicial review?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
US v. Nixon
The Constitution is the highest law of the land according to
The Necessary and Proper Clause
The Supremacy Clause
The Bill of Rights
Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, favored a
strong central government
not ratifying the Constitution
weak central government
To make sure there's separation of powers, the US has checks and balances in order to
get home on time
keep the federal budget balanced
make sure no branch has too much power
The President vetoes. Congress can overrule with a
signing a petition to be approved by the Supreme Court
2/3 vote in both houses
declaring an executive act unconstitutional
The President can
veto a court decision
appoint Supreme Court Justices
approve a nominee to the court
The ultimate source of power rests with the people best describes
popular sovereignty
law of the land
Executive Orders
Vetoing legislation is a check by ___________
the President on Congress
the Supreme Court on the President
Congress on the President
Congress can check the Supreme Court
Vetoing judicial review
Sending representatives to dunk on them on the basketball court above the court
Impeaching judges
Secretary of State is nominated by the President and confirmed by the ________
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
First established the principle of Rule of Law
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
US Constitution
A federal system
divides power between federal and regional
different branches, different responsibilities
Executive Branch is limited
Criticizing elected officials is protected by the
5th Amendment
1st Amendment
8th Amendment
27th Amendment
The reserve powers of the States is mentioned in the __________
1st Amendment
10th Amendment
8th Amendment
14th Amendment
A group of people who want to control government by winning elections
Friends
Supreme Court Justices
Political Parties
What approach to voting is voting based on the issues and weakens political parties?
Split Ticket Voting
Partisan Voting
Third parties are important historically because they
win elections
don't represent people well
have fun names
have innovative ideas that get adopted by major political parties
Suffrage is
suffering
the right to vote
Which amendment forbids the states to discriminate on the basis of race to establish voter qualifications
15th
22nd
10th
13th
Which amendment forbids the states to discriminate on the basis of gender to establish voter qualifications
15th
19th
22nd
12th
Which amendment forbids the use of literacy tests and poll taxes to establish voter qualifications?
24th
19th
15th
7th
Which amendment changed the voting age to 18
21st
18th
26th
19th
The process by which people form their political attitudes and values is called ___________________________
political correctness
political socialization
political participation
Why do we have voter registration?
To prevent voter fraud
To pay taxes
To track voting habits
Popular Sovereignty in action in the US is seen in
the emphasis on elections
tension between branches of government
the minting of money
Public opinion is
fake
what newspapers think about certain ideas
the sum of many individual views
Which election's turnout is the greatest?
Mid Term
Presidential
Primary
Jurisdiction is
the authority of a court to hear a case
the process of selecting a jury
a Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court is called the ___________________ because it's the last court that federal questions can be heard
Basketball Court
High Court
Low Court
The ____ amendment about rights in a public trial protects the rights of the DEFENDANT
6th
2nd
22nd
19th
Federal judge appoints are important because
federal judges are the only ones in government that make important decisions
they serve for life and will most likely continue to impact the county beyond the president's term that appointed them
why not
What's the "rule of four"?
Only four judges have to agree on a brief for the court to hear it
All the judges need to pick four for their basketball team
The court can only rule on four cases a year
Libel is
written lies
spoken lies
Slander is
written lies
spoken lies
An example of Civil LIBERTIES being violated
When someone is searched by police without a warrant or probable cause
being asked not to bring food into a movie theater
Exclusionary rule excludes which of the following from a trial
anyone named Karen
illegally obtained evidence
testimony from unreliable witnesses
An example of Civil RIGHTS being violated
airport security profiling Arab Americans
being asked to silence your cell phones in a movie theater
What is the job of an appellate court when it takes on an appealed case?
to conduct a new jury trial
to look for errors of law
to weigh all the trial evidence
The head of the military, a role of the President
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Which of these is NOT a qualification to become President?
Be at least 35 years old
Be a man
Live in the US for at least 14 years
Be a natural born citizen
Max number of years a President can serve in office (22nd Amendment)
8
10
4
3
Amendment that established the process of addressing Presidential disability (line of succession)?
3rd
22nd
25th
19th
According to the Presidential line of succession, who becomes President after the Vice President?
Chief Supreme Court Justice
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
President pro temp
Minimum amount of electoral votes a Presidential candidate needs to win the Electoral college?
270
250
538
100
If nobody gets a majority of the Electoral College, who elects the President?
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
the oldest US citizen gets to choose
Why was the War Powers Act created?
to limit the power of the President with respect to military action after the Vietnam War
to make the United States' military the strongest in the world
because of George Washington
When a President prevents a bill from becoming a law it's called a _______________
pass
veto
fail
signing
The President has fewer than 10 days to consider a bill and Congress has gone out of session. If he or she chooses not
to sign it, this is known as a
law
line item veto
pocket veto
just a regular old normal everyday veto
Which of these is an entitlement?
federally funded highway project
a low-income family's food stamps
a federal grant for medical research
Largest category of federal discretionary spending
Defense
Education
Health
Welfare
Largest source of federal income
Individual income taxes
Corporate income taxes
Payroll taxes
What best describes NATO?
a powerful trading group
World's biggest military alliance
a coalition of countries fighting terrorism
When the federal government wants to fund programs without raising taxes it's called
Deficit spending
trade agreement
secretary of state
Type of legislature in United States
Unicameral
Bicameral
Which of these do interest groups NOT do
Negotiate treaties
Run political ads
Organize protest and rallies
Donate to campaigns
It's in committee most bills ________________
thrive
die
get made into laws
The purpose of a _______________________ is to prevent action on a bill
vote
filibuster
fight
A delegate
only votes according to how their constituents want them to
trust their own gut and vote according to their own principles
stays loyal to the party no matter what
Gerrymandering is
is the practice of drawing the lines of electoral districts in order to limit the voting strength of a particular group.
when congressmen named Gerry get critized in the media
preventing action on a bill
Managing communication and relationships between nations is the art and practice of _______________________
trustees
diplomacy
delegates
A census every 10 years calls for a restitution of the number of seats in the ______________________________________
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
How ready do you feel for the final?
5 Very ready, could take it right now
4
3
2
1 I need help/to study waaaaaay more
