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WorksheetsUS Gov UNIT 6 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Because of the first amendment, the US Government is charged with protecting freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. This means...
Government officials must protect themselves first
Other countries should do the same
The government is checked by the freedoms of individuals
Government agencies set an example of how to do this.
Social movements can be part of the political process by...
appointing local politicians
organizing protests
lobbying for amendments
voting for minority candidates
What do you need in order to vote in Texas?
Driver's license
Valid ID
Political party affiliation
Proof of paying taxes
What should you do to be a responsible, politically active citizen?
Get a job
Learn about public issues
Teach kids about US history
Exercise and eat right
A third-party candidate is a candidate who runs for office but isn't part of either the Republicans or Democrats. The main way they have influenced presidential elections is by...
Encouraging more people to vote
Creating election drama
Highlighting specific issues
Raising more money for campaigns
The main role political parties play in the election process is...
Conducting opinion polls
Nominating candidates
Organizing election polling places
Supporting democratic processes in other countries
Cabinet members are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. What function do they serve in the federal government?
Nominate candidates
Appoint Supreme Court Justices
Oversee the House of Representatives
Advise the president
What term is used to refer to the actions and ideas of political parties?
special interest
legislative
partisan
naturalized
Media influences the political process in all of the following ways EXCEPT...
Building awareness of particular issues
Showing bias toward political parties
Informing the population about government actions
Requiring people to vote to access content
In the court case, Baker vs. Carr, the court decided: "Each individual vote has to be weighted equally when setting district boundaries." This was considered to be a "justiciable issue" (an issue that could be decided in the court of law) because of...
the equal rights clause of the fourteenth amendment
the freedom of assembly in the first amendment
Miranda rights derived from the fifth amendment
reserved powers as designated in the 10th amendment
The US Census is taken every ten years to count the population as a whole and how many people live in each state. Which federal government position is based on state population?
members of the President's Cabinet
members of the Senate
Justices of the Supreme Court
members of the House of Representatives
People interested in election outcomes may look at the way different culture groups vote to determine how elections might go in the future. People of Hispanic origin are one of the fastest growing culture groups in the US. What might their influence on future elections?
They will have a greater influence on elections
They will have less of an influence on elections
They will have the same amount of influence on elections
They will have no influence on elections
