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WorksheetsExec-Jud-Special Interests-Lobbyists
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins
True or False: It is illegal for lobbyist to donate money to political campaigns.
True
False
Check all the actions that apply to this category: Individuals
Run for office
Can hire Lobbyists.
Write letters to Congress and other politicians.
Act as a watchdog.
Attend civic meetings and collect signatures.
Distinguish between Bias and Propaganda?
Bias is propaganda with others names
Bias is being in favor or against an argument or idea, propaganda is spreading the msg of that idea in support or against it.
Bias is showing support or being against a msg or idea, and Propaganda is always showing support for an idea.
Someone who tries to try to influence legislators' votes on bills
Lobbyist
Justice
Loyalist
Botanist
Calling a special session of Congress is the President's check over which branch
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Supreme Court
Appointed official that represents the U.S. in another country
Delegate
Representative
Senator
Ambassador
The annual speech the President give to Congress to influence policymaking
State of the Union Address
Condition of the Universe Speech
State of the Commonwealth Address
Condition of the State Speech
Powers of the Legislative Branch that ARE specifically written in the Constitution
Expressed Powers
Implied Powers
Concurrent Powers
They have no powers
Where in the Constitution do you find the Executive Branch powers
Preamble
Article 1
Article 2
10th Amendment
How can Congress check the President's power of veto
Override with a simple majority vote in one house
They have no check over this power
Override with a 2/3 vote of both houses
Arm wrestle the President
Role of the President when making a treaty with a foreign country
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Name for the Cabinet and everyone in the executive branch
Federal Branch
Federalism
Federal Group
Federal Bureaucracy
What is the job of the President's Cabinet
Write laws
Help carry out laws
Introduce bills
Vote on legislation
Amendment that electors will cast separate ballots for the President and Vice President
12th Amendment
22nd Amendment
25th Amendment
26th Amendment
the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
Electoral Vote
Primary Vote
Popular Vote
Open Primary
member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president
Electors
Lobbyists
Independent
Third Party
a statement of a political party's principles, beliefs and positions on vital issues.
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Platform
Super PAC
a vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters.
Electoral Vote
Primary Vote
Popular Vote
Open Primary Vote
to enroll one's name with the appropriate local government in order to participate in elections
Register
Platform
Caucus
Electors
one of the two main U.S. political parties favoring a conservative stance, limited central government and a strong national defense
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Third Party
Independent Party
a group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government and determine public policy
Political Party
Super PAC
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Republican Party
one of the two main U.S. political parties that follow a liberal program tending to promote a strong central government and expansive social programs.
Democratic Party
Independent Party
Republican Party
Third Party
A special power delegated only to the House of Representatives is
bringing charges of impeachment.
approving presidential appointments.
proposing a constitutional amendment.
ratifying treaties with foreign nations.
According to Article II of the United States Constitution, all federal impeachment proceedings must start in the ____________________ and the subsequent trial is to be conducted by the ____________________.
Senate; House of Representatives
House of Representatives; Senate
Senate; Supreme Court
House of Representatives; Supreme Court
Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution grants Congress the power to impeach public officials. What does "impeach" mean?
remove from office
publicly criticize
charge with a crime
prevent from voting
Article I, Section 2Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
Article I, Section 3Clause 6: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Clause 7:Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party, (defendant), convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
According to the United States Constitution, which of these must happen in order for a federal officer to be found guilty in an impeachment trial?
the House must vote for conviction
two-thirds of the Senate must concur
the Chief Justice must agree with the verdict
the President must vote in favor of conviction
If an official was impeached by the House, how many Senators would have to vote for conviction in order for the official to be found guilty?
51
67
75
100
Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution lists "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" as a basis for
a vote of "no confidence."
the death penalty.
a declaration of war.
the impeachment of government officials.
What are the TWO types of court systems in the U.S.? (Select TWO answers)
Federal
Universal
State
International
What are the TWO reasons it's difficult to get a case all the way to the Supreme Court?
has to go through the appeals process first
has to affect at least 5 different states
has to wait for a period of 5 years while the Justices review the case
the Supreme Court gets to choose their cases
True or False: Landmark Supreme Court Cases are cases where the Justices were deadlocked and couldn't reach a decision.
True
False
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
The Vice President
The Speaker of the House
Congress
The President
The Supreme Court has the power of Judicial Review. What is Judicial Review?
when the Supreme Court decides if a law is unconstitutional or not
when the Supreme Court creates a new law
when the Supreme Court enforces the laws of the Legislative Branch
when the Supreme Court vetoes a Bill from Congress
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Anthony Kennedy
John Roberts
Brett Kavanaugh
Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...
Congress
President
Senate
Chief Justice
Why did the Constitution provide for two separate court systems?
to keep the federal court system from being overwhelmed
to establish the federal court system as having more power than State courts
to maintain a balance of power between the Federal Government and the States
to strengthen the balance of power between the three branches of Federal Government
What solution did Alexander Hamilton propose to the problem he describes in this quote?
“If there is in each State a court of final jurisdiction, there may be as many different final determinations on the same point as there are courts. There are endless diversities in the opinions of men. We often see not only different courts but the judges of the same court differing from each other.”
—Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist No. 22
There should be a national court system that is superior to the State courts and can provide a final ruling.
The State courts should meet regularly to discuss how to coordinate their rulings so they agree.
The State and federal courts should share concurrent jurisdiction over all cases to settle disputes.
The State courts should have no federal oversight so they can remain independent and represent their citizens.
The outcome of Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated schools, supports the judicial concept of___________.
Judicial Activism
Judicial Restraint
Constitutional Originalism
Strict Constructionalism
