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Worksheets20-21 Civics Semester 2 Final Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 23mins
What role does the vice-president have if the president cannot fulfill their duties?
Vice-president chooses the next president
Vice-president becomes the president
Vice-president dies with the president
Vice-president has no role
Line of succession after the President and Vice- President? choose the next THREE.
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Secretary of State
Secretary of Education
Who approves presidential appointments for the cabinet department heads and Supreme Court justices?
The House of Representatives
The Vice- President
Senate
The People of the U.S.
The number of electoral votes a state has is equal to the number of...
States likeability
states physical size
population
Representatives & Senators from state
How often does the cabinet meet with president
Once a day
Once a week
Once a month
When ever the president calls a meeting
When do the results of a presidential election become official?
When the News says so
When I say so
After congress counts the electoral votes
When the current president agrees with the count
Who is chosen by the Electoral College?
The President & Vice-President
Sweet 16 College Basketball
The Oscars
The Supreme Court
Describe the 25th Amendment
Gives the Vice-President the power to over through the President
Gives the Vice-President a role in deciding if the President is disabled & cannot do the job as President
Gives the President power to fire the Vice-President
Gives President power to fire members of Congress
The president planning the federal budget is to fulfill their role as...
Ambassador
Diplomat
Foreign policy
Economic Leader
Deciding how the US acts towards other countries is to fulfill the role of...
Economic leader
Chief diplomat
Advisor
ambassador
The federal court system consist of three types of courts. Name them.
Federal district courts
Federal appeals courts
Supreme court
Municipal court
In which type of court do lawsuits and federal trials usually begin?
Supreme courts
Federal appeals courts
Federal district courts
Night court
What is the job of an appeals court?
This is where cases are first heard
Review decisions made in lower court
Judge the constitutionality of a case
The appeals court mainly takes care of traffic violations
How does a Case come before the Supreme Court?
The president tells the court to view the case
The Senate tells the court to view the case
The house of representatives tells the court to view the case
The justices of the Supreme Court decide which cases they were hear
What does it mean when a judge uses precedent to arrive at an opinion?
The judge relies on the ruling of similar cases from the past
The judge ask the president to help with a case
The judge relies on a jury
The judge relies on what the media says
What is the composition of the United States Supreme Court?
One chief justice, eight associate justices.
One chief justice, nine associate justices.
One chief justice, 10 associate judges.
Two chief Justices, eight associate justices.
The landmark case, brown V board of education, broke with precedent and decided the issue of…
Wage gap
Marriage
Voting rights
Segregation in schools
Why is congress considered bicameral legislature?
Because it has one part
Because it has two parts
Because it has three parts
Because it has four parts
Who is the leader of the house of representatives?
Vice president
Chief of staff
Secretary of state
Speaker of the house
What happens to a bill if the president takes no action for 10 days while Congress is in session?
The bill dies
Bill is sent back to Congress
The bill becomes a law
Bill is vetoed
The power of Congress to draft people into the Armed Forces is what kind of power?
Constitutional power
Written power
Excepted power
Implied power
Proposing amendments to the constitution is a ____________ power.
Non-legislative power
Implied power
Legislative power
Made up power
Why do lawmakers spend so much time in case work?
It’s their job
This helps them get reelected
They get free vacations
It’s fun
What does Congress the power to do with regard to currency?
Set value
Set interest rates
Coin money
Decide inflation rate
what is the most basic and important legislative power?
To make laws
To be on T.V.
Making campaign promises
To do what the president wants
What is the expressed powers that Congress manage the federal budget?
Coin Money
Borrow Money
Make laws
Approve presidential appointees
Name the requirements or voting in elections in the United States. Choose Two
Age 18
U.S. Citizenship
Natural born Citizen
Must have served in the military
Tell the process for voter registration in the U.S.
Register, prepare, go to polling place, vote
Down load the app
Just show up
Only vote in presidential elections
How can voters cast their ballot if not able to physically go to the polls during Election Day?
Absentee ballet
Download the app
Snapchat
What is runoff election and when is one hold?
When nobody wins a majority of the vote in the primary
When one candidate challenges another to a foot race
When one candidate runs unopposed
When one of the candidates die
In a presidential election, how does the candidate win?
A candidate must win popular vote
A candidate must when a majority of electoral votes-270
A fight to the death
Sabotage
The purpose of a political campaign is to…
To convince the public to vote for a certain candidate
To raise money
Raise awareness
to get a TV show
The 15th amendment states that no person can be denied the right to vote based on…
Wealth
Gender
Social status
Race
The 19th amendment gave which group the right to vote?
African Americans
Those who have committed a federal crimes
Women
Native Americans
Why are campaign donations controversial?
Campaign donations are not controversial at all
The money could be better spent
The money is not taxed
May lead to favored treatment from contributors.
True or false – the winner of the primary election becomes the president.
True
False
when is the election day for presidential election?
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
July 4th
February 2nd
November 24th
True or false - in a close election, the loser can demand a recount.
True
False
True or false - voter registration is only required in certain states.
True
False
What is the purpose of a political party’s national committee? Choose TWO
To run the country
To raise money for presidential elections
To organize the parties convention
To pass legislation
What is the major difference between national political conventions of today compared to national political conventions of the past
The political convention dictates what happens
The political convention plays more of a ceremonial role
A political convention holds all the power
The political convention is a waste of money
How does a third-party candidate usually get on a ballot?
by major corporations
By raising enough money
Getting enough voters to sign a petition
constantly being on the news
What amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
26th amendment
23rd amendment
24th amendment
25th amendment
When did the citizens of Washington DC gain the right to vote in national elections
1961
1962
1963
1964
