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20-21 Civics Semester 2 Final Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What role does the vice-president have if the president cannot fulfill their duties?

a)

Vice-president chooses the next president

b)

Vice-president becomes the president

c)

Vice-president dies with the president

d)

Vice-president has no role

2.

Line of succession after the President and Vice- President? choose the next THREE.

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

President Pro Tempore

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Secretary of Education

3.

Who approves presidential appointments for the cabinet department heads and Supreme Court justices?

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The Vice- President

c)

Senate

d)

The People of the U.S.

4.

The number of electoral votes a state has is equal to the number of...

a)

States likeability

b)

states physical size

c)

population

d)

Representatives & Senators from state

5.

How often does the cabinet meet with president

a)

Once a day

b)

Once a week

c)

Once a month

d)

When ever the president calls a meeting

6.

When do the results of a presidential election become official?

a)

When the News says so

b)

When I say so

c)

After congress counts the electoral votes

d)

When the current president agrees with the count

7.

Who is chosen by the Electoral College?

a)

The President & Vice-President

b)

Sweet 16 College Basketball

c)

The Oscars

d)

The Supreme Court

8.

Describe the 25th Amendment

a)

Gives the Vice-President the power to over through the President

b)

Gives the Vice-President a role in deciding if the President is disabled & cannot do the job as President

c)

Gives the President power to fire the Vice-President

d)

Gives President power to fire members of Congress

9.

The president planning the federal budget is to fulfill their role as...

a)

Ambassador

b)

Diplomat

c)

Foreign policy

d)

Economic Leader

10.

Deciding how the US acts towards other countries is to fulfill the role of...

a)

Economic leader

b)

Chief diplomat

c)

Advisor

d)

ambassador

11.

The federal court system consist of three types of courts. Name them.

a)

Federal district courts

b)

Federal appeals courts

c)

Supreme court

d)

Municipal court

12.

In which type of court do lawsuits and federal trials usually begin?

a)

Supreme courts

b)

Federal appeals courts

c)

Federal district courts

d)

Night court

13.

What is the job of an appeals court?

a)

This is where cases are first heard

b)

Review decisions made in lower court

c)

Judge the constitutionality of a case

d)

The appeals court mainly takes care of traffic violations

14.

How does a Case come before the Supreme Court?

a)

The president tells the court to view the case

b)

The Senate tells the court to view the case

c)

The house of representatives tells the court to view the case

d)

The justices of the Supreme Court decide which cases they were hear

15.

What does it mean when a judge uses precedent to arrive at an opinion?

a)

The judge relies on the ruling of similar cases from the past

b)

The judge ask the president to help with a case

c)

The judge relies on a jury

d)

The judge relies on what the media says

16.

What is the composition of the United States Supreme Court?

a)

One chief justice, eight associate justices.

b)

One chief justice, nine associate justices.

c)

One chief justice, 10 associate judges.

d)

Two chief Justices, eight associate justices.

17.

The landmark case, brown V board of education, broke with precedent and decided the issue of…

a)

Wage gap

b)

Marriage

c)

Voting rights

d)

Segregation in schools

18.

Why is congress considered bicameral legislature?

a)

Because it has one part

b)

Because it has two parts

c)

Because it has three parts

d)

Because it has four parts

19.

Who is the leader of the house of representatives?

a)

Vice president

b)

Chief of staff

c)

Secretary of state

d)

Speaker of the house

20.

What happens to a bill if the president takes no action for 10 days while Congress is in session?

a)

The bill dies

b)

Bill is sent back to Congress

c)

The bill becomes a law

d)

Bill is vetoed

21.

The power of Congress to draft people into the Armed Forces is what kind of power?

a)

Constitutional power

b)

Written power

c)

Excepted power

d)

Implied power

22.

Proposing amendments to the constitution is a ____________ power.

a)

Non-legislative power

b)

Implied power

c)

Legislative power

d)

Made up power

23.

Why do lawmakers spend so much time in case work?

a)

It’s their job

b)

This helps them get reelected

c)

They get free vacations

d)

It’s fun

24.

What does Congress the power to do with regard to currency?

a)

Set value

b)

Set interest rates

c)

Coin money

d)

Decide inflation rate

25.

what is the most basic and important legislative power?

a)

To make laws

b)

To be on T.V.

c)

Making campaign promises

d)

To do what the president wants

26.

What is the expressed powers that Congress manage the federal budget?

a)

Coin Money

b)

Borrow Money

c)

Make laws

d)

Approve presidential appointees

27.

Name the requirements or voting in elections in the United States. Choose Two

a)

Age 18

b)

U.S. Citizenship

c)

Natural born Citizen

d)

Must have served in the military

28.

Tell the process for voter registration in the U.S.

a)

Register, prepare, go to polling place, vote

b)

Down load the app

c)

Just show up

d)

Only vote in presidential elections

29.

How can voters cast their ballot if not able to physically go to the polls during Election Day?

a)

Absentee ballet

b)

Download the app

c)

Facebook

d)

Snapchat

30.

What is runoff election and when is one hold?

a)

When nobody wins a majority of the vote in the primary

b)

When one candidate challenges another to a foot race

c)

When one candidate runs unopposed

d)

When one of the candidates die

31.

In a presidential election, how does the candidate win?

a)

A candidate must win popular vote

b)

A candidate must when a majority of electoral votes-270

c)

A fight to the death

d)

Sabotage

32.

The purpose of a political campaign is to…

a)

To convince the public to vote for a certain candidate

b)

To raise money

c)

Raise awareness

d)

to get a TV show

33.

The 15th amendment states that no person can be denied the right to vote based on…

a)

Wealth

b)

Gender

c)

Social status

d)

Race

34.

The 19th amendment gave which group the right to vote?

a)

African Americans

b)

Those who have committed a federal crimes

c)

Women

d)

Native Americans

35.

Why are campaign donations controversial?

a)

Campaign donations are not controversial at all

b)

The money could be better spent

c)

The money is not taxed

d)

May lead to favored treatment from contributors.

36.

True or false – the winner of the primary election becomes the president.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

when is the election day for presidential election?

a)

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

b)

July 4th

c)

February 2nd

d)

November 24th

38.

True or false - in a close election, the loser can demand a recount.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or false - voter registration is only required in certain states.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What is the purpose of a political party’s national committee? Choose TWO

a)

To run the country

b)

To raise money for presidential elections

c)

To organize the parties convention

d)

To pass legislation

41.

What is the major difference between national political conventions of today compared to national political conventions of the past

a)

The political convention dictates what happens

b)

The political convention plays more of a ceremonial role

c)

A political convention holds all the power

d)

The political convention is a waste of money

42.

How does a third-party candidate usually get on a ballot?

a)

by major corporations

b)

By raising enough money

c)

Getting enough voters to sign a petition

d)

constantly being on the news

43.

What amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?

a)

26th amendment

b)

23rd amendment

c)

24th amendment

d)

25th amendment

44.

When did the citizens of Washington DC gain the right to vote in national elections

a)

1961

b)

1962

c)

1963

d)

1964