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Government Exam Review pt. 2

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

America’s first formal constitution, or “league of friendship” among independent states

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Magna Carta

2.

The form of democracy in the United States

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy

d)

True Democracy

3.

study of the rights and duties of citizens

a)

Civic Responsibility

b)

Economics

c)

Social Studies

d)

Civics

4.

Why was the Magna Carta important?

a)

Enforced the English Bill of Rights

b)

First attempt to establish a limited government (reduce the power of monarch)

c)

Arrested people who disrespected the King

d)

Gave the monarchy more power

5.

Who was the British emigrant/author, in 1776, who wrote Common Sense, an influential pamphlet which sold some 500,000 copies, uniting average citizens and political leaders behind the idea of independence?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

6.

The purpose of a constitution:

a)

lay the groundwork for a nation-state, usually is inspired by culture or long held beliefs of the writers

b)

bring a group of people together who share common beliefs

c)

inspire people to start a business

d)

create a working government and two-party system

7.

first government of the United States had these characteristics

a)

A strong confederation of states which gave the power to the people

b)

Treaty between states that allowed them to work together as a group instead of fighting for power

c)

A confederation of states where the federal government was strong and made most, if not all decisions for the people

d)

A loose confederation of states in which the federal government was weak and could not follow through on the powers it was granted

8.

3 problems faced by the framers of the constitution

a)

Whether: people would remain loyal to America, King George would attack, and people would throw tea into a certain harbor in a certain city, in a certain state

b)

How to: restrict the people's power, count slaves in regard to population and taxes, and make decisions as a country

c)

How to: count slaves in regard to population and taxes, represent states in Congress, regulate trade with foreign countries and between states

9.

What type of government is ruled by a dictator who makes all of the decisions within a country and holds all the power?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Totalitarianism

10.

Who was the father of the Constitution?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

John Locke

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

What does a federal system do to power within a country?

a)

divides it, making one side more powerful than the other

b)

separates power between a central government and smaller state governments

c)

allows one branch to check the other two's power

d)

makes the country more powerful

12.

Powers that are listed for Congress in Article I, Section 8, are known as…

a)

enumerated powers

b)

concurrent powers

c)

shared powers

d)

executive powers

13.

What check can the Executive & Legislative Branches exercise on the Judicial Branch?

a)

declare a law unconstitutional

b)

veto bills

c)

appoint Justices to the bench

d)

override Judicial decisions

14.

The qualifications for a senator

a)

28 years old, citizen for 6 years, and resident of the state they represent

b)

18 years old and citizen of the United States

c)

25 years old, citizen for 12 years, and serve 2 terms

d)

30 years old, citizen for 9 years, and resident of the state they represent

15.

Before a bill can be passed along to the President, both the House and Senate must…

a)

approve a bill, doesn't have to be the same version of the bill just need a majority

b)

approve the same version of a bill (with a simple majority of members present)

c)

get a majority on whether they want to read the bill

d)

ask the President if he's going to veto the bill

16.

Name of Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 that greatly expands the power of Congress

a)

Taxing and spending clause

b)

Sweeping clause

c)

Necessary and proper clause, or elastic clause

d)

Supremacy clause

17.

the qualifications of the President

a)

35 years old, born a U.S. citizen, resident of U.S. for 14 years

b)

30 years old, born a U.S. citizen, resident of U.S. for 12 years

c)

25 years old, born a U.S. citizen, resident of U.S. for 5 years

d)

35 years old and resident of U.S. for 14 years

18.

What check can the Legislative Branch exercise on the Executive Branch?

a)

Declare a law unconstitutional

b)

Tell the President he's doing his job wrong

c)

Impeach the President

d)

Override a presidential veto

19.

What check can the Executive Branch exercise on the Legislative Branch?

a)

Appoint justices

b)

Impeach the Senators

c)

Veto laws passed by Congress

d)

Have lunch with members of Congress to ensure they're doing their job

20.

3 foreign policy responsibilities of the President

a)

appoint ambassadors and make trade agreements with nations

b)

appoint ambassadors, make trade agreements with nations, negotiate conditions of a treaty with other nations

c)

appoint Senators, make trade agreements with nations, negotiate conditions of a treaty with other nations

d)

appoint ambassadors, make trade agreements with continents, negotiate conditions of a treaty with other nations

21.

The Judicial Branch’s greatest power, set in 1803 in the case of Marbury v Madison

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Loose interpretation

c)

Strict interpretation

d)

Unanimous vote

22.

3 goals typically held by third parties in the U.S. election process

a)

Influence the public

b)

To bring attention to a political cause, candidates not involved in the mainstream, draw votes away from leading candidates

c)

To bring attention to a political cause, candidates not involved in the mainstream

d)

To bring attention to a political cause

23.

Reason a political candidate would use the propaganda technique of “plain folks”

a)

A technique that uses appealing words and images to sell the product

b)

A form of propaganda that exploits the desire of most people to join the crowd or be on the winning side

c)

To persuade listeners that he or she is similar to members of the audience

24.

Role typically played by professional lobbyists in the passage of Congressional bills

a)

Try to influence members of committee to consider legislation

b)

Inform people about current political issues

c)

Influence citizens to vote a certain way

d)

Petition government officials

25.

What do the 14th, 19th, 24th, and 26th constitutional amendments have in common?

a)

They provide civil liberties

b)

They provide the right to suffrage

c)

They freed slaves

d)

Gave women rights

26.

Term to identify how the media publicizes issues that compete for government’s attention

a)

Filibuster

b)

Public opinion polls

c)

Public agenda

d)

Pork-barreling

27.

How was it possible that certain subgroups of the American population were denied voting rights long after the passage of the 14th Amendment?

a)

know the answer to this! (it was on the unit 3 test, probably on the exam too!)

b)

the federal government didn't want them to have the right to vote, so they didn't have those rights

c)

states held the reserved power to determine voter eligibility, the Supreme Court ruled that citizenship does not guarantee voting rights, Federal officials did not challenge the states or court because it was an unelectable issue

d)

there's an obvious answer here

28.

The mass media influences politics and government by reporting…

a)

What government officials are running for (their beliefs)

b)

Public opinion polls

c)

Census

d)

Public agenda issues, candidates and elections, expose government waste or corruption.

29.

A right that allows you to send a formal request to government but does not allow for threatening speech

a)

liberty

b)

speech

c)

petition

d)

pursuit of happiness

30.

How the census impacts the American political system

a)

measures the population of each state to reapportion Congressional seats that determine the number of electoral votes per state in presidential elections.

b)

shows what issues the public value, and allows government officials to know what the public views as important

c)

shows a party's platform

d)

shows population of the country

31.

Current qualifications to vote

a)

Citizen of the U.S., 18 years of age, free of a felony conviction, most states require registration

b)

Citizen of the U.S., 21 years of age, and resident of the United States for at least 3 years

c)

Only have to be 18 years old

d)

A least 21 years old and have a clean record

32.

3 responsibilities of U.S. citizenship

a)

paying taxes; defending the nation; obeying the law; attending school

b)

Being informed, participating in your community, and government, respecting different opinions and ways of life.

c)

Being informed, participating in your community, and government, attending school

d)

Being informed, paying taxes, and respecting different opinions and ways of life.

33.

This group has an advantage in influencing the political direction of the nation

a)

an informed public

b)

mass media

c)

House of Representatives

d)

The Legislative Branch

34.

Protection of the freedoms we must think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment

a)

civil duties

b)

civil repsonsibilities

c)

civil liberties

d)

individual rights

35.

Requires corporations to report contributions made to candidates running for public office.

a)

Federal Election Committee (FEC)

b)

Elastic clause

c)

Southeastern Conference (SEC)

d)

Federal Election Committee Act (FECA)

36.

A political party's formal statement of its basic principles, objectives, and positions on major issues.

a)

Bill

b)

Public agenda

c)

Political campaign

d)

Party Platform

37.

3 examples of how interest groups impact the American political system

a)

pool their skills, knowledge, and resource to influence government officials; form PACs to fund a candidate’s campaign; use lobbyists to contact and influence government officials

b)

Petition government officials, work to influence legislation, and protect freedoms

c)

know the answer to this, likely on the exam

d)

to bring attention to a political cause, candidates not involved with the mainstream, and draw votes away from leading candidates

38.

270

a)

The number of total representatives in the country

b)

The number of electoral votes needed to secure the presidency

c)

The number needed to pass a bill to the President

d)

The number of votes needed to win Senator

39.

to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others.

a)

filibuster

b)

slander

c)

libel

d)

negligence

40.

duties of U.S. citizenship

a)

paying taxes; defending the nation; obeying the law; attending school

b)

Being informed, participating in your community, and government, respecting different opinions and ways of life.

c)

paying taxes; defending the nation; obeying the law; respecting different opinions and ways of life

d)

paying taxes; being informed; obeying the law; attending school

41.

these groups, democrats and republicans, compete for power during most of the nation’s history

a)

campaigning

b)

two-party system

c)

democracy

d)

election

42.

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

a)

Constitution

b)

federalism

c)

consent of the governed

d)

rule of law

43.

concept that the people are the source of all power in a society and give their permission to be governed

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

individual rights

c)

consent of the governed

d)

rule of law

44.

Restrictions placed on the government built within our constitution to protect the rights of the citizens and prevent the government from interfering with those rights.

a)

Limited government

b)

Federalism

c)

Individual rights

d)

Bill of rights

45.

Idea that human beings possess “..certain and unalienable rights…to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

a)

Civics

b)

Preamble

c)

Natural rights

d)

Individual rights

46.

Ideal that people should elect representatives to speak on their behalf as well as possess certain duties such as voting, being educated, serving in the defense of the state, and obeying the laws of the nation.

a)

democracy

b)

republicanism

c)

democratic republic

d)

direct democracy

47.

Concept of sharing power between the federal government and state government.

a)

federalism

b)

limited government

c)

sovereignty

d)

civil liberties

48.

a term that means the people have the right to rule and to express their opinion by voting

a)

checks and balances

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

consent of the governed

d)

republicanism

49.

no one branch of government should be as powerful as to overrule the others. It divides the functions of government (enforcing laws, making laws, and interpreting laws) into separate branches, each with their own specific power.

a)

libel

b)

checks and balances

c)

separation of powers

d)

Judicial review

50.

a system in which each branch of government is able to check or restrain the powers of the other branches of the government. This prevents any branch from becoming more powerful than the other branches.

a)

separation of powers

b)

checks and balances

c)

majority rule

d)

limited government

51.

process by which decisions are made in a democracy where people make the rules either directly or through elected representatives

a)

republic

b)

general elections

c)

democratic republic

d)

majority rule