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WorksheetsUSG First Nine Weeks Makeup Test
Total questions: 149
Worksheet time: 5hrs 50mins
Which branch can veto legislation.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Congress
Which clause states that the Constitution, laws and treaties of the national government are the “supreme law of the land.”
Extradition Clause
Supremacy Clause
Full Faith & Credit Clause
Privileges & Immunities Clause
What does the Judicial Branch do?
Create laws
Enforce laws
Interpret laws
Write laws
Which clause is the Constitution's requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Extradition Clause
Full Faith & Credit Clause
Supremacy Clause
America's government is most similar to:
the Vatican's Theocracy
Middle Ages Monarchy
Athenian Democracy
Roman Republic
What was a major change from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution?
The government gained the power to tax, created the executive branch, and did not need unanimous consent to do anything.
The government lost the power to raise an army, collect taxes, and make amendments.
The government gained the power to declare laws and actions of other branches unconstitutional.
The government lost the power to protect freedom of speech, religion, and the right to bear arms.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
What is the difference between a democracy and a republic?
In a Democracy, people are represented by someone else. In a Republic, people get a direct say in government.
In a Republic, people are represented by someone else. In a Democracy, people get a direct say in government.
In a Democracy, people get a direct say in government. In a Republic, people are ruled by a King.
In a Republic, people are represented by someone else. In a Democracy, the government is based around religious law.
Which political theory held that God created the state, and God had given those of "royal birth" the right to rule?
Common Law
Natural Rights
Divine Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
The rule of law gives ___________ to a government.
natural rights
a social contract
sovereignty
legitimacy
Which of the following is an example of an Autocracy?
The United States
Medieval England
The Vatican
North Korea
An accused person who flees to another state after committing crime must be returned to the state in which they allegedly committed the crime.
Full Faith & Credit Clause
Extradition Clause
Supremacy Clause
Privileges & Immunities Clause
Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta?
English Bill of Rights --> ?
Which phrase completes the diagram?
2. That the legislative, executive, and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct.
Which statement guarantees a right first granted by Magna Carta?
Which protection is included in your first amendment right?
Freedom of Reading
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Travel
Freedom of Equality
Why is it difficult for Congress to override a veto?
They would need to go against an executive order.
They would have to get a judge to approve the bill.
They would need to have a two-thirds majority vote.
They would have to stick to a very strict time-frame.
The president can “check” the power of the legislative branch by
vetoing a law.
issuing an executive order.
granting a pardon.
petitioning Congress.
True or False: There are limitations to freedom of speech.
True
False
True of False: The Executive Branch is the most powerful branch of government because it includes the office of the president.
True
False
The Legislative Branch is organized by what part of the Constitution?
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
The Bill of Rights
Another name for the Legislative Branch is
The Executive Branch
The Supreme Court
Congress
The Constitution
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
Evaluate laws
Make laws
Enforce laws
Ignore laws
How many parts are there to Congress
One
Two
Three
Four
One part of Congress is the...
President's Cabinet
Library of Congress
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives
The other part of Congress is the...
House of Blues
President
Senate
Department of Defense
How many Senators are there in the Senate?
25
50
100
435
For how many years is a Senator in office?
Two years
Four years
Six years
Ten years
Who is the leader of the Senate?
The President
The Vice President
The Speaker of the House
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
How many Representatives are in the House of Representatives?
25
50
100
435
For how many years is a Representative in office?
Two years
Four years
Six years
Ten years
Who is the leader of the Hosue of Representatives?
The President
The Vice President
The Speaker of the House
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Where does Congress meet?
The Supreme Court
The White House
The Library of Congress
The Capitol
How many times can a Senator be elected to the Senate?
One time
Two times
Five times
There is no limit
How many times can a Representative be elected to the House of Representatives?
One time
Two times
Five times
There is no limit
What are three things that Congress can decide on?
Taxes
Foreign trade
If a law is unconstitutional
Declare war
How does Congress limit the power of the President?
Veto a bill
Declare a law unconstitutional
Impeachment power
Declare war
How many senators are elected every two years?
All of them
1/3 of them
None of them
One half of them
How many representatives are elected every two years?
All of them
1/3 of them
None of them
One half of them
What is a bill?
A veto
An idea for a law
A new member of Congress
Another name for the Capitol
A president is elected to a term of
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
Which of the following is not a requirement to become President?
Must be at least 35 years old
Must live in the United States for at least 14 years
Must be at least 45 years old
Must be a natural born United States citizen
The role of the President that makes them the top official of the military is the
Chief of State
Commander in Chief
Master and Commander
Chief Executive
The role of the President as a negotiator of foreign policy is
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
Chief Diplomat
If the presidency and vice presidency were both to become vacant, the next person in line to the presidency is the
Chief Janitor of the White House
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
If the President doesn't like a new law he can:
veto it
make changes to it
just not follow it
True or False, an Executive Order is harder to change or get rid of than a law that has passed through the house and been approved by a former president.
True
False
The President belongs to which of the 3 branches of government?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
True or False, the President chooses his own cabinet members (after they pass Congress' approval).
True
False
The President must ensure that all laws are being enforced. This powers comes from what?
this isn't a duty of the President
Chief Janitor of the White House
the "take care" clause in the constitution
his or her spouse
T or F, the President has the power to pardon anyone convicted of crimes in the United States including himself.
True
False
Name one thing the president has the power to do.
Appoint federal judges
Declare war
Make laws
Live outside of the US
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress
the President (Commander in Chief)
If the president dies this person takes over
Speaker of the House
First Lady
President pro Tempore
Vice President
Who is next in line after the President and Vice President
First Lady
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Chief of Staff
The order of who replaces the president in the event of death or incapacitation?
Veto power
Separation of Powers
Order of Sucession
Commander in Chief
How many terms can the president serve?
one
two
three
unlimited
How long is each presidential term?
1 year
2 years
4 years
6 years
What determines the number of electoral from each state
Congress votes on it
the president decides this
the number of congressional representatives the state has
the number of voters in each state divided by the number of districts
What role gives the President the ability to rule as head of all the branches of the military?
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Chief Citizen
Commander in Chief
What role gives the President the ability to host the first pitch in a baseball game in the World Seriess?
Commander in Chief
Chief of Foreign Policy
Chief of State
Chief Executive
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
25
30
35
40
To be president you must be
a citizen for 7 years
a citizen for 9 years
a natural born citizen
a citizen for 14 years
This cabinet department helps people with their housing needs including affordable homes.
Health and Human Services
The Labor Department
Housing and Urban Development
State Department
This cabinet department could also be called the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Health and Human Services
The Labor Department
Housing and Urban Development
State Department
This cabinet department provides the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.
Health and Human Services
Defense Department
Housing and Urban Development
State Department
1. Which person would be eligible to run for president in the Election of 2016?
.
A. Susan , born in 1984 in Texas, has lived in Georgia for 15 years.
B. George, a naturalized citizen, has lived in New York for 20 years.
C. Tiffany, born in 1969 in Nebraska, has lived in the U.S. for 45 years
D. John, a legal immigrant, has lived in the U.S. for 14 consecutive years.
1. Which of these is an example of a “check and balance” of power of Congress?
A. The power to tax
B. The power to veto
C. The power to borrow money
D. The power to impeach public officials
1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought the United States out of the Great Depression by creating a series of programs called the New Deal. What does the picture imply about the presidency?
A. Congress pushes the President to make changes.
B. The Legislative and Executive Branch work together.
C. The President pressures Congress to support his goals.
D. Congress doesn’t have to take the Presidents’ ideas into consideration.
All of these are departments that belong in what Executive Agency?
Office of Water
Office of Air and Radiation
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
A. State Department
B. Department of Energy
C. Housing and Urban Development
D. Environmental Protection Agency
Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.
President
Senate
Vice President
Congress
How many justices make up the Supreme Court?
8
5
9
7
1. Case is filed in a federal district court.
2. ???
3. Case is appealed to the US Supreme Court, which does one of the following:
a. Allows the lower court ruling to stand.
b. Sends the case back to the lower court for reconsideration.
c. Decides to try the case.
Choose the answer(s) that are true of Judicial Review.
Allows the US Supreme Court the authority to choose which cases they will hear.
Is the result of Marbury v Madison
The actions of the executive and legislative branches of government are subject to review.
Gives the US Supreme Court authority to rule actions unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruling a State law unconstitutional is an example of what?
Judicial Review
Judicial Restraint
Judicial Activism
Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction is when:
a court is the first to hear a case
a court has the authority to hear a case
a court reviews the decision of a lower court
power is shared between the Federal and State courts to hear a certain case
If a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision of the court, but did not agree with the reasoning of how they came to that conclusion, the justice may write a:
Writ of Certiorari
Concurring Opinion
Majority Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
What is the opinion of the Supreme Court justices who make up the minority?
Majority Opinion
Concurring Opinion
Unanimous Decision
Dissenting Opinion
Presidents typically appoint Supreme Court Justices that have similar ideas to theirs.
True
Fals
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Plantiff
Defendant
Prosecutor
an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
Plantiff
Defendant
