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Gov Final

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

The first three articles of the constitution establish the three branches of government. What are the three branches?

a)

Congress - State - Federal

b)

Legislative - Executive - Judicial

c)

State - Federal - SCOTUS

d)

Pine - Elm - Oak

2.

Because the president is the head of the US military, he has the role of

a)

chief citizen

b)

chief legislator

c)

commander in chief

d)

chief of states

3.

As a qualification for the presidency according to the constituion you must

a)

be a citizen for at least 14 years and a christian

b)

be at least 30 years old and a citizen

c)

have experience in either the government or military and be born a US citizen

d)

be born a US citizen and be 35 years of age

4.

The first three articles of the constitution establish the three branches of government. Article 1 establishes the

a)

state government

b)

legislative branch

c)

federal government

d)

POTUS

5.

The Chief Executive in the Executive branch is

a)

POTUS

b)

SCOTUS

c)

federalism

d)

bicameralism

6.

The President receives an anual salary of

a)

400,000

b)

4 million

c)

1 million

d)

a ride on Santa's sleigh

7.

The president has the power to 'forgive' people for federal crimes. This power is the

a)

power to pardon

b)

excuse clause

c)

forgive and forget article

d)

the elastic clause

8.

When the president issues an edict that carries the power of a law, this is called

a)

an executive order

b)

a pocket veto

c)

an order of supremacy

d)

a self-starter directive

9.

Today, because of the 22nd amendment, a president is limited to two terms. Prior to this,the only president to break precedent and serve more than two terms was

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

George Washington

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

10.

The US Congress consists of the House of Reps (HoR) and Senate, so we refer to it as being

a)

unicameral

b)

bicameral

c)

bioptic

d)

dual federalism

11.

Job #1 for congress is to

a)

support the POTUS

b)

enforce law

c)

interpret law

d)

make law

12.

These are all roles of the president EXCEPT

a)

chief citizen

b)

chief administrator

c)

chief judge

d)

chief diplomat

13.

The HoR is based on population and has a size of ________members. The Senate has equal representation regardless of state size, and has________Senators from each state.

a)

538 - 50

b)

100 - 100

c)

538 - 100

d)

435 - 2

14.

The term of HoR members is _______ years, while Senate terms last _______ years.

a)

4 - 4

b)

6 - 2

c)

2 - 6

d)

2 - 4

15.

The 16th amendment gave the power to

a)

wage war

b)

tax directly

c)

investigate crimes

d)

impeach the POTUS

16.

Congress has the power to do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

borrow

b)

wage war

c)

approve or reject appointments and treaties

d)

appoint the SCOTUS

17.

In order to accurately reflect changes in population, seats in the House of Reps are

a)

reapportioned among the states every 10 years based on a census

b)

unchanged due to the constitution

c)

are redistricted by the US Senate

d)

distributed equally among the states

18.

Congressional districts that have been divided in a way that allows the party in power to reduce the number of seats the opposition party holds have been

a)

scally-wagged

b)

command - controlled

c)

ratified

d)

gerrymandered

19.

The best word to describe our court system would be

a)

lunar/solar

b)

singular

c)

dual

d)

rectangular

20.

Most court cases are held at the

a)

state level

b)

laser level

c)

federal level

d)

level in four

21.

While state/local courts deal with crime and law violations, the federal court system deals with issues concerning

a)

high crimes and misdemeanors

b)

constitutionality

c)

serious crimes that would result in the death penalty

d)

traffic violations

22.

Federal courts consist of district courts, circuit courts, and

a)

congressional courts

b)

executive orders

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

state courts

23.

Jurisdiction means

a)

appealing a case to the SCOTUS

b)

judicial review

c)

hearing a case for the first time

d)

the authority to rule or hear a case

24.

The best way to answer the question of 'what is the Supreme court' would be?

a)

state/local buildings where criminal cases are held

b)

the system of district and circuit courts

c)

checks and balances of the three branches

d)

9 justices

25.

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is

a)

Hank Hill

b)

William Barr

c)

John Marshall

d)

John Roberts

26.

The court case Marbury v. Madison set the precedent that gives the SCOTUS the power to decide what laws (both state and federal) and executive orders are constituional. This is known as

a)

gerrymandering

b)

federalism

c)

judicial review

d)

the elastic clause

27.

Although more than 8,000 cases are typically appealed to the Supreme Court each year, the court will decide to hear about how many cases?

a)

80

b)

5-10

c)

500

d)

1000 - 2000

28.

Supreme Court justices get their position by ______________ and their term lasts for_____________.

a)

congressional appointment - 6 years

b)

a popular vote of the people - life

c)

presidential appointment - life

d)

the electoral college - life