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WorksheetsCivics Final Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 43mins
What Amendment says that this is not okay?
writes the laws
legislative
executive
judicial
house of representatives and senate
legislative
executive
judicial
includes a total of 535 people
legislative
executive
judicial
The Preamble to the US Constitution starts with "We the people...", which principle is this showing?
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Limited Government
Main powers are to...
Write laws
Develop the budget and levy taxes
Declare war
Regulate commerce
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Enforce the laws
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Has three parts:
1. The President
2. The Vice President
3. The Cabinet
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Major powers:
1. Serve as commander-in-chief
2. Create treaties
3. Enforce the laws of the U.S.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
to interpret (judge) laws
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Includes:
1. The Supreme Court
2. All other federal courts (inferior courts)
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
The President can only be re-elected once. This is an example of which principle?
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Limited Government
Checks and Balances
Length of term:
Life under good behavior
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Major powers:
1. Hear cases and rule on constitutionality
2. Ability to overturn laws or executive orders
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Each branch holds different powers in order to prevent one branch from having all the power.
In addition, each branch has the ability to limit the others
This is...
Checks and Balances
Congress
Judicial
Who are the members of the Executive Branch?
President & Vice President
Donald Trump
Kanye West
Senate
What does the Executive Branch do?
make laws
interprets laws
enforces laws
writes laws
Which level of government is the highest?
State
Federal
Local
County
What is this an example of...
The President being able to veto laws.
Popular sovereignty
Checks & Balances
Power of the People
Congress is made up of two parts. They are the _______________ and the ______________.
White House
Senate
House of Representatives and Senate
House of Pancakes and Waffles
There are (a) branches of federal government.
Congress is elected by a majority-wins vote. This is an example of which principle?
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Separation of Powers
The 10th amendment states: ‘‘The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution... are reserved to the States respectively...’’ Which principle is this?
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
Rule of Law
Federalism
What word is this definition: "explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)"
Limited
Ensure
Delegate
Interpret
A group of people organized to help bring about similar ideas for government is called a
platform
principle
political party
company party
Which of the following DOES NOT describe one of the major functions of political parties?
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
Recruiting, nominating, and helping candidates win the election
Writing laws
Educating voters about campaign issues
A third party does all of the following EXCEPT:
Introduce new ideas
Win most of the elections
Revolve around, or result from, the efforts of a well-known political personality
Work to have government address certain issues
A political party's platform is a:
Stage to stand on when giving a speech
Statement of the party's principles and plan of actions
Slogan or motto, such as "I LIKE IKE"
Sign with a picture of the political party's mascot like the donkey
Charlie doesn't belong to either one of the two major political parties. Instead, he joined a smaller group that is challenging them. Lucy liked a different group, so she joined it. Now each of my friends belongs to a different _____.
Harper Park PTA
Historical society
Congressional committee
Third political party
The Democratic and Republican parties are similar because they
Share the same political platform
Appeal only to voters with liberal views
Have little influence on public policy
Organize to win elections
The major role of a political party is to
Nominate candidates and conduct campaigns
Monitor elections to make sure they are held honestly
Select the president and vice president
Make sure that only party members vote
Dad is on the right of the political spectrum. He is against abrupt changes, and he has traditional views. He also wants as little government involvement and spending as possible. This makes him a/an
conservative Republican
candidate
liberal Democrat
entrepreneur
I asked Dad how I could tell the ideological differences between the two major political parties. He told me the important differences can be found in the
ages of the candidates
reasons for the donkey and elephant mascots
platforms and campaigns
amount of money each party spends
Mass Media can be best categorized as...
a branch of government.
a type of public policy.
a source of information.
a group of political leaders.
Media is protected under the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.
True
False
Media can influence public agenda by...
making a profit.
printing information rather than publishing it electronically.
choosing what issues to cover.
A "leak" is...
information secretly released to the media.
when all media outlets report on the same issue.
information that is knowingly false.
when politicians refuse to answer media questions.
In its role as a "watchdog," the media...
reports only on stories public officials want them to.
reveals wrongdoings by political leaders.
charges for its publications so it can make a profit.
reveals the identities of its sources.
Which is a TRUE statement?
There are no limits on what the media can report.
The media cannot be sued for anything it prints.
The government cannot keep some information secret for national security reasons.
Most media is privately owned and relies on attracting viewers to make profits.
Public officials and the media depend on each other.
True
False
What makes Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court appointment historic?
She's the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
She's the first black person appointed to the Supreme Court.
She's the first black woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
She's the first justice appointed by a Democrat.
The Senate has 435 members.
True
False
The legislative branch...
is headed by the president and the vice-president.
created the constitution.
enforces the laws.
creates the laws and is made up of the house (HOR) & senate.
Who is the leader of the executive branch?
The President
The Speaker of the House
The Supreme Court Justices
None of the above
How many Senators are in the United States Congress/Legislate Branch?
50
200
100
75
How many Senators does Colorado have in Congress?
2
10
6
5
How many years does a United States Senator serve in a term?
2
8
6
4
Which branch has the authority to confirm federal judges to the Supreme Court?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
The Legislative Branch is the _______________ branch of the federal government.
Lawmaking
Law enforcing
Law ignoring
Court
Federal laws apply to whom?
Kentucky
big states
entire country
government people
How many total Representatives are there?
50
100
435
535
Serves 2 year terms
Senate
House of Representatives
Which parts of the national government participated in the process described in the newspaper headline?
Senate and president
House of Representatives and Senate
Supreme Court and president
Supreme Court and House of Representatives
Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?
Keep public facilities cleaner
keep African-Americans as second-class citizens
keep the races pure
keep African-Americans from voting
What areas were racially segregated?
Schools
Housing
Public Transportation
All of these answers
Which amendment granted African American males ( no females) the right to vote?
15th
19th
1st
14th
Which word means "The Right To Vote"
Democracy
Elections
Suffrage
Rights
Forcing a person to read a paragraph before they were allowed to vote is called a
Poll Tax
Literacy Test
Grandfather Clause
Lynching
Forcing a person to pay a fee to vote is called a
Poll tax
Lynching
Literacy Test
Grandfather clause
