WorksheetsAP Govt 4-17
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
Gideon v Wainwright mainly deals with these two Amendments: (a) and (b) (put you answers in number order from smallest to biggest)
How did the federalists create a government of limited authority?
By dividing the government into a bicameral legislature
By dividing the government into executive, legislative, and judicial branches
By electing members of the House of Representatives directly
By appointing a federal judiciary with life tenure
The necessary and proper clause permits Congress to
exercise oversight of the executive branch
overturn the improper decisions of state legislatures
make laws essential to exercising its specified powers
limit presidential actions in the area of foreign policy
Which of the following is a power reserved for the states in the Constitution?
Declaring war
Making treaties
Coining money
Policing citizens
A term used interchangeably with representative democracy is (a)
An example of a concurrent power as listed in the Constitution is (a)
For the Framers, Shays’ Rebellion....
made slavery a divisive issue
reinforced the need for a stronger central government
was a precursor to the War of 1812
showed the need to preserve states’ rights
Was a writer of the Federalist Papers
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
A Supreme Court order that directs an official to perform a specific duty is called.....
an executive order
writ of mandamus
a judicial order
writ of habeas corpus
Article 1 of Constitution
Legislative Branch
Article 2 of Constitution
Executive Branch
Article 3 of Constitution
Judicial Branch
We the people in order to form....
Preamble of Constitution
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Part of the Declaration of Independence
A nonlitigant group or individual that wants to attempt to influence the court in a particular case can file
an amicus curiae brief
a writ of error Coram Nobis
a writ of certiorari
a habeas corpus petition
The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?
The necessary and proper clause
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Judiciary Act of 1789
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The franking privilege is one example of
logrolling
soft money
a legislative privilege
an election law violation
an incumbency advantage
The committee that resolves differences between House and Senate versions of a bill is called a
joint committee
select committee
conference committee
standing committee
special committee
Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following were true?
Congress could not tax the states directly
Congress was a unicameral body
States were represented in Congress proportionally according to population
The executive branch of government exercised more power than Congress
Which of the following is a unique power held by members of the Senate?
Control of the veto
Control of the appropriations process
The ability to filibuster
The ability to impeach the president
If Congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, but which the president has not yet signed, what is the result?
Line-item veto
Legislative veto
Executive veto
Judicial review
Pocket veto
Match the following to the correct court case
match with the correct document
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Reorder the following Chief Justices from earliest to most recent
John Marshall
Earl Warren
Warren Burger
William Rehnquist
John Roberts
One of the two current senators from Virginia (last name only)
(a)
