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Final/District Assessment Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government is called a....................

a)

Federal

b)

Union

c)

Political Party

d)

Pressure group

2.

Which one of the following is not a function of political parties?

a)

Parties play a decisive role in making laws for the country

b)

Parties do not shape public opinion

c)

Parties contest elections

d)

Parties put forward different policies and programs

3.

A Political party has three components, which of the following is not a component of a political party :

a)

The leader

b)

The active members

c)

The supporters

d)

Election symbol

4.

Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of a political party?

a)

It has a unity of purpose

b)

It adheres to constitutional means

c)

It does not fulfill its policies when voted to power

d)

It has a certain organization

5.

A person who is strongly committed to a party, group or faction is known as :

a)

Partisan

b)

Leader

c)

Law

d)

Policy

6.

A system in which only a single party is allowed brother work, control and run the government, is called a.................

a)

One Party System

b)

Bi Party system

c)

Multi party system

d)

None of these

7.

Changing party allegiance, from the party under which a person got elected (to a legislative body) to a different party :

a)

Alliance

b)

Defection

c)

Affiliation

d)

Opposition

8.

When was the communist Party of India (CPI) founded?

a)

1825

b)

1895

c)

1925

d)

1995

9.

Who provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by governments?

a)

Election Commission

b)

Pressure group

c)

Interest group

d)

Political Parties

10.

When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____

a)

be denied based on whether you were male or female

b)

be denied even if a person was not a citizen

c)

be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave

11.

The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920

a)

1st

b)

19th

c)

14th

12.

The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18

a)

26th

b)

1st

c)

14th

13.

What was the impact of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution?

a)

It enforced segregation

b)

It abolished poll taxes

c)

It defined citizenship

d)

It made slavery illegal

14.

How did the 24th Amendment expand voting rights to Americans?

a)

States could charge poll taxes in elections

b)

It made poll taxes illegal

c)

Literacy tests were required so minorities learned to read

d)

It did nothing to expand voting rights

15.

How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?

a)

It made slavery illegal

b)

It made poll taxes illegal

c)

Women could now vote in all elections

d)

It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights

16.

The 19th Amendment expanded voting rights to which group of people?

a)

Women

b)

All freed slaves

c)

18 year olds

d)

All Americans

17.

Robert goes to vote in the 2020 election and when he gets to the front of the line, no one asks him to pay a tax.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

24th Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

18.
What age did the 26th amendment lower the voting age to? 
a)
21
b)
18
c)
16
d)
25
19.
The 24th Amendment helped the poorer citizens of the United States, especially the African-American population,  voting rights by eliminating: 
a)
Poll taxes
b)
Literacy tests
c)
Age restrictions 
d)
Segregation 
20.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
21.
Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen.  Which amendment is this?
a)
12th
b)
22nd
c)
15th
d)
14th
22.

How does the Fourteenth Amendment protect individual rights?

a)

By defining citizenship, it declares that all citizens have the same rights.

b)

By granting women the right to vote, it ensures that women have a say in government.

c)

By outlawing slavery, it gave African American men the right to vote.

d)

By requiring the direct election of senators, it protects the principle of direct representation.

23.
Which event led to the proposal and ratification of the 26th Amendment?
a)
Women's Suffrage Movement
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
World War II
24.

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

23rd

d)

24th

25.

Which amendment gave citizens of D.C. the right to vote for president?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

23rd

d)

24th

26.

What amendment got rid of poll taxes as a requirement for voting?

a)

19th

b)

23rd

c)

24th

d)

26th

27.

The following are rights explicitly found in the first amendment

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Freedom of Assembly

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Right to Privacy

28.

You can be tried for the same crime twice?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who proposed the Bill of Rights amendments to Congress?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

Martin Van Buren

30.

The eighth amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment

a)

True

b)

False

31.

A man refuses to answer a question to the police that may incriminate him... This is an example of someone practicing which Constitutional Amendment? (Think self incrimination.. "I plead the....")

a)

10th Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

32.

The following are all freedoms found in the 6th amendment except

a)

Speedy Trial

b)

Public Trial

c)

Right to an Attorney

d)

Right to be an attorney

33.

The Anti-Federalists Papers would have included quotes in support of the following

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

States Rights

c)

A strong central govt

d)

Not ratifying the Con.

34.

The Bill of Rights is an example of Limited Govt?

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The 10th Amendment is an example of which Con Principle

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Classical Republicanism

36.

The Supreme Court has ruled that flag burning is protected political speech?

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The right to remain silent and the right to an attorney are parts of the Miranda Rights?

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The government can force you to testify against yourself?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

A student wears an orange wristband in support of ending military support of Ukraine. The student is suspended and sent home. Is this a violation of an amendment? If so, which one.

a)

Yes, a violation

b)

No, not a violation

c)

4th Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

40.

Enumerated Rights - rights specifically written down

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Unenumerated Rights - rights that are implied or not specifically written down in the Constitution

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which of the following is commonly referrenced as an unenumerated right

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Right to an Attorney

c)

Right to Bear Arms

d)

Right to Privacy

43.

The freedom of speech would be an example of an enumerated right?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The 7th amendment protects what?

a)

Freedom of the Press

b)

Right to a jury in civil cases

c)

States Rights

d)

The Right to Bear Arms

45.

Which amendment protects against illegal searches?

a)
4th Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
46.
Which amendment guarantees American citizens the right to have a jury?
a)
4th Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
47.
You're driving home one night after the football game. You are stopped at a random road block by officers checking for proof of insurance and driver's license. They ask you to exit your vehicle to conduct a search, What amendment does this violate? 
a)
5th Amendment
b)
6th Amendment
c)
8th Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
48.
A suspect has been brought into the police station to be questioned for a possible robbery. He tells officers he will not talk without a lawyer. Which amendment protects him against self-incrimination?
a)
4th
b)
8th
c)
5th
d)
14th
49.
Identify which of the following amendments protects a citizen against "Double Jeopardy."
a)
4th
b)
8th
c)
6th
d)
5th
50.
You're arrested for speeding and during your hearing the judge sentences you to 20 years in prison and a $500,000.00 fine. You attorney argues that this is excessive and violates your ___________ amendment?
a)
5th
b)
8th
c)
6th
d)
4th
51.
Which amendment guarantees that the accused has a right to confront their accuser?
a)
4th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
5th
52.
Identify which amendment guarantees citizens the right to a speedy and public trial?
a)
4th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
5th
53.

Which amendment protects against illegal seizures including unwarranted arrests?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

8th

54.

Guaranteed the right to "Due Process?"

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

8th

d)

14th

55.

Guarantees the right to a lawyer?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

8th

56.

Protects against excessive fines?

a)

4th

b)

8th

c)

5th

d)

14th

57.

Protects against excessive force?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

8th

58.

A man is arrested and held in the county jail for more than 72 hours because it was a weekend with a holiday before seeing a judge. Which amendments would this violate?

a)

4th, 6th

b)

4th, 8th

c)

5th, 6th

d)

5th, 8th

59.

While being questioned by police a suspect refuses to talk and he also requests to have a lawyer. Which amendments protect this man's rights?

a)

5th, 8th

b)

4th, 6th

c)

5th, 6th

d)

5th, 8th

60.
Article _____ in the Constitution is about the Judicial branch.
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
61.
The court where the case is first heard:
a)
exclusive
b)
appellate
c)
original
d)
concurrent
62.
These types of cases can be heard in federal or state courts:
a)
exclusive
b)
appellate
c)
original
d)
concurrent
63.
How long is the term for a Supreme Court Justice?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
lifetime
64.
Who appoints a Supreme Court Justice?
a)
cabinet
b)
Senate
c)
House
d)
President
65.
Who confirms the appointment of a Supreme Court Justice?
a)
House 
b)
Senate
66.
Which of the following is a responsibility of the judicial branch of the United States government?
a)
making new laws to stop crime
b)
vetoing laws it doesn't like
c)
resolving disputes under the law
d)
putting federal laws into effect
67.
What check does the Supreme Court have on Congress?
a)
may veto a law
b)
may disapprove treaties or appointments
c)
may appoint judges
d)
may declare legislative action unconstitutional
68.
US District Courts --> ________________ --> US Supreme Court.
Which court goes in the blank?
a)
Court of Veteran appeals
b)
Court of Appeals
c)
Military Court
d)
Claims Court
69.
The power of the Supreme Court to decide what the Constitution means is...
a)
Appellate Jurisdiction
b)
Summary Judgement
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Writ of Certiorari 
70.
What is highest court in the land?? 
a)
a.  U.S. Court of Appeals 
b)
a.  U.S. Supreme Court 
c)
a.  U.S. District Court 
d)
a.  U.S. High Court
71.
Name for a Supreme Court judge
a)
bench
b)
jury
c)
judicial review
d)
justice
72.
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
a)
5
b)
9
c)
100
d)
435
73.
Unconstitutional means _____________
a)
to charge a public official with wrong doing
b)
the Constitution does NOT allow it
c)
rejecting a law and refusing to sign it
d)
to determine the meaning of the Constitution
74.
A case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law 
a)
civil case
b)
certificate 
c)
criminal case 
d)
original jurisdiction
75.
Acase involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim of patent infringement
a)
criminal case
b)
certificate
c)
civilian tribunal
d)
civil case
76.
A person accused of doing something that is not legal.
a)
defendant
b)
verdict
c)
jury
d)
territory
77.
What can an accused person do if he or she feels that the trial was not fair?
a)
tell the police
b)
make an appeal
c)
make the district court start over
d)
pay a fine
78.
To ask a higher court to review a case
a)
circuit
b)
procedure
c)
appeal
d)
violate
79.
Which is the lowest federal court?
a)
Appeals
b)
State Supreme Court
c)
Municipal court
d)
District
80.

The power to declare laws unconstitutional is called

a)

Supreme court review

b)

Executive privilege

c)

Judicial Review

d)

Grand Jury Investigation

81.

All the following are subject to the Supreme Court’s judicial review EXCEPT

a)

Presidential actions and executive orders

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

Congressional laws

d)

State actions and state laws

82.

The Supreme Court declares laws unconstitutional

a)

all the time

b)

rarely

c)

once a year

83.

The Supreme Court ruled that President Nixon must turn over his

a)

Letters

b)

Diary

c)

Presidential Papers

d)

Recordings

84.

Where does the Constitution discuss the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review?

a)

Article I

b)

Article III

c)

Nowhere

d)

Twelfth Amendment

85.

Where did the Supreme Court get the right of judicial review as a check and balance on the other branches?

a)

The U.S. Constitution grants the right of judicial review to the Supreme Court.

b)

The power of judicial review came from the Supreme Court itself in the case of Marbury v. Madison.

c)

A federal law gave the right of judicial review to the Supreme Court.

86.

The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review in the Marbury v. Madison ruling. The Marbury v. Madison ruling

a)

strengthened the Supreme Court in that specific case, but ultimately weakened the Supreme Court in the long term.

b)

weakened the Supreme Court in the short-term, but ultimately strengthened the Supreme Court in the long term.

c)

left the Supreme Court with about the same power as before.

87.

One concern regarding judicial review is that judicial review

a)

gives courts the power to overturn laws passed by elected representatives.

b)

is that states can ignore Supreme Court decisions.

c)

is not used often enough to keep the president and congress in check.

88.

Which of the following are true about judicial review?

a)

One concern is that judicial review gives courts the power to overturn laws passed by elected representatives.

b)

The executive and legislative branches of government operate with implied powers like judicial review that are not explicitly defined in the constitution.

c)

Both answers are true.

89.

The Supreme Court can overrule the President

a)

True

b)

False

90.

What is a candidate?

a)

A person running for office

b)

A person running for re-election

c)

An election to be chosen as a party's candidate in the general election.

d)

The head of the electoral college.

91.

What is an incumbent?

a)

A person running for office

b)

A person running for re-election

c)

An election to be chosen as a party's candidate in the general election.

d)

The head of the electoral college.

92.

What is a primary?

a)

A person running for office

b)

A person running for re-election

c)

An election to be chosen as a party's candidate in the general election.

d)

The head of the electoral college.

93.

What is another name for the general election?

a)

popular vote

b)

electoral college

c)

primary

d)

national convention

94.

What are the 2 types of primaries?

a)

closed

b)

incumbent

c)

presidential

d)

open

95.

Which type of primary allows only voters registered as a member of the democrats or republicans to vote?

a)

closed

b)

incumbent

c)

presidential

d)

open

96.

Which type of primary allows any registered voter to vote in the democratic or republican primaries?

a)

closed

b)

incumbent

c)

presidential

d)

open

97.

Which type of primary is considered to be more democratic?

a)

closed

b)

incumbent

c)

presidential

d)

open

98.

Place the steps of the election process in order.

a)

Check eligibility

b)

Announce and register candidacy.

c)

Win primaries

d)

Be announced as party candidate at national convention.

e)

Win electoral vote.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
99.

Why do candidates need the help of a political party to win an election?

a)

Party's provide support and money.

b)

Candidates are required to be members of a political party.

c)

All voters are members of parties.

100.

How many votes do you need to win the electoral college?

a)

270

b)

300

c)

535

d)

900

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