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Semester 1 Final Study Guide

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

2.

Supreme Court

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

3.

Congress

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

4.

Override power

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

5.

Bicameral

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

6.

Veto power

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

7.

Interpret Laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

8.

Impeachment power

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

9.

Cabinet

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

10.

Make Laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

11.

Enforce Laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

12.

House of Representatives

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

13.

Appointed for life

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

14.

Commander-in-Chief

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

15.

Senate

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

16.

Principle of Republicanism

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

17.

Judicial Review

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

18.

Appoints judges

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

19.

Controls the budget ($)

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

20.

Power to declare war

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

21.

How many members of the House of Representatives are there?

a)

100

b)

435

c)

320

d)

265

22.

How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?

a)

Equality

b)

How big the state is

c)

The state's population

d)

The President picks

23.

What is the term length of a member of the House of Representatives?

a)

Life

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

6 years

24.

Jack is considering a run for the House of Representatives. He is a US Citizen by birth. How old must he be?

a)

25

b)

35

c)

30

d)

21

25.

How many members are in the Senate?

a)

50

b)

435

c)

100

d)

310

26.

How is the number of Senators in the Senate determined?

a)

Population of the state

b)

President picks

c)

A president set by congresses in the past

d)

Each State has equal representation

27.

What is the term length of a Senator?

a)

6 years

b)

5 years

c)

2 years

d)

4 years

28.

Gwen is considering running for Senate. She is a US citizen by naturalization. How long would she have to have been a citizen of the US and how old would she have to be?

a)

7 years a citizen and 25 years old

b)

9 years a citizen and 30 years old

c)

14 years a citizen and 35 years old

d)

5 years a citizen and 21 years old

29.

Congress is considered a bicameral body because...

a)

The Great Compromise established equal representation in the House.

b)

It has 2 chambers

c)

It has 535 members.

d)

The Legislative branch is more powerful than the Executive branch.

30.

What is the purpose of the Legislative Branch?

a)

To enforce laws.

b)

To interpret laws.

c)

To create laws.

31.

The Legislative Branch meets in the building below. What name is given to this building?

a)

The White House

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The U.S. Capitol

32.

Which statement below best describes the word Congress?

a)

The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America.

b)

Ancient civilization that established a form of government known as a republic.

c)

The bicameral (two part) legislature of the federal government of the United States.

d)

A system of government in which power is shared between a central government (ex. United States government) and individual states (ex. Alabama).

33.

Which government document created the Legislative Branch

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Magna Carta

34.

Which statement below is not a power granted to Congress by the Constitution?

a)

To grant titles of nobility (king/queen) to American citizens.

b)

To declare war.

c)

To make money.

d)

To create and maintain an army and navy.

35.

The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the power to impeach an elected official. What does the word impeach mean?

a)

It is a charge of misconduct against of a public official.

b)

It is an award given to officials that are very good at their jobs.

c)

It is the ability to refuse to allow someone to run for Congress.

d)

It is the ability to honor a regular citizen for their bravery.

36.

Article I of the Constitution

a)

Sets up the States Rights

b)

Sets up the Executive Branch

c)

Sets up the Judicial Branch

d)

Sets up the Legislative Branch

37.

Article II of the Constitution

a)

Sets up the Executive Branch

b)

Sets up the States Rights

c)

Sets up the Judicial Branch

d)

Sets up the Legislative Branch

38.

Article III of the Constitution

a)

Sets up the Legislative Branch

b)

Sets up the Executive Branch

c)

Sets up the States Rights

d)

Sets up the Judicial Branch

39.

Article IV of the Constitution

a)

Sets up the Executive Branch

b)

Sets up the Judicial Branch

c)

Sets up the Legislative Branch

d)

Sets up the States Rights

40.

Sets up the Legislative Branch

a)

Article IV

b)

Article I

c)

Article II

d)

Article III

41.

Sets up the Executive Branch

a)

Article IV

b)

Article III

c)

Article II

d)

Article I

42.

Sets up the Judicial Branch

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

43.

Sets up the States Rights

a)

Article II

b)

Article III

c)

Article IV

d)

Article I

44.

Executive Branch

a)

Interprets the Law

b)

Creates the Law

c)

Enforces the Law

45.

Judicial Branch

a)

Enforces the Law

b)

Interprets the Law

c)

Creates the Law

46.

Legislative Branch

a)

Creates the Law

b)

Interprets the Law

c)

Enforces the Law

47.

Enforces the Law

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

48.

Interprets the Law

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

49.

Creates the Law

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

50.
Who is the person in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Attorney General
b)
The president
c)
Secretary of Defense
51.
Name one thing the president has the power to do.
a)
Veto Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Check to see if laws are fair.
52.
The president's term last for _____________ years.
a)
4
b)
2 
c)
3
53.
The Executive Branch makes sure that laws are _______________.
a)
made
b)
fair
c)
carried out
54.
The president lives and works in the ____________________.
a)
White House
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Court House
55.

Who are the leaders of the executive departments who advise the president?

a)

President

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Parliament

d)

Cabinet

56.
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
57.
Who can veto a law?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Mayor
d)
Supreme Court
58.
How many terms may the president serve?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
unlimited
59.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
60.
To be president you must be 
a)
a citizen for 7 years
b)
a citizen for 9 years
c)
a natural born citizen
d)
a citizen for 14 years
61.

What is the highest Court in the United States.

a)

State Court

b)

Federal Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

District Court

62.

The Judicial Branch is Article ___________ in the US Constitution

a)

I-one

b)

II- two

c)

III- three

d)

IV- four

63.

A group of citizens who hears and decides the outcome of a court case is called

a)

A trial court

b)

Justices

c)

Jury

d)

Reporters

64.

This kind of court case relates to the rights of citizens

a)

Trial

b)

Criminal

c)

Civil

d)

Supreme

65.

The only court created by the Constitution is the

a)

Federal Court

b)

Supreme Court

c)

State Court

d)

Criminal Court

66.

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

11

d)

13

67.

In a trial court, lawyers use ____________ to try and prove their case.

a)

Verdicts

b)

Evidence

68.

In a _________________ case you are determining if someone is guilty or innocent.

a)

Constitutional Case

b)

Criminal Case

c)

Civil Case

d)

Trial Case

69.

What kind of trial only contains a judge and no jury?

a)

Jury Trial

b)

Evidence Trial

c)

Bench Trial

d)

Constitutional Trial

70.

The power of deciding what is constitutional is called---

a)

Court of Appeals

b)

Constitutional Court

c)

Judicial Review

d)

State Court

71.

A Supreme Court Justice is appointed by the ----

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Vice President

d)

President

72.

How long can you remain a Supreme Court Justice once you are appointed and approved?

a)

10 years

b)

6 years

c)

until you are re-elected

d)

until you resign, die, or you could be impeached

73.

What is an amendment?

a)

Article in the Constitution

b)

a change or addition to the Constitution

c)

An individual's rights

d)

Laws

74.

The first ten amendments are called the ----

a)

Articles of the Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Rights to Appeal

d)

Laws of the Land

75.

What does "ratify" mean?

a)

To approve

b)

To cancel

c)

To turn over

d)

To challenge

76.

House of Representatives

a)

100 members

b)

435 members

c)

535 members

77.

Senate

a)

535 members

b)

435 members

c)

100 members

78.

Congress

a)

535 members

b)

100 members

c)

435 members

79.

House of Representatives

a)

Equal

b)

Proportional Representation

c)

Both of the chambers together

80.

Senate

a)

Proportional Representation

b)

Both of the chambers together

c)

Equal

81.

Congress

a)

Both of the chambers together

b)

Proportional Representation

c)

Equal

82.
Determined that keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was acceptable. (It was not discrimination.)
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
In re Gault
83.
Determined "Separate but Equal" didn't violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amend.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Brown V. Board of Education
d)
In re Gault
84.
Determined "Separate but Equal" did violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amend.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
In re Gault
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
85.
Determined that everyone was entitled to legal counsel regardless of their ability to pay.
a)
U.S. v. Nixon
b)
Bush v. Gore
c)
D.C. v. Heller
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
86.
Determined that keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was not acceptable.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Bush v. Gore
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
87.
Determined that individuals must be told of their rights. Confessions can be thrown out if not.
a)
In re Gault
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
D. C. v. Heller
88.
Everyone is entitled to due process...even juveniles.
a)
In re Gault
b)
D.C. v. Heller
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright
89.
This case determined the Supreme Court had the ability to declare a law unconstitutional.
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
U.S. v. Nixon
90.
Determined an individual could keep a firearm in their home.  Protected 2nd Amendment rights.
a)
D.C. v. Heller
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
In re Gault
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
91.
No one is above the law...not even the president.
a)
Bush v. Gore
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
U.S. v. Nixon
92.
Determined "Executive Privilege" could only be used when national security was threatened.
a)
Bush v. Gore
b)
U.S. v. Nixon
c)
D.C. v. Heller
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
93.
Determined the FL Supreme Court could not order a recount of ballots.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Bush v. Gore
c)
U.S. v. Nixon
d)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
94.
Students don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech at the "schoolhouse gate."
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
c)
D.C. v. Heller
d)
U.S. v. Nixon
95.
Schools have the right to limit a student's freedom of speech and of the press.
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
D.C. v. Heller
c)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
d)
In re Gault
96.

Requires law enforcement to advise a suspect of their rights

a)

Mapp v Ohio

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

Gideon v Wainwright

d)

Miranda v Florida

97.

Freedom of expression granted by the 1st Amendment

a)

Gideon v Wainwright

b)

Tinker v Des Moines School District

c)

Mapp v Ohio

d)

Brown v Board of Education

98.

______ law is related to personal injuries or individual concerns.

a)

Military

b)

Civil

c)

Criminal

d)

Juvenile

99.

______ law is passed to create on orderly society.

a)

Military

b)

Civil

c)

Criminal

d)

Juvenile

100.

______ law pertains to people under the age of 18 specifically.

a)

Military

b)

Civil

c)

Criminal

d)

Juvenile

101.

The United States v Nixon represented a major check on ______ power.

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

judicial

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