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Review so Far #2 - Up To Political Parties

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 Another name for direct democracy is this:

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Pure Democracy

2.

In this type of democracy, the will of the people is translated into public policy by the people themselves through mass meetings.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Social Democracy

c)

Representative Democracy

3.

The Connecticut Compromise was also called this because it ended the dispute and led to the successful writing of the Constitution.

a)

The Big Plan

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

The Amazing Deal

4.

The Three-Fifths Compromise disappeared from the Constitution with the adoption of the this Amendment which abolished slavery in 1865.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

5.

A changes in the Constitutions written words.

a)

Article

b)

Preamble

c)

Amendment

6.

The power to declare unconstitutional (to declare illegal, null and void, of no force and effect) a government action that violates a provision of the Constitution

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Senatorial Courtesy

c)

Judicial Review

7.

The legislative branch of our federal government.

a)

Congress

b)

The President

c)

The Supreme Court

8.

The Term for a member of the House of Representatives is: 

a)

2 Years

b)

4 Years

c)

6 Years

9.

The Amendment which limits the President to serving 2 full terms is the:

a)

22nd

b)

25th

c)

27th

10.

A Natural Born Citizen is someone who:

a)

is born with U.S. Citizenship

b)

Becomes a U.S. Citizen but going through the naturalization process

c)

Has relatives who are born in the U.S.

11.

The Court’s Opinion

a)

Concurring Opinion

b)

Majority Opinion

c)

Dissenting Opinion

12.

In the federal court system, these courts have original jurisdiction 

a)

Circuit Court

b)

Appellate Courts

c)

District Courts

13.

Minor parties based on one particular belief. 

a)

Ideological Parties

b)

Splinter Parties

c)

Economic Protest Parties

14.

They were the first political party to nominate a candidate for President.

a)

Bull Moose Party

b)

Whig Party

c)

Anti-Mason Party

15.

In 1860, he became the first Republican President.

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Millard Fillmore

c)

Abraham Lincoln

16.

One of the most famous splinter parties, it was formed by Teddy Roosevelt, who split from the Republican Party in hopes of regaining the Presidency in 1912.

a)

Whig Party

b)

Green Party

c)

Bull Moose Party

17.

Because President Adams delivered their commissions on the last day of his term, the new judges were called this.

a)

Midnight Judges

b)

Lame Duck Judges

c)

New Year's Judges

18.

Federal Judges are appointed for this many years.

a)

6 Years

b)

10 Years

c)

Until they resign, die, are removed from office or retire

19.

The title given to the head of the Justice Department:

a)

Chief Justice

b)

Commander General

c)

Attorney General

20.

If the President dies, resigns or is removed from office by impeachment, this person becomes President.

a)

The Secretary of State

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Speaker of the House

21.

In order to qualify to run to be a member of the House, you must be at least this age.

a)

25

b)

30

c)

35

22.

The number of members of the House of Representatives is:

a)

100

b)

327

c)

435

23.

For all of the methods to propose and ratify an Amendment, ratification occurs at this level.

a)

National

b)

Local

c)

State

24.

At the Constitutional Convention, each state would have this many votes regardless of the size of their state or the number of delegates from their state present.

a)

1

b)

5

c)

13

25.

The theory about the origins of the state that held that God created the state and that God had given those of a royal birth a “divine right” to rule.

a)

Divine Right Theory

b)

Social Contract Theory

c)

Evolutionary Theory