WorksheetsPM Modules 5 and 6 Test (Executive and Judicial Branches)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The President has three choices when a bill is passed by Congress.
1.Sign the Bill
2.?
3. Do nothing
Which phrase completes this sequence? (M)
Refer the bill to a public referendum
Veto the bill
Send the bill to the Supreme Court
Amend the bill
Which part of the government provides advice to the executive branch, makes detailed regulations to implement the law, and enforces the law and regulations?
criminal courts
administrative agencies
congressional committee
interest groups
US District Court -> ?? ->U.S Supreme Court
Which court completes the diagram?
U.S. Circuit Court
U.S. District Court of Appeal
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Florida District Court
The following shows the steps for the selection of President:
1. Voters vote for their candidate on Election Day.
2. ?
3. A sealed and certified vote count from each state is received in Washington D.C.
4. The President of the United States receives the results and opens the lists before both Houses of Congress. If one candidate has received the majority of votes, that person will be the next President.
Which sentence completes this sequence for #2?
Members of the Electoral College go to Washington D.C. to choose the next president.
Voters participate in a runoff election between the top two candidates.
The members of the Electoral College meet and vote in each state.
The winner of the national election is announced and certified.
Jordan Lee was convicted of tax evasion by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Jordan believes that key evidence was wrongly admitted during the trial. To which court should Jordan send an appeal?
Florida Supreme Court
Florida Circuit Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Which court can have a jury? (L)
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Florida Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Which action is an important function of an administrative agency? (L)
advising government officials on areas of their expertise
voting on government expenditures for the annual budget
lobbying for special interest groups in Congress
reducing the burden on courts by trying those accused of crimes
Based on this statement between Supreme Court Justices:
"It's either Constitutional or Unconstitutional.... We don't use a scale of one to ten!
Which function of the Supreme Court is being presented? (M)
Its function of judicial review
The power to create laws
The power to amend the constitution
The power to declare war
The excerpt below is from President Harry S. Truman’s Executive Order 9981 (1948):
"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin."
Based on this excerpt, what can be concluded about the purpose and power of an executive order?
Executive orders require approval by state governments to take effect.
Executive orders allow Congress to pass laws about military service.
Executive orders allow the president to direct federal actions without waiting for Congress.
Executive orders let the Supreme Court change military policies.
What does the term jurisdiction most accurately refer to in the U.S. legal system?
The ability of the president to pardon individuals
The power of a court to hear and decide a case
The responsibility of citizens to serve on juries
The process of creating new laws in Congress
Which of the following best describes the purpose of a writ of certiorari in the judicial process?
It is a request for the Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision.
It enables judges to bypass a trial and issue a decision based on presented evidence.
It allows lower courts to issue orders for immediate enforcement of a ruling.
It declares a law unconstitutional through judicial review.
How did the 12th Amendment change the process of electing the president and vice president through the Electoral College?
It eliminated the use of the Electoral College in presidential elections.
It allowed Congress to directly elect the president in case of a tie.
It required electors to cast separate votes for president and vice president.
It gave the popular vote the power to overrule the Electoral College.
The following excerpt is from Chief Justice John Marshall’s opinion in Marbury v. Madison:
"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is."
What does this quote illustrate?
The idea that states have final authority over federal law
The belief that the president controls all law enforcement
The role of the judiciary in interpreting laws
The power of Congress to pass any law it chooses
The types of court for a trial court are as followed:
Trial Court -> (State) Florida County Court, Florida Circuit Court -> ?? (at the Federal level)
Which court completes this sequence at the FEDERAL level?
U.S. District Court of Appeal
Florida District Court
U.S. Criminal Court
U.S. District Court
During his time in office, President Gerald Ford issued a pardon to former President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. How was President Ford able to issue this pardon?
The president has constitutional authority to grant pardons for federal crimes.
The Department of Justice requested the pardon be issued.
Congress passed a law granting him special powers.
The Supreme Court ordered the pardon.
Congress passed a law granting him
Which of the following powers is granted to the president under Article II of the U.S. Constitution?
The power to appoint federal judges
The power to amend the constitution
The power to declare war
The power to create laws
