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A review of American government.
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1
Which amendment grants women's suffrage?
15th
17th
19th
20th
2
How many votes are normally needed to override a filibuster?
75
50
99
60
3
Which amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment?
3rd
8th
9th
7th
4
What amendment gives guidelines for replacing an incapacitated president?
22nd
25th
23rd
20th
5
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 required what category of businesses to not discriminate?
Private clubs
Multi-national
Public accommodations
Small businesses
6
Recognizing the legal documents (like drivers' licenses) of another state is called:
Cooperative federalism
Extradition
Privileges and immunities
Full faith and credit
7
What vote is needed to override a presidential veto?
2/3 in both the House and Senate
3/4 in both the House and Senate
3/4 in the House
2/3 in the Senate
8
How many people serve in the House of Representatives?
100
535
300
435
9
The author of the Declaration of Independence was:
James Madison
Thomas Paine
John Locke
Thomas Jefferson
10
Which clause prevents the U.S. from having a state church?
The supremacy clause
The establishment clause
The elastic clause
The free exercise clause
11
Who appoints judges?
The Senate
The President
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives
12
Marbury v. Madison
established what power?
Impeachment
Veto
Judicial review
Regulation of commerce
13
This court case established implied powers of congress:
Roe v. Wade
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
14
Which amendment limits search and seizure?
3rd
6th
4th
1st
15
John Locke's natural rights included all EXCEPT:
Liberty
Life
Property
Pursuit of happiness
16
Which amendment grants suffrage for all races?
20th
17th
15th
19th
17
Policies to reverse past discrimination are known as:
Civil rights
Civil liberties
Suffrage laws
Affirmative action
18
What case requires police to inform suspects of their 5th and 6th amendment rights?
Roe v. Wade
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Lemon v. Kurtzman
19
A pocket veto rejects a law if not signed after _____ days with congress not in session:
2
5
10
100
20
Giving residents of other states the same protections as state residents is called:
Privileges and immunities
Extradition
Cooperative federalism
Full faith and credit
21
How many departments make up the president's cabinet?
10
12
15
24
22
Returning someone charged with a crime back to the state where the crime occurred is called:
Cooperative federalism
Extradition
Full faith and credit
Privileges and immunities
23
How many people serve in the Senate?
200
50
435
100
24
The article in the Constitution about the judicial branch.
Article III
Article IV
Article II
Article I
25
What amendment created presidential term limits?
20th
25th
22nd
23rd
26
How old do you have to be to serve in the House of Representatives?
30
21
25
35
27
What case sets rules for defamation of public figures?
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
NY Times v. Sullivan
28
Which amendment grants right to confront witnesses and right to an attorney?
5th
6th
3rd
2nd
29
Who generally wins congressional elections
Challengers
Incumbents
30
What case guarantees public defenders in all felony case?
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Miranda v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
Gideon v. Wainwright
31
What issue is at stake with comparable worth?
ADA compliance
Level of taxation for income
Status based on race
Different pay for similar work
32
Impeachment requires a _________ vote in the House.
3/5
2/3
3/4
Simple majority
33
Which amendment contains the equal protection clause?
19th
14th
13th
15th
34
A congressional caucus is:
A committee to reconcile different versions of laws
An informal group sharing joint interests or charactertisics
A lobbyist group
A committee to draft legislation
35
When the House and Senate make different versions of a law:
A conference committee resolves the differences
A joint committee resolves the differences
The House version is used
The Senate version is used
36
What is NOT true of the Speaker of the House?
Is held by the leader of the party in power
Has large control over committee assignments
Presides as judge over impeachment trials
Is a position created by the Constitution
37
Federalism is:
Decentralized power in state governments.
Another word for anarchy.
Centralized power in the federal government.
Sharing power between national and state government
38
Roe v. Wade
used which amendment to Constitutionally protect abortion?
8th
4th
3rd
7th
39
What did the case
Regents of the University of CA v. Bakke
do?
Created the first affirmative action programs
Limited religious funding of college programs
Ended quota based affirmative action in admissions
Ended any use of race in college admissions
40
This court case established a broad definition of interstate commerce:
Roe v. Wade
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
41
The Pendleton Civil Service Act did what?
Created the FBI
Limited presidential war powers
Ended the patronage system
Founded bureaucracy in American politics
42
Legal precedents are
Presidential actions to make law
How similar past cases have been decided
Laws that cannot be overturned
Opinions in amicus briefs
43
Discrimination based on _______________ is seen as inherently suspect.
Disability
Gender
Race
Age
44
The article in the Constitution about the legislative branch.
Article III
Article II
Article I
Article IV
45
The 17th amendment created the direct election to:
The house of representatives
The presidency
The senate
The supreme court
46
The framers created this form of government:
Unitary
Republic
Monarchy
Direct Democracy
47
The article in the Constitution about the executive branch.
Article III
Article IV
Article II
Article I
48
Which was NOT a part of the Madisonian model?
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Expand voting rights
Keep power out of majority hands
49
Which amendment reserves powers to the states?
12th
10th
11th
9th
50
How old do you have to be to serve in the Senate?
25
30
21
35
51
Under the Articles of Confederation, power was held by:
The judiciary
The president
The congress
State governments
52
How old do you have to be to serve as the president?
21
35
30
25
53
Who serves as president of the Senate?
The Senate majority whip
The Senate majority leader
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Vice President
54
Who supported ratifying the Constitution
Anti-federalists
Federalists
55
What case sets rules for government funding of religious education?
NY Times v. Sullivan
Gideon v. Wainwright
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Roe v. Wade
56
The grants congress can use to spend money back home is known as:
Incumbency advantage
The pork barrel
Fiscal federalism
Casework
57
Which amendment ended legal slavery?
13th
15th
19th
14th
58
Which amendment prevents self-incrimination and double jeopardy?
5th
6th
3rd
2nd
59
What did the War Powers Resolution do?
Increased military funding
Expanded presidential flexibility on military action
Defined war crimes
Required congressional approval to extend military activity
60
What is NOT a power of congress?
Punish pirates
Grant pardons
Regulate interstate commerce
Declare war
61
Which amendment sets a national voting age of 18?
25th
20th
26th
24th
62
Who ratifies treaties?
The Senate
The President
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives
63
Amendments can be ratified by what fraction of state legislatures or state conventions?
3/4
2/3
3/5
1/2
64
What case supported Jim Crow laws as "separate but equal"?
Adarand v. Pena
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sanford
65
Which amendment ends poll taxes?
24th
26th
25th
20th
66
A filibuster is:
A means of overriding presidential veto
An unlimited form of debate in the Senate
An unlimited form of debate in the House
A special committee in the Senate
67
What case rejected public school segregation?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Adarand v. Pena
68
Amendments can be proposed by what fraction of congress or a national convention?
1/2
3/5
3/4
2/3
69
Prior restraint violates which amendment?
2nd
5th
1st
7th
70
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Amtrak are examples of this:
Independent regulatory commission
Independent agency
Government corporation
Cabinet department
71
The senate is based on which plan?
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
72
Which is NOT true of the elastic clause?
Name for the phrase "necessary and proper"
Supports implied powers
Found in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution
Guarantees the constitution as the highest law in the land.
73
Who is NOT part of an iron triangle?
A senate subcommittee
Federal judges
A bureaucratic agency
Industry lobbyists/interest groups
74
Conviction of an impeached politician requires a _________ vote in the Senate.
3/4
Simple majority
3/5
2/3
75
The incorporation doctrine does what?
Limits campaign contributions.
Makes state governments follow the bill of rights.
Governs corporate law.
Makes the federal government follow the bill of rights.
