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Final Exam review
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1
The president met with foreign leaders , he is acting as______________
Chief administrator
Chief of state
Chief Diplomat
Cheif citizen
2
The current officeholder in any branch of the government is called the_____________
innovative
incumbent
incapacitated
incontrol
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government that serves the will of the people
convention
representative government
delegate government
4
A group of electors chosen from each state that help choose the president
senate
electoral college
judicial review
citizens
5
What was an important argument against the proposed constitution?
it gave too much power to the states
it had a bicameral legislature
it did not guarantee basic rights
6
The part of the constitution that prevents conflicts between gov. and states
subordinate clause
supremacy clause
elastic clause
7
changing district lines to benefit a specific party
gerrymandering
delegates
federalists
convention
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Representatives in this are chosen by population
Senate
House of Representatives
9
The formal qualifications to be a senator are________
35 years old, citizen for 6 years, resident of state
30 years old, citizen for 7 years, resident of state
30 years old, citizen for 9 years, resident of state
25 years old, citizen for 7 years, resident in US
10
Formal qualifications for being president are ______________
30 years old, US citizen for 9 years, resident for 10 years
40 Years old, US Citizen for 15 years, resident of state.
25 years old, US citizen, resident for 12 years
35 Years old, US citizen, resident for 14 years
11
How is the appointment of a supreme court justice made?
President Chooses, senate approves
Congress chooses, president approves
president chooses, citizens approve
president chooses, congress approves
12
How often does the constitution require congress to reapportion seats in the House of Reps.
Every 5 years
Every 10 years
Every 12 years
Every 8 years
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Plan of government that gave too much power to the states
bill of rights
gerrymandering
articles of confederation
anti federalists
14
When you divide up representation based on population this is called _________________
Partisan
Apportionment
Gerrymandering
District Selection
15
How many amendments to the constitution are there?
15
27
12
25
16
What are the three branches of government
legislative, executive, juxtaposition
legislative, executive, judicial
Legendary, executive, judicial
legislation, execution, judiciary
17
How many voting members does the house have?
435
100
200
438
18
The power to decide the meaning of laws
Senate
judicial review
Citizen
legislative power
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they represent others at conventions or in congress
federalists
anti federalists
framers
delegates
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having to do with a political party
partical
partisan
party power
21
When the president takes command of the armed forces he is playing the role of ____________
Commander in Chief
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
Chief of Party
22
Formal qualifications for being a member of the House of Representatives________
25 Years old, Citizen for 7 years, Resident of district
25 years old, citizen for 10 years, resient of district
30 Years old, citizen for 7 years, resident of district
23
US supreme court justices are appointed for life in order to _______
be free from political pressures
decrease the number of elected officials
keep the laws the same
limit the appeals process
24
When the president meets with the employees of the executive branch, he is acting as________
Chief of State
Chief Administrator
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
25
the powers of the president are ______________
electoral college
executive powers
electoral college
executive privilege
26
The amount of time a member of congress is actually conducting business is called a ________
session
term
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a meeting to accomplish a certain goal
convention
delegates
gerrymandering
meeting
28
How many voting members does the senate have?
100
435
200
50
29
The power to choose members of the cabinet
appointment power
president
legislative power
executive privilege
30
When the president is acting as "one of us" he is playing the role of
Chief of state
Chief diplomat
Chief executive
Chief citizen
31
When can a president ask the congress to hold a special session?
When the two houses cannot agree on a date to adjourn
to deal with an emergency situation
to conduct routine business
32
Each state gets two representatives for this no matter what the population is
senate
house of representatives
