HT Final Government Review #1

Protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment.

Right to assemble

Committe Chairman usually are chosen by:

The amendment that provided for electors to choose the President and Vice President separately.

In order to secure the nomination of his party a candidate must get a ____ of the vote.

Protects citizens right to own guns

This federal court hears the majority of the federal cases.

All treaties made by the President must be ratified by the Senate is an example of:

In order for tax dollars to be given to parochial schools it must pass the ___ test.

Under a __________ form of government the executive and legislative branches are co-equal

Schools do not have the ability to restrict student's speech.

To approve

The national ____ chooses the site of each party's national convention.

The president's veto power is an example of this.

Most bills die where in the legislative process?

Which is not a characteristic of a state?

___________  Supreme Court Justices must agree to hear a case.

The framers balanced an effective central gov. and states rights by this.

The President recieves all of the following except:

Both the Articles and the Constitution could be:

Protects citizens from double jeopardy.

Only the Supreme Court can rule on the Constitutionality of a law

The U.S. has a _____ court system.

If there is a tie in the Electoral College who decides the winner?

The government may limit free speech if there is a clear and present danger.

This amendment limited the President to two terms or 10 years.

The first female Supreme Court Justice was:

Type of government in which all power is held by a single central unit.

"Congress shall make no law.." is an example of this principle.

The Supreme Court has voided nearly 1,000 state laws as unconstitutional.

The main reason Congress works in committees is to:

A President must be at least ________ years old.

Expression by conduct

To change

The Chief Justice assigns the writing of the majority opinion only he is in the majority.

Killing a bill in committee by not acting on it.

Protects citizens right to own a gun.

Most civil liberties are not extended to legal aliens.

Which is not a basic concept of American Democracy?

When a bill is introduced in the House, it is first:

The principle of judicial review was created by the McCulloch v Maryland decision.

An election in which a party chooses their candidate for the general election.

The Bill of Rights fits well with this principle of the Constitution.

The Constitution stipulates that the President must a citizen for 14 years.

Government can only governed with the consent of the governed.

Communities have the right to decide what is and is not obscene.

How many days does the President have to sign a bill?

The Senate has a legislative process with few limits on _________

Being tried for the same criminal act twice.

According to the original Constitution the Vice President was:

Burning the flag is an example of symbolic speech.

If no candidate gets a majority of the vote in the primaries the ____ chooses the candidate.

This body decides if there is enough evidence to hold a trial.

A court created by Congress.

Most cases arrive at the Supreme Court via this method.

The government under the Articles of Confederation only had a ______ congress.

The requirement that states must follow due process is part of the _____ amendment.

The Solicitor General represents the U.S. in most cases before the Supreme Court

Contrary to the constitution.

Educational laws vary from state to state.

This amendment nationalizes the Bill of Rights.

Only Congress can declare war is an example of:

Most federal judges are appointed for:

On the first day of the House of Reps. a new ________ is elected.

Loose alliance of equal states

Which of the following courts exercise both original and appellate jurisdiction?

Who contributed most to the writing of the Constituion?

The number of delegates each state receives in the primaries are based upon:

The Constitution compromised on the counting of slaves by counting them as ____ of a person.

The Supreme Court is part of this branch.

The words "We the People" illustrates this principle of the Constitution.

A proposed law.

This rule can used to end a filibuster.

A one house legislature

Method used to get a bill out of committee when the committee has refused to act upon it.

A major defect in the electoral college is that the results are not known for weeks.

A Supreme Court Justice who does not agree with the majority may write a ____ opinion.

Guarantees of religious freedoms are set out in the:

Permanent committees of Congress.

The purpose of the primary system was to me the election process more:

A President will nominate someone to the Supreme Court that has similar political views.

The will of the majority cannot be used to deprive the _____ of their rights.

Who are the assistants to the floor leaders in both houses of Congress?

A formal accusation by a grand jury.

Type of jurisdication whereby a federal or state court may hear a case.

The Bill of Rights is made up of the first ____ amendments to the Constitution.

Guarantees a public trial

The federal government can be sued only if they allow it.

A temporary committee of Congress.

Type of government in which powers are divided between a central unit and local unit.

Principle that government must act within the framework of existing laws.

Guarantee that government must act in accordance with established rules.

A quorum of justices in the U.S. Supreme Court is:

Least number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business.

The government under the Articles could not do which of the following

The President must be a __________________ citizen.

This are attached to bills because they can not pass on their own merit.

Each state has at least one federal District Court in it.

Type of government in which the power rests with the people

The __ case established that the accused must be informed of their rights upon arrest.