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1
Who oversees the President's schedule
Secretary of Defense
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
White House Chief of Staff
2
What is the President's annual salary?
$800,000
$200,000
$600,000
$400,000
3
What type of government has a Prime Minister?
Dictatorship
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential Democracy
Monarchy
4
Illinois US Senators are
Duckworth & Pelosi
Durbin and Duckworth
Pence and Ryan
Pelosi and Durbin
5
What would NOT be a case the Supreme Court prefers to hear?
A constitutional question
A case affecting the entire U.S.
A legal question
A political question
6
How many votes are needed to override a president's veto
1/5
2/3
2/5
1/3
7
What member of the president's cabinet supervises trade?
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Health and Human Services
8
Under the Electoral College, who votes on the president
The Supreme Court
The people
The people vote on electors who vote on the president
Congress
9
What member of the president's cabinet works for the well being and health of Americans?
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of State
10
What member of the president's cabinet is the government's head lawyer?
Attorney General
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of Commerce
11
U.S. Senator requirements
30 years old, US Citizen 10 years
30 years old, US Citizen 9 years
25 years old, US CItizen 10 years
25 years old, US Citizen 7 years
12
During a trial, what side speaks first?
The Prosecution
The Defense
13
What is not an expressed power?
Coining Money
Establishing schools
Laying Taxes
Declaring War
14
Which is NOT a duty of the President
To create laws
To serve as Commander in Chief
To pardon people
To appoint the Supreme Court
15
The Virginia Plan consisted of...
One house, one representative from each state
One house, representatives by population
Two houses, one representative from each state
Two houses, representatives by population
16
What member of the president's cabinet Assists farmers and farm product consumers?
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Agriculture
17
Which Supreme Court case ruled against censorship and for freedom of the press?
Miranda vs. Arizona
Marbury Vs. Madison
Knapik vs. Hayes
Near vs. Minnesota
18
When a case goes before the U.S. Court of Appeals, is it decided by a jury?
Yes
Don't pick this one
No
19
Which of the following is a power reserved for the states?
Education
Coining Money
Declaring War
Taxing
20
When a Supreme Court Justice is appointed, who must approve that apposition?
The House
The Electoral College
The Senate
The President
21
How long is a US Senator's term
8
10
5
6
22
What is gerrymandering?
Bills that improve the home district
Creating oddly shaped district for more votes
Giving people jobs that gave you campaign money
Talking a bill to death
23
What is not an implied power?
Establishing schools
Support publich housing
Declaring war
Calling a draft.
24
How long is a Supreme Court term?
30 years
25 years
1 year
Life
25
Which document served as our country's first form of government?
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
26
What member of the president's cabinet deals with working conditions and wages?
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Labor
27
What member of the president's cabinet manages the nation's highways?
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of State
Secretary of Transportation
28
Hitler's regime was an example of a...
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Theocracy
29
If a bill begins in the Senate, as passes, where does it then go?
The President
The Cabinet
The House of Representatives
A Senate committee
30
Which type of government is ruled by a religious body?
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
31
What member of the president's cabinet helps to protect the nation's natural resources?
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Health and Human Services
32
U.S. House of Representative requirements
25 years old, US Citizen 7 years
25 years old, US Citizen 9 years
30 years old, US Citizen 10 years
30 years old, US Citizen 15 years
33
What member of the president's cabinet collects, borrows, spends, and prints money?
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
34
What member of the president's cabinet manages the armed forces?
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs
35
First female Supreme Court
Nancy Pelosi
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ivana Trump
Sandra Day O'Connor
36
What member of the president's cabinet oversees America's defenses against terrorist attacks?
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of State
37
What is ex post facto law?
A witness can plead the Fifth
You can be arrested without being read your rights
It makes an act a crime after it is committed
A trial must have a jury trial
38
What member of the president's cabinet directs the energy plan for the nation?
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Energy
Attorney General
39
What/Who gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review?
Article of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
Marbury vs. Madison
The Constitution
40
Which is NOT a freedom listed in the 1st Amendment?
Freedom to Petition
Freedom to Bear Arms
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
41
What is an ambassador?
A member of the President's Cabinet
The President of France
A member of the Senatre
A country's representative in a different country.
42
Who appoints the Supreme Court justices?
The House
The Cabinet
The Senate
The President
43
The Supreme Court Case has jurisdiction in
Cases with a foreign diplomat
All legal disputes
All cases involving federal laws
All cases involving state laws
44
Who favored the New Jersey plan?
States with a small population
States with a lot of territory
States with a big population
Southern States only
45
Who is the current Speaker of House?
Paul Ryan
Mike Johnson
Donald Trump
Mitch McConnell
46
Which Congress are we currently in?
119th
115th
113th
114th
47
Which economy basis their trade on tradition and has a low standard of living?
Market
Traditional
Command
48
The ______________ is 3rd person to become president after the president and vice president.
Majority Leader of the House
Secretary of Defense
Majority Whip of the Senate
Speaker of the House
49
Which is NOT a member of the Executive Branch
President
Secretary of State
Speaker of the House
Vice President
50
The Three-Fifths Compromise settled the argument over what population of people?
Slaves
Immigrants
Native Americans
Women
51
Which underlying principle states that the power of the government lies with the people?
Independent Judiciary
Separation of Powers
Rule of Law
Popular Sovereignty
52
Why were some founding fathers afraid to give the U.S. government too much power?
Too hard for a government to rule on it's own.
They didn't want a tyrannical government like Britain
Didn't think a few hundred men could run the country
I'm Alexander Hamilton and I'm not throwing away my shot.
53
Which underlying principle states that the Judicial Branch is a separate entity?
Independent Judiciary
Rule of Law
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
54
What is a filibuster?
Creating an odd shaped district
Talking a bill to death
Bills that improve home district
Give people to public jobs because they gave campaign money
55
What is an embargo?
A trade route
Guns and Ships
A very large wooden ship
When a country prohibits trade to another country.
56
Why is Legislative Branch known as the "First Branch"?
Because it starts of the 1st of January
Because it votes for other citizens
The Founding Fathers thought it would be the most powerful.
It has more women than men
57
How long is a US Rep's term?
6
8
4
2
58
What does jurisdiction mean?
Allow only states to hold a hearing
Right to trial by jury.
The authority to hear & decide a case.
Allow a jury to decide a case.
59
What member of the president's cabinet helps plan the nation's foreign policy?
Secretary of State
Secretary of Homeland Security
Attorney General
Secretary of Defense
60
What member of the president's cabinet deals with problems in cities?
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Commerce
61
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
9
5
11
7
62
What member of the president's cabinet organizes funding for schools?
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of State
Secretary of Education
Secretary of the Treasury
63
What member of the president's cabinet directs services for retired soldiers?
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
64
Which type of government gives the people the right to vote directly on laws?
Dictatorship
Presidential Democracy
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
