Political Science 12: Final Exam Review

T/F: Voters in democracies are sometimes uninformed and don't understand the issues

How is the executive branch checked by the other branches of government?

What are the two most powerful political parties in the United States?

Which of the following is NOT a step that a bill must take to become a law?

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidential election?

Which is NOT a type of government?

What is the definition of "democracy"?

What type of government orginated in Ancient Rome?

What is the election called where the parties select their candidates?

How many electoral votes are needed to win a Presidential election?

Currently, how many members of Congress are there?

Which government is a tyoe of indirect democracy?

Where does a state's number of electors come from?

Which state has the most electoral votes?

Which type of government orginated in Ancient Greece?

How old do you need to be to legally vote in the United States?

What is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have?

How many branches of government are there in the US Federal government?

T/F: If you win the popular vote, you automatically become President

Which term best descibes the abscence of government?

How often are Senators and Representatives elected?

Which Orgin of the State theory is depicted?

T/F: The Primary Election is held before the General Election

Which branch interprets the Constitution and determines if laws are constitutional?

Which party is considered "left wing"?

What is the symbol of the Republican Party?

T/F: People living in democracies tend to have more freedoms and protections than in other forms of government

Which one of the following is NOT a power of the legislative branch?

What is the definition of a "state"?

How many electors are there total in the electoal college?

Which country below is an example of a "single party system"?

If the president vetoes a bill, what can the Congress do to override his veto and turn the bill into law?

T/F: DC does not get any electoral votes

What is NOT a characteristic of a State?

What is a "swing state"?

Which of the following words is often used to describe members of the Republican party?

What is the group of people that determines who will be President called?

Which is NOT a theory about how a State originated?

If a state has 8 House of Representatives, how many electoral votes does it have?

What is a multi-party system?

What are the basic powers of government?

What is the sykbol of the Democractic Party?

T/F: The Legislative Branch can also be called Congress

Which Origin of the State theory is democracy based from?

What is the paper on which a vote is marked?

What is the definition of "government"?

Who is the leader of the Executive branch of government?

What type of government does the United States have?

How many Senators does each state have?

What are the two parts that make up the Legislative Branch of government?

How does the government gather population data to determine how many Representatives a state gets?

T/F: The United States has a multi-party system of government

How many total Senators are there in the Senate?

How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?

Which branch makes the laws for the U.S government?