Government Final 2019

The president has the power to do all of the following EXCEPT:

How long is the term that Senators serve?

Type of power granted to BOTH the federal and state governments.

This court case said that burning the flag was protected “symbolic speech”

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Amendment that protects people from self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and grants them due process of the law.

The President’s power to veto an act of Congress is an example of:

This amendment made it so that Congress could not vote to give themselves a pay raise

What is an example of "new" media

Which of the following is NOT one of the six major principles of the Constitution?

This amendment covers the right to bear arms

Which court case stated that separate-but-equal was constitutional?

Amendment that gives people the freedom of religion, assembly, speech, petition, and press.

What was the decision in Gideon v. Wainwright?

This amendment gave women the right to vote

Presidents are elected for:

This amendment says that all people’s born in the United States are citizens and entitled to due process of law.

The concept that each branch of government holds some control over the other two branches.

How many members are there total in the U.S. House of Representatives?

This court decision said that students’ first amendment rights do not end at the schoolyard gate.

The ________ is the “Supreme law of the land.”

Which federal officials have lifetime appointments?

The main goal of this ideology is to reduce economic inequality by ensuring a fair distribution of wealth.

How many formal amendments are there?

This ideology unites Americans who are deeply concerned about conservation and protection of the world.

What are municipal services?

What is another word for a two-house legislature?

Amendment that protects people from cruel and unusual punishment.

This amendment overturned the Eighteenth Amendment

This landmark court case said that the “quota system” was unconstitutional but that race could be a factor in admissions

Who has the power to approve all presidential appointments and ratify all treaties?

Lawrence v. Texas used which amendment to argue for Constitutional privacy rights?

Type of powers held by the States in a federal system.

How many electoral votes does each state have?

What two offices does the electoral college vote for?

Which of the following is NOT a power given to the legislative branch?

Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?