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1
Number of Senators necessary to find someone guilty of impeachment and remove them from office
51
100
75
67
2
Political parties fulfill all of the following roles except
Nominating candidates for political office
Helping to run the government
Funding various government agencies
Assisting in the electoral process
3
Which example best demonstrates a change in govt involvement in the economy?
Deployment of military troops to Iraq
Involvement in the United Nations
Creation of the Social Security Administration
Implementation of the Voting Rights Act
4
When a president pardons someone, he is
Reducing the length of a person's sentence
Freeing a wrongly convicted person
Postponing the carrying out of their sentence
Erasing a person's guilt and releasing them from prison
5
Govt system of organizing national power, in which all levels of government share power
Unitary
National
Confederal
Federal
6
What happens when a state law conflicts with a federal law?
The federal government must change its law
The federal government can penalize the state
The state government can enforce its own law
The state must yield to the federal government
7
The concept that the powers and functions of govt are restricted is known as
Popular sovereignty
Limited government
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
8
Philosopher argued republics could only exist as long as citizens actively participated in govt
John Locke
Niccolo Machiavelli
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Charles de Montesquieu
9
How long is a term for US Senators?
6 years
2 years
4 years
8 years
10
Formal rule or regulation instructing executive branch officials on how to carry out their jobs
Executive privilege
Executive agreement
Executive instruction
Executive order
11
Which person is 4th in the line of presidential succession?
Senate Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of State
12
Which of the following is not a power/responsibility associated with the Speaker of the House?
Deciding how long measures are up for debate in the House
Being 4th in line of presidential succession
Presiding over debates in the House of Representatives
Assigning Representatives to committees
13
Which of the following is an example of the legislative branch checking the judicial branch?
Establishing lower federal courts
Declaring laws unconstitutional
Overriding a veto
Declaring war
14
Which of the following is not a goal of the Constitution state in the Preamble?
Ensure domestic tranquility
Establish a right to private property
Promote the general welfare
Provide for the common defense
15
If the president doesn't sign a bill for 10 business days when Congress is out of session
Bill is pocket vetoed
Bill becomes a law
Bill returns to the House in the next session
Bill returns to the Senate in the next session
16
This executive agency helps the president develop the national budget submitted to Congress
Council of Economic Advisors
National Security Council
Office of Management and Budget
White House Office
17
Which
Federalist Papers
essay argued the Constitution used systems to limit the power of govt?
Federalist 10
Federalist 78
Federalist 70
Federalist 51
18
This Amendment limits presidents to two terms, or ten years, whichever would come first
18th Amendment
22nd Amendment
24th Amendment
16th Amendment
19
Which of the following was not an author of the
Federalist Papers
?
John Adams
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
20
Which of the following is not an expressed power of Congress found in Article I, Section 8?
Power to establish post offices and post roads
Power to declare war
Power to create a national bank
Power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce
21
An income tax, whose rate increases as the amount subject to tax increases, is an example of a
Regressive tax
Increasing tax
Progressive tax
Proportional tax
22
This type of policy deals with creating the federal budget and tax laws
Mandatory policy
Discretionary policy
Fiscal policy
Monetary policy
23
What is not a formal qualification for becoming president of the United States?
Lived in US for 14 years
Previous military service
At least 35 years old
Natural born citizen
24
Congress can't pass a law that punishes a person without a trial, also known as a
Bill of attainder
Ex post facto laws
Writ of habeas corpus
Subpeona
25
How many members are there in the Electoral College?
500
485
435
538
26
How many Justices are necessary to grant a writ of certiorari?
5
6
3
4
27
Which of the following is not one of the main goals of US foreign policy?
Spreading and supporting democracy around the world
Promoting world peace
Increasing US business' income
Ensuring national security
28
Number of legislators that is necessary to conduct business, like vote, in a house of Congress
Roll-call vote
Cloture
Quorum
Committee of the Whole
29
Term for powers specifically granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
Inherent powers
Implied powers
Enumerated powers
Concurrent powers
30
Which of the following is not part of the Iron Triangle?
Bureaucratic agencies
Congressional oversight committees
Federal judges
Interest groups
31
Which Article of the Constitution details the process of amending the Constitution?
Article VII
Article V
Article IV
Article VI
32
Which feature of ancient Rome made it a republic?
Equality for all adult male citizens
Right to speak in civic gatherings
Absence of a king or emperor
Rule by elected representatives
33
Who wrote the pamphlet
Common Sense
?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
John Madison
Alexander Hamilton
34
What is not one of the tools used by the Federal Reserve to carry out US monetary policy?
Adjusting interest rates at which banks borrow money
Buying or selling of government bonds
Setting amount of money banks must have in reserve
Increasing or reducing income tax rates
35
Policy of building up US armed forces to discourage military aggression by foreign nations
Deterrence
Sanction
Preemptive strike
Self-preservation
36
Form of federalism used since the 9/11 Attacks, in which the national govt increased its power
Fiscal federalism
Creative federalism
New federalism
Cooperative federalism
37
This Amendment prohibits Americans from testifying against themselves in court
4th Amendment
3rd Amendment
6th Amendment
5th Amendment
38
This has been how every successfully ratified Amendment has been proposed throughout US history
3/4 of state conventions approve
2/3 of states approve at a national convention
3/4 of state legislatures approve
2/3 of both houses of Congress approve
39
This Amendment prohibits states from charging poll taxes before allowing citizens to vote
16th Amendment
24th Amendment
18th Amendment
22nd Amendment
40
Speech or actions that inspire revolt against the govt is known as
Libel
Sedition
Treason
Slander
41
Which philosopher emphasized the role of natural rights in the social contract?
Alexis de Tocqueville
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
42
This Amendment allows Congress to enact an income tax
16th Amendment
20th Amendment
11th Amendment
18th Amendment
43
This type of individual agency is run like a business, wholly or partially owned by the govt
Independent regulatory agency
Government corporation
Independent executive agency
Government business
44
Indirect form of govt that places political decisions at least one step away from the people
Republic
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
45
Idea that the first govts formed because people agreed to submit to the authority of a state
Social contract theory
Public policy
Divine right of kings
Natural law
46
In order for a bill to become a law, what happens after both houses of Congress pass it?
The president signs it
The president vetoes it
The Supreme Court interprets it
The Supreme Court reviews it
47
In Supreme Court cases, concurring opinions are those that
Agree with majority with a different legal interpretation
Reject the writ of certiorari
Disagree with the majority ruling
Are signed by 5 or more of the Justices
48
Which statements is most true concerning categorical grants
They are funds given by the states to the federal government
They are used less often than block grants
They are granted for a specific purpose
They are granted for general purposes
49
If a case is moved to a higher court, it is known as
Concurrent jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction
Exclusive jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction
50
Shay's Rebellion was a significant event in US history because it
Showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Showed the need to outlaw slavery in the Northwest Territory
Showed the need for revolution against England
Showed need to reinforce US troops along the Canadian border