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American Government Final
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Which amendment protects the freedom of speech?
5th
15th
4th
1st
2
What is the term for shared powers among levels of government?
Unitary System
Confederate System
Federal System
Democracy
3
What are elected officials running for reelection called?
Reprieves
Constituents
Filibusters
Incumbents
4
What document does the Supreme Court compare every case to for a basis of judgment?
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Judge Judy's Diary
5
What was America’s first government?
House of Burgesses
Iroquois Confederacy
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
6
What term best describes the American Congress?
Gangsters and Thugs
Tricameral
Unicameral
Bicameral
7
Where do all revenue bills start?
Senate
Executive Branch
House of Representatives
Cash Money Records
8
How many articles are in the Constitution?
7
5
6
17
9
What is unlimited debate in the Senate to kill or delay a bill?
Gerrymandering
Impoundment
Committee Hearings
Filibuster
10
What is a delay of punishment?
Pardon
Subpoena
Reprieve
Amnesty
11
How many members are in the Electoral College?
538
535
It's always changing due to population changes.
435
12
What is the freedom from punishment in return for testimony called?
Pardon
Amnesty
Reprieve
Immunity
13
Who directly assists the minority and majority leaders in Congress?
Vice President
Committees
Speaker of the House
Whips
14
What branch of government is limited by the War Powers Act of 1973
Executive
All of them
Judicial
Legislative
15
Who saved Chewbacca from slavery?
Lando Calrissian
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Darth Vader
16
What is an official summons to court called?
Amnesty
Subpoena
Reprieve
Pardon
17
What types of cases does an appellate court hear?
Apple Copyright Violations
Appeals
Civil
Criminal
18
What country won the first soccer World Cup?
Germany
Uruguay
England
Brazil
19
What is the term in government to bring formal charges against an official?
Impeach
Subpoena
Gerrymander
Impoundment
20
Which theory stated people gave up their freedom to the government for protection?
Divine Right Theory
Evolution Theory
Social Contract Theory
Force Theory
21
What amount of votes is required to override a veto?
51% of votes
a 2/3 majority
a 3/5 majority
$50,000 per Congressman
22
What proposed territory was trimmed down in size to become the Colorado Territory in 1861?
Goldovia
Coloransas
Jefferson
Deseret
23
Who do Congressmen represent?
Lobbyists
Constituents
Incumbents
Political Parties
24
What is refusal to spend government money called?
Allocation
Filibuster
Impoundment
Authorization
25
How long are Senators’ terms?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
26
Which clause states that all laws have to agree with the Constitution?
Santa Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Supremacy Clause
Elastic Clause
27
What is the highest state capital in terms of elevation?
Denver
Santa Fe
Austin
Sacramento
28
What are proposed laws?
Legislative Actions
Riders
Resolutions
Bills
29
What is the authority to hear certain cases called?
Statute of Limitations
Jures Totale
Legal Rights
Jurisdiction
30
What is a release from punishment called?
Amnesty
Subpoena
Pardon
Reprieve
31
What is the rule of one person called?
Monarchy
Democracy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
32
What is the term for someone who lied under oath?
Subpoena
Perjury
Amnesty
Pardon
33
What is the term to pardon an entire group of people?
Amnesty
Subpoena
Reprieve
Immunity
34
What are the Constitutional requirements to be on the Supreme Court?
Advanced law degrees, legal resident
45 years old, born in the U.S.
55 years old, legal resident
None
35
What is the Supreme Court power to declare laws unconstitutional called?
Impeach
Impoundment
Subpoena
Judicial Review
36
Which term is a presidential power that gets it's name from the Latin, "I forbid"?
Impeach
Pocket Veto
Veto
Amnesty
37
How long are the terms for Supreme Court Justices?
Until the President's term ends
20 Years
4 Years
Lifetime
38
The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called?
Gerrymandering
Censuring
Allotment
Redistricting
39
What are the powers of Congress that are listed in the Constitution called?
Non-Legislative Powers
Amending Powers
Enumerated Powers
Power of Persuasion
40
How many electoral votes does each state get?
Equal to their number of Senators
Two plus one for every 700,000 people
3
Equal to the number of Congressmen
41
Which term is to formally approve and usually applied to amendments?
Jurisdiction
Ratification
Social Contract
Veto
42
Who is the traditional leader of the Senate and today’s usual leader?
Abbot and Costello
Vice President and Speaker of the House
VP and the Rules Committee Chair
VP and the President pro tempore
43
What are attempts to redraw political boundaries to gain an advantage called?
Perjury
Impoundment
Pigeonholing
Gerrymandering
44
Who was known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
Edmund Randolph
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
45
What is a written contract to establish government and to protect rights of the people called?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Government
Amendments
46
Who appoints Supreme Court justices?
Senate
The Justice League
President
The Chief Justice
47
What agency was created in 1939 to aide the President in running the large federal government?
Executive Office of the President
National Security Council
Cabinet
Top Gun
48
What clause from the Constitution allows Congress to make laws they deem necessary and proper?
Elastic Clause
Immunity Clause
Supremacy Clause
Ratification Clause
49
Which economic system has the govt. owning the basic means of production for major industries?
Capitalism
Communism
Feudalism
Socialism
50
Who elects the President?
The People
Electoral College
Congress
State Legislatures
