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Who passes bills they hope will become laws?
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
President
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What is it called when a law is passed after the President has vetoed it?
Bill
Quorum
Override
Veto
3
What is written plan of government?
A constitution
An amendment
A quorum
An article
4
What is the title of the President when it comes to the military?
Brigadier General
Chief Enforcer
Marine 1
Commander-in-Chief
5
What is the title for a member of The Cabinet?
Executive of (department)
Commander of (department)
Secretary of (department)
Chief of (department)
6
What is the part of the Constitution that explains the goals and purposes?
Amendments
Premable
Bill of Rights
Articles
7
A civil case is a court case about...
someone who is already in jail
an unfair judge
a constitutional right that has been broken
a law that has been broken
8
What is a judicial review?
To deny or reject a bill
A written plan of government
Power to review laws to see if they are constitutional
To pass a law after the President has vetoed it
9
What are the leaders of the President's 15 executive departments known as?
Cabinet
Lobby
Electoral College
Articles
10
Who approves nominations to the Supreme Court?
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
President
11
Who can override a veto with a 2/3 vote?
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
President
12
Who has 18 members from Illinois?
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
13
A Senator must be at least how old to hold office?
30
25
35
40
14
What is an
appeal?
Sending a bill back to Congress after a president vetoes
Congress making a change to the Constitution
Asking a higher court to review the decision of lower court
Slipping on a banana for sport
15
Speaker of the House is leader of what?
Senate
Congress
Executive Branch
House of Representatives
16
Who can propose amendments to the Constitution?
President
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
17
Which of these is NOT an unalienable right in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
Education
The pursuit of hapiness
Liberty
18
Which position requires that you be born in the United States?
Congress
President
Senator
House of Representative
19
Which of these is NOT a power of the President?
Nominating Justices to the Supreme Court
Nominating members to the Cabinet
Voting on bills her or she hopes will become laws
Making treaties with foreign countries
20
How many terms is the President limited to?
2 terms
1 term
3 terms
No term limits
21
Which of these is
not
a decision the Appellate Court can make when it hears a case?
Remand the case to the District Court
Veto the ruling from the District Court
Reverse the ruling from the District Court
Affirm the ruling from the District Court
22
At least how old must a Senator be to hold office?
30
25
40
35
23
The name given to the 27 changes or additions to the Constitution.
Preamble
Articles
Amendments
Bill of Rights
24
What is it called when Congress votes to approve a bill the President has vetoed?
Veto
Articles
Amendments
Override
25
Seven parts of the Constitution that describe each branch and responsibilities of each is?
Bill of Rights
Articles
Amendments
Preamble
26
What does impeachment mean?
To bribe an official
To kick the President out of office
To accuse an elected official of a crime
To be put in jail
27
To deny or reject a bill is...
Impeachment
Quorum
Override
Veto
28
What is a
criminal
case?
court case that determines constitutional right been broken
A court case about someone who is already in jail
A court case that determines if a law has been broken
A court case about an unfair judge
29
Which is the
lowest
Federal Court?
Appellate Court
Circuit court
District Court
Supreme Court
30
Who takes the President's place if he/she is unable to serve a full term?
Secretary of State
Vice-President
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
31
What is a pardon?
The minimum number of members needed to conduct business
Forgiveness of all crimes and punishments
What you say when you bump into someone on the street
Forgiveness of sins by a priest
32
The minimum number of members that must be present to conduct business is...
An Overrice
A veto
An Elastic clause
A quorum
33
Who has the sole power of impeachment?
Senate
House of Representatives
President
Congress
34
Who nominates Cabinet members?
Congress
Senate
President
House of Representatives
35
Who has the power of
Judicial Review
?
The President
The Supreme court
The House of Representatives
Any federal court
36
What is a proposed law?
Quorum
Bill
lobby
veto
37
Which is not a qualification to be president?
Must be a 14 year resident
Must be a native born citizen
Must be a resident of the state they wish to represent
Must be at least 35 years old
38
When the President rejects a bill from becoming a law, it is known as a:
Veto
Override
Pardon
Fillibuster
39
How long is the President's term of office?
6 years
2 years
4 years
8 years
40
At least how old must the president be?
30
25
35
40
41
Who are the selected delegates who elect the President?
The Executive Branch
The Electoral College
The Cabinet
The Supreme Court
42
How many Justices should be on the Supreme Court?
5
9
7
14
43
Who is Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Military?
Senate
President
Congress
House of Representatives
44
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
100
435
535
235
45
Who can grant pardons?
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
President
46
Who starts all revenue bills (tax laws)?
Senate
President
Congress
House of Representatives
47
What is the Chief Justice’s job?
They are final decision in cases brought to Supreme Court
They get to bang the gavel on the judge’s bench
They read all the cases to the other Justices
They are the tie-breaking vote on the Supreme Court
48
Who can declare war?
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
President
49
Who is second in order of succession to the presidency?
Secretary of State
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Vice-President
50
Part of Constitution that gives Congress power to write any law they think
necessary and proper
Judicial Review
Elastic Clause
13th Amendment
Commander-in-Chief
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How does a person become a Justice on the Supreme Court?
Appointed by the President, and approved by the House
They are chosen by vote in a popular election
Appointed by President, and approved by Senate
The retiring Justice gets to choose their replacement
