Unit 3 Test Review

How many years is each term for someone elected to the Senate?

All of the following are roles of the President EXCEPT:

The acronym used to help us remember the 3 levels of Federal Courts is:

When the President deals with his Cabinet and oversees the federal bureaucracy, he is the:

All of the following are steps in the lawmaking process in Congress EXCEPT:

Where in the Constitution are the powers of the 3 branches of government defined?

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

How long is each term in the Senate?

Individual citizens and interest groups also help to shape _______________.

How many branches are there in our federal government

Why do elected officials write laws?

Expressed powers are also referred to as ___________ powers.

How is membership in the Senate determined?

All of the following are branches in our federal government EXCEPT:

The President, Vice President, Cabinet, and bureaucracy are all part of which branch?

While it up to Congress to pass the annual budget, whose job is it to WRITE the annual budget?

The main responsibility of the executive branch is to execute, or ________, the law

Legislative powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution are called ________ powers.

All of the following are examples of presidential checks and balances EXCEPT:

All of the following are powers given to Congress EXCEPT:

When a bill 'dies' after 10 days because the President ignores it, this is called a:

The power to impeach and convict officials belongs to which branch?

Which term means 'when an amendment is passed by 3/4 of the states' and becomes law?

The highest court in the entire country is the ___________ __________.

How many years is each presidential term?

The Supreme Court has ____ _________ who serve for life.

How many members are in the Senate?

Which of the following terms means 'to charge a federal official with breaking the law'?

Powers not written in the Constitution that are used to carry out expressed powers are called:

The Supreme Court belongs to which branch of the federal government?

The House of Representatives and Senate belong to which branch of the federal government?

The power to review laws and actions of federal officials and determine if they are legal is:

All of the following are levels of federal courts EXCEPT:

Which branch is in charge of writing, making, and passing laws?

All of the following are ways the executive branch influences policy making EXCEPT:

The system by which each branch of government keeps the others from becoming too powerful is:

Which landmark case gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review?

How many terms may a president be elected to serve?

Why have only 27 amendments been added to the US Constitution?

Overriding a presidential veto is one way the power of the president is check by:

Which vocabulary term describes our federal legislature and means "two houses"?

The main responsibility of the judicial branch is to ______________ the law.

The final step in the lawmaking process occurs when the bill goes to the ____________.

When the President deal with issues facing the military, he is acting as: