Final Exam

The state official who often presides over the state Senate is the

The army, navy, and air force are part of the Department of

The Declaration of Independence

If the president pro tempore is presiding in the Senate, it may be assumed that the

This gave women the right to vote.

The most important reason for studying civics is so that we can

The only amendment that has been repealed is the 

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to have to be elected president?

Freedom of speech allows all of the following EXCEPT

What types of cases does the Supreme Court hear?

Totalitarian governments are a form of

In the official role of chief executive, the president is responsible for

The consent of the governed means that

All of the following are goals of the Constitution EXCEPT

Congress declared war on Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This is an example of an

The 17th amendment gave eligible voters the right to elect

The Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education suggested that

What is the formula for the number of electors per state?

Foreign policy is the special responsibility of the Department of 

The U.S. federal system of government was established by

The 23rd amendment gave the right to vote to

The reserved powers of the states were established by the 

The voters in a community meet together to make decisions and laws is a(n)

Both houses of Congress have specific guidelines regarding

Which of the following is NOT a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

What is the term of a Supreme Court Justice?

For a bill to become a law, the

A legislative referendum

The 1st amendment guarantees 

The president suggests new policies and programs

Federalism is a system of government that 

The Speaker of the House

Under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has the power to

If a South Carolina disagrees with a federal law, the

One of the basic ideals of American government is that

Congress determines how the seats in the House are to be apportioned

The number of representatives and senators from the states, plus three votes from D.C.

The Federalists

This gave African American males the right to vote.

Which of the following is not a quality of a good citizen?

The qualifications for becoming president are set forth by

The Federalist Papers were written to

The impeachment process can be used to impeach

The Supreme Court ruling that established Miranda Rights

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is

Congress is not allowed to

The system of checks and balances was created to 

The U.S. Constitution contains

How many total electoral votes are there in the United States?

The judicial branch can check the power of the executive branch by

John Locke believed that people had the right to all of the following natural rights EXCEPT:

The U.S. Supreme Court works chiefly as a(n)

Building highways, assisting the unemployed, and conserving natural resources are

If a state's population decreases, its number of senators

Each state has a total number of electors

Supreme Court Justices can only be removed from office by

The executive department responsible for helping farmers raise and market crops is the 

The documents upon which the United States government was founded include:

All of the following are general areas of qualification for governor in most states EXCEPT

The center of county government in most states is called

A kind of committee that would most likely be formed to work out a compromise on a  bill

A  protest in a downtown turns into a riot. The mayor of the city asks the governor for help 

The Supreme Court's job is to determine whether laws are constitutional.  What is this called?

The 14th amendment granted full citizenship to

If the president vetoes a proposed law, 

The statement "to secure the blessings of liberty" is

As a result of the Great Compromise

Before a law can be declared unconstitutional

Which amendment outlawed slavery?

Which of the following statements is correct?

The executive branch was created in 

All of the following are departments in the executive branch EXCEPT the Department of

Governments based on one-party systems are sometimes

Who was the Father of the Constitution?

Which of the following is not protected under the 1st amendment?

The law that prevails over all other laws in the US is

Civil cases usually focus on

All of the following are features of the US government except

States have the power to

What happens if no candidate gets the majority of electors?