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1
District courts have Appellate Jurisdiction.
False
True
2
Which South Carolina senator was against the Tariff of 1828?
John C. Calhoun
Tim Scott
John Hunter
Lindsey Graham
3
Which type of municipal government is the largest?
Cities
Council manager
Special districts
Towns
4
Which President reshaped the office of the president into an Oval so that he could work more closely with his staff.
President Taft
President Trump
President Roosevelt
President Garfield
5
The 9th circuit court from San Francisco is the largest circuit in America.
False
True
6
Which state financing option is is typically described as a tax on the poor?
George Washington
Federal grants
Income tax
Lottery
7
The highest Tier in the Federal court System.
Federal District Courts
Circuit courts
United States Supreme Court
Civil Courts
8
Only ____% of appeals make it to the supreme court.
2
3
4
5
9
Amendment for the income tax?
19
16
14
15
10
Which amendment repealed prohibition?
23
20
22
21
11
Which amendment is the lame duck amendment?
20
22
21
15
12
The type of election where the winner of each party primary competes for a government position?
Open election
Recall election
Gerenal election
Closed election
13
what is the lowest level of a political party?
Precinct
nation party organization
State executive committee
County committee
14
People used to identify with their home _______ more than the federal government?
Property
State
Land
On the range
15
Today there are ______ circuit court judges.
179
197
177
167
16
Amendment making all persons in the us (especially newly freed blacks) citizens of the USA.
12
15
13
14
17
Whats another type of categorical grants-in-aide?
Cover
project
Essay
Inner aids
18
Which primary election only allows party members to vote?
Open
Closed
Winner takes all
19
The governor's ability to veto parts of a bill.
Line item veto
Line by line veto
Divided veto
Parts veto
20
The tariff of 1828 was also called the tariff of what?
Tariff
Abominations
Wartime
Allusions
21
What says that the federal government recognize marriage as being between one man and woman?
DEMO
DEVA
DOMA
DONA
22
The state with the fewest counties?
DE
WA
MD
VA
23
The Counsel to the president is the :
one who is In charge of filling 6,000 positions for the white house.
one who advises the president on matters of national security.
Official spokesman for the administration.
president’s lawyer
24
Which municipal government has power divided between mayor and council?
Special districts
Commission
Mayor council
Council manager
25
The amount of judges given to a circuit depends on who the president appoints to their courts.
True
False
26
Amendment abolishing slavery.
15
12
14
13
27
Which group is often called "swing voters"?
Party bosses
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
28
Who is PA's Lieutenant Governor?
Larry Hogan
Anthony Brown
Boyd Rutherford
Mike Stack
29
This ability allows an elected official to be called back and removed from office.
Referendum
Initiative
Closed primary
Recall
30
Which one of the following has the county government called a borough?
Alaska
Maryland
Louisville
virginia
31
which one does not describe a political party?
All of these
A group that only influences the voters and their votes
A group that advances political goals
A group that run candidates to win elections to advance goal
32
A government created to work at local levels and are independent of counties and municipal gov.
Mayor council
Committee managers
County boards
Special districts
33
Amendment that the electoral college will choose the president and vp on the same ticket.
21
13
11
12
34
How many states give their governors the ability of line-item veto?
36
32
44
45
35
The head of the executive branch in a state is called a :
Lieutenant governor
Senator
Justice
Governor
36
Amendment for female suffrage?
17
18
16
19
37
Which primary election allows all parties to participate?
Closed
Winner takes all
Open
38
How many state supreme court justices does MD have?
8
3
2
7
39
Which civil war general found it hard to fight against his home state of VA?
C.S. Lewis
John Garland
Winfield Scott
Robert E. Lee
40
Amendment for income tax
amendment 20
Amendment 16
amendment 26
amendment 17
41
This allows voters to vote on new changes to a state constitution.
Referendum
Initiative
Adendum
Recall
42
Which of these best defends the constitutionality of State's rights?
10th amendment
11th amendment
9th amendment
20th amendment
43
State with the most counties?
Texas
Alaska
Maryland
Louisiana
44
Categorical grants are grants given with a specific ______?
Factors
Purpose
Identity
Law
45
Who is Maryland's current Lieutenant Governor?
Boyd Rutherford
Larry Hogan
Anthony Brown
Mike Stack
46
Money the national government uses to get states to cooperate with its goals?
Grant-in-Grant
Grant-in-get
Grant-in-money
Grant-in-aide
47
True/False. Dual federalism is another type of federalism.
True
False
48
The White House Office is located in the
Capital Building
West Wing of the White House
East Wing of the White House
Out in the Rose Garden of the White House
49
Advises the president on issues that have to do with politics, policy, and management.
Counsel to the president
Staff Secretary
Chief of Staff
presidential personnel director
50
What is one type of grant-in-aide?
Credits
Formula
federal grants
Deals
51
The New deal gave rise to what form of federalism?
Cooperative
State
Dual
New
52
What is one way that the state judge may not be chosen?
Appointment by the executive
Appointment the governor
Appointment by legislature
Popular vote
53
What are local voters who agree with their political parties?
Grass roots
Independents
Party
Swing voters
54
The oldest law enforcement agency which hunts down federal fugitives.
US Marshal Service
The US District Attorney
FBI
CIA
55
The second tier of the federal judicial system.
Supreme Court
Civil Court
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
56
Voting rights for all male citizens:
amendment 16
amendment 13
amendment 12
amendment 15
57
Amendment for the popular election of Senators?
17
18
15
16
58
What law ended the age of dual federalism?
Federalism
Nullification
The Old deal
The New deal
59
Which Amendment gives rules on how Congress may give itself a pay raise?
27
10
21
12
60
Which clause suasion that no states may deny a legal action from another state?
The full faith and deep clause
The null and void clause
The full faith and credit clause
The Cooperative and credit clause
61
A legally specified number of voters may propose changes to state laws?
Initiative
Referendum
Adendum
Recall
62
Communicates the president’s policies to the appropriate agencies and the American public.
Speakers Office
Judicial Office
Congressional Agencies
White House Office
63
Which amendment prohibited alcohol?
21
22
18
19
64
What is the term which means a state's ability to legislate its own laws?
State appointment
State's rights
State approval
Recall
65
A court that has the right to hear an appealed case is a(n)...
District Court
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Brief Court
66
Which one is not an attribute of a weak governor?
Has little power over the budget
Appoints no cabinet members
has a long term and can secede himself
Has no line item veto power
67
This office writes paychecks, passes, parking privileges, and meal tickets. They manage the White House budget.
Counsel to the president
Office of Management and Administration
Staff Secretary
Chief of Staff
68
Largest county by area?
Carroll county, MD
San Bernardino County, CA
Grundy County, AL
York County, PA
69
Which state uses Parishes as a form of county government?
VA
LA
PA
MD
70
Helps control the paper flow going in and out of the presidential office.
Chief of Staff
Staff Secretary
Press Secretary
Office of Management and Administration
