2nd Semester Exam Review

Large,well-established, financially sound companies, operated for many years, those on the DOW.

This is the cost of borrowing money from a lender?  Rates will vary and will change over time. 

What is original jurisdiction?

Crime carries maximum penalty of a year in jail/fine $2,000 or less. Usually non-violent.

It is the court's authority to hear the claim in the first instance, rather than on appeal.

The president's power as the head of the military?

This Department is responsible for America's economic policies, coining money?

A filibuster can be stopped by?

The minimum age to run for the House of Representatives is ___ and ___ for the Senate.

Part of a loan, the amount borrowed, interest is charged on it? The initial amount borrowed.

Amendment established to create POTUS term limits, which is two terms and a ten year maximum?

Who is NOT your representatives in the U.S. Congress?

Most of the work that is done in Congress today

POTUS can release a criminal from fulfilling a sentence, removing their record, by issuing a(n)

Not in the Constitution, self-granted power gives the Supreme Court power to rule laws unconst

The Rules Committee exists to setup debate on bills, etc..and is only found in the 

Criminal offense for which a person may be sentenced to more than one year. Typically violent.

All Supreme Court justices and federal court judges are nominated by _and confirmed by the _.

There are a total of ___ members in the House of Representatives and ___ members of the Senate.

In the Constitution, the structure and function of the U.S. judicial branch is laid out in

In the Constitution, the structure and function of the U.S. executive branch is laid out in

Market index, commonly used benchmark for the health of U.S. stock market, not the DOW

Price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq

Refers to the ability of assets that are readily convertible to cash? Stock is more than house

Which court would have jurisdiction over the following?: Speeding ticket in downtown Vermilion.

Prez Trump meeting with the prez of China at - is an example of the President’s role as?

Asking a higher court to review the decision or sentence of a trial court . A re-trial.

According to the Constitution, all bills dealing with revenue must start in

A senator can kill a bill by doing this, which cannot happen in the House?

Which of the following is NOT a formal power of the POTUS?

Everyone employed by the Executive branch under a specific prez is known as the

The power and authority of a court to hear and make a judgment in a case. A geographic area.

Money from a company given back to investors for simply investing in a company, slow growers

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1965 into law -the Prez’s role as?

The person who sues or starts a civil case, also called the petitioner or the complainant.

In order to win the presidential election a candidate must earn

The central purpose for the committee system in Congress is to make

The part of the check that is circled in red?

Which court is the state court of last resort for appealing death penalty cases in Ohio?

This Department is responsible for America's foreign relations?

Judges in Ohio are __ for __ - year terms.

The largest source of government revenue (tax dollars) comes from?

A member of the House's constituents is/are their

Operated by money managers, investment vehicle that is made up of a pool of funds/stocks

One example of the president’s check on the legislative branch is

Process where a party ina  state government uses redistricting to its own political advantage

According to the 25th Amendment, after the president and vice president dies, who becomes prez?

Accumulated interest of previous periods of a loan - can be thought of as interest on interest

The number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court today

The American public began to directly elect senators due to which Amendment?

Established in Article II of the Constitution, this organization's role is to advise President 

Senators are elected to terms of

In the Constitution, the structure and function of the U.S. legislative branch is laid out in

The primary purpose of Congress is to:

Type of election used in the majority of states to select party nominees for public office?

All presidential appointees must be confirmed by the

The number of electors each state has in the electoral college is determined by the number of

The only established role of the Vice President, according to the Constitution, is?

Members of the House of Rep's are elected to terms of 

All leadership positions in Congress are determined by