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Government Basketball Final review 2013

Which phrase in the preamble of the Constitution means laws should be fair and reasonable? • Provide for the common defense • Promote the general welfare • Insure domestic tranquility • Establish justice

Which is the same as gov’t by popular consent or indirect democracy? • Representative democracy • Autocracy • Oligarchy • Unitary democracy

In which system are all key powers given to the central government? • Confederate • Federal • Unitary • Monarchy

Why did Britain interfere with colonial gov’t in the mid-1700s? • To get more land • To do away with civil rights • To get colonists to drink tea • To raise money to pay debts

What powers did the national gov’t have under the Articles of Confederation? • It could pass amendments with a majority vote • It could regulate trade • It could make war and agree to treaties with other nations • A strong executive could enforce acts of congress

On which point did the Virginia and New Jersey plans disagree? • Whether or not delegate should take an oath of loyalty • How states should be represented in congress • If George Washington should be president • Whether or not congress should have the power to make treaties

What is true about the national gov’t under the AofCs? • Some states did not have delegates in Congress • Congress did not have the power to taxe the states • The gov’t had a strong justice system • The gov’t had a strong president as a national leader

What is outlined in the first three articles of the Constitution? • The ratification process • The federal gov’t structure • How to add amendments • Relations among the states

Which amendment ended slavery? • 13th • 14th • 15th • 19th

Which basic principle means the gov’t can govern only with the consent of the governed? • Federalism • Judicial review • Checks and balances • Popular sovereignty

What happens if a state rejects a proposed amendment? • The state’s decision is final • The state’s governor may veto the final decision • The state can later reconsider • The proposal goes back to congress

Which of the following would be characterized as a “cannot-voter”? • Someone who does not vote b/c the weather is bad on election day • Someone who does not vote b/c it violates their religion • Someone who does not vote due to long lines at the polling place • Someone who does not vote b/c they think it won’t matter anyway

Why did the Framers create a bicameral legislature? • To settle a conflict during the Constitutional Convention. • To provide 3 branches of gov’t • To provide 4 branches of gov’t • To provide representation based on population in the Senate

Which can Congress do under the expressed powers in the Constitution? • Create public schools • Regulate trade among the states • Censor radio broadcasts • Abolish trial by jury

According to the Constitution who has the main responsibility of foreign policy? • Congress • The State Department • The President • The individual states

According to the Constitution how can the US declare war? • Only by an act of Congress • In a presidential address • When the US is attacked • When the states vote for it

Which type of powers are spelled out in the Constitution? • Implied powers • Inherent powers • Expressed powers • Commerce powers

A major presidential appointment must be approved by • The House and the Senate • The House • The Senate • The Supreme Court

In the Framer’s plan, a candidate could win which office w/ the 2nd largest number of votes? • Chief Justice • President • Vice President • Speaker of the House

Which determines the number of presidential electors in each state? • The number of ballots cast • Members of Congress • Number of cities • Number of counties

Which is a true statement about primaries? • Most state’s primaries are the same • Each state has a different way of choosing its delegates • The method of nominating candidates is in the Constitution • According to congressional guidelines, all state primaries are held on the same day

Which describes a caucus? • A meeting of Congress to discuss elections • A local meeting to select delegates to a local convention • A national meeting of party delegates to select the presidential candidate • A statewide convention at which delegates plan a party platform

How can SCOTUS check the power of the President? • It can override a presidential veto • It can amend the Constitution to reduce the power of POTUS • It can remove POTUS from office • It can rule the actions of POTUS unconstitutional

How long can US military forces be deployed b/f Congress must take action? • 48 hours • 60 days • 6 months • 1 year

How many justices must agree in a SCOTUS decision? • All of them • At least four • At least four associate justices and the Chief Justice • At least five

Which of the following statements about appellate courts is true? • Appeals courts retry cases in their original form • Appeals courts are “courts of first instance” • Appeals courts can override or modify decisions of lower courts • Appeals courts have original jurisdiction

Federal judges may be removed from office only by the • President • Chief Justice • Majority vote of the people • Congress

US district courts are • The federal trial courts • Federal appellate courts • Also called territorial courts • Part of special courts

A written plan for gov’t is • Constitution • Public policy • The Bill of Rights • The Declaration of Independence

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