Government Final Exam

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Formal rejection of a bill
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The Miranda rights were created by using the provisions of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments.
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Powers not granted to the National Gov’t
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As we know it today the theory of Communism was born with the publication of:
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Division between State and Federal Government
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Person accused in a court of law:
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Which Amendment limits Presidential tenure?
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Statement of political party principles
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3 electoral votes for D.C.
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Electoral votes needed to be President
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Suffrage age set as 18
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The Articles of Confederation, our first Constitution, called for separation of powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial, branches of government.
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First national Constitution
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No minor political party has ever elected their candidate to the Presidency.
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Civil Rights are guaranteed to:
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Supreme political authority rests in the hands of the majority
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Government is the agency through which the state exerts its will to achieve its end.
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The executive power of the U.S. is vested in:
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The American two party system is not provided for in the Constitution.
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Rights guaranteed to individuals
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Power to govern by a single person or small group of people
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No State laws may violate or come in conflict with the Constitution or other Federal law.
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The writ of habeas corpus is designed to prevent arbitrary arrest and unlawful imprisonment.
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As a general rule, evidence that was gained by an unlawful search and seizure, cannot be used against a person in either a State or Federal court.
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The Constitution provides for how many formal methods of amending the Constitution?
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Police do not need a search warrant for which of the following:
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The first representative legislature to meet in America was the:
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A visitor observing conduct of business on the Senate and House floors would get a fairly accurate impression of the work of Congressmen.
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Suffrage for women
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The due process clause of the 14th Amendment restricts:
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Alliance of independent states
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The “Clear and Present Danger Rule” is sometimes applied to the use of the 1st Amendment.
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Talk a bill to death
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The first Amendment does not protect:
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The first ten amendments are commonly called the “Bill of Rights”.
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To whom has history given the title “Father of the Constitution”?
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The system that is used to elect the President and Vice-President is the electoral college.
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Abolished slavery
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The American economic system which is private in character may be described as a purely capitalistic one.
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Person who accuses another in court
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The Necessary and Proper clause is also referred to as:
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The qualifications for Vice-President are the same as for the President.
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Temporary leader of the Senate
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A nation which has supreme and absolute power to chart its own policies, both domestic and foreign, is said to be:
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Each of the States have suffrage requirements which include all but one of the following, which is not a qualification?
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Compromise played a vital role in drafting the Constitution of the U.S. in 1787.
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Two-house legislature
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Killing a bill in a committee
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Which of the following terms may be applied most appropriately to the American economic system?
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The death penalty has been ruled to be cruel and unusual in all circumstances.