Government: Second Six Weeks Exam

1.

3 points

What is the BEST category for the list
above?

A

B

C

D

2.

3 points

How does a free enterprise economic
system differ from a communist
economic system?

F

G

H

J

3.

3 points

Which of the following circumstances
would prevent a person from running
for president?

A

B

C

D

4.

3 points

Which group has the power to advise
and consent on some executive
decisions?

F

G

H

J

5.

3 points

Which of the following is NOT an
exclusive power of the House of
Representatives?

A

B

C

D

6.

3 points

Which of the following generalizations
accurately provides an analysis of the
impact of political change?

F

G

H

J

7.

3 points

Which of the following completes the
steps above?

A

B

C

D

8.

3 points

All of the following are ways interest
groups affect public policy EXCEPT—

F

G

H

J

9.

3 points

Which of the sections above shows
incorrect information on how vacant
public offices are filled?

A

B

C

D

10.

3 points

To act against an unfriendly government's policies, the U.S. Congress might legislate ____________ which could result in a _______________.

F

G

H

J

11.

3 points

Congress used the economic
strength of the United States in
foreign policy through all of the
following actions EXCEPT —

A

B

C

D

12.

3 points

When do state governments allow
governors to appoint officials who
are usually elected?

F

G

H

J

13.

3 points

Since then, the
Cabinet members have become
very important. How are they placed
in office?

A

B

C

D

14.

3 points

When Barack Obama was elected
President of the United States, he
was a senator from Illinois. How was
his vacated Senate seat filled?

F

G

H

J

15.

3 points

How can government regulations
serve as a restriction of private
enterprise?

A

B

C

D

16.

3 points

Which of the following MOST
encourages entrepreneurship?

F

G

H

J

17.

3 points

How does the Federal Reserve
influence local economies?

A

B

C

D

18.

3 points

The legislative responsibility for
domestic policy includes all of the
following EXCEPT—

F

G

H

J

19.

3 points

Which of the following are powers
granted to the Senate alone?

A

B

C

D

20.

3 points

Seats in the House of Representatives are __________ among the states by population as determined by a ____________ conducted every ten years. The
seats in the Senate are for ___________ terms and hold greater __________.

F

G

H

J

21.

3 points

All of the following are requirements
for a member of the House of
Representatives EXCEPT—

A

B

C

D

22.

3 points

Virginia Plan : _______________ ::
New Jersey Plan : _____________

F

G

H

J

23.

3 points

Which political theory is the belief
that man must be willing to give up
some of his freedoms to a
government so that his rights are
protected?

A

B

C

D

24.

3 points

435 members : _____________ :: 100 members :______________

F

G

H

J

25.

3 points

Which of the following was the result
of the compromise allowing the
Virginia Plan as well as the New
Jersey Plan to determine the
structure of Congress?

A

B

C

D

26.

25 points

On the provided sheet of paper, complete a written paragraph analyzing the impact the 17th Amendment to the Constitution has had on the U.S. Congress. Be sure to use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation.

F