GOVERNMENT

1.

1 point

Grass Roots

Closed

Of the town

Republican

Of the people

2.

1 point

What branches enforce the laws

10th

Executive

LEgislative

Judical

3.

1 point

What are the 4 major mass media outlets?

Closed

Tv, Radio, Phone, Clock

TV, Radio, Newspaper, magazines

Nominate a presidential Candidate

4.

1 point

State

Population

Money

Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government

Doesnt have a lot of money

5.

1 point

Which Amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

15th

21st

26th

14th

6.

1 point

Split-Ticket Voting

Vote for 3 parties

Cant vote for any party

Voting for more than one party in an election

Right for men to vote

7.

1 point

Consensus

General Ageement

Right to sell goods

Right to vote

Right for men to vote

8.

1 point

What is the chief purpose of the National Convention?

Closed

Nominate a governor

Republican

Nominate a presidential Candidate

9.

1 point

Which Amendment “State Powers Reserved to the States?”

15th

10th

26th

14th

10.

1 point

Sufferage

27th

Right to sell goods

Right to vote

Right for men to vote

11.

1 point

Which political party did Abraham Lincoln and his followers start in the 1860?

Reublican government

Guarantee a Republican from of Government, Protection from foreign invasion, respect for territorial integrity

Republican

Demmocratic and Republican

12.

1 point

Article 1 of the Constitution give the power to which branch of our government

The males

Legislative

President

House of Representatives

13.

1 point

What did the Virginia Plan call for?

Shared Power-taxes

Favorred smaller states

Favored the larger states, Representation based on population

More money for them

14.

1 point

Who holds the record for the longest filibuster in history

Legslative

Strom Thurmond

President

Congress

15.

1 point

Concurrent Powers (Example)

Shared Power-taxes

Limited to what they can and cannot do

Formal Approval- money

Power is checked and balanced by all 3 branches of Government

16.

1 point

Which Amendment gave black men the right to vote?

15th

21st

26th

14th

17.

1 point

Where do most bills originate?

veto

Cant vote for any party

President

House of Representatives

18.

1 point

Limited Government

Served as our first National Government

Limited to what they can and cannot do

Second national government

Power is checked and balanced by all 3 branches of Government

19.

1 point

What are the 3 qualification to be president

Legslative., 35 years, male

Natural Born Citizen, 35, Live in the US for 14 years.

President

Congress

20.

1 point

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

27th

10th

1st

19th

21.

1 point

Which Amendment defined Citizenship?

15th

21st

26th

14th

22.

1 point

What are the three qualifications to be a member of the Senate

Male, 25, US citizen

Right to vote, woman, 23

25, citizen for 7 years, live where elected

30, citizen for 9 years, live where elected

23.

1 point

Give an example of a bicameral body in the US

Murder

House of representatives

President

Congress

24.

1 point

What is the only crime mentioned in the Constitution

Murder

Stealing

Treason

30, citizen for 9 years, live where elected

25.

1 point

What was the importance of the 2nd Continental Congress?

Served as our first National Government

USA

Second national government

Doesnt have a lot of money

26.

1 point

How is the power divided in a federal system?

Shared Power-taxes

• Article II of the United States Constitution allows for three separate branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), along with a system of checks and balances should any branch get too powerful.

Formal Approval- money

Power is checked and balanced by all 3 branches of Government

27.

1 point

Example of a Federal Government

Population

USA

Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government

Doesnt have a lot of money

28.

1 point

Article 2 of the constitution gives the power to which branch of government

Legslative

Executive

President

Congress

29.

1 point

What are the 2 major political parties in the US?

Reublican government

Guarantee a Republican from of Government, Protection from foreign invasion, respect for territorial integrity

26th

Demmocratic and Republican

30.

1 point

What are Civil War amendments?

Shared Power-taxes

Article II of the United States Constitution allows for three separate branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), along with a system of checks and balances should any branch get too powerful.

13,12,15,19 Amendments

13th , 14th , and 15th Amendments

31.

1 point

Which Amendment ended slavery?

15th

17th

13th

14th

32.

1 point

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

Senate- 233

House- 555

Senate? 435: Senate? 100

30, citizen for 9 years, live where elected

33.

1 point

Which primary is held within a party to elect the party candidates for Presidents?

Closed

Open

Republican

Demmocratic and Republican

34.

1 point

Who wrote “Common Sense?”

Shared Power-taxes

Andrew Jackson

James Madison

Thomas Paine

35.

1 point

What are the three qualifications to be a member of the House of Representatives?

Male, 25, US citizen

Right to vote, woman, 23

25, citizen for 7 years, live where elected

House of Representatives

36.

1 point

Check and Balances

Served as our first National Government

USA

Second national government

Power is checked and balanced by all 3 branches of Government

37.

1 point

What are the 2 roles of the VP

Citizen and 35

Voting and 34

President of the Senate, Help decide Presidential Disability

President of congres

38.

1 point

What are the National Governments obligations to the state?

Reublican government

Guarantee a Republican from of Government, Protection from foreign invasion, respect for territorial integrity

26th

14th

39.

1 point

What action has the President taken when he refuses to sign a bill?

veto

Cant vote for any party

Voting for more than one party in an election

Right for men to vote

40.

1 point

Straight-Ticket Voting

Voting for only one party in an election

Cant vote for any party

Voting for more than one party in an election

Right for men to vote

41.

1 point

Ratification

Served as our first National Government

Limited to what they can and cannot do

Formal Approval

Power is checked and balanced by all 3 branches of Government

42.

1 point

Which amendment placed a limit on presidential tenure? 22

10th

22nd

11th

20th

43.

1 point

Give another name for an Interest Group?

Closed Government

Tv, Radio, Phone, Clock

TV, Radio, Newspaper, magazines

Economic Interest Group

44.

1 point

What is the major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Couldnt tax

Has money to buy goods

Can tax

Doesnt have a lot of money

45.

1 point

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution?”

Shared Power-taxes

Andrew Jackson

James Madison

Thomas Paine

46.

1 point

Which house in Congress is known as the “Lower House”?

The males

Low paid people

President

House of Representatives

47.

1 point

What did the New Jersey Plan call for?

Shared Power-taxes

Equal Representation, Favored the smaller states

Favored the larger states, Representation based on population

More money for them

48.

1 point

List the 3 qualifications a person must have to vote in the US?

Age 35, US citizen of 5 years

Tv, Radio, Phone, Clock

Age 18, Not a US citizen

Age 18, citizenship, residence

49.

1 point

Unitary Government

Couldnt tax

Has money to buy goods

Great Britain, Power is located in 1 body.

Doesnt have a lot of money

50.

1 point

What branch of our government makes the laws

Legslative

House of representatives

President

Congress