Government 2nd semester exam

Question 1

This clause in the constitution means federal law is higher than the state

Answer 1

Supremacy Clause

Question 2

What two documents did the Founding Fathers use to draft the Constitution

Answer 2

English Bill of Rights and magma carta

Question 3

The maximum number of years any person can serve as president is

Answer 3

10 years (none of these)

Question 4

The president’s powers as listed in the Constitution are very specific

Answer 4

false

Question 5

The 5th Amendment is known as the Equal Protection Clause

Answer 5

false

Question 6

Your right to remain silent is found in the ____ Amendment

Answer 6

5th

Question 7

The power of Congress to pass laws is practically limitless

Answer 7

true

Question 8

Congress powers to pass most any laws is found in the

Answer 8

Constitutional Power Clause

Question 9

Federalism means

Answer 9

Division of power

Question 10

This case established judicial review

Answer 10

Marbury V Madison

Question 11

Popular Sovereignty means

Answer 11

Voting (Rule by the people)

Question 12

Article 2 describes the job and power of what branch of government

Answer 12

Executive

Question 13

Which of these is the correct hierarchy of laws in the US?

Answer 13

Constitution, federal laws, treaties, and state laws

Question 14

The commander in chief of the Union forces during Civil War was

Answer 14

Abraham Lincoln

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a power of the president?

Answer 15

Make sure laws are enforced

Question 16

State judges are in office for

Answer 16

6 years

Question 17

We have a dual court system

Answer 17

true

Question 18

All tax revenue bills must start in

Answer 18

The House of Representatives

Question 19

What percentage of the Congress must be obtained in each house to amend the Constitution?

Answer 19

67% (2/3)

Question 20

Who serves as the jury in impeachment trials?

Answer 20

Senators

Question 21

What amendment established the hierarchy if the president dies or is incapacitated?

Answer 21

25th

Question 22

If a bill is vetoed by the President, what percentage is needed in each house of Congress?

Answer 22

67% (2/3)

Question 23

Who becomes president if the president, vice president, and speaker of the house die in a plane crash?

Answer 23

President Pro Tem of the Senate

Question 24

What amendment gives you the right to an attorney at government expense?

Answer 24

6th

Question 25

When do you NOT get an atty in a criminal matter?

Answer 25

When you are going to get a prison sentence

Question 26

When does double Jeopardy occur?

Answer 26

When they find new evidence (none of these)

Question 27

Which right is NOT found in the 6th Amendment?

Answer 27

Right to remain silent

Question 28

Your spouse can testify against you in criminal proceedings at all times

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Prohibition was found in what amendment

Answer 29

18th (none of these)

Question 29

Jim Crow laws were

Answer 29

Laws meant to keep newly freed slaves from voting

Question 30

The voting age in all states is 18 years old in each state

Answer 30

True

Question 31

The Central gov during the Articles of Confederation had too much power

Answer 31

false

Question 32

Which one is NOT a qualification for being President

Answer 32

30 years of age

Question 33

If you are a Senator, you must be ____ years of age

Answer 33

30 years of age

Question 34

If you are elected to Congress, you must be at least

Answer 34

25

Question 35

The government can never house soldiers in your house

Answer 35

true

Question 36

Which one of these is NOT a power of both houses of Congress?

Answer 36

power to coin money

Question 37

If the president does not return a bill to congress within _____ days, it automatically becomes law

Answer 37

10

Question 38

To convict at an impeachment trial, there must be at least ______ votes

Answer 38

67% (2/3)

Question 39

The correct way that you can become a member of the presidential cabinet

Answer 39

Nominated by the president with consent of the Senate

Question 40

James Madison drafted the Declaration of Independence

Answer 40

false

Question 41

One of the major problems with the central government during colonial times was the fact that it could not pass taxes.

Answer 41

true

Question 42

All those rights not given to the federal government are hereby reserved to the states according to the 10th Amendment

Answer 42

True

Question 43

The Founding Fathers first attempt to form a government was the Mayflower Compact in 1620 with the Pilgrims

Answer 43

false

Question 44

An embargo and tariff mean the same thing

Answer 44

false

Question 45

The final plan chosen by the Founding Fathers that settled the dispute regarding representation in the government was the New Jersey Plan.

Answer 45

false

Question 46

Congress has been amended 27 times since the ratification of the Constitution.

Answer 46

true

Question 47

The two entities of our government that nominate someone to the Supreme Court are the President and the Congress

Answer 47

false

Question 48

The 26th Amendment detailed that the vice president would become president if the president died or became incapacitated.

Answer 48

false (tis 25th)

Question 49

Roe V Wade gave women the right to have an abortion and that is still the law of the land today.

Answer 49

false

Question 50

The Amendment that gives you the right to have an attorney is

Answer 50

5th

Question 51

The Amendment that guarantees that you will have Due Process is the

Answer 51

6th

Question 52

The Amendment that guarantees that your home will not become a Holiday Inn is

Answer 52

none of zee above

Question 53

This Amendment guarantees that you can demonstrate and protest the Afghanistan War.

Answer 53

none of theeeese above (1st amendment)

Question 54

This Amendment is called the Due Process Clause

Answer 54

5th

Question 55

If the President and Vice President both resign, who becomes President?

Answer 55

Speaker of the house

Question 56

Who presides over the trial in an impeachment proceeding?

Answer 56

none of these

Question 57

Which one of these is NOT found in the 6th Amendment

Answer 57

right to remain silent

Question 58

All those powers not specifically given to the federal government are hereby reserved to the several states is found in the

Answer 58

10th

Question 59

Anarchy means

Answer 59

CHAOS

Question 60

Representation in the Congress( the House) has always been based on

Answer 60

POPULATION

Question 61

Representational redistricting by a legislature is called

Answer 61

Gerrymandering

Question 62

What is meant by the term “federalism”?

Answer 62

Power divided amongst the federal and state governments

Question 63

According to Article 6 of the Constitution, federal law Trumps state law, this is known as the _______ clause

Answer 63

Supremacy

Question 64

The term of a federal judge is

Answer 64

for life

Question 65

The term of a Congresswoman is

Answer 65

two years

Question 66

The term of a senator is

Answer 66

6 years

Question 67

The which of the following is NOT a requirement to

Answer 67

be president Be a resident of the state that he/she is running from

Question 68

The “incorporation” doctrine would be about what two amendments?

Answer 68

5th and 14th

Question 69

Article 1, section 8, addressed the ultimate power of Congress which is called

Answer 69

the elastic clause

Question 70

When the president refuses to spend $$$ allocated by Congress for a program, it is called

Answer 70

impoundment

Question 71

The 14th Amendment is more commonly known as the

Answer 71

equal protection clause

Question 72

Which of the following are needed for a legal search warrant

Answer 72

A warrant Probable cause signed by a judge all of the above

Question 73

In order to convict the president at an impeachment trial, how many of the 100 senators must vote for impeachment?

Answer 73

67

Question 74

What did the 15th Amendment state?

Answer 74

granted African American men the right to vote.

Question 75

Laws such as literacy requirements, poll taxes, etc used in the South to prevent former slaves from voting were called

Answer 75

Jim crow

Question 76

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

Answer 76

The central gov was too weak

Question 77

One of the greatest fears founding fathers did NOT have when drafting the Constitution was

Answer 77

That the states would become too strong

Question 78

The term used for readjusting congressional districts is called

Answer 78

Gerrymandering