Govt final exam

Question 1

In which state did Roe V. Wade originate?

Answer 1

Texas

Question 2

The President has the power to declare war (true or false)

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Term lenght of a Senator

Answer 3

6 years

Question 4

What year was the 13th Amendment ratified?

Answer 4

1865

Question 5

Madison V. Marbury gave this right to the judicial branch.

Answer 5

Judicial Review

Question 6

Who takes over if both the President and Vice President are unable to serve the duties of the office?

Answer 6

The Speaker of the House

Question 7

How is it determined how many Representatives each state gets?

Answer 7

Population of State

Question 8

How many Electoral votes does the state of Hawaii have?

Answer 8

4

Question 9

What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?

Answer 9

1863

Question 10

What years was the Revolutionary war fought?

Answer 10

1775-1783

Question 11

What year did the Mayflower Sail to the east coast of North America?

Answer 11

1620

Question 12

How many members make up the Senate?

Answer 12

100 Senators

Question 13

Who are the two Hawaii US Representatives

Answer 13

Jill Tokuda, Ed Case

Question 14

Approximately how many people came over on the Mayflower?

Answer 14

100 people

Question 15

Most immigrants come from which region?

Answer 15

Asia

Question 16

Which Amendment guarantees freedom of religion?

Answer 16

The 1st Amendment

Question 17

Each state must recognize the laws of every other state. (true or false)

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Where did democracy originate?

Answer 18

Greece

Question 19

Which protestant reformer believed in the concept of Predestination?

Answer 19

John Calvin

Question 20

What year was The Dred Scott Decision?

Answer 20

1857

Question 21

Which of these is NOT one of the “Reconstruction Amendments?”

Answer 21

The 12th Amendment

Question 22

What was the outcome of the original Roe V. Wade case?

Answer 22

Right to a womens choice to have an abortion

Question 23

What year was Madison V. Marbury

Answer 23

1803

Question 24

How is the number of Electors determined?

Answer 24

Population of the state

Question 25

Which Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail and fines?

Answer 25

The 8th Amendment

Question 26

What years was the Civil War fought?

Answer 26

1861-1865

Question 27

Who wrote The Social Contract?

Answer 27

Jean Jaquez Rousseau

Question 28

States may combine or split in order to form new states. (true or false)

Answer 28

False

Question 29

How many illegal immigrants are there in the US workforce?

Answer 29

8 million illegal immigrants

Question 30

An Elector must vote for the candidate their party has chosen. (true or false)

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Dred Scott died a slave. (true or false)

Answer 31

False

Question 32

When an individual cannot be called to testify against oneself they are protected under this Amendment:

Answer 32

5th Amendment

Question 33

In which state did Brown V. Board of Education originate?

Answer 33

Kansas

Question 34

Who is the President of the Senate?

Answer 34

The Vice President

Question 35

What year was Miranda v. Arizona?

Answer 35

1966

Question 36

The United States has the highest number of immigrants in the world. (true or false)

Answer 36

True

Question 37

How many states were required to ratify the US Constitution in 1789?

Answer 37

9/13 states

Question 38

Which king started the Church of England?

Answer 38

King Henry the VIII

Question 39

This is an agreement between two countries.

Answer 39

Treaty

Question 40

The President has the power to appoint Supreme Court Justices. (true or false)

Answer 40

True

Question 41

What year was the Bill of Rights ratified?

Answer 41

the year 1791

Question 42

This voter suppression tactic allows elected figures to change congressional boundaries in order to manipulate the amount of votes they get.

Answer 42

Gerrymandering

Question 43

Who is the current Vice President of the US?

Answer 43

Kama Harris

Question 44

Which Amendment guarantees a fair and speedy trial?

Answer 44

6th Amendment

Question 45

How many years must you live in the state you represent to be a US Representative of that state?

Answer 45

7 years

Question 46

An Amendment must be ratified by this fraction of the States’ Legislatures.

Answer 46

3/4

Question 47

What percentage of the world's prison population is in the US?

Answer 47

25%

Question 48

The requirements to be a President and a Vice President are the same. (true or false)

Answer 48

True

Question 49

Which protestant reformer wrote “Institutes of the Christian Religion?”

Answer 49

John Calvin