Practice Test

Question 1

What is the Executive Branch? What is their role in the government?

Answer 1

President: in charge of enforcing the laws + policies

Question 2

What is the Legislative Branch? What is their role in the government?

Answer 2

Congress: in charge of making the laws

Question 3

What is the Judicial Branch? What is their role in the government?

Answer 3

Supreme Court: in charge of interpreting the laws

Question 4

State of peace and order within the nation

Answer 4

Domestic Tranquility

Question 5

Future generations of people

Answer 5

Posterity

Question 6

Order or decree officially

Answer 6

Ordain

Question 7

Act or result of apportioning (divide and share)

Answer 7

Apportionment

Question 8

Welfare

Answer 8

Happiness and fortune of a person or group

Question 9

Concurrence

Answer 9

an agreement

Question 10

Habeas Corpus

Answer 10

the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether he/she is being imprisoned lawfully

Question 11

the official power to make legal decisions and judgments

Answer 11

Jurisdiction

Question 12

Infringe

Answer 12

actively breaks the terms of a law, agreement, etc.

Question 13

Deprive

Answer 13

deny the possession or use of something

Question 14

Impartial

Answer 14

not partial or biased/treating all people equally

Question 15

To set right

Answer 15

Redress

Question 16

a proposed right

Answer 16

Bill

Question 17

Veto

Answer 17

the power to reject/cancel a decision or proposal by a law-making body

Question 18

Nominate

Answer 18

to propose someone for appointment or election to an office

Question 19

Appoint

Answer 19

to name or assign to a position/office

Question 20

alteration/addition to an action, bill, or constitution

Answer 20

Amendment

Question 21

accuse (public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office

Answer 21

Impeach

Question 22

Concurrent Powers

Answer 22

powers of the federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit (state or province)

Question 22

Reserved Powers

Answer 22

political powers not granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, but reserved for the states or people

Question 23

Executive Orders

Answer 23

the directive by the President of the U.S. that manages operations of the federal government

Question 24

time period in which something lasts

Answer 24

Term

Question 25

judgment/decision

Answer 25

Verdict

Question 26

Delegated Powers

Answer 26

powers specifically assigned to the various branches of the federal government

Question 27

Elastic Clause

Answer 27

allows Congress to exercise implied powers

Question 28

Federalism

Answer 28

principles of federalists/advocacies at the federal system of government

Question 29

Majority Rule

Answer 29

principle that a greater number should have greater power

Question 30

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 30

principle that leaders of state and government are created and sustained by the current of its people

Question 31

Separation of Powers

Answer 31

dividing the political power of the three branches of government among separate bodies