Final Review Goverment

Question 1

Where is the phrase “wall of separation found”?

Answer 1

A letter by Thomas Jefferson

Question 2

How did the Supreme Court rule regarding the Ten Commandments display?

Answer 2

Some displays are constitutional

Question 3

What would be a step toward real reform in government?

Answer 3

Making freedom from government more attractive than dependance on government;
Genuine accountability from the government; A simpler government with fewer
regulations

Question 4

A Christian’s greatest right and responsibility is:

Answer 4

To pray for our leaders.

Question 5

American citizens enjoy…

Answer 5

…many rights but also carry many responsibilities

Question 6

Discuss the cons of the electoral college system.

Answer 6

Cons: it can fail to reflect the will of the majority of voters

Question 7

Discuss the pros of the electoral college system.

Answer 7

pros: maintains the importance of states; it can provide a
clear winner even if no one gets a majority of the popular vote; it maintains the two-party
system.

Question 8

Who was the first Vice-President to assume the office of President upon the
death of the President?

Answer 8

John Tyler

Question 9

What provision does the Twenty-Fifth Amendment provide in case the President
becomes disabled?

Answer 9

The President can notify the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate. If that is not possible, the VP and a majority of Cabinet members can inform
the Speaker and the President Pro Tem of the President’s incapacity.

Question 10

What is the most common way that troops have been sent into action?

Answer 10

By order of the President as Commander in Chief

Question 11

What are some factors that have helped to expand the Federal bureaucracy?

Answer 11

Elected officials like to tell voters about programs they have helped to start; Congress
has assigned to the bureaucracy the responsibility for writing rules and regulations; civil
service laws make it difficult for a Federal worker to lose his or her job.

Question 12

How can a President’s agenda influence how he carries out laws?

Answer 12

He might aggressively enforce certain laws and downplay the enforcement of other laws.

Question 13

How has the role of the President with regard to initiating legislative proposals
changed over the years?

Answer 13

At first, the President did not make many proposals. Since Theodore Roosevelt,
Presidents have generally been more active in proposing legislation to Congress.

Question 14

What has generally been the position of Congress regarding foreign affairs?

Answer 14

Congress has generally supported the President in foreign affairs, even if he has not had
the same party affiliation as the majority of Congress.

Question 15

What are some examples of works carried out by the Treasury Department?

Answer 15

Collection and disbursement of Federal revenue through the IRS. Printing and Engraving, Bureau of Public Debt.

Question 16

What department handles America’s relations with other countries?

Answer 16

State Department.

Question 17

What are the basic responsibilities of the Justice and Interior Departments?

Answer 17

Justice: enforce Federal law; Interior: administer Federal lands and natural resources.

Question 18

What are some benefits that the Federal government has provided veterans?

Answer 18

Health care, educational benefits, mortgages, pensions

Question 19

What was the first independent agency created by Congress and why was it
started?

Answer 19

The Interstate Commerce Commission, started to oversee railroads

Question 20

What does a grand jury do?

Answer 20

Reviews the evidence to see if a trial is warranted

Question 21

What are the three basic levels of Federal courts?

Answer 21

District Courts, Circuit Courts of Appeals, Supreme Court

Question 22

What is the difference between criminal law and civil law?

Answer 22

Criminal law involves crime against the state and civil law involves a dispute between
two parties.

Question 23

22.What are the three principles followed by the Supreme Court?

Answer 23

22. Stare decisis, avoiding political controversies,
    and protecting individual liberty and conscience.

Question 24

What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 24

To protect individual rights and to limit government.

Question 25

What are some of the rights guaranteed to a person accused of a crime?

Answer 25

He does not have to testify against himself . due process of law, the right of a trial by jury, charges against him, the right to an attorney, protection against cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 26

What is the value of the First Amendment right of freedom of speech?

Answer 26

It is a sign of a healthy society and government to allow dissent.

Question 27

what does the 13th amendments do…

Answer 27

13th: abolished slavery.

Question 28

what does the 14th amendments do…

Answer 28

14th: granted former slaves citizenship and due process of law.

Question 29

what does the 15th amendments do…

Answer 29

15th: forbade the denial of the right to vote because of race.

Question 30

What is the most common form of city government today?

Answer 30

Council-manager form.

Question 31

What is eminent domain?

Answer 31

The power of government to take private property for public use.

Question 32

What are sunset laws?

Answer 32

Health care, education, transportation, and safety.

Question 33

What are the two largest sources of revenue for state governments?

Answer 33

State income taxes and state sales taxes.

Question 34

Does lowering or raising taxes help the economy more?

Answer 34

Lowering taxes helps the economy more

Question 35

What attempt to create an international organization was made after WWI?

Answer 35

League of Nations

Question 36

What are the two main economic systems and how do they differ?

Answer 36

In capitalism, the means of production are owned by private individuals, while in
socialism they are owned by the state.

Question 37

3Why is socialized medicine not a good solution to the health care issue?

Answer 37

34. Health care becomes rationed instead of more readily available; the system has no
    motivation to be efficient; it is driven by bureaucracy and not by patients’ needs.

Question 38

In what ways is illegal immigration a serious issue in the U.S.?

Answer 38

human trafficking’s, national security concerns, unfair for people wanting to come in legally.