Government quiz 2

Question 1

The amount of time a person is elected for

Answer 1

term of office

Question 2

What is the term of office for a member of the House of Representatives?

Answer 2

2 years

Question 3

What is the term of office for a member of the Senate?

Answer 3

6 years

Question 4

What is the term of office for the President?

Answer 4

4 years

Question 5

What is the maximum number of years someone can serve as president

Answer 5

2 terms….or 10 years if they were Vice president and then became president

Question 6

What is the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice?

Answer 6

life! They can choose to retire though.

Question 7

What is the name of the legislature in the U.S.?

Answer 7

Congress

Question 8

What two groups make up Congress?

Answer 8

House of Representatives and Senate

Question 9

What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

Answer 9

make laws

Question 10

What is the main job of the Exectuvie Branch?

Answer 10

make sure the laws are carried out (enforced)

Question 11

Who are the main people in the Executive Branch?

Answer 11

President, Vice President and all the departments/agencies

Question 12

What is the job of the Judicial Branch

Answer 12

to interpret or figure out how the laws apply

Question 13

Who are the main people in the Judicial Branch?

Answer 13

Supreme Court…and all the other courts :)

Question 14

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

Answer 14

9

Question 15

What does the word FEDERAL mean?

Answer 15

national government

Question 16

What does the word FEDERALISM mean?

Answer 16

sharing of power between the state and the national government

Question 17

ACTUAL QUIZ QUESTION- Explain what Federalism is, be sure to give examples.

Answer 17

look at page 5 of your notes

Question 18

ACTUAL QUIZ QUESTION- Explain what Separation of Powers is, be sure to give examples.

Answer 18

look at page 8 and 16 of your notes

Question 19

Why did the writers of the Constitution create a system of checks and balances?

Answer 19

They wanted to make sure that each branch of hte government “supervised” or watched over the others to make sure nobody abused power.

Question 20

What is popular soverneignty?

Answer 20

The idea that in our government all power comes from the PEOPLE!

Question 21

What was added to the Consitution to protect our basic rights?

Answer 21

The Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)

Question 22

What is judicial review?

Answer 22

It is the Supreme Courts power to declare a law, or presidential action unconsitutional

Question 23

What does it mean to be unconstitutional?

Answer 23

that something goes against hte basic ideas of the constitution and it can no longer exist or be a law

Question 24

What does the electoral college do?

Answer 24

It is the group that casts the final votes for presidents based on how the majority of each state voted.

Question 25

Where can a bill begin?

Answer 25

In either the House of Representatives or the Senate

Question 26

What has to happen before a bill can go to the President?

Answer 26

both teh House of Representatives and the Senate need to approve it with a majority

Question 27

What can a president do when they get a bill?

Answer 27

sign it–LAW
veto it- reject

Question 28

Answer 28

Washington State

Question 29

Answer 29

Atlantic Ocean

Question 30

Answer 30

New York State

Question 31

Answer 31

Washington, DC