practice quiz chapters 11-13 Flashcards
- Which personal characteristic would disqualify someone from serving in the US Senate?
a) being 28 years old
b) being born in a foreign country
c) having a criminal record
d) having no experience in public service
Being 28 years old
- Which statement about the House of Representatives is true?
a) floor debate is unlimited, with no time restrictions
b) the speaker is appointed by the US president
c) each member is elected from a separate district
d) all states have the same number of representatives
Each member is elected from a separate district?
- In congressional leadership, what is the main purpose of a whip?
a) To resolve disputes between democrats and republicans
b) to review budget requests from the federal bureaucracy
c) to ensure that bills are drafted only by members of Congress
d) to communicate information from leaders to party members
To communicate information from leaders to party members
- William served five terms in the House and then stepped down. How many total years did he serve in the House?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 30
10
- Which of the following exists in the Senate but not the House?
a) Party leadership
b) Floor debate
c) A committee system
d) The filibuster
The filibuster
- Which decision requires a two-thirds vote in the House and the Senate?
a) Overriding a presidential veto
b) Appointing ambassadors
c) Declaring war against a foreign country
d) Impeaching the president
Overriding a presidential veto
- with an omnibus bill, Congress makes policy changes through the —– process.
a.election
b. judicial
c. appointment
d. budgeting
budgeting
38.What is the subject of the 22nd Amendment?
a. Duties of the presidency
b. Advice and consent
c. Executive treaty power
d. Presidential term limits
Presidential term lints
39.Once someone is impeached, what happens next?
a. They must leave office.
b. They go on trial in the Senate.
c. They are sentenced for their crimes.
d. They appeal the impeachment.
They go on trial in the Senate
- The Electoral College chooses the president, but who chooses the Electoral College?
a. Federal judges
b.Voters in each state
c. Members of Congress
d. Former presidents
Voters in each state
- Which office oversees the actions of the federal bureaucracy?
a. The Office of Attorney General
b. The Office of Personnel Management
c. The Office of Special Counsel
d. The Office of Management and Budge
The Office of Management and Budget
42.”Going public” is an effort by the president to do what?
a. Limit the media’s access to government officials
b. Require wealthy people to disclose their tax records c. Pressure members of Congress through their voters
d. Announce the reasons for granting a pardon
Pressure members of Congress through their voters
43.The president’s constitutional powers include which of the following?
a. Power to issue search warrants
b. Power to change the jurisdiction of federal courts
c. Power to negotiate treaties with foreign countries
d. Power to preside over impeachment trials
Power to negotiates with foreign countries
- Which newspaper headline is an example of checks and balances?
a. “Florida gains another seat in the US HOUSE Of Re
b.
c. “Albany County receives federal funding for liberate initiative”
d. “State of texas opposes federal regulations on drug testing
“Senate rejects president’s choice of Supreme Court justice”
- The term original jurisdiction refers to what?
A) authority to hear a case first by conducting a trial
b) power to overrule judgemnt issiued by other courts
c) The constitution status as a supreme law of the land
d)Congressional power to establish federal courts
Authority to hear a case first by conducting a trial
- If one private individual sued another for causing harm or injury, the case would involve what?
A assult
B indictment
C Double jeopardy
D civil law
Civil law
- Which of the following could be handled in federal court because it involves a federal question?
A. claim that policed violated the fourth amendment
B. a lawsuit agent a doctor for medical malpractice
C. a petition for divorced in a case involving children
D. a dispute over who gets a dead persons property
A clam that policed violated the fourth amendment
- In the federal judiciary, what is a circuit?
A) the geographic area covered by a us court of appeals
B) a gatherment of judegs who were appointed as a grooup
C) ten or more senaters who opposes a judical nominee
D) a Region of the united states exempt from crimal laws
the geographic area covered by the us court of appell
- In a petition for a writ of certiorari, you are asking the Supreme Court to do what?
A. find you not guilty
B. hear witness testomy
C. conduct a trial
D. review your case
Review your case
- What kind of opinion enables a Supreme Court justice to agree with the majority but for different reasons than those given by the majority?
A. plurality opinion
B.concurring opiion
C. seriatim opinion
D. dissenting oppion
Concurring opinion
