Second Government Exam - Units 6-10

Question 1

What is the maximum number of justices on the Supreme Court?

Answer 1

nine

Question 2

Who is next in line of succession after the vice president?

Answer 2

speaker of the House

Question 3

The power to amend the Constitution rests with the ___.

Answer 3

states

Question 4

What state has a unicameral legislature?

Answer 4

Nebraska

Question 5

Delegates choose nominees and a party platform at a ___.

Answer 5

national party convention

Question 6

This states that powers not specifically delegated to the federal government nor denied to the states remained with the states or the people.

Answer 6

Tenth Amendment

Question 7

A disaster on 9/11/2001 prompted the creation of the ___.

Answer 7

Homeland Security Dept.

Question 8

___ means, “Let the decision stand.”

Answer 8

stare decisis

Question 9

What department oversees U.S. relations abroad?

Answer 9

State

Question 10

Tourists spend an estimated 1.5 ___ in the U.S. annually.

Answer 10

trillion

Question 11

What is America’s central bank called?

Answer 11

Federal Reserve

Question 12

This case involved legal procedures for the accused.

Answer 12

Miranda v. Arizon

Question 13

The president’s annual message to Congress is the ___.

Answer 13

State of the Union

Question 14

The __ declares the Constitution to be the law of the land.

Answer 14

supremacy clause

Question 15

What money guarantees a released suspect will not flee?

Answer 15

bail

Question 16

The number two executive officer in most states is who?

Answer 16

lieutenant governor

Question 17

Executive orders allow presidents to act without ___.

Answer 17

Congress

Question 18

This law set the pattern for territories becoming states.

Answer 18

Northwest Ordinance

Question 19

The heads of U.S. executive departments make up the ___.

Answer 19

Cabinet

Question 20

To plead guilty of a lesser charge is part of a ___.

Answer 20

plea bargain.

Question 21

How many times has the U.S. Congress declared war?

Answer 21

five

Question 22

What department spends one-fourth of the federal budget?

Answer 22

Health & Human Services

Question 23

This limits the intrusiveness of the federal government.

Answer 23

Miranda v. Arizona

Question 24

This limits the president’s ability to deploy troops.

Answer 24

War Powers Act

Question 25

State constitutions establish what 3 branches of government?

Answer 25

executive, legislative, and judicial