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The case of McCulloh v Maryland, the United States Supreme Court, interpreted the necessary & proper clause as including
**INCORRECT** A narrow interpretation, allowing only that which is necessary to ccarry out the proper powers defined in Article 1, Secetion 8, Clause 1 through 17
Article 1, section 8 includes
A & B
A justice who agrees with the result reached by the majority of the Court but wants to voice disapproval of the grounds on which the decision was made would write
A concurring opinion
A writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court orders
A lower court to send it the record of a case for review
A court opinion reflecting the views of most of the judges is called
A majority opinion
A previous court decision that influences and is the basis for deciding later, similar cases is called
A precedent
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
Abolished slavery
The federalist papers were written by:
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison
Presidents have the power to change the direction of the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary by
Appointing new judges who in principal have philosophies consistent with the president
Under our constitutional system, federal judges
Are nominated by the president and confirmed by a majority of the Senate
The enumerated powers of Congress are found in
Article I, section 8
The office of the presidency was established by _____ of the Constitution.
Article II
The Presidents closest advisors and analysts are members of the
Cabinet
The Secretaries, or chief administrators of the major departments of the federal government are found in the
Cabinet
Federal grants to state or local governments that are specific for programs or projects and require are known as
Categorical grants
When did civil rights become part of the U.S. Constitution?
Civil rights were incorporated with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
The president's authority over the military is defined in the Constitution as being the
Commander-in-Chief
The people that a legislator represents and spends considerable time and effort serving are called
Constituents
Libel is
Defamation of character, reputation, business or property rights in writing.
According to the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which of the following restrictions may the state place on abortions?
During the third trimester, the state may regulate or outlaw abortions except when necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother.
The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
Established the separate but equal rule.
The part of the 1st Amendment prohibiting the creation of a state-supported religion is known as the
Establishment clause
The emergency powers of the president are
Express powers specifically stated in Article II
The three tiers of the federal court system are
Federal district courts, intermediate courts of appeal, Supreme Court
The provision of the 1st Amendment that guarantees the free exercise of religion is known as
Free exercise clause
The civil rights movement
Has benefited many different minority groups
Incorporation theory
Holds that the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Bill of Rights into its restrictions on state governments
Civil rights
Include women's rights. Resulted in legislation that secured basic rights for all Americans. Have not always been accorded to certain groups such as Native Americans. Are concerned with protecting groups from discrimination
All of the following are true of the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts except
It allowed state governments to control school integration
Why is the president's State of the Union address important?
It is an opportunity for the president to set the legislative agenda by initiating proposals and directing public attention to the executive's goals
In 1962, the Supreme Court rules unconstitutional the Regents' Prayer used in New York Public schools because
It is no part of the business of government to compose official prayers
A dissenting opinion can be important because
It often forms the basis of the arguments used later to reverse the majority opinion in a similar case
In the appeals court,
Judges review lower court case records to determine if there is evidence of an error
The power of the courts to determine whether a law or action by the other branches of government is constitutional is called
Judicial review
The authority of a court to hear and decide a particular class of cases is known as
Jurisdiction
As originally presented in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights
Limited only the power of the national government, not that of the states
Responsibility for communication and coordination of votes among party members in Congress lies with the
Majority and Minority Whips
The doctrine of judicial review was established by
Marbury v. Madison
The current Speaker of the House is
Nancy Pelosi
Political Parties meet at ______________ to select their Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees.
National Conventions
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Nine
If congress disagrees with a decision of the Supreme Court concerning the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution it can
Propose an amendment to the Constitution that would negate the Court's ruling
The Fourteenth Amendment
Provided a way to apply the Bill of Rights to the states
Cooperative federalism is a theory that
Provides state and the national government should cooperate in solving problems
A major reason for the full faith and credit clause is to ensure that
Public acts, records and judicial proceeding produced in one state will be honored by other states
In the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka(1954), the U.S. Supreme Court held that
Public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Federal judges
Serve lifetime terms. May be impeached and removed from office. Are approved by the senate
The opinion of a court
Sets forth the reasoning upon which the ruling was based
The only officer of the House of Representatives specifically mentioned in the Constitution is the
Speaker of the House
When we speak of civil liberties in the United States, we typically are referring to
Specific limitations on government outlined in the Bill of Rights and elsewhere in the Constitution
Which of the following is included in the traditional role of the American Political Parties
Stability through creating a community of common interests that connects groups.
The Fifteenth Amendment
States that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of race
The president has the power to appoint __________, with the approval of the Senate.
Supreme Court Justices. all federal judges. Cabinet Secretaries.
The Bill of Rights was written because
The Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution
Article IV of the constitution requires states to give full faith and credit to
The acts and judicial decisions of other states
A major consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was
The elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests. The establishment of federal voter registrars. The establishment of federally administered voter registration procedures. Limitations on the abilities of counties in the South to change voter registration procedures without federal approval
The term civil rights refers to
The rights of all Americans provided for in the Fourteenth Amendment. What the government must do to ensure freedom from discrimination
A procedure used by the Supreme Court to determine which cases it will hear is called
The rule of four
Which of the following is TRUE about the requirements for members of House of Representatives as set forth in the Constitution
They must be 25 years old
The doctrine of stare decisis means
To stand on the decided cases
The president is limited to two terms or ten years due to the ratification of the
Twenty-Second Amendment
The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
Were passed after the Civil War to guarantee equal rights to the former slaves and free black Americans
An executive order is
a rule or regulation issued by the president to the regulatory agencies
The President has the Constitutional authority to make treaties with other nations, subject to
a two-thirds vote in the Senate
States and the national government each remain supreme within their own sphere in the system known as
a. Dual federalism
The President as Chief Executive must enforce
acts of Congress. judgments of the federal courts. treaties of the United States.
For a bill to become a law it must (choose the best answer):
be approved by a majority vote in the House and Senate and be signed by the President
Congress is a _____ legislature with _____ members.
bicameral; 535
A primary in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to participate is called
closed
The President can influence the legislative process through
communicating with the American public. leading his/her political party. the State of the Union Address.
When the House and the Senate coordinate two versions of the same bill, they often use a _____ to obtain a single unified bill.
conference committee
Executive agreements are different from formal treaties in that they
do not have to be approved by the Senate
The practice of _____ means that district boundaries have been purposefully drawn to unfairly advantage one group or party.
gerrymandering
When the president infers powers from the Constitutional "rights, duties and obligations" these powers are called
inherent powers
The role the House of Representatives in an impeachment proceeding is to
investigate and charge
The goal of the War Powers Resolution was to
limit the power of the president to commit American troops to military action without authorization from Congress
The leadership of Committees in Congress are controlled by the
majority party
The voting behavior of the delegate/agent would represent the
majority view of his or her constituents
Only _________ can formally submit a bill for Congressional consideration. citizens.
members of the Congress, (Representatives and Senators).
The civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was based on the philosophy of
nonviolent civil disobedience
Which of the following provides the best description of political parties?
organizations that try to influence government by getting their members elected to office
Under the Constitution, the qualifications for president, include that the president must be
over 35 years old and a natural born citizen
A party's _____ contains its philosophy, principles, and policy positions.
platform
Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States
preserved the union of the United States
A filibuster allows members of the Senate to
prevent a vote on a bill by speaking continuously on the floor
The process of allocating congressional seats among the fifty states is called
reapportionment
The President's constitutional powers as Chief Diplomat include the power to
sign treaties with foreign nations on behalf of the United States
How long is the term of office for a U.S. senator?
six years
The main congressional committees to which bill are sent are called __________ committees.
standing
Which of the following are constitutional roles of the vice president
succeeding the president in case of death, resignation, or incapacitation
The power to declare war is given to whom under the Constitution?
the Congress
The President of the United States is chosen by
the Electoral College
The President Pro Tempore is
the equivalent position to the Speaker of the House in terms of power
Florida's 29 electoral votes in the Electoral College are determined by
the majority of the popular vote of registered voters within the state
As provided in the Constitution, electoral votes are allocated to each state according to
the number of Representatives and Senators the state has in Congress
Cloture is
the process by which three-fifths of the Senate (60 Senators) can end a filibuster
According to the Constitution, members of the House of Representatives are directly elected for a ______ year term.
two
Congress can override a Presidential veto with a?
two-thirds vote by both houses