Self Test 2

The Beltway mentality is the desired goal of every presidential administration (T/F)

False

The Supreme Court is the highest law in the land and is part of the legislative branch of the government (T/F)

False

The impeachment process of a federal judge only comes through the Pentagon (T/F)

False

The president heads the legislative branch of government (T/F)

False

The president is in a different branch than the judiciary branch of government (T/F)

True

The president is the head of all the Armed Forces (T/F)

True

How many senators are in the Senate?

100

How many terms can the U.S. President serve?

2

How many representatives are in the House of Representatives?

435

The legislative system is given powers granted to it by the Constitution in...

Article I

The president is also known as the...

Chief executive

Nominated

Chosen, appointed

The circuit court is also known as the...

Court of appeals

When one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate, this is called a...

Divided government

The three parts of the U.S. Government are...

Executive, legislative, and judicial

Nullify

Negate, destroy

Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the different states on the basis of their population at...

The most recent U.S. census

President Pro Tempore

The presiding officer of the Senate when the Vice President is not present

Interpret

To explain the meaning of

Congress is a part of the legislative branch, having the power to coin money, maintain the armed forces, and override a presidential veto (T/F)

True

Judicial review is when the Supreme Court must decide whether any administrative activity of the national or state executive branches is in violation of the Constitution (T/F)

True

Do federal courts have the right to nullify laws they feel violate the Constitution?

Yes

Is the Claims Court part of the judiciary system?

Yes