American Government Midterm

The Supreme Court of the United States has exclusive right to determine punishment for members of Congress who violate Congressional rules and regulations.

False

The only method to add an amendment to the Constitution is through ratification by 75% of the states' legislatures.

False

The President has the duty to fully execute the laws of the land, including those in the Constitution, all acts of Congress, and the obligations of treaties.

True

The impeachment process requires the House of Representatives to draw up the charges (Articles of impeachment). The House should determine the exact violations that align with the offenses listed in Section 4 of Article II of the Constitution. The House approves the Articles of Impeachment in December and send the Articles to the Senate.

True

The combination of population-based representation and equal representation within the same branch of government - specifically the legislative branch - guaranteed implementation of laws with each state and each person in mind.

True

The first steps towards amending the Articles of Confederation or adopting a new constitution occurred at the Annapolis Conference.

True

The purpose of government is to protect the people in the enjoyment of their rights and to promote the general public welfare and prosperity.

True

Under the Albany Plan, Parliament would create a unicameral legislature called the "Grand Council," whose members would be elected by the colonial legislatures, and whose seats would be based on each colony's contribution to treasury.

True

Which of the following is not one of the departments of the Executive Branch?

Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms

When a federal judge's conduct calls into questions his integrity or impartiality, _____________ must consider whether impeachment and removal of the judge from office is necessary to protect the integrity of the judicial branch and uphold the public trust.

Congress

In what became known as the Boston Massacre, Parliament passed a series of laws which removed much of Massachusetts' political autonomy.

False

James Madison considered the greatest strength of the Articles of Confederation was its lack of a strong central government.

False

Northern states of post-Revolutionary War America desired all persons count, giving them higher numbers of representatives and more members in the Electoral College; however, southern states and those opposed to slavery sought counting only free people, excluding slaves.

False

Section 10 of Article Four of the Constitution gives all citizens equal protections, regardless of where they reside.

False

Judicial review was established by the Supreme Court in the case of:

Marbury v. Madison

The President does not have the authority to appoint:

State Court judges.

All officers of the United States who hold their appointments under the national government, whether their duties are executive or judicial, in the highest or in the lowest departments of the government, with the exception of officers in the Army and Navy, are properly civil officers within the meaning of the Constitution, and liable to impeachment.

True

Antifederalists feared the Constitution would create a new tyranny to replace the one the colonies had just overthrown.

True

Article II of the Constitution introduced the idea of a single, controlled head of the Executive Branch of government, one capable of maintaining authority throughout his term.

True

Believers must make a conscious effort to separate themselves from sinful associations and behaviors by not being unequally yoked with unbelievers or participating in government.

True

In the context of impeachment, the "misdemeanor" focuses on the behavior of a public official, i.e., his demeanor.

True

National government is the power or authority by which a nation is ruled.

True

Only the House of Representatives is directly elected by the people, and, since the people provide the source of tax revenue, it follows that strict control over government funds derived from the people lies with those elected directly by the people.

True

The opponents of the taxes argued that Parliament had no right to tax the colonists because the colonists had no representation in Parliament, and thus could not be taxed. Furthermore, the charters that governed the colonies were made with the King, and not with Parliament.

True

The people of the United States place trust in the hands of the legislature to enact laws for the will of the people, elevating the importance of legislature maintaining their given authority.

True

The Legislative Branch does not have the authority to:

declare laws to be unconstitutional.

The Constitution established the five functions of government, which include:

establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and promote the general welfare.

A form of government in which the separate states retain the right to make their own laws and to govern themselves in all matters which are not placed in the exclusive power of the Union or national government is called a:

federal government.

Civil rights comprise the protection of civil liberties from discrimination, meaning

gender, race, ethnicity and national origin or disability.

Examples of bad behavior and impeachable offenses by federal judges includes:

knowingly and intentionally making material false statements and representations under penalty of perjury, being unable or unwilling to discharge efficiently the duties of office, hearing lawsuits while having personal interest or bias and prejudice in the case.

The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of:

treason, bribery, high crimes and misdemeanors

The Virginia Statue for Religious Liberty was enacted in what year?

1786

Southern states wanted slaves to be counted for population, and increase their representation in the lower house of Congress; but they did not want slaves counted for taxation. The northern states argued for the opposite, saying that slaves should be counted for taxation, but not representation. The result was the:

3/5ths compromise.

________________ is not a grant to the citizens of that which they did not possess before, but it is their own statement of the rights which they already enjoy and which they mean to secure and to hand down to their posterity.

Bill of Rights

The ________________ permits the weighting of voting so the election actually represents the entirety of the nation rather than only small geographical locations.

Electoral College

A member of Congress can be changed with any legislated crime, felony or misdemeanor, including traffic infractions while serving in office.

False

Among the most adamant advocates for a Bill of Rights were the Puritans.

False

An Electorate can be an elected official or appointee to an executive office, as long as he passes a criminal background check.

False

Any state desiring acceptance into the United States must submit its Constitution for approval, and the Supreme Court of the United States will rewrite any sections of the which are contradictory to the ideas of the United States.

False

Article Four of the Constitution created the method to ratify the Constitution, with an excess of two-thirds of the states ratifying for the Constitution to become the official founding document of the United States of America.

False

Article III, Section 1 applies only to Supreme Court judges.

False

By the time of the American Revolution, the 22nd Continental Congress served as the de facto government of what was then the "united states of America."

False

Congress has repeatedly defined ''other high Crimes and misdemeanors'' to only be indictable offenses under criminal laws.

False

Each of right in the Bill of Rights correlates directly to offenses committed by the British, culminating in the Seven Years War.

False

Each state gets Electorates equal to three-fifths of the number of Representatives apportioned to the state.

False

In Wayman v. Southard (1825), the United States Supreme Court recognized that state legislatures can set procedures for federal courts.

False

The Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, is an example of the Commerce Clause.

False

The Articles of Confederation served as America's constitution until repealed by Connecticut in 1889.

False

The Commerce Clause articulates the idea that a citizen of the United States of America holds the right to traverse, conduct business, and move property throughout the states without intrusion from state officials.

False

The Executive Branch executes the laws created by the Judicial Branch and protection of the nation, with the President as the head of state.

False

The State of Georgia was not required to reapply for statehood after the end of the Civil War.

False

The rotation schedule for Senate elections establishes that at least half of our elected federal government will have a minimum of six years' experience.

False

To enact church discipline, the local church had the right to exclude errant members from participation in Communion in accordance with Proverbs.

False

Until the ratification of the Twenty-Second Amendment in 1951, the President could be reelected five times.

False

Which President served more than two terms?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which of the following is not a territory of the United States?

Grenada

Which of the following was a precedent for the Bill of Rights?

The English Bill of Rights.

According to the ________________________, Britain was to withdraw from its garrisons throughout the Ohio Territory.

Treaty of Paris.

A bill of attainder is defined as "a legislative measure inflicting punishment without a trial in court."

True

A monarchy follows a prescribed line of succession typically by birth where all government decisions fall on the sovereign.

True

By relying on a single head of government, it created the concept of accountability, as one person answered for the whole of the Executive Branch; it created the idea of a streamlined, transparent system with one man held responsible for the workings of government, good or bad.

True

If a state attempts to subvert the republic government, the federal government has authority to reestablish the republican government in that state.

True

If the President vetoes a bill, he returns it, with his objections, to the House in which it originated. If, after reconsideration, two-thirds of each House approve the bill, it becomes a law without the President's signature.

True

In 1628, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by Puritan Christians seeking religious liberty in the New World.

True

In Federalist No. 68, Alexander Hamilton addressed the need for the Electoral College to prevent small, select areas and large states from having a disproportionate effect on the outcome of the Presidential election.

True

President Jackson did not enforce the decision in Worcester v. Georgia against the State of Georgia and instead called on the Cherokees to relocate or fall under Georgia's jurisdiction.

True

Shay's Rebellion demonstrated the weakness of the Articles of Confederation in dealing with economic and domestic crises.

True

Some followers of Zwingli argued that baptism of infants was not biblical because baptism was an act of faith and could only be done on those who have exercised faith, e.g. adults. An infant could not exercise faith, and could not be baptized.

True

The Articles of Confederation did not address treaties and allowed each state to make its own treaty regardless of the impact on other states or the nation as a whole.

True

The Constitution establishes the jobs and strictures of the operational institution of government, the Bill of Rights and subsequent amendments set out the protections for the individuals served by the government.

True

The Founding Fathers feared a conglomerate head of the Executive Branch would cause a catastrophic diffusion of ideas and power, making for a weak branch incapable of executing laws.

True

The Missouri Territory wanted entrance into the Union as a slave state, and Maine wanted entrance as an abolitionist state with freedom from Massachusetts, so both were admitted to maintain the balance of pro-slavery versus abolitionists in the Senate.

True

The United States does not allow a state to be sued by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.

True

The ability of the President to appoint ambassadors aligns with the idea of treaty establishment.

True

Which of the following is not one of the Anabaptists' seven key doctrinal statements regarding their understanding of the church:

confession.