Civics Final Exam

Mayra amd a few of her female friends go to the polls to vote for president. Which Amendment allows the women the right to vote?

19th amendment

What is federalism?

A sharing of power between states and national government

"Senate rejects Supreme Court nominee" The headline illustrates the use of

Agenda setting/propoganda

The Great Compromise of 1787 created a 2 house legislature in which the HOR was based on population of each state while the Senate was distributed equally among states. How did this plan ease the tensions and contribute to the constitutional democracy that the United States maintains today?

Compromise between both big and large states

How did the founding fathers provide checks and balances on the election of the President?

Congress can override vetos and impeach the President

What is an example of Civil Law?

Defamation or property damage

How does an executive order differ from a law?

Executive orders do not need to be approved by congress

What are the steps of the naturalization process?

File a Declaration of Intent, Residency, Interview, Oath of loyalty

States decision to move their presidential primaries and caucuses to earlier in the nomination season in order to capitalize on media attention is called

Front loading

How has the United States repaired the "insult to injury" reference in Susan B. Anthony quote?

Giving both women and men of color the right to vote with the 19th & 15th amendment

Mapp Vs Ohio Gideon Vs Wainwright Miranda Vs Arizona strengthened individual rights by

Granting an attorney

The basic purpose for the first 10 amendments to the United States is to

Guarantee civil rights and liberties

The Supreme Court can influence the actions of the other two branches of the federal government by

Judicial Review

A courts authority to hear a case is called

Jurisdiction

The United States grants the Senate the power to

Make treaties & approve Supreme Court Nominees

Gerrymandering refers to the...

Manipulation of electoral districts to serve the interests of a particular group.

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?

Marbury vs. Madison

in this form of government we see citizens vote for leaders and representatives

Representative Democracy

Voting in an election is a

Responsibility

Civil liberties are...

Rights guaranteed to the people

What is a constitutional check on the Judicial Branch?

Senate approves Presidents nominations for Judicial Branch & can impeach any judges

To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu's concept of

Separation of powers

Who is in charge of drawing congressional districts?

State legislature

What are the views of a Federalist?

Strong national government, want the constitution, and against the bill of rights

Today, the democratic and republican parties differ most on their ideas about

Taxes

Which Supreme Court case held that the act of burning a flag is protected "speech" under the First Amendment?

Texas vs. Johnson

The protection against double jeopardy and the right to a speedy trial are evidence that the US Constitution supports the principle of

The 5th amendment

When a petitioner asks the Supreme Court to issue a writ of certiorari, it is requesting...

The Supreme Court to hear the case

In the Tinker vs Des Moines School District case the United States Supreme Court addressed the

The freedom of speech and expression in school

What is original jurisdiction?

first court to hear a case