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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