Pre Test
Which of the following is NOT a check and balance Congress has over the president in the Constitution. Question 23 options: While the president is the commander-in-chief of the military, only Congress may declare war. The Senate must confirm through majority vote all the president's cabinet and judicial appointments. The House of Representatives votes to impeach the president and the Senate convicts with a 2/3 vote. Congress can override a presidential veto with a 3/4 vote by both houses of Congress.
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All of the following list the differences between a federal, confederal (confederation), and unitary forms of government. Which statement is FALSE? Question 15 options: A federal form of government is a form of government in which the central government and the state/regional governments share political authority given from the people. A unitary form of government is the same as a federal form of government because they both recognize the importance of the executive branch A unitary form of government has power centralized and all decisions are made by a central government, whereas the regional governments have no authority and must obey the central government. A confederal form of government is a form of government in which the state or regional governments retain all political authority.
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In order for a bill to become law: Question 9 options: It must be passed by majority vote in identical form by both the House and the Senate then signed by the president. It must be passed by a 3/5 vote in identical form by both the House and the Senate then signed by the president. It must be passed by majority vote by the House OR the Senate and then signed by the president when Congress is still in session. It must be passed by 2/3 vote in identical form by both the House and the Senate then signed by the president.
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In the late 1770s, Britain imposed taxes on commercial goods in the colonies in order to: Question 7 options: Further enrich King George III. Declare its independence from the colonies Help cover debts from the French and Indian War. Improve its fleet of trade ships.
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The original draft of the Declaration of Independence strongly condemned slavery and the slave trade, but those passages were edited out to avoid upsetting slave-holding, Southern states. Question 3 options: True False
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What are Republics? Question 16 options: Representative democracies Autocratic democracies Socialist democracies Direct democracies
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What was the name of the first governing document (government) in the United States? Question 2 options: The Articles of Confederation The Treaty for United Colonies of North America The Charter of the United States The Constitution of the United States
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When a president issues a regulation that has the effect of law, it is called an Executive: Question 12 options: Order Decree Privilege Act
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When was the Declaration of Independence issued? Question 1 options: July 4, 1787 July 4, 1789 July 4, 1776 July 4, 1775
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Which powers are specifically given to Congress? Question 11 options: Rule of the constitutionality of laws and strike down executive actions Regulate commerce, impeach the president, and ratify treaties Commander-in-chief, appointment powers, and convene Congress Enforce, implement, and interpret laws
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Who among the following people worked to get the states to support the ratification of our Constitution? Question 6 options: Alexander Hamilton and James Madison Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry and George Mason John Locke and William Lloyd Garrison
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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? Question 4 options: John Hancock John Adams Paul Revere Thomas Jefferson
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Whose philosophy heavily influenced the Declaration of Independence? Question 5 options: John Locke Thomas Hobbes Plato Montesquieu
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A direct democracy is a system in which: Question 14 options: An elite makes decisions for the society Representatives meet to discuss and make decisions All citizens meet to discuss laws and make decisions The masses have certain rights but decisions are made by a council
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Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around which slogan? Question 8 options: "Don't tread on me" "A house divided against itself cannot stand" "Give me liberty or give me death" "No taxation without representation"
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Judicial review is the power of: Question 22 options: The president to appoint Supreme Court Justitces Senators to veto judicial appointments Congress to enact court rulings The federal courts to declare legislative acts unconstitutional
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The Constitutional Convention compromised and created which form of legislative body for the United States? Question 24 options: Unified Bicameral Unicameral Direct
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The bureaucracy is in charge of which of the following? Question 10 options: Passing federal laws Declaring war Interpreting federal laws Implementing federal laws
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The formal constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress, preventing a bill from becoming law, unless overridden by Congress is known as the ________ power. Question 21 options: Pardon Veto Rejection Dismissal
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This type of government has no formal limits to government authority or power and attempts to control social institutions through the use of propaganda and other psychological techniques. Question 13 options: Totalitarian Authoritarian Theocracy Oligarchy
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Where are the obligations of the states, like the privileges and immunities clause, outlined in the Constitution? Question 18 options: Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
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Where are the powers and duties of the president (the executive branch) outlined in the Constitution? Question 17 options: Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
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Where is the judicial branch (The Supreme Court) outlined in the Constitution? Question 19 options: Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
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Where is the legislative branch (Congress) outlined in the Constitution? Question 20 options: Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
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