Chapters 5,7, and 8
Which of the following displays the steps in the correct order of a Supreme Court case?
Filling briefs, oral arguments, conference sining of opinions
Which of the following is not a force that has contributed to the wage losses?
Foreign competition, tech changes
What are the unwritten selection criteria for Supreme Court judges?
No requirements in the U.S
The Supreme Court is in session from ________
October to June
When the court hears the case for the first time it is called ______.
Original Jurisdiction
The president is limited to _______ terms or ______ years due to the 22nd Amendment
2,8
In order to remove the president from office the House must impeach and then _______
2/3 vote from the senate
The idea of the chief executive officer started with _________
Constitutional convention when the new Gov was adopted
Supreme Court justices serve 15 years terms. T/F
False
The first president of the U.S was John Adams. T/F
False
The fiscal year begins on September 1st. T/F
False
The presidents term is 5 years
False
Catholics are the most conservative religious groups. T/F
False.
The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is Warren Burger. T/F
False. John Roberts
Among minority groups, _________ tend to be the most politically conservative
Higher in social class
The process of bringing charges against a public official is called ______
Impeachment
The most widely held political value is _______
Individual liberty
_____________ is when decisions of lower courts are allowed to stand because they are in line with the constitution.
Judicial Restraint
In order to prove the ________ of the supreme courts decision in Little Rock Arkansas, the national guard was called in to keep the peace.
Legitimacy
The case of Clinton vs. New York overturned the presidents _______ power
Line-item veto
The Europeans had a system based on the needs of ________
Natural rights
Congress can disagree with the opinion of the Supreme Court by ______
Passing another version of the same law that was rendered unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
The process through which an individual squires particular political orientations is called_______
Political Socialization
________ means the individual preferences on a given issue candidate or an institution.
Public opinion
Judicial Review is the power to ________
Review laws of the land and determine their constitutionality.
unscientific Surveys used to gage public opinion on a variety of issues are called ____
Straw poll
Chose the correct higharchy of the federal court system, beginning with the one with the most power
Supreme Court
The _______ determines the number of appellate courts needed in the nation.
Supreme Court
Essay Question: Name and explain the powers of the president.
The president check on bills passed by Congress and overseas the laws enacted by Congress. The president is the commander and chief of the Armed forces , chief diplomat, and head of state.
Why did the founding fathers not make a list of formal powers for the president?
They did not want to grant too much power to the office
America has a socialist and capitalist economic system. T/F
True
Political liberty was articulated by Thomas Jefferson. T/F
True
The less religious you are the more liberal you are. T/F
True
political culture is __________
Widely shared belief concerning the relationship of citizens to the Gov. and to another.
An example of a value in American Society is __________
individualism, equality, justice, and nationalism.