Government unit 2
reasons for not signing
"too much power given to the federal government"
a diplomat who resides in the country where he represents his country
Ambassador
T/F: The "Beltway mentality" is a desired goal of every presidential administration
False
T/F: The Constitution helps establish county boundary lines within states according to census results
False
T/F: The Constitution sets the law for the rights of public highways and waterways
False
T/F: The Constitution was completed in 1776
False
T/F: The executive branch is one of the three branches of the U.S. government; this branch mainly interprets the federal laws and upholds or negates them.
False
T/F: The impeachment process of a federal judge only comes through the Pentagon
False
T/F: With the First Amendment, Congress may call for an Act of War
False
T/F: With the First Amendment, Congress may not cancel the rights of the states
False
T/F: The Supreme Court is the highest law in the land and is part of the legislative branch of the government
False (Judicial)
________ provide the opportunity to hear the views of various experts, other public officials, supporters and even opponents of a bill.
hearings
George Washington
presided over the Constitutional Convention
The electoral college makes the decision electing the ______ of the United States.
president
The ___________________ is the presiding officer of the Senate whenever the vice president is not present
president pro tempora
If Mr. Smith takes a case all the way to the Supreme Court concerning his being unlawfully jailed, he is trying to see that a wrong be righted. The word for "correcting a wrong that was done" is ______
redress
George Mason
refused to sign the Constitution
The assemble called for a "bill of rights" that would list the _______ and ________ of the individual American
rights and freedoms
The _____ Amendment gives a citizen of the U.S. a right to a speedy trial
sixth
a dentist would apply for a license with the
state government
interprets the meaning of laws and administrative rules and regulations
statutory construction
It's a bad sign for your bill if _____________________________.
the committee does not act on the bill.
In any minor change by one house of Congress, the next usual step is for legislation to go back to the first house for ___________.
concurrence
The First Amendment also gives the citizen the right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances." Redress means _______________
correcting a wrong that was done
The Constitution deals with extraditing a ________ back to a state for trials.
criminal
The president has traveled out of the country in order to strengthen the trading bonds with Japan. This is known as ________________.
diplomatic relations
Ensuring ____________ means ensuring peacefulness or calmness.
domestic tranquility
A brief, "first-step" presentation of a work to be completed is called a _____.
draft
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are ______ by their Creator with certain _________ rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
endowed, unalienable
The three parts of our government are:
executive, legislative, and judicial
"Search and seizure" restrictions are listed in the ________ Amendment
fourth
T/F: Repealing a bill means the Senate is fixing it up.
False
T/F: Of the three branches of government, the president heads the legislative branch.
False
number of representatives in House
435
If the president doesn't want to deal with a bill and lets it sit for ___ days while Congress is in session, it automatically becomes a law.
10
The number of the Constitutional Amendments giving the states freedom and control is Amendment number
10
number of senators in Senate
100
The Supreme Court ruling of neutrality concerning public school prayer occurred in
1962
The legislative system is given powers granted to it by the Constitution in:
Article I
gives the power to the judicial system of courts
Article II of the Constitution
The first ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the ________
Bill of Rights
If a state is not in conflict with the U.S. ________ or acts of Congress, it can work in a fairly wide-range of areas.
Constitution
In judicial review, the Supreme Court makes decisions as to whether any law passed by Congress or state legislatures stays within the guidelines of the ____________.
Constitution
guideline document in judicial review
Constitution
A __________________ is when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate.
Divide in government
T/F: "Abridging" is the term used for combining efforts in order to get unified and agreed-upon result
False
T/F: A conference committee is formed only for re-election purposes.
False
T/F: A sitting bill is a bill that is in the midst of active progress.
False
T/F: Both Houses of Congress are part of the executive branch.
False
T/F: Congress has the right to limit the free practice of religion.
False
T/F: Federal judges are voted to the Supreme Court by a national election
False
maintained by the legislative branch
Government Printing Office
Legislation that is under the voting process in the House of Representatives is called a _____ bill.
House
Five offices underneath the jurisdiction of the executive office:
National Security Council, Office of Policy Development, Office of Management and Budget, Council of Economic Advisors, White House office
court established by Congress
Tax Court
T/F: There are 12 courts of appeal in the judiciary system
True
T/F: With the First Amendment, Congress may not prevent a religion from free exercise
True
In 1998 the move concerning the impeachment hearings of President Clinton started in the House of Representatives.
True
T/F: "Abridging" means reducing or cutting short
True
T/F: A bill that becomes a law is called legislation.
True
T/F: A hospital would be included in the public safety service
True
T/F: A member of the House of Representatives may introduce a bill.
True
T/F: By the end of the Convention, 39 delegates signed the Constitution
True
T/F: Congress is a part of the legislative branch, having the power to coin money, maintain the armed forces, override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
True
T/F: Federal judges on the Supreme Court serve for life.
True
T/F: In 1947 the Supreme Court ruled against public funding for transportation to parochial schools
True
T/F: Judicial review is when the Supreme Court must decide whether any administrative activity of the national or state executive branches is in violation of the Constitution.
True
T/F: Nine justices serve in the Supreme Court
True
T/F: The Claims Court is a part of the judiciary system
True
T/F: The Constitution gives a general outline of information in electing the president of the United States
True
T/F: The circuit court is also known as the court of appeals.
True
T/F: The executive branch mainly enforces federal laws.
True
T/F: The executive department is divided into 13 divisions which include the National Security Council.
True
T/F: The president is also known as the chief executive
True
T/F: The president is also known as the chief state and performs ceremonial duties around the countries
True
T/F: The president is in a different branch than the judiciary branch of government
True
T/F: The president is the head of all the Armed Forces
True
T/F: The president serves a term of four years at a time.
True
T/F: The right to peaceably assemble is found in the First Amendment
True
petition
a request
Ben Franklin
a signer of the Constitution
The First Amendment includes the freedom of speech, freedom, of the press and the right of the people peaceably to ________
assemble
Marking up a bill means that the subcommittee might make _______ and add __________ before they recommend a bill to the full committee.
changes, amendments
To ________ a new law means to explain the meaning of that law, or to clarify the definition of that law.
interpret
Either the House or Senate can _________ a bill.
introduce
interprets the meaning of laws and administrative rules and regulations
judicial branch
The Second Amendment gives the citizen the right to
keep and bear arms
Amendment Nine tells us that the presence of the list of Amendments does not mean "if it's not _____ here, you don't have the ______." Americans have other freedoms.
listed, right
Jurisdiction means the power of
making and enforcing laws
Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the different states on the basis of their population at the:
most recent U.S. Census
chosen, appointed
nominated
The Eighth Amendment deals with
not allowing excessive bail or punishment
Federal courts have the right to _______ laws that they feel are violating the Constitution.
nullify
negate, destroy
nullify
can create, alter or repeal laws
the legislative branch
problems between the states
trading with each other, printing state currency
The state of New Mexico must honor all of the Indian Reservation ______ that were drawn up by the American Government for the Indian Nations.
treaties
The president may serve a maximum of ___ terms in office.
two
Whenever one of Congress significantly alters the bill, a conference committee must be formed to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate ________ of the bill.
versions
If a committee does not act on a bill, it's the same as if they would have ___________.
voted it down
