Self Test 2
The Beltway mentality is the desired goal of every presidential administration (T/F)
False
The Supreme Court is the highest law in the land and is part of the legislative branch of the government (T/F)
False
The impeachment process of a federal judge only comes through the Pentagon (T/F)
False
The president heads the legislative branch of government (T/F)
False
The president is in a different branch than the judiciary branch of government (T/F)
True
The president is the head of all the Armed Forces (T/F)
True
Nominated
Chosen, appointed
How many senators are in the Senate?
100
How many terms can the U.S. President serve?
2
How many representatives are in the House of Representatives?
435
The legislative system is given powers granted to it by the Constitution in...
Article I
The president is also known as the...
Chief executive
The circuit court is also known as the...
Court of appeals
When one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate, this is called a...
Divided government
The three parts of the U.S. Government are...
Executive, legislative, and judicial
Nullify
Negate, destroy
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
President Pro Tempore
The presiding officer of the Senate when the Vice President is not present
Interpret
To explain the meaning of
Congress is a part of the legislative branch, having the power to coin money, maintain the armed forces, and override a presidential veto (T/F)
True
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 (T/F)
True
Do federal courts have the right to nullify laws they feel violate the Constitution?
Yes
Is the Claims Court part of the judiciary system?
Yes
