1. The statement "to secure the blessings of liberty" means?
2. What are the basic ideals of a democratic government?
3. What are the goals of the Constitution?
4. How did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments increase participation of minorities in the political process?
5. If the president vetoes a proposed law, what can happen next?
6. Each state has the power to do what?
7. The U.S. Constitution contains what?
8. The federal government and the state governments share what powers?
9. The only amendment to the Constitution that has been repealed is the…
10. What is mentioned in the Preamble?
11. What are concurrent powers?
12. What are reserved powers?
13. What are delegated powers?
14. Our republic works successfully because most Americans believe what?
15. The system of checks and balances was created to do what?
16. What are the powers of the legislative branch?
17. The judicial branch can check the power of the executive branch by doing what?
18. The executive branch was created in what part of the Constitution?
19. One of the most important features of the U.S. Constitution is
20. When did the Nineteenth Amendment give women the right to vote?
21. An amendment must be ratified by who
22. The First Amendment guarantees
23. What are the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
24. The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to…..
25. What are the duties of good citizenship?
26. The Fourteenth Amendment granted full citizenship to
27. What is the difference between the duties of citizenship and the responsibilities of citizenship?
28. The Seventeenth Amendment gave eligible voters the right to elect…
29. The Fourth Amendment guarantees what?
30. Freedom of speech allows us to do what?
31. Extending voting rights to include more groups of citizens has made the United States what?
32. President Abraham Lincoln banned slavery in the Confederate States with the
33. The reserved powers of the states were established by what amendment?
34. What did many Americans want added to the newly drafted Constitution in 1787?
35. Separation of church and state means what?
36. What is protected by the First Amendment?
37. If accused people cannot afford to hire a lawyer, what happens to them?
38. The Fourteenth Amendment is about?
39. The Twenty-third Amendment gave the right to vote to
40. Is there an excuse for ignorance of the law?
41. Serving on a jury is important because?
42. What is the Speaker of the House?
43. The senior senator from each state is the
44. The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed different versions of an air pollution bill. The kind of committee that would most likely be formed to work out a compromise would be a
45. Permanent congressional committees that meet regularly are called
46. The Senate, unlike the House of Representatives, does NOT have the power to
47. If the president pro tempore is presiding in the Senate, it may be assumed that:
48. A member of the Senate must be what?
49. For a bill to become a law, what must happen?
50. If a state's population decreases, its number of senators does what?
51. Regular elections for members of the House of Representatives are held when?
52. What are the guidelines for being a member of the House of Representatives?
53. What are the guidelines for being a senator?
54. Both houses of Congress have what specific guidelines regarding election of congressmen?
55. What is the president pro tempore?
56. Each standing committee is divided into what other type of committee?
57. What are the delegated powers of Congress?
58. The impeachment process can be used to impeach what types of government officials?
59. To be elected president of the United States, a person must
60. If the president pro tempore became president, what could have happened?
61. The qualifications for becoming president are set forth by what?
62. In the official role of chief executive, the president is responsible for
63. If the vice president succeeds to the presidency, who becomes the vice president?
64. The president suggests new programs and policies in an annual
65. When visiting the leaders of other countries, the president is carrying out the role of chief
66. As commander in chief of the armed forces, the president
67. The executive department responsible for helping farmers raise and market crops is the Department of
68. A citizen is concerned about helping the homeless of her community find decent places to live. Her local city council asks her to seek federal funds to support her ideas and programs. Which executive department would she contact?
69. To be elected president of the United States, a person must be at least
70. The only president to be elected to four terms in office is
71. Under the Constitution, who can declare war?
72. Who said "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?
73. When the president appoints federal judges, approval must be given by who?
74. What are the parts of the Executive office of the president?
75. Cabinet meetings are led by who?
76. The army, navy, and air force are part of
77. U.S. citizens have the right to what in the judicial system?
78. A judge on the Supreme Court is called a
79. A judge who relies on a precedent set by another judge is making a ruling based on….
80. People accused of crimes have what rights?
81. A person who claims her First Amendment rights were violated would have her case tried in
82. Courts that review cases appealed from the district courts are called
83. The Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka suggested that
84. A person has been arrested and questioned by the police before being informed of his or her rights. This is in violation of the Supreme Court ruling in
85. The Supreme Court does NOT have original jurisdiction in cases involving…..
86. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
87. The highest court in the United States is the….
88. A person convicted of a crime in a district court has the right to what?
89. Which of the following is a principal type of law in the United States?
90. An unsafe toy can be taken off the market through what kind of law?
91. The constitutional right to a fair trial includes what?
92. At the base of the federal court system are what courts?
93. How long do district court judges serve?
94. The job of a federal district judge is to do what?
95. In a court of appeals, decisions are made by who?
96. What does the U.S. Supreme Court do?
97. How are federal judges elected?
98. The size of the Supreme Court is determined by
99. Supreme Court justices can only be removed from office by
100. Before a law can be declared unconstitutional, what must happen?