American Government
Final Examination Review Guide
Foundations
1.What was the first set of written laws?______
2.What document was the first attempt toward a social contract?______
3.What was the first social contract that worked?______
4.What are the natural rights of John Locke?______, ______, ______.
5.Which philosopher stated that there should be a separation of powers?______
6.Which natural rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence?______, ______,
______.
7.Which principals of government are found in the Declaration of Independence?______,
______, ______, ______, ______.
8.Who had most of the power under the Articles of Confederation? ______
Political Structures
9.Which political philosophy states that power to rule comes from a god? ______
10.Which political philosophy states that power to rule comes the people?______
11.Describe the following governmental structures:
Unitary ______
Confederation ______
Federal ______
Monarchy ______
Oligarchy ______
Democracy ______
Direct ______
Representative ______
The Constitution
12.What is the introduction to the Constitution? ______
13.What is provided in each of the 7 Articles of the Constitution?
Article 1 ______
Article 2 ______
Article 3 ______
Article 4 ______
Article 5 ______
Article 6 ______
Article 7 ______
14.Describe each of the Constitutional Principles:
Limited Government ______
Popular Sovereignty______
Separation of Powers______
Checks and Balances ______
National Supremacy______
Federalism ______
Judicial Review______
15.Which branch of government has a Congress?______.
16.Which branch has a President?______.
17.Which branch has a Supreme Court?______.
18.Which branch enforces laws?______.
19.Which branch makes laws?______.
20.Which branch interprets laws?______.
21.What are the checks and balances the Congress has over Executive and Judicial?
______
22.What are the checks and balances the Executive has over Congress and Judicial?
______
23.What are the checks and balances the Judicial has over Congress and Executive?
______
24.Describe the powers of the government:
Expressed (Delegated) ______
Implied ______
Prohibited ______
Reserved ______
Concurrent ______
Inherent ______
25.What is the supremacy clause?______
26.What is the elastic (necessary and proper) clause?______
27.What is the full faith and credit clause? ______
28.What is eminent domain? ______
29.What is extradition? ______
Amendments and Civil Rights
30.How many amendments are there to the Constitution?______
31.What are the first ten amendments called?______
32.What rights are found in the 1st amendment?______, ______,
______, ______, ______.
33.Which civil right protects from the government forming a church? ______
34.Which civil right protects the individual’s ability to practice religion?______
35.What rights are found in the 4th amendment?______
______
36.Which civil right protects from the government using evidence found improperly?______
37.What is the purpose of probable cause?______
38.What is a warrant? ______
39.What rights are found in the 5th amendment?______
______
40.What is due process?______
41.What is self-incrimination?______
42.What is the purpose of a grand jury?______
43.What rights are found in the 6th amendment? ______
______
44.What is the purpose of a trial jury?______
45.What is a public defender?______
46.What rights are found in the 8th amendment?______
47.What rights are found in the 14th amendment?______
Political Philosophy
48.An individual’s belief in a specific issue is called a political ______.
49.A set of planks that a politician or citizen stands on is theirpolitical ______.
50.What are the main three political platforms? ______, ______,
______.
51.A group of people with similar platforms organize to form a political ______.
52.______is a process a person must go through who wants to become a US citizen.
Elections
53.What is a primary election? ______
54.What is a general election? ______
55.What is the purpose of the Electoral College? ______
56.How many electoral votes does each state receive? ______
57.What is the minimum number of electoral votes that a candidate must receive in order to win the presidential election? ______
58.Who elects the President if no candidate gets a majority in the Electoral College? ______
Congress
59.What are the qualifications for a person to become a Representative? ______
______
60.What are the qualifications for a person to become a Senator? ______
______
61.How many chambers are in congress?______
62.What is the upper chamber?______
63.What is the lower chamber?______
64.How many members are in the Senate?______
65.How many members are in the House?______
66.How long is the term of office for a Senator? ______
67.How long is the term of office for a Representative?______
68.Who serves as the president of the Senate?______
69.What is the title for the top official in the House? ______
70.What is a proposed law is called?______
71.What do we call a person that introduces a bill?______
72.How do you introduce a bill in the House? ______
73.How do you introduce a bill in the Senate? ______
74.What are the permanent committees in Congress? ______
75.What is the purpose of the rules committee? ______
76.What are the temporary committees in Congress? ______
77.What is the committee that reconciles bills of different formats into one? ______
78.What is the term that means to try to kill proposed legislation in a committee?______
79.What is the term that means to try to amend proposed legislation in a committee?______
80.What is the term that means to try to kill proposed legislation on the floor? ______
81.What is the term that means to try to amend proposed legislation on the floor?______
82.What is a filibuster? ______
83.What is a minor bill added to a major bill in the Senate? ______
84.What is a veto? ______
85.How is a veto overridden?______
86.What is impeachment? ______
87.What is the process of impeachment?______
The Presidency
88.What are the qualifications to be President?______
89.How long is a Presidential term?______
90.How many terms can a President serve?______
91.Who becomes President if the President dies or is removed?______
92.What is the line of succession to the 5th person?
1.______
2.______
3.______
4.______
5.______
93.What is the provision of the 12th amendment?______
94.What is the provision of the 20th amendment?______
95.What is the provision of the 22th amendment?______
96.What is the provision of the 25th amendment?______
97.Describe the roles of the President?
- Chief Executive ______
- Chief of State______
- Commander in Chief ______
- Chief Legislator______
- Chief Diplomat______
- Chief of the Economy______
- Chief of the Party ______
98.What is the advisory group to the President? ______
99.How many Executive Departments are in the federal government? ______
100.What is diplomacy? ______
101.What is a treaty? ______
102.What is a pardon? ______
103.What is amnesty? ______
The Judiciary
104.How many justices are on the Supreme Court? ______
105.How long is the term of office for a justice? ______
106.What is the title of the head justice? ______
107.What is the difference between a Criminal Case and a Civil Case? ______
______
108.What are the four types of jurisdiction? ______, ______,
______, ______
109.Which court has original jurisdiction in most federal cases? ______
110.Which court has the final decision in most federal cases? ______
111.What is the order of courts through the federal court system? ______,
______, ______
112.How many justices must agree to hear a case? ______
113.What legal document forces courts to send findings up to the Supreme Court? ______
114.What is a brief? ______
115.What are the types of opinions that justices may issue? ______,
______, ______
116.What philosophy says that the court should not try to make laws with their decisions? ______
117.What philosophy says that the court should try to make laws with their decisions? ______
118.What do we call a case that is used as a model for future similar cases? ______