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Question 1
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According to ________________, an English political philosopher of the seventeenth
century, all people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
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Question 2
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The British government raised taxes in the Thirteen Colonies during the 1760s and
1770s in order to
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Question 3
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How does the legislative branch provide a check to the power of the executive branch?
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Question 4
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How many legislators make up today's United States Senate?
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Question 5
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What is gerrymandering?
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Question 6
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Which of the following is an example of a reserved power?
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Question 7
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What happens should no presidential candidate receive the majority of Electoral
College votes?
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Question 8
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According to Article 2 of the US Constitution, which of the following is a requirement to
be president?
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Question 9
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Redistricting is the process of redrawing district boundaries on electoral maps.
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Question 10
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What is the Speaker of the House’s role?
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Question 11
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A system that allows one branch of government to limit the exercise of power by
another branch
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Question 12
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What does Article II of the U.S. Constitution accomplish?
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Question 13
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Saying a bill is being marked up is just another way to say it is being ________.
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Question 14
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There are no term limits for members of the US Congress.
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Question 15
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What is the term for the hypothetical agreement between a citizenry and its
government whereby the individual exchanges freedoms for protection?
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Question 16
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___________________ are federal laws and regulations that impose obligations on state
and local governments without fully compensating them for the administrative costs
they incur.
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Question 17
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What is a limit placed on Congress’s law-making power by the Constitution?
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Question 18
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The Articles of Confederation was the first governing document in the United States.
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Question 19
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Which amendment to the Constitution stated that the powers not delegated to the
national government or prohibited to the states were "reserved tot he states"?
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Question 20
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The elite theory of government maintains that ________.
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Question 21
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What is the process for filling a vacant federal judgeship?
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Question 22
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According to the Great Compromise, how would representation in Congress be
apportioned?
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Question 23
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Article I of the U.S. Constitution accomplish sets the limits and powers of the legislative
branch.
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Question 24
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In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power?
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Question 25
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___________________ is a formal way of halting Senate action on a bill by means of
long speeches or unlimited debate.
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Question 26
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Which part of the Constitution was added largely as a concession to the
Anti-Federalists, who were wary of a strong national government?
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Question 27
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In standing by precedent, a judge relies on the principle of ________.
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Question 28
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The McCulloch v. Maryland decision established the doctrine of implied powers.
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How is the President elected?
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Question 30
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The process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of
the population, following the decennial census is called
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How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention resolve their disagreement
regarding slavery?
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A case will be placed on the Court’s docket when ________ justices agree to do so
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Question 33
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Executive orders are rules or regulations issued by the president that have the effect of
law
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How many legislators make up today's United States House of Representatives?
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Article 1 of the US Constitution describes the basic powers of the presidency.
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Question 36
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The agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention that determined how slaves
would be counted for the purposes of taxation and representation in the House of
Representatives was called the
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Question 37
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Which of the following is a method by which the President’s role as Commander in
Chief is checked by the legislative branch?
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Categorical grants are grants that appropriate federal funds for a specific purpose
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Which of the following is
not
a benefit of federalism?
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The Great Compromise successfully resolved differences between slave and non slave
states.
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What does a
writ of certiorari
do?
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Question 42
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What are
enumerated powers
and
reserved powers
in the Constitution?
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Question 43
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The lawyer who represents the federal government and argues cases before the
Supreme Court is the ________.
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Question 44
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Which Article outlines the relationship between the federal and state governments?
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Question 45
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How long do federal judges serve?
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Question 46
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What name was given to colonists who remained loyal to the British government
despite rising discontentment?
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The President is required by the Constitution to inform Congress periodically of “the
state of the union”.
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What political group favored a strong, national government over a collection of strong,
individual state governments?
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What is the Vice President’s role in Congress?
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An ex post facto law criminalizes an act retroactively
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Politics is the process of who gets what and how.
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Question 52
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How did the British government rule in its North American colonies?
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A select committee is different from a standing committee because ________.
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Question 54
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Separation of powers refers to the process of dividing government into different
branches and giving different responsibilities and powers to each branch
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Question 55
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Which of the following is a concurrent power?
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Both chambers of the legislative branch plays a role in any impeachment proceedings.
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The Articles of Confederation placed the majority of governing power
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Question 58
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The formal body of presidential advisors who head the fifteen executive departments.
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Question 59
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Which term describes the division of powers between the national and state
governments?
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Question 60
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What is the main function of the legislative branch of the United States’ government?