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American Government
Study Guide for Final Exam
Name:___________________________
Unit One Review Questions
1. What do you call rights that people are born with and cannot be taken away?
2. What type of government is ruled by few?
3. John Locke said that government must protect life, liberty, and?
4. What document announced our American independence?
5. The statement of purpose of the Declaration of Independence is called the?
6. Define ratify and laissez faire.
7. Who created communism?
8. What was the difference between Federalist and Anti Federalist?
Unit Two Review Questions
9. What is due process of law?
10. What is popular sovereignty?
11. What is limited government?
12. What is the constitutional principle where power is shared between the state and
federal government?
13. J.E.L are letters for the three branches, what are the duties of:
a. Judicial Branch,
b. Executive Branch,
c. Legislative Branch,
14. What is an expressed power?
15. What is judicial review?
16. When the U.S. Senate confirms a Supreme Court nomination; this is an example
of what type constitutional principle?
17. The president must follow the law, enforce the law, but does not make the law is
an example of what constitutional principle?
18. What five freedoms are protected by the First Amendment? Think RAPPS.
19. How many amendments are there in the Bill of Rights?
20. The state and federal government can both tax; this is an example of what type of
power?
21. What are enumerated powers?
22. What are implied powers?
23. What does the supremacy clause state, and what article of the Constitution can it
be found in?
24. What are denied powers?
Unit Three Review Questions
25. Congress is made of __________ houses, the __________ and the ____
__ __________________.
26. A representative in the house has a term limit of _________ years.
27. Each state gets a number of representatives in the house proportional to that
state’s?
28. A U.S. senators term limit is ___________ years.
29. A U.S. senator must be __________years old and a citizen for ________ years.
30. The leader of the Senate when the President of the Senate is absent is called the
___________________ ___ ___________________.
31. The President of the Senate can only vote if there is a _________.
32. The exclusive power to bring impeachment proceedings rests with the
___________ __ _______________.
33. Article 1 Section 3 Paragraph 6 The power to hold an impeachment trial is with
the _____.
34. Section 3 Paragraph 1 Each state has ______ senators each for a total of ______
senators in the senate.
35. A U.S. representative must be _____ years old and a citizen for _______ years.
36. The leader of the House is called the _______________ ___ _____
_______________.
37. What is a cloture and a filibuster? How many people are needed for a cloture?
38. –Review the steps of How a Bill Becomes a Law. Be able to order the steps.
For example: A bill is written in the house, The Bill is put in a hopper, A house
committee studies the bill, The bill is put on the house calendar, The house votes to
pass the bill, The bill is sent to the senate, A senate committee studies the bill, The
Senate passes the bill, The bill is then sent to the President, and finally the President
signs the bill. Note: This process is extremely important for passing the final so
please review the process and know it by heart.
Unit Four Review Questions
39. The yearly speech that the president makes to joint sessions of Congress is called?
40. What is diplomacy? Note: review the duties of embassy officials.
41. What article of the Constitution established the judicial branch?
42. What is original jurisdiction?
43. What is concurrent jurisdiction?
44. How many justices does the Supreme Court have?
45. An appeal court is called an ____________ court.
46. What Supreme court Justice greatly expanded the power of the national
government through his rulings 1801-1836+
47. What court case established the constitutional principle of judicial review.
48. President Eisenhower wanted a political conservative chief justice; however, his
appointment of Earl Warren surprised many because Justice Warren generally
made what type rulings?
49. What doctrine did Plessey v. Ferguson establish?
50. What doctrine did the Brown v. Board of Education decision establish?
51. A Supreme Court evaluation of a case is called?
52. What does the president look for in a Supreme Court nomination?
53. Who was the attorney for the NAACP that argued the Brown v. Board of
Education case?
54. What role does the Supreme Court play in the impeachment process if it involves
the President?
Unit Six and Seven Review Questions
55. State government is similar to the federal government in that both have
____________________ branches.
56. The leader of the state’s executive branch is the _______________.
57. State ______________________ limit state taxing power.
58. How can the internet assist in the political process?
59. What is the purpose of political parties?
60. Campaign advertising is designed to ______________ __________________ and
may not actually reflect the facts.
61. What limits, if any, are there on how much money a candidate can raise or spend?
62. At what event does a political party select its candidates?
63. When no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a ____________ primary is
conducted.
64. A bi cameral state legislature has _______________ houses.
65. What makes you eligible to serve on a jury?
66. State legislatures are divided into two houses, this is called a (two-words).
67. What makes you eligible to serve on a jury?
68. What are the responsibilities of serving as a jury?
69. Who is in charge of keeping state records and documents?
70. What is the difference between a veto and an item vote?
71. What are the differences between a civil case and a criminal case?
72. What are the characteristics of a state government?
73. What are the three types of third parties?
74. What are the two current political parties?
75. Why do third parties have difficulty winning elections?
76. What are the differences between minor court, trial court, and appeal court?
77. What are the different forms of municipal government?