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Globe Fearon
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American Government Final Exam
Pacemaker Government Unit 2
1. The Vice President only votes on a bill before the Senate when:
There is a ________ vote
2. Only Congress has the power to declare war.
3. Which role is he playing when the President finishes the
yearly budget?
chief _______________
4. Which Cabinet department handles this problem? The country is running out
of gas, coal, and oil.
Department of ________________
5. The term of office for a member of the House of Representatives is
2 years
6. A branch of a standing committee that has a special area of study.
subcommittee
7. The Internal Revenue Service is part of the:
Treasury Department
8. Which role is the President playing when he gives an order to the
commander of the navy?
commander-in-chief
9. Which cabinet department handles this problem? There is not enough money
to keep up the country's national parks.
Department of Interior
10.
Which Cabinet department handles this problem? A leader of another
country is angry with the USA
State Department
11.
Which Cabinet department handles this problem? Banks say they need
more $100 bills
Treasury Department
12.
A person can be elected President no more than two times. Each
_______________ is four years long.
term

13.
The Cabinet is made up of:

14.
the heads of the ____ executive departments
Is the bill alive or dead? A full Senate majority votes for a bill.
 the bill is alive
 the bill is dead
15.
Which role is the President playing when he meets with the Prime
Minister of England?
 chief of state
16.
Which Cabinet department handles this problem? Many farmers' crops
have been ruined by a flood.
 Department of Agricultural
17.
A man steals some cows in California and sells them in Nevada. In what
court would his case be heard?
 Federal
18.
How many justices are there on the Supreme Court
 9
19.
Is the bill alive or dead? Congress is not in session. The unsigned bill sits
on the President's desk for two weeks
 the bill is alive
 the bill is dead
20.
The Attorney General is the head of the:
 Justice Department
 Office of Management and Budget
 Federal Bureau of Investigation
 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
21.
A House-Senate committee that works out the differences in bills passed
by Congress:
 conference committee
22.
Is
while


the bill alive or dead? The President does not sign the bill for ten days
Congress is in session
the bill is alive
the bill is dead
23.
The leader of the House of Representatives is the the Speaker of the
House. The leader of the Senate is the Speaker of the Senate
 True
 False
24.
To discuss the good points and bad points of something:




subcommittee
conference committee
debate
testify
25.
Who determines which person speaks on the floor of the House of
Representatives?
 the President
 the Vice President
 the Speaker of the House
 the Chief Justice of the United States
26.
To make statements in a hearing or in court to establish some fact:
 debate
 legislation
 floor leader
 testify
27.
How many US District Courts are there?
 91
 50
 2
28.
Federal highway funds are administered through the
 Department of the Interior
 Department of Energy
 Department of Transportation
 Department of Justice
29.
The leader of a government body who runs or directs that body:
 Senator
 testify
 presiding officer
 whip
30.
Which comes last?
 a majority of the full House votes for the bill
 the president signs the bill into law
 the full House adds another amendment to the bill
 a special committee works out the differences between the House and
Senate versions of the bill

31.
Which cabinet department should handle the problem? More money is
needed to pay for a school program?
 Department of Education
32.
A Supreme Court justice is appointed for:



33.
2 years
6 years
life
The minority opinion is called the:



dissenting opinion
losing opinion
lost opinion
34.
Which role is the President playing when he helps the Vice President
become the next President?
 party chief
35.
A man is found guilty in federal court but does not think he got a fair
trial. What can he do?
 appeal
36.
As _______________ , the President greets visitors and gives talks on
important holidays. Greeting visitors and giving talks are ceremonial jobs.
 chief of state
37.
Committees in Congress study the country's problems
 True
 False
38.
Which Cabinet department handles this problem? More federal highways
are needed.
 Department of Transportation
39.
A group in the House and Senate that studies the same kinds of problems
year after year
 standing committee
40.
Richard Nixon is the only President ever to _______________ from
office.
 resign
41.
A meeting of Congress that begins in January each year:
 session
42.
The elastic clause gives Congress powers that are not named in the
Constitution
 True
 False
43.
Which role is the President playing when he gives the yearly State of the
Union address?
 chief executive
44.
Is the bill alive or dead? A House committee votes against the bill:
 the bill is alive
 the bill is dead
45.
There are more senators than representatives in Congress
 True
 False
46.
Which cabinet department solves this problem? Veterans' hospitals need
to be rebuilt?
 Department of the Veterans Affairs
47.
The floor leaders of Congress are elected by:
 the majority party leadership
48.
Cases involving more than one state are heard in
 Federal courts
49.
Which branch has the power/responsibility to make laws?
 Legislative
50.
Which branch has the power/responsibility to carry out the laws?
 Executive
51.
Which branch has the power/responsibility to interpret the meaning of
the laws and make sure they agree with the Constitution?
 Judicial
52.
The act of keeping the natural environment safe and protected:
 Conservation
 Appeal
53.
The air, water, and land that surround us.
 Cabinet
 Environment
 Land Grant
54.
Any trade or business:
 bicameral
 commerce
 tariff
 treaty
55.
A legislature with two houses or groups.
 bicameral
 commerce


tariff
treaty
56.
In civil or criminal cases, the people chosen to decide the case.
 testify
 jury
 committee
57.
Judged not to have done something against the law.
 resigned
 guilty
 innocent
58.
The people who elect a person to public office.
 constituents
 party members
 party bosses
 whip
59.
The official right given to an inventor to make or sell and invention for a
certain period of time:
 term
 innocent
 testimony
 patent
60.
A



written statement giving reasons for a Supreme Court ruling:
testimony
jurisdiction
majority opinion
61.
The act of entering and settling in a country not of one's birth.
 redistricting
 appeal
 Immigration
 testify
62.
An idea for a new law:
 bill
 constituent
 session
63.
More than half:
 filibuster
 majority
 dissenting
 district
64.
Maintain or support:



legislate
uphold
dissent
65.
A




person who has served in the armed forces:
constituent
cabinet
veteran
majority
66.
A




plan for spending money:
term
session
budget
bill
67.
To give up a position or job:
 resign
 review
 redistrict
 rerun
68.
To set up new district lines or boundaries after a census:
 appeal
 testify
 review
 redistricting
69.
Laws that are made OR just proposed:
 legislation
 jurisdiction
 session
 patent
70.
The power of the president to veto individual items on a bill.
 appeal
 line item veto
 approve
 ratify
71.
To have power or authority:
 bicameral
 minority
 jurisdiction
 session
72.
Freedom of speech can be limited if it presents a "clear and present
_________________"
 issue
 danger
 picture
 situation
73.
In Plessy v. Ferguson ____________ was found to be legal by the
Supreme Court.
 formation
 segregation
 prohibition
 ratification
74.
The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was later changed by the following
case:
 Roe v. Wade
 Smith v. Washington
 Brown v. Board of Education
75.
The Supreme Court hears every case brought before it.
 True
 False
76.
Today, segregation is:
 illegal in the United States
 legal in certain states
 legal in the United States
 still being debated as to whether it is legal or not
77.
A
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
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case involving a crime is a:
civil case
local case
criminal case
legal case
78.
A
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
case that involves one person suing another is a:
civil case
local case
criminal case
legal case
79.
The punishment set by a court of law for a crime, such as a jail term,
fine, or community service.
 reward
 reprieve
 sentence
 opinion
80.
Which is NOT part of the Constitution:




81.
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Rights
Preamble
Articles
The current vice president is:

Use the terms provided to tell how to correctly fill in this chart.
Branch
Power/Responsibility
Legislative
makes laws
Person/Group
enforces laws
Judicial
___________ laws
86. The idea that the branches of government have certain powers but they can
also can limit or stop the powers of each other is referred to as:
a. competition
b. cooperation
c. checks and balances
87. If Congress overrides the President's veto and passes a bill into law, we can
say that the ___________ branch has "checked" the executive branch.
a. legislative
b. court
c. executive
d. judicial
88. Who has the power to declare war?
a. President
b. Congress
c. Supreme Court
d. Senate
89. The President may negotiate treaties but the __________ must approve all
treaties.
a. President
b. Senate
c. Congress
d. Supreme Court
90. The President nominates people for the Supreme Court if a vacancy occurs
but the ____________ must approve of the choice.
a. Supreme Court
b. Senate
91. Which of the following best describes our form of government?
a.
b.
c.
d.
monarchy
democracy
oligarchy
benevolent dictator
Final Exam Review
1. A princess becomes a queen when her father, the king dies. This is an example of what type of
government?
2. The class elects a representative to the student government. This is an example of what type of
government?
3. In 1776, the United States gained its independence from ______________________.
4. Before the Pilgrims landed in the North America, they made a plan for their government. This plan
was called the ______________________.
5. The colonists were angry about paying taxes to the British because:
6. Which document was signed on July 4, 1776?
7. The Constitutional Convention met in this city.
8. The first plan for the government of the United States was called the ____________________.
9. Those who were opposed to the Constitution were called the ________________________.
10. The head of the __________________ branch cannot serve more than two terms.
11. This branch can pass a law after the President has vetoed it.
12. The head of the _______________ branch has the power to represent our country in dealings with
other countries.
13. The ___________________ branch decides final appeals of all cases.
14. There are _____ amendments to the Constitution.
15. The three basic sections of the Constitution include the ______________, the Articles, and the
Amendments.
16. If a law does not agree with the Constitution is described as ________________________.
17. "Rule by the people" refers to the idea that:
18. This man is often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution" because he was a leading
contributor in the writing of the Constitution.
19. List the 3 branches of government.
20. List the 3 parts of the Constitution
A. Explain how amendments have changed what the Constitution says about voting.
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B. Explain how the Supreme Court changed its view of what the Constitution says about "equal
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Answer Sheet
pacemaker government unit 2
Globe Fearon Pacemaker Series
Unit 2 The Federal Government
CA HSSS 12.4
1 there is a tie vote
2 True
3 chief lawmaker
4 energy
5 2 years
6 subcommittee
7 Treasury Department
8 commander-in-chief
9 interior
10
the Postmaster General
11
state
12
treasury
13
term
14
the heads of the 14 executive departments
15
12
16
the bill is alive
17
chief of state
18
agriculture
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
federal
9
the bill is dead
Justice Department
conference committee
the bill is alive
False
debate
the Speaker of the House
testify
91
Department of Transportation
presiding officer
a-d-b-c
education
life
dissenting opinion
party chief
appeal
chief of state
True
transportation
standing committee
resign
session
True
chief of state
the bill is dead
False
veterans affaris
the party leadership
50
the supreme court