Government in the United States

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
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1. If both the president and the vice president are unable to fulfill their duties, who takes over as president?
A. Speaker of the House
B. President pro tempore of the Senate
C. Attorney general
D. Secretary of state
2. In states, cities, and townships, traffic courts are courts of limited
A. jurisdiction.
B. pleas.
C. appeal.
D. claims.
3. In legislative terms, a bill is a proposal
A. that has reached committee for debate.
B. made in the Senate.
C. for any law.
D. made in the House of Representatives.
4. Which of the presidents listed below did not attain the presidency due to the death of a president?
A. Chester Arthur
B. John Tyler
C. Gerald Ford
D. Millard Fillmore
5. On a tour of several states, you discover a county governed under a state law that permits home rule.
The county chooses its own form of government. You're probably in the state of
A. Texas.
B. California.
C. Iowa.
D. Oregon.
6. Suppose you walk into the Capitol in Washington and ask to interview the most prominent person in the
entire Congress. If they accept, you'll get an appointment with the
A. vice president of the United States.
B. chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
C. president pro tempore of the Senate.
D. Speaker of the House.
7. The system of checks and balances failed under Andrew Jackson when he
A. acted against a ruling of the Supreme Court.
B. declared war without a declaration of war from Congress.
C. failed to repeal the Patriot Act.
D. passed the Wagner Act.
8. The right to remain silent when arrested or interrogated is guaranteed under
A. Marbury v. Arizona.
B. the Fifth Amendment.
C. the First Amendment.
D. Roe v. Wade.
9. Suppose Bill HR612 is currently in Congress. One thing you know about this bill is that it
A. originated in the House of Representatives.
B. is currently in committee.
C. has been vetoed by the president.
D. has no riders attached.
10. The Brady Bill is related to gun control, and the Wagner Act is related to
A. organized labor.
B. the right to privacy.
C. civil rights.
D. due process.
11. The House of Representatives has the special power to
A. conduct a trial of impeachment if approved by the Senate.
B. impeach members of the Senate, but not the House.
C. vote to impeach a government official.
D. impeach a government official who has been found guilty by the Senate.
12. The Senate power of advice and consent does not apply to
A. federal judges.
B. ambassadors.
C. the chief justice.
D. executive orders.
13. Suppose you have the job of assigning the proper number of House of Representatives seats for
various states. To do that, you must know the _______ in that state.
A. population
B. number of districts
C. number of counties
D. apportionment
14. One factor determining the number of representatives for a given congressional district is the
distribution of _______ within the state.
A. population
B. wealth
C. registered voters
D. jobs
15. The _______ allowed labor unions to participate in collective bargaining with business managers.
A. Johnson Act
B. Humphries Act
C. Lincoln Union Intervention
D. Wagner Act
16. In the state of Minnesota, Jude Flaw appears in court as plaintiff. The defendant charges that Mr. Flaw
failed to complete plumbing work he promised to do. He and his workmen also left a lot of water damage.
This kind of case is most likely to be tried in
A. a civil court as a misdemeanor.
B. a civil court as breach of contract.
C. a criminal court as a misdemeanor.
D. a criminal court as breach of contract.
17. Which of the following is not a power of the United States Congress?
A. Enforcing immigration laws
B. Levying and collecting taxes
C. Establishing and paying for the armed forces
D. Regulating commerce between the states
18. Most House business is conducted within the Committee of the Whole because this arrangement
A. doesn't require a quorum.
B. prevents filibusters.
C. guarantees a quorum.
D. ensures cloture.
19. Which of the following choices best represents the organization of the executive branch of government?
A. President, Supreme Court, Congress
B. President, executive departments, individual federal agencies
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C. Congress, bicameral, judicial
D. Senate, president, legislature
20. Supreme Court Justices are appointed for a term of
A. 6 years.
B. 2 years.
C. life.
D. 14 years.