government basketball it’s a review… and it’s basketball!

Government Basketball

It’s a review…and it’s basketball!

Which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial?

a) Representative government b) Checks and balancesc) Separation of powersd) Popular sovereigntye) Due process

According to the term limits imposed by the Constitution

A. The president cannot be elected to the office of the president more than twice.B. The president and vice president cannot serve more than two terms in office.C. The president and his cabinet cannot serve more than eight years in office.D. The president cannot be elected to more than four terms of officeE. There are no limits on the number of terms a president may serve but by tradition, since George Washington’s refusal to serve a third term, presidents only serve two terms.

Which one of the following is a provision contained in the Constitution?

A. The Supreme Court has the power to declare a law unconstitutional.B. The justices of the Supreme Court serve life terms.C. The Supreme Court consists of eight associate justices and one chief justice.D. Supreme Court justices cannot be impeached.E. The U.S. District Courts are courts of original jurisdiction in the federal judicial system.

Which of the following is NOT a factor POTUS generally takes into account in nominating a person for SCOTUS?A. whether or not the person can be confirmed in the SenateB. the age of the personC. the political party the person belongs toD. whether public opinion will be favorable towards the person nominatedE. whether the person has held elective office before

Which of the following groups is most likely to vote for the Democratic candidates for president?

a. African Americansb. households in which no one is a

member of a labor unionc. malesd. people over age 55e. females

The most important influence in determining a person’s political party identification is the person’s

a. friendsb. parentsc. colleagues at workd. teacherse. religious leaders

The debates between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists were primarily about which of the following.

a) The right of people to rebelb) The existence of slaveryc) The scope of power of the central

governmentd) The need to establish a standard

currencye) The representation of large and

small states

Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state government?

a)Checks and Balancesb)The Bill of Rightsc) Separation of Powersd)Representatione)Federalism

When none of the presidential candidates receive a majority of votes in the Electoral College, the winner is chosen by the

a) Federal Elections Committee

b) SCOTUSc) The House of

Representativesd) The Senatee) The majority of the House

and Senate combined

The term “split-ticket voting” is most accurately described as

a) Turning in a spoiled or mutilated ballot as a form of protest

b) Using separate ballots for candidates at the state and national levels

c) Voting Republican in one election cycle and Democrat in the next

d) Voting for candidates of different parties on the same ballot

e) Voting for one party in the primary election and another party in the general election

Which of the following is a clause of the Constitution that gives the federal government broad powers in many policy areas?

a) Interstate Commerce Clause

b) Tenth Amendmentc) Free-Exercise Claused) Establishment Clausee) Fiscal Federalism Clause

The three points of an iron triangle include

a) An independent agency, a state and a member of Congress

b) Administrative agency, interest group and Congressional committee

c) Cabinet department, interest group and House majority leader

d) Regulatory commission, a corporation and the White House Office

e) Executive Office of the President, an interest group and a Senate committee

The McCain-Feingold Act did which of the following?

a) Created interest groups known as 527s

b) Made it illegal for unions to donate to presidential campaigns

c) Banned soft money donations to national parties

d) Banned candidates from running negative advertisements

e) Banned third parties from federal funding

Which one of the following groups is MOST likely to participate in an election?

a) African Americansb) people with college

degreesc) Hispanic votersd) people under age 35e) people in households with

below-average income

Which of the following is a concurrent power in the American system of federalism

a) the power to make treaties with foreign governments

b) the power to levy taxes c) the power to make monetary policy d) the power to establish local

governments (cities, counties, school districts, etc.)

e) the power to regulate interstate commerce

All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT:

a) Congress may remove a president through its impeachment and conviction powers

b) Congress may override a presidential veto

c) Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional

d) The Senate may refuse the nomination of a presidential appointment

e) The Senate may refuse to approve a treaty negotiated by the president

What is an open seat in a congressional election?

a. a seat in a congressional district that is evenly divided between Republican and Democratic voters, making it likely that either party could win

b. a seat in which redistricting has redefined the district’s boundaries in a way to make it unfavorable to the reelection of the incumbent

c. a seat for which there is no incumbent runningd. a seat where the incumbent has been accused of a

crime and is unlikely to win reelectione. a seat where the incumbent belongs to a different

party than the majority of his/her constituents

In a federal system of government political power is primarily

a) Vested in local governmentsb) Vested in regional governmentsc) Vested in central governmentd) Divided between central

government and regional government

e) Divided between regional and local government

The framers of the constitution left decisions on voting eligibility to the

a) civil rights agenciesb) individual statesc) United States Supreme Courtd) House of Representativese) Senate

Which of the following is a fundamental element of the United States Constitution?

a) Recognition of the centrality of political parties in government

b) Direct election of members of the executive branch

c) An executive branch that is more powerful that the legislature

d) Emphasis on a unitary system of government

e) Division of government authority across political institutions

The main reason why the popular vote and the electoral vote for president may be very different is

a. the prevalence of corruption in American politics

b. the candidates focus their campaigns only on a few swing states

c. small states have more power in the Electoral College than their population would merit

d. electors often switch votes to vote for the winning candidate to gain political influence and advance their careers

e. the winner-take-all system most states use in selecting electors

A non-litigant group or individual who wants to attempt to influence the court in a particular case can file

a) An amicus curiae briefb) A writ of errorc) A habeas corpus petitiond) A writ of certiorarie) A writ of mandamus

Which of the following federal courts have/has original jurisdiction?

a) The Supreme Court and U.S. District Courts

b) U.S. District Courts and U.S. Courts of Appeal

c) U.S. Courts of Appeal onlyd) U.S. District Courts onlye) State supreme courts

Which statement best describes American political culture?

a) The dominant political culture depends on which political party is in power.

b) Due to its ethnic diversity, there are different political cultures in the United States.

c) American political culture is a melting pot of different political ideals from around the world.

d) Liberals and conservatives in the United States have different political cultures.

e) Beliefs that are shared by virtually all Americans.

After a bill is introduced in the House of Representatives, what is the next step in the legislative process?

a) The bill is introduced in the Senate because both houses of Congress must consider all proposed legislation.

b) The bill is referred to a committee.c) The majority-party caucus votes

whether or not to support the bill.d) The Speaker of the House decides

whether to ignore the bill or take action.e) The bill dies unless a committee chair

decides to “mark up” the bill.

A filibuster occurs when

a) a majority of either the House of Representatives or the Senate support a bill but cannot get the two-thirds majority needed for cloture to end debate and vote

b) the Senate and House cannot agree on final language for legislation both houses have passed in different versions, and debate continues endlessly

c) the president announces he will veto a bill, but a group of senators keep the bill alive by continuing to debate it

d) a senator or small group of senators want to draw public attention to bill so it will gain support and pass

e) a majority of the Senate supports a bill, but the majority is not large enough to produce the 60 votes needed to end debate on the bill in the Senate

Which of the following was articulated in the War Powers Resolution

a) The President may declare warb) The President must finance any war

effort with a special contingency fund c) The President must bring home troops

from hostilities within 60-90 days unless Congress extends time

d) The President may not nationalize state militias without congressional consent

e) The President may not send troops into hostilities without a declaration of war from Congress or a resolution from the United Nations

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