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1what does appeal mean?
- ATo ask that a court decision be reviewed by a higher court
- BTo cancel or remove a law
- CTo reject a bill proposed by the Legislative branch
2What does citizen mean?
- Apunishing of false statements that unjustly damage a persons reputation
- BPerson who owes loyality to a particular nation and is entitiled to all its rights and protections
- Csomeone from another country
3What doe Habeus Corpus mean?
- AThe right to bear arms
- BThe right for a bill to be proposed into congress
- CThe right not to be held in prison without first being charged or arrested for a specific crime. it means to have constituitional protection against unlawful imprisonment
4what does Libel mean?
- Apunishing of false statements that unjustly damage a persons reputation
- Ba person is innocent of a crfime
- Clegal process that gurantees citizenship
5what does Naturalization mean?
- AA person becomes a citizen when born in the country
- BLegal process guaranteeing citizenship
- Ca law preventing people from other countries in becoming citizens
6what does Repeal mean?
- Ato cancel or remove a law
- Bto pass a law in congress
- Cto send immigrants that are here in US illegally back to their countries
7what does Unconstitutional mean?
- Aa process of bill passing that doesnt follow the rules
- BTo go against what is permitted by the US Constituion
- CTo ask a court decision to be reviewed by a higher court
8Article 1 is about which branch of government?
- AExecutive
- BJudicial
- CLegislative
9who is the President of the Senate?
- AThe President
- BThe speaker of the House
- CThe Vice President
10Who are the Illinois Senators?
- ANancy Pelosi and Hiliary Clinton
- BMark Kirk and Richard Durbin
- CEmmanuel and Ted Hosin
11What is the title of the leader in the House of Representatives?
- AHead of Defense
- BHead of command and operations
- CThe speaker of the house
12Who is the Speaker of the House (Leader of the house of representatives?
- ADick Durbin
- BPaul Ryan
- Cmark Kirk
13The 2 houses in the Legislative Branch (Senate and House of representatives) are also known as what?
- ACongress
- BExecutive branch
- Cjudicial branch
14Who is the Head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces?
- ACongress
- BVice President
- CPresident
15Article 2 describes what?
- AJudicial branch
- BExecutive branch
- CLegislative Branch
16The function of the Executive branch is to what?
- APass laws and declare war
- BCarries out and enforces laws
- CInterprets laws
17what is the name of the Leader of the Executive branch?
- ADick Durbin
- BJoe Biden
- CBarack Obama
18which branch of government appoints and removes cabinet members?
- AExecutive branchg
- BJudicial branch
- CLegislative branch
19How can Congress overide a presidents veto of a proposed new law?
- Aneed 3/4 majority from both houses, Senate and house of representatives
- Bneed 2/3 majority in both houses, Senate and house of representatives
- Cneed 1/2 majority in just the Senate
20How many years can a House of representative serve?
- A6 years
- B2 years
- C9 years
21What determines the number of members of the House of Representatives from each state?
- AThe states population
- Bhow much money a state has
- CThe number of schools in the district
22How old do you have to be to be a House of Representative?
- A30 years old
- B35 years old
- C25 years old
23How long must a House of representative have been a citizen of the United states?
- A9 years
- B14 years
- C7 years
24How many members of the US Senate are there?
- A435 senators
- B225 senators
- C100 senators
25How many US Senators are there from each state?
- A4 senators
- B2 senators
- C6 senators
26How long is the term of a US senator?
- A2 years
- B4 years
- C6 years
27How old must a person be to be elected to the US Senate?
- A25 years old
- B30 years old
- C35 years old
28How long must a Senator have been a citizen of the United States for?
- A7 years
- B9 years
- C14 years
29US Senators and US Representatives must be residents of the state they represent?
- ATrue
- BFalse
30What branch of government has the power to make new laws?
- ALegislative/Congress
- BExecutive
- CJudicial
31Which house of Congress has the power to propose new taxes?
- AThe senate
- BHouse of representatives
32How can congress override a presidents veto of a proposed new law?
- ACongress can vote to override the presidents veto, but it needs 2/3 majority in both house
- Bcongress can vote to override the presidents veto, but it needs 2/3 majority from the Senate
- Ccongress can vote to overrride the presidents veto, but it needs 2/3 majority from the House of representatives
33A president can be impeached (removed from office) if the House of representatives votes to impeach the president then the senate puts the president on trial and the senators serve as the jury
- ATrue
- BFalse
34Which branch of government has the power to declare war?
- AJudicial branch
- Bexecutive branch
- CLegislative branch
35Which branch of government has the power to make money and borrow money?
- AExecutive branch
- BLegislative branch
- CJudicial branch
36Which branch of government has the power to control trade with other countries, establish courts, and establish courts, and establish and regulate our armed forces?
- ALegislative branch
- Bexecutive branch
- CJudicial branch
37How often do we have a presidential election?
- A2 years
- B4 years
- C8 years
38What is the maximum number of 4 year terms that a president can serve?
- A2 terms
- B4 terms
- C8 terms
39Which member of the Executive branch also serves as president of the Senate?
- ASpeaker of the house
- BThe Vice president
- CThe President
40What is the presidents Cabinet?
- AThe supreme court Justices
- BA formal group of advisors who are heads of executive departments, ex dept of education and dept of defense
- CThe presidents cabinet is a cabinet made up of all the senators and house of representatives
41How old must a president be?
- A25 years old
- B30 years old
- C35 years old
42A person can become President if they were not born here they just need to live in US for 14 consecutive years?
- ATrue
- BFalse
43How many consecutive years must a person live in the United states before he/she can become President?
- A7 years
- B9 years
- C14 years
44Who is the commander in chief of the armed forces?
- AThe Vice president
- Bthe president
- CThe speaker of the house
45who delivers the state of the union address?
- AThe vice president
- BThe president
- CThe senators of your state
46Who enforces the laws, appoints officials, grants pardons, suggests laws, veto laws, makes treaties and suggests budgets and conducts foreign policy?
- AThe Vice President
- BThe President
- CThe Congress
47which branch interprets the laws?
- ALegislative branch
- BExecutive branch
- CJudicial branch
48which branch passes laws and declares war?
- ALegislative branch
- BExecutive branch
- CJudicial branch
49Which branch of government carries out and enforces the laws?
- ALegislative branch
- Bexecutive branch
- CJudicial branch
50Which branch interprets the laws?
- ALegislative branch
- Bexecutive branch
- Cjudicial branch
51Which branch of government does the District courts, appelate courts and Supreme court belong to?
- ALegislative branch
- Bexecutive branch
- CJudicial branch
52Who nominates the Justices (judges) to the Supreme court?
- AThe President
- BCongress
- CHouse of representatives
53After the president nominates a Justice who must approve the Presidents nomination?
- AHouse of representatives
- BThe Senate
- CThe supreme court
54How long is the term of a supreme court justice?
- A14 years
- B7 years
- Cfor life or until death
55The Congress has set that we can have how many Justices on the supreme court?
- A7
- B9
- C11
56what is the title of the Leader of the Judicial branch?
- AThe president
- BChief justice
- CCongress
57who is the chief justice of the judicial branch?
- AChief justice Obama
- BChief Justice Ryan
- CChief justice Durbin
58which branch of the government has the responsibility of protecting the Consitiution? (making sure no new laws or actions by the government conflict with the Consitution?
- AThe legislative branch
- Bthe executive branch
- CThe judicial branch
59Which branch of government has the power to create lower courts to meet the nations needs?
- ALegislative branch
- Bexecutive branch
- Cjudicial branch
60what is the supreme Law of the land?
- AThe Bill of rights
- BThe preamble
- CThe Constitution
61Each of the three branches of government has the power to block the actions of another, and each has some role in the actions of the others, which keeps one branch of government from becoming too strong, this is called what?
- AChanges to ammendments
- BChecks and balances
- Canarchy
62How many constitutional ammendments are there currently?
- A7
- B17
- C27
63The first ten ammendments are called what?
- APreamble
- BBill of rights
64What is the Preamble to the Constituiton?
- AThe bill of rights
- BThe introduction of the Contituiton which lists goals and objectives
- Cthe ammendments made to the constituion
65An amendment must be proposed by what majority vote?
- A2/3 vote
- B3/4 vote
- C1/2 vote
66after an amendment is proposed by 2/3 vote of each house of congress it must be Ratified by how much vote?
- A2/3 vote
- B3/4 vote
- C1/2 vote
67what year was the Constitution created?
- A1767
- B1777
- C1787
68How many of the original 13 states needed to approve or ratify the constituiton?
- A13
- B10
- C9
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