- 1. Which of the following is not a specific branch of government?
A) Cabinet
B) Legislative
C) Judicial
D) Executive
- 2. How long is a term for the president?
A) 6 years
B) 4 years
C) 8 years
D) 2 years
E) Life
- 3. How long is a term for a senator?
A) 8 years
B) 6 years
C) 2 years
D) Life
E) 4 years
- 4. How long is a term for a representative?
A) 4 years
B) Life
C) 2 years
D) 8 years
E) 6 years
- 5. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
A) 2 years
B) Life
C) 4 years
D) 6 years
- 6. Tax and spending bills must begin in the House of Representatives
A) True
B) False
- 7. The president is the only person who can declare war.
A) True
B) False
- 8. How old do you have to be to be president? (write only numbers)
- 9. What is the minimum age to be a representative? (write only numbers)
- 10. What is the minimum age to be a Senator? (write only numbers)
- 11. You must be a citizen of the U.S. for 9 years to be a...
A) President
B) Representative
C) Supreme Court Justice
D) Senator
- 12. Presidents are elected based on the total number of votes (called the popular vote)?
A) True
B) False
- 13. Senators are elected based on the total number of votes (called the popular vote)
A) True
B) False
- 14. You must be a citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years to become a...
A) Representative
B) President
C) Senator
D) Supreme Court Justice
- 15. Who chooses the justices of the Supreme Court?
A) the people
B) Senators
C) Representatives
D) President
- 16. In your own words, describe the what each branch of government does.
- 17. To be president you need to have been born in the U.S.
A) True
B) False
- 18. The vice president is the head of the...
A) Supreme Court
B) House of Representatives
C) Senate
D) Executive Branch
- 19. When there is no government at all, this is a form of
A) Communism
B) Anarchy
C) Socialism
D) Democracy
- 20. Republicans are generally considered to be on this part of the political spectrum
A) Bottom
B) Left
C) Right
D) Top
- 21. The Tea Party wants...
A) more government
B) less government
- 22. In a communist system...
A) the government leaders are voted on by the peopl
B) the government has limited control
C) there is no government
D) the government controls everything
- 23. The Legislative Branch of Government includes...
A) the House and the Senate
B) the Supreme Court
C) the President and the Cabinet
- 24. The Judicial Branch of Government includes
A) the President and the Cabinet
B) the House and the Senate
C) the Supreme Court
- 25. The Executive Branch of Government includes:
A) the House and the Senate
B) the President and the Cabinet
C) the Supreme Court
- 26. If you were Occupying Wall Street you would probably want...
A) More taxes on the wealthy
B) More rules on handguns
C) Fewer government programs
D) Fewer rules for businesses
- 27. The preamble of the Constitution begins with...
A) We the People
B) Four score and seven years ago
C) We hold these truths to be self evident
- 28. When the economy does poorly for several periods in a row it is called...
A) a depression
B) a bull market
C) a recession
D) a 1%
- 29. Which state has the first caucus in the nation?
A) Vermont
B) Iowa
C) New Hampshire
D) California
- 30. You must register with this group if you raise money to become president.
A) IRS
B) FBI
C) CIA
D) FEC
- 31. In this system of government, one person has all the control.
A) Oligarchy
B) Monarchy
C) Dictatorship
D) Theocracy
- 32. In this system of government, religious leaders run the government.
A) Monarchy
B) Dictatorship
C) Democracy
D) Theocracy
- 33. Name one country that has a theocracy.
- 34. Name one country that has a monarchy
- 35. Name one country that has a democracy
- 36. Which style of government would you like to live in the least? Explain why.
- 37. Describe how the Legislative Branch checks the Executive and Judicial Branches.
- 38. Describe how the Executive Branch checks the Legislative and Judicial Branches.
- 39. Describe how the Judicial Branch checks the Executive and Legislative Branches.
- 40. Name 4 candidates who are still in the race for president
- 41. Why is the Supreme Court a topic that is causing problems between Democrats and Republicans right now?
- 42. Choose two types of government. Describe how they are similar to or different than a democracy.
- 43. Where are you at on the political spectrum. Describe why you are on one part of the spectrum and not something else.
- 44. Tell 2-3 items about viewpoints on taxes.
- 45. Tell 2-3 items on viewpoints on immigration
- 46. Tell 2-3 items on viewpoints on healthcare
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