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Which of the following is not a power of the president?
A. Vote to impeach a government official
B. Veto a budget
C. Propose a budget
D. Establish foreign policy
A. Vote to impeach a government official
B. Veto a budget
C. Propose a budget
D. Establish foreign policy
A. Vote to impeach a government official
Which of the following choices best represents the organization of the executive branch of government?
A. President, Supreme Court, Congress
B. Congress, bicameral, judicial
C. President, executive departments, individual federal agencies
D. Senate, president, legislature
A. President, Supreme Court, Congress
B. Congress, bicameral, judicial
C. President, executive departments, individual federal agencies
D. Senate, president, legislature
C. President, executive departments, individual federal agencies
The _______ in the House can limit the amount of time to debate a bill.
A. committee of the whole
B. speaker
C. discharge petition
D. rules committee
A. committee of the whole
B. speaker
C. discharge petition
D. rules committee
D. rules committee
The _______ form of city government merges executive and legislative functions in a single group of officials.
A. commission
B. township
C. mayor-council
D. city manager
A. commission
B. township
C. mayor-council
D. city manager
A. commission
If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is part of the majority, he or she gets to write the _______.
A. appeal
B. dissent
C. law
D. opinion of the court
A. appeal
B. dissent
C. law
D. opinion of the court
D. opinion of the court
In states, cities, and townships, traffic courts are courts of limited
A. pleas.
B. appeal.
C. claims.
D. jurisdiction.
A. pleas.
B. appeal.
C. claims.
D. jurisdiction.
D. jurisdiction
You hired a contractor to update electrical wiring in your house. After the work, the outlets in your kitchen all shorted out. The contractor refused to return to do the work without additional payment. Which kind of state court would you take the contractor to?
A. Limited jurisdiction
B. Grand jury
C. Civil court
D. Criminal court
A. Limited jurisdiction
B. Grand jury
C. Civil court
D. Criminal court
C. Civil court
The right to remain silent when arrested or interrogated is guaranteed under
A. the First Amendment.
B. Roe v. Wade.
C. Marbury v. Arizona.
D. the Fifth Amendment.
A. the First Amendment.
B. Roe v. Wade.
C. Marbury v. Arizona.
D. the Fifth Amendment.
D. the Fifth Amendment.
Which of the following is a similarity between the United States Constitution and all state constitutions?
A. A Bill of Rights
B. A bicameral legislature
C. Executives called presidents
D. Requirements to local governments
A. A Bill of Rights
B. A bicameral legislature
C. Executives called presidents
D. Requirements to local governments
A. A Bill of Rights
The House of Representatives has the special power to
A. impeach members of the Senate, but not the House.
B. impeach a government official who has been found guilty by the Senate.
C. conduct a trial of impeachment if approved by the Senate.
D. vote to impeach a government official.
A. impeach members of the Senate, but not the House.
B. impeach a government official who has been found guilty by the Senate.
C. conduct a trial of impeachment if approved by the Senate.
D. vote to impeach a government official.
D. vote to impeach a government official.
By law, all tax laws must originate with the
A. House of Representatives.
B. IRS.
C. Senate.
D. President.
A. House of Representatives.
B. IRS.
C. Senate.
D. President.
A. House of Representatives.
When Congress doesn't approve a president's choice for a federal court, this is an example of _______.
A. veto
B. checks and balances
C. judicial review
D. filibuster
A. veto
B. checks and balances
C. judicial review
D. filibuster
B. checks and balances
The stipulation requiring that accused persons be told they have "the right to remain silent" stems from
A. Miranda v. Arizona.
B. Marbury v. Arizona.
C. the Patriot Act.
D. the Monroe Doctrine.
A. Miranda v. Arizona.
B. Marbury v. Arizona.
C. the Patriot Act.
D. the Monroe Doctrine.
A. Miranda v. Arizona.
Suppose you're studying the forms of city government. To do that, you visit the old cities of Boston, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut; and Providence, Rhode Island. What form of city government were you most likely to find in these cities?
A. Commission form
B. City manager form
C. Board of supervisors form
D. Mayor-council form
A. Commission form
B. City manager form
C. Board of supervisors form
D. Mayor-council form
D. Mayor-council form
. 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 counties
C. apportionment
D. number of districts
A. population
B. number of counties
C. apportionment
D. number of districts
A. population