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American Government Review
Test Description: This is a review for those students in Mr. Wakefield's American Government A class.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The United States is divided into 12 regions, each one with:
A
A vice president
B
A military tribunal
C
A Supreme Court
D
A district court
2) This is a 'friend' of the Supreme Court:
A
Carpe diem
B
Writ of Certiorari
C
E pluribus unum
D
Amicus curiae
3) Most Supreme Court cases come:
A
As cases involving disputes between states
B
As cases involving civil matters
C
As cases involving foreign nations
D
As appeals from lower courts
4) This is an example of the Iron Triangle:
A
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches
B
Federal agency, Client group, and Congressional committee
C
Lobbyist, Congressman, and President
D
Federal, State, and Local government
5) Civil servants who work for the federal government are:
A
Lobbyists
B
Heads of State
C
Bureaucrats
D
Political party bosses
6) Most work on tax laws takes place here:
A
House Ways and Means Committee
B
Oval office (the White House)
C
The Senate
D
The Federal Reserve
7) Civil laws passed by state legislatures are:
A
Federal laws
B
Sunset laws
C
Public acts
D
Sunshine laws
8) This can stop a filibuster:
A
Whining and complaining
B
Presidential veto
C
Cloture
D
There is no way to stop a filibuster
9) This Supreme Court case legalized segregation (separate but equal):
A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
Marbury v. Madison
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
The Dred Scott case
10) Group chosen by the president for their expertise in certain areas:
A
Supreme Court nominees
B
Congress
C
Cabinet
D
White House staff
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