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Final Exam Review 1
Test Description: Final Exam Review
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1) Who is the ultimate source of authority in a democracy?
A
Religious leaders
B
A dictator
C
Supreme court
D
The people
2) A justification for the American Revolution can be found in which of the following historical documents?
A
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
B
Constitution
C
Mayflower Compact
D
Declaration of Independence
3) How are our president and vice president elected?
A
Through an Electoral College
B
By members of Congress
C
By the state legislatures
D
By popular vote
4) Which issue most directly led to the American Revolution?
A
Freedom of speech
B
Taxation without representation
C
Triangular Slave Trade
D
Indian affairs
5) Which is a characteristic of the American government?
A
Limited rights
B
Representative democracy
C
Direct democracy
D
Dictatorship
6) FEDERALISM divides power among . . .
A
Federal and State governments
B
Democrats and Republicans
C
The King and Parliament
D
Three branches of government
7) The term Popular Sovereignty means that the authority of a government comes from . . .
A
Congress
B
The President
C
The Supreme Court
D
The people
8) Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?
A
Legislative
B
None
C
Executive
D
Judicial
9) Who is the head of the executive branch?
A
The President
B
The Supreme Court
C
The Cabinet
D
The Senate
10) The fact that each branch of government must be separate from the others and function on its own is known as the principle of _______.
A
popular sovereignty
B
separation of powers
C
checks and balances
D
rule of law
11) The framers designed a system of checks and balances to
A
Share power between the national and state governments.
B
Make sure that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land.
C
Keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
D
Make it difficult but not impossible to amend the Constitution.
12) Which Branch of Government Is It? -General Assembly /Congress
A
None
B
Judicial
C
Executive
D
Legislative
13) Which Branch of Government Is It?-Governor /President
A
Executive
B
Legislative
C
Judicial
D
None
14) Which Branch of Government Is It?-Interprets laws
A
Judicial
B
Executive
C
Legislative
D
None
15) What principle of our U.S. Constitution prevents one branch from becoming more powerful than the other?
A
Federalism
B
Rule of law
C
Checks and Balances
D
Popular sovereignty
16) What power is the Supreme Court using when it overturns laws and executive orders that it finds unconstitutional?
A
Pardon Power
B
Judicial Review
C
Impeachment
D
Popular Sovereignty
17) What does the “Supremacy Clause” state?
A
Only the national government can raise an army
B
The federal and state governments share the power to tax
C
States keep powers not given to the federal government
D
The Constitution is the highest law in the land
18) Who presides over the North Carolina state senate and votes in case of a tie?
A
Lieutenant Governor
B
Commissioner of Agriculture
C
Speaker of the House
D
Senate Majority Leader
19) Cases that involve the NC Constitution are heard in which court?
A
NC Superior Court
B
NC Court of Appeals
C
NC District Court
D
NC Supreme Court
20) Although other parties do exist in the United States, the Democratic and Republican parties dominate the government, giving the United States the tradition of this type of system.
A
Plurality
B
Two Party
C
Multi Party
D
Ward
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