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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 district court
C
A Supreme Court
D
A military tribunal
2) This is a 'friend' of the Supreme Court:
A
Carpe diem
B
Writ of Certiorari
C
Amicus curiae
D
E pluribus unum
3) Most Supreme Court cases come:
A
As cases involving foreign nations
B
As cases involving disputes between states
C
As appeals from lower courts
D
As cases involving civil matters
4) This is an example of the Iron Triangle:
A
Federal, State, and Local government
B
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches
C
Federal agency, Client group, and Congressional committee
D
Lobbyist, Congressman, and President
5) Civil servants who work for the federal government are:
A
Bureaucrats
B
Lobbyists
C
Heads of State
D
Political party bosses
6) Most work on tax laws takes place here:
A
The Senate
B
The Federal Reserve
C
House Ways and Means Committee
D
Oval office (the White House)
7) Civil laws passed by state legislatures are:
A
Public acts
B
Sunshine laws
C
Federal laws
D
Sunset laws
8) This can stop a filibuster:
A
Whining and complaining
B
Cloture
C
Presidential veto
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
Plessy v. Ferguson
C
The Dred Scott case
D
Marbury v. Madison
10) Group chosen by the president for their expertise in certain areas:
A
Cabinet
B
White House staff
C
Supreme Court nominees
D
Congress
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