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2) A justification for the American Revolution can be found in which of the following historical documents?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