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Why does Congress use the committee system?
a) Committees give smaller states the power to introduce bills and influence debate.
b) Committees allow Congress to check the power of the president by limiting the effect of executive orders.
c) Committees help prevent one political party from gaining a majority in either house of Congress.
d) Committees make Congress's workload more manageable.
Which effect does Clause 18 of Article I, Section 8, which is known as the elastic or necessary and proper clause, have?
a) It grants members of Congress the franking privilege.
b) It gives Congress its implied powers.
c) It establishes Congress's enumerated powers.
d) It confers on Congress the power to check the authority of the other branches of government.
Which two types of legislative bills can come before Congress?
a) domestic bills, which apply to American issues, and foreign bills, which concern the laws of other nations
b) financial bills, which concern economics, and military bills, which apply to the armed forces
c) private bills, which concern individual people or places, and public bills, which apply to the entire nation
d) executive bills, which apply to issues raised by the president, and judicial bills, which concern the courts
What happens to a bill that has been passed by Congress but vetoed by the president?
a) It dies unless Congress overrides the veto by a two-thirds majority in each house.
b) It is sent to the Supreme Court, which decides whether or not it is constitutional.
c) It passes without the support of the president.
d) It is delayed for one full year, after which Congress must vote on it again.
Which victory must a candidate win in order to become president of the United States?
a) the popular vote
b) the popular vote in the most states
c) all votes in the Electoral College
d) a majority of votes in the Electoral College
Which power is specifically given to the president by the Constitution?
a) to appoint senators
b) to command the army
c) to declare war
d) to tax and spend
Which major responsibility does the United States attorney general have?
a) managing public lands
b) building roads and bridges
c) protecting American consumers
d) enforcing federal laws
Which principle gives the Supreme Court the power to determine the constitutionality of federal, state, and local laws?
a) judicial review
b) stare decisis
c) habeas corpus
d) the veto
How do most cases reach the United States Supreme Court?
a) with the approval of federal magistrate judges
b) on the recommendation of two-thirds of the Senate
c) with an executive order from the president
d) on appeal from a lower court via a writ of certiorari
How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?
a) two year terms
b) until the president who appointed him or her is out of office
c) for life
d) four year terms
Which purpose does a primary election have?
a) to elect the president of the United States
b) to select a party's candidate for office
c) to select people to vote in the Electoral College
d) to replace a public official who has died
Which accomplishment did the Twenty-sixth Amendment have to increase voting rights in the United States?
a) eliminated poll taxes
b) guaranteed voting rights for Native Americans
c) extended suffrage to all citizens 18 or older
d) prohibited literacy tests
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