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Drawing district lines that favor a particular political party, politician, or group.
a) U.S. Commission of Rights
b) Statutory Laws
c) Gerrymandering
d) Common Laws

The authority to interpret and administer the law.
a) Judicial Review
b) Jurisdiction
c) Explulsion
d) Job

Evidence given in court
a) Testimony
b) Judicial Review
c) Subpoenas
d) Verdict

Laws that are passed by lawmaking bodies
a) Common Laws
b) Constitutional Laws
c) Administrative Laws
d) Statutory Laws

Head of the Justice Department
a) Consul
b) Attorney General
c) President
d) Vice President

Represents U.S. commercial interests in foreign countries
a) Ambassador
b) Secretary of State
c) Consul
d) Vice President

Interacting with foreign governments
a) Diplomacy
b) Statutory Laws
c) Consul
d) Gerrymandering

Powers granted to Congress include
a) passing laws concerning crimes of treason and counterfeiting.
b) raising and collecting taxes.
c) declaring war.
d) all of the above.

The writ of habeas corpus
a) permits keeping a person in jail indefinitely.
b) gives an accused person the right to appear in court.
c) sentences a person to prison without trial.
d) releases a prisoner from jail.

In 1955 the Supreme Court ruled the term limits for federal officials are
a) unconstitutional.
b) legal.
c) to be determined by the vice president.
d) to be determined by Congress.

The Constitution guarantees every. American the right
a) to a jury trial.
b) to a lawyer.
c) to a fair trial.
d) all the above.

The responsibility of the Judicial Branch of government is
a) to interpret the laws and punish lawbreakers.
b) to make the laws.
c) to carry out the laws.
d) all the above.

The Congressional Record is
a) a monthly listing of Supreme Court hearings.
b) a publication that covers the daily proceedings of Congress.
c) a weekly publication of the president's schedule.
d) a CD of patriotic music and famous speeches.

Supreme above all other types of law is
a) the Bill of Rights.
b) a decision of the president.
c) Supreme Court decisions.
d) the Constitution.

The federal bureaucracy is another term for
a) all the departments and agencies in the Executive Branch .
b) the White House staff.
c) Congress.
d) the Judicial Branch.

U.S. officials sent abroad to represent the country report to the
a) Department of Justice
b) Department of State
c) Department of Interior
d) Department of Veterans Affairs

The highest ranking military offices in the army
a) U.S. Commission of Rights
b) Joint Chiefs of Staff
c) Cabinet
d) Joint Chiefs of State

Determines whether a law or presidential action is in accordance with the Constitution.
a) indict
b) citizen
c) government
d) Judicial Review

Forcing a person to give up his or her seat in Congress
a) Expulsion
b) Impeachment
c) Raw deal
d) Bad luck

The procedure of drawing up and passing a list of charges against an accused official.
a) indict
b) Impeachment
c) extortion
d) termination

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