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Fall 2015 Final Exam Review
Matching: Make sure you know not just the text book definition but also how each key term can be
applied to our government.
1. majority rule
2. mixed economy
3. federal system
4. state
5. communist state
6. social contract theory
7. voting
8. monarchy
9. economic assistance
10. confederacy
11. rule of law
12. checks and balances
13. constitution
14. whip
15. quorum
16. caucus
17. majority leader
18. Bill of Rights
19. amendments
20. federalism
21. enumerated powers
22. president
23. federal courts
24. governor
25. First Amendment
26. Second Amendment
27. judicial review
28. Executive power
29. Shadow war
30. Pardon
31. Pocket veto
32. Party leader
33. Judicial appointment
34. Executive privilege
35. Treaty of Versailles
36. Executive order
37. Annual budget
True/False: make sure you know even the smallest detail. Be able to relate to a scenario.
38. What are the constitutional qualifications needed to be the President of the United States?
39. List the powers of the Executive branch.
Multiple Choice: Know not only the definition but also how you could apply it to our government.
40. What principals does the 10th amendment support?
41. What was the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison?
42. Why type of authority is established by using “We the People” in the Constitution?
43. In a democracy, who does the supreme authority belong to?
44. Why did America to choose a modern democracy as its form of government?
45. Where does the largest source of revenue for the US Government come from?
46. List the features of a free enterprise system.
47. What is the purpose of the first ten amendments?
48. What does separation of powers look like?
49. List the checks and balances between each branch of the government.
50. What was the Great Compromise? What dispute did it settle?
51. What amendments were initially drafted to ensure equality for African Americans? What do they ensure?
52. Describe the rights of the 1st amendment.
53. Why does a two party system exist in America?
54. How have minor parties contributed to US Politics?
55. Describe the membership of both the House and the Senate? How many representatives for each state and
why? How are they chosen? What is the difference between the House and Senate?
56. What are reserved powers? who has them?
57. What is bicameralism? Why was it preferred by the famers?
58. Who resides over the senate?
59. Why does Congress create committees?
60. What is a filibuster? What is its purpose?
61. How does a bill become a law?
62. How are electoral votes distributed to each state?
63. What is the process for having an amendment added to the Constitution?
64. How do you become a Supreme Court judge? For how long? How many?
65. What powers does Congress have?
66. Miranda v. Arizona refers to what amendment? Describe the rights outlined in that amendment.
67. What was the outcome of Roe v. Wade?
68. Describe the rights listed in the 2nd amendment.
69. Describe the rights in the 6th amendment.
70. What are the qualification to vote in the US?
71. What Article of the Constitution can you find the blueprint for the Executive branch?
72. What is the difference between the popular vote and the Electoral Vote? What is the Electoral College? How
many electoral votes are there? What if they don’t get the number of needed electoral votes?
73. How many terms can the president serve? Who served more than that?
74. What serves as the model ethical law in the US?
75. What system of law did early colonists depend on?
76. Define the three different opinions of the court.
77. What is a court precedent? How is it created?
78. Define plaintiff and defendant.
79. What is the role of a jury during a trial?
80. What is a court martial? Where do they occur?
81. How many federal court of appeals are there?