Government 4th Quarter Test Study Guide
1. Why is the Supreme Court is called the High Court?
2. What federal court exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction?
3. When would a federal court have jurisdiction over a case?
4. The court that first hears a case is said to have ______________ jurisdiction.
5. A situation in which both federal and state courts have jurisdiction is _______________.
6. Laws against seditious speech have upheld by the Supreme Court if they __________.
7. List two example of cases that would be under federal jurisdiction.
8. Give two examples of a crime tried in a federal court.
9. The _________________ courts are the principal trial court in the federal court system.
10. The responsibilities of federal judges are found in Article ______ of the Constitution.
11. The Supreme Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison ____________________________.
12. Judges for the Supreme Court are appointed for
13. Concuring opionions agree with the ____________________ opinion.
14. Each person’s rights are relative to the rights of ________________________________.
15. The ____________ sets up the separation of church and state.
16. Wha tis a grand jury?
17. A warrentless search can occur constitutionally if ______________________________.
18. According to the Supreme Court, capital punishment is not _______________________.
19. The main purpose of the exclusionary rule is to _______________________________.
20. De facto segregation is caused by ____________________________________________.
21. The guarantee against double jeopardy protects a person from being tried
______________________________.
22. To have a fair trial, a person is guaranteed all a speedy _________________, a trial by a
_______________, and a lawyer.
23. The idea that a defendant must go free unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt
is ____________________________________.
24. ___________________ refers to the idea that the law must be applied in a fair manner?
25. Laws that treat women and men different differently may be upheld by the Supreme
Court if they meet ________________________________________________________.
26. The due process clause guarantees that States will not deny _______________________
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27. Laws against interracial marriages are a violation of the 14th Amendment,
__________________________________________________________.
28. Legalized a woman’s right to have an abortion under certain circumstances was a
decision in _________________________________________________.
29. This case upheld the power of the government to intern Japanese Americans during
World War II, ___________________________________________________________.
30. The power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress is constitutional was a
decision in _________________________________________________.
31. Established the exclusionary rule under the 4th Amendment, ______________________.
32. Flag burning is protected speech under the 1st Amendment, ______________________.
33. Statements made by accused persons who have not been informed of their right to be
silent may not be used against them in _______________________________________.
34. In the case Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court held ____________________________.
35. Reversed Plessy v. Ferguson saying separate but equal was unconstitutional,
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The principle of separate but equal was established by _________________________________.
What is a deficit? What is a surplus?
Fiscal policies refer to the government’s power to ____________________________________.
A tax where poor citizens pay a higher percentage of their incomes compared with wealthier
citizens is known as a ____________________________________________________________.
Supply-side economists urge ______________________________________________________.
What are excise taxes? ___________________________________________________________.
Policies that involved taxing and spending are known as ________________________________.
The ____________________________________ is a Federal agency responsible for assisting
the President in drafting a budget.
The amount that the government overspends in a budget year is called? __________________.
A tax that is generally withheld from paychecks, with the funds going to support major social
welfare programs is known as ___________________________ taxes.
The largest portion of “uncontrollable spending” in the federal budget is designated for _______
___________________________.
What is an example of monetary policy? _____________________________________________
What groups can the Federal Government not levy taxes on? ____________________________
The largest source of federal revenue from taxes come from ____________________________.
Medicare is a ______________ because it must be paid to the people who meet the
requirements.