Congress
535 Members
A legislative act that punishes a person without a trial is a bill of
Attainder
How old must someone be to be president?
35 years old
The political party most responsible for the ratification adoption of the Constitution
Federalist
Congress can regulate all of the following except
A. interstate commerce.
B. intrastate commerce.
C. trade with Native Americans.
D. trade with foreign nations.
Trade with foreign nations.
What is the smallest number of votes a state may have in the electoral college?
3
What is the only crime defined by the Constitution?
Treason
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
270
Which of the following states presented the large state plan of representation at the Constitutional Convention?
A. Virginia
B. New York
C. Pennsylvania
D. New Jersey
Virginia
Which Amendment to the Constitution has allowed many of the provisions of the national Bill of Rights to be extended to cover the states?
14th
Who can call a special session of Congress?
The President of the U.S.
How is the number of Judges on the Supreme Court decided now?
A. party chief.
B. commander-in-chief.
C. chief of the Supreme Court.
D. chief of state.
Chief of the Supreme Court
Which of the following is not a function of political parties?
A. to select candidates and determine issues
B. to make and define laws
C. to arouse interest in elections
D. to take responsibility for governing
Gerrymandering is most likely to be practiced by
a majority party in a state legislature
Congress can pass a bill over the President's veto by a...
Two-Thirds vote
Which president had a plan for increasing the number of Judges on the Supreme Court?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Failure of the President to sign a bill within the ten-day limit of adjournment of Congress is called a...
Pocket veto
A party platform
A. is a place from which a speaker addresses a convention.
B. usually takes extreme, specific positions on issues.
C. states in general terms the party’s position on issues.
D. always mentions every issue covered by the platform of opponents.
States in general terms the party's position on issues.
The President must have been a resident within the United States for
14 years
A filibuster in the Senate can be stopped by a...
Senate cloture rule
If the Supreme Court voted 9-0 on a case, there would not be a
Dissenting opinion
The President has authority from the Constitution to do each of these except
A. pardon criminals.
B. declare war.
C. call a special session of Congress.
D. veto bills passed by Congress
B. Declare war
What does one of the provisions of the 25th amendment state? (Dealing with Presidential competency)
when the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, declare the President unable to discharge his duties, the Vice President shall assume the office of the President.