Test Questions
Formal disapproval of a member's actions is called what?
Censure
The many departments and levels that government functions at and includes doctors and lawyers.
Federal, State, and local - Bureaucracy
Another name for the legislative branch is?
Congress
True or False: You are kicked out of office in impeachment if you have been formally accused of a crime.
False
What two states vote first in a primary election?
Iowa and New Hampshire
What is the purpose of a primary election?
determines which candidates will run in the general election.
What is the purpose of a general election?
Election of who is put into office.
What is the process in which the president and vice president are elected into office by having specific electors from each state, who should base their decision on the popular vote.
Electoral college.
True or False: Both the federal and state government have the power to tax their citizens.
True
A federal system that divides a government's power between the national government and the state government
Federalism
A decision made by jury is a ...
Verdict
In what month do United States citizens vote for in the general election?
November
Who is in charge of the House of Representatives? who is charge of the Senate?
Speaker of the house, Vice President
Senators serve ____ years and Representatives serve____ years and Supreme Court justices serve ____ years.
6, 2, for life
Justice Scalia disagrees with the ruling that was made at the district court level. What kind of opinion does Justice Scalia have?
Dissenting opinion.
Amanda is on trial for murder. In the court room there is a judge, a jury, lawyers, and observers. At the end of the trial, the jury decides that Amanda is guilty. Which kind of court is Amanda in currently?
District Court
The president has the power to ______ , meaning lessoning a convicted persons sentence. This is an example of the presidents _________.
Commutation, Judicial power
What are the amendment that expand the voting rights for many United States citizens?
15th, 19th, 23rd, 26th
An organization that pressures elected officials to enact legislation favorable to its causes. They usually engage in ____.
interest group
The most common kind of interest group is...
Business and Corporation
The largest voting demographic in the United States, according to their political party is...
Independent
A ____ represents democrats whereas a ___ represents republicans.
Donkey, Elephants
Which national election occurred that was so controversial that it made it all the way to the supreme court?
George W. Bush and AI Gore
What is extradition?
A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled
Which recent national election occurred in which the president won the electoral college vote, but not the popular vote.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump