Unit 1/2
The belief that everyone in the country has given up some of their own cultures an adopted the dominant culture is known as the?
Melting pot theory
what majority of the electoral vote is needed in order to be declared the winner?
A)538
B)269
C)270
D)435
C)270
Why was the government ineffective under the Articles of Confederation?
A) Too much power was given to the central government
B) It was too difficult for the population to understand
C) Too much power was given to the states
D) It favored some states over other states
C) Too much power was given to the states
What level of government controls almost everything about elections in the United States?
State or Federal
State
when was the Declaration of independence adopted?
A) July 4, 1776
B) July 5, 1778
C)June 3, 1700
A) July 4, 1776
A government led by a small group of wealthy, powerful people is known as a(n)
Oligarchy
The president power to grant a pardon serves as a check on..?
A)Judicial power
B)Legislative power
C)Executive power
D)Gubernatorial power
A)Judicial power
What legislative tool is used to slow the law-making process?
A)Cloture
B) Filibuster
C)Veto Override
D) Pocket veto
B) Filibuster
What is one responsibility that is only for united States citizens? (Pick two)
A) Pick up trash
B)Vote in the federal election
C)Serve on a jury
D)protest
Serve on jury
vote in a federal election
who does a U.S. Senator represent
All people of the state
what philosopher had the greatest influence on the Declaration of independence
John Locke
where are the presidential powers outlined?
A) Article III of the U.S. Constitution
B)Article I of the U.S. Contitution
C) Declaration of independence
D) Article II of the U.S. Constitution
D) Article II of the U.S. Constitution
Article II of the U.S> Constitution outlines the structure and functions of which branch at the federal level?
A) State
B)Judicial
C)Executive
D)Legislative
C)Executive
What does the president's Cabinet do?
Advises the president
How many U.S. Senators are there?
A) 100
B) 200
C)150
D)50
A)100
What group strongly supported the addition of the bill of rights to the U.S. Constitution?
A) The Social-Democrats
B) The Federalist
C) The monarchists
D) The Anti-Federalists
D
Who has the power to choose the president in the event of a tie or no majority in the electoral college?
A) U.S. speaker of the House
B) U.S. Supreme Court
C) U.S. Senate
D)U.S. House of Representatives
D) U.S. House of Representatives
what is the legislative branch at the state level?
A) NC General Assembly
B)Charlotte City Council
C)House of Representatives
D) Mecklenburg County Comission
A) NC General Assembly
"we the people of the United States" is an example of which Constitutional Principle?
A) Federalism
B)Popular Sovereignty
C)Judicial Review
D)Checks and balances
B
Who is chosen by the Electoral College?
The president and Vice president
Article II, Section III of the Constitution requires the president to give Congress information on current affairs in the nation
It is called...
A) The annual address
B) the joint Congressional Address
C) The Presidential Requirement
D) The state of the Union
D) The state of the Union