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SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW GAME

1. Serves for life

Judicial

2. Article 1Legislative

3. The head of this branch acts as judge in the impeachment trial of a President

Judicial

4. Can declare a law unconstitutional

Judicial

5. President Pro Tempore

Legislative

6. Minimum age to serve is 25

Legislative

7. Elected directly by the people

Legislative

8. Can veto a bill

Executive

9. The Supreme Court

Judicial

10. Secretary of State

Executive

11. Enforces law

Executive

12. Has the power to declare war

Legislative

13. Chief Justice

Judicial

14. Impeachment process starts here

Legislative

15. BicameralLegislative

16. Makes law

Legislative

17. One term equals 4 years

Executive


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18. Article 3

Judicial

19. Interprets law

Judicial

20. Article 2Executive

21. gerrymandering

House of Representatives

22. 100 members

Senate

23. Must be born a U.S. citizen

President

24. 6 year term

Senate

25. The lower house


26. Acts as jury in the impeachment trial of the President

Senate

27. Must be at least 25 years old to serve


28. Official leader is the Speaker


29. 4 year term

President

30. 435 members


31. filibuster

Senate


President

33. 2 year termHouse of Representatives

34. Has term limits

President

35. Official leader is the Vice President

Senate


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Senate

37. The upper house

Senate

38. Set up the first system of government to run the United StatesArticles of Confederation

39. Came first

Declaration of Independence

40. Took all states to amend

Articles of Confederation

41. Established a federal form of government

Constitution

42. Contained a list of charges against King George III which demonstrated how he violated

the colonists' rights


43. Established a one branch government


44. Main writer was Thomas Jefferson


45. Established a firm league of friendship


46. Introduction is the Preamble

Constitution

47. Established a three branch government

Constitution

48. Established a bicameral legislature

Constitution

49. Came third

Constitution

50. Most of our laws, customs, practices, and institutions were influenced primarily by which

country?Great Britain

51. How often does reapportionment of House seats occur?

Every 10 years

52. What is a formal accusation of misconduct against a public official?

impeachment


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53. What are people in districts represented in Congress called?

constituents

54. What is a voting district, the smallest geographic unit for the conduct of elections?

precinct

55. What is voter registration meant to prevent?fraudulent voting

56. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

Bill of Rights

57. Which amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms?

2nd

58. Which amendment set 18 as the minimum voting age?

26th

59. Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

15th

60. Which amendment extended suffrage to women?

19th

60. Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to petition, and to assembly is which

amendment?

1st

61. What two factions emerged out of the debate over ratification of the Constitution

The Federalists &

the Anti-Federalists

62. Who is in line of presidential succession after the President?

Vice President

63. Who is in line of presidential succession after the Vice President?

Speaker of the House

64. Who is in line of presidential succession after the Speaker of the House?

President Pro Tempore

65. Who is in line of presidential succession after the President Pro Tempore?

Secretary of State

66. What is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies?Government

67. What is a form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people?

Democracy

68. What was the original intent of the Constitutional Convention?

To revise the Articles of Confederation


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69. What A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of

elections and the holding of public office?

political party

70. What is the potential voting population?

electorate71. What is a means dividing a state into odd-shaped districts for strictly political reasons?

gerrymandering

72. What is a form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority?

Dictatorship

73. What describes the structure or plan of the government and the rights of the American

people?

The Constitution

Principle of the Constitution

74. The 1st Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,

or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the

press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for

a redress of grievances.

Limited Government

75. We The People

Popular Sovereignty

76. The national government has the power to declare war, state governments have the

power to conduct elections, they both have the power to collect taxes

Federalism

77. The power to declare a government action unconstitutional

Judicial Review

78. Best expressed through elections

Popular Sovereignty

79. The government is not above the law

Limited Government

80. Power to govern is shared between the national government and the states

Federalism81. People are the source of government power

Popular Sovereignty

TYPES OF POWERS


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82. the power to establish schools - reserved powers

83. the Elastic Clause - implied powers

84. those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out (written) in the

Constitution - expressed powers

85. the power to establish courtsconcurrent powers

86. those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does

not, at the same time, deny to the states

reserved powers

87. the power to coin money

expressed powers

88. those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the

expressed powers set out in the Constitution

implied powers

89. the power to maintain an army

expressed powers

90. the Necessary and Proper Clause

implied powers

91. the power to regulate marriage

reserved powers

92. those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise

concurrent powersCHECKS & BALANCES

93. How can the Judicial Branch check the power of the Legislative Branch?

Declaring laws unconstitutional

94. How can the Executive Branch check the power of the Legislative Branch?

Vetoing legislation

95. How can the Legislative Branch check the power of the Executive Branch?

Overriding a veto

96. How can the Legislative Branch check the power of the Judicial Branch?

Creating inferior courts97. How can the Executive Branch check the power of the Judicial Branch?

Nominating justices

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