Gov. Review 9/24

You will be tested on anything we have discussed in class. This is just a guide to help you study. Know more than the definition. Understand WHY the terms are important.

Pick 10 of the following terms, define the term and express its importance.

Democracy

Republic

Direct Democracy

Oligarchy

Monarchy

Representative Democracy

What type of Government does the U.S. have?

Purpose of Constitution

Preamble

Articles of the Constitution

Qualifications and term for Senate

Qualifications and term for House of Representatives

Qualifications and term for President

How many Representatives and members of senate come from each state?

Powers of congress (know a couple)

Powers denied to congress (know a couple)

Succession of President (know the next two)

Ratification of Constitution

Know how the Bill of Rights came about and all ten amendments

Bill of Rights

Amendments 13, 14,15,18,19,21,22,26

Magna Carta

Social Contract

Enlightenment

John Locke

Tabula Rasa

Natural Rights

Continental Congress (1^st,2^nd)

Declaration of Independence (Why is it written, natural rights etc.)

Checks and Balances

Articles of Confederation/ Weaknesses

Characteristics of a State

Origins of the State

Constitutional Convention

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise

3/5 compromise

Federalist

Anti-Federalist

How many states had to agree on the Constitution? 

Federalism (Concurrent, Reserved, Expressed)

Constitution Test Part 2

1.         According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible  to become President. Name one of these requirements.

2.         Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?

3.         Who selects the Supreme Court justices?

4.         How many Supreme Court justices are there?

5.         Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

6.         What is the head executive of a state government called?

7.         What is the head executive of a city government called?

8.         What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists?

9.         Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

10.     When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

11.     What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

12.     What is the national anthem of the United States?

13.     Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

14.     Where does freedom of speech come from?

15.     What is the minimum voting age in the United States?

16.     Who signs bills into law?

17.     What is the highest court in the United States?

18.     Who was President during the Civil War?

19.     What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

20.     What special group advises the President?

21.     Which President is called the "Father of our country”?

22.    What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?

23.     Who helped the Pilgrims in America?

24.     What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

25.     What were the 13 original states of the U.S. called?

26.     Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

27.     Who has the power to declare war?

28.     What kind of government does the United States have?

29.     Which President freed the slaves?

30.     In what year was the Constitution written?

31.     What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

32.     What is the supreme law of the land?

33.     Where does Congress meet?

34.     Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

35.     What is the introduction to the Constitution called?

36.     Name one benefit to being a citizen of the United States?

37.     What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?

38.     What is the United States Capitol?

39.     What is the White House?

40.     Where is the White House located?

41.     What is the name of the President's official home?

42.     Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment.

43.     Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

44.     Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

45.     In what month do we vote for President?

46.     In what month is the new President inaugurated?

47.     How many times may a Senator be re-elected?

48.     How many times may a Congressman be re-elected?

49.     What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today?

50.     How many states are there in the United States?

Constitution Test

U.S. Constitution Test Part 1

1.         What are the colors of our flag?

2.         How many stars are there in our flag?

3.         What color are the stars on our flag?

4.         What do the stars on the flag mean?

5.         How many stripes are there in the flag?

6.         What color are the stripes?

7.         What do the stripes on the flag mean?

8.         How many states are there in the Union?

9.         What is the 4th of July?

10.     What is the date of Independence Day?

11.     Independence from whom?

12.     What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?

13.     Who was the first President of the United States?

14.     Who is the President of the United States today?

15.     Who is the Vice-President of the United States today?

16.     Who elects the President of the United States?

17.     Who becomes the President of the United States if the President should die?

18.     For how long do we elect the President?

19.     What is the Constitution?

20.     Can the Constitution be changed?

21.     What do we call a change to the Constitution?

22.     How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?

23.     How many branches are there in our government?

24.     What are the three branches of our government?

25.     What is the legislative branch of our government?

26.     Who makes the laws in the United States?

27.     What is Congress?

28.     What are the duties of Congress?

29.     Who elects Congress?

30.     How many senators are there in Congress?

31.     Can you name the two senators from your state?

32.     For how long do we elect each senator?

33.     How many representatives are there in Congress?

34.     For how long do we elect the representatives?

35.     What is the executive branch of our government?

36.     What is the judiciary branch of our government?

37.     What are the duties of the Supreme Court?

38.     What is the supreme law of the United States?

39.     What is the Bill of Rights?

40.     What is the capital of your state?

41.     Who is the current governor of your state?

42.     Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the Vice-President should die?

43.     Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

44.     Can you name the 13 original states?

45.     Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."?

46.     Which countries were our enemies during World War II?

47.     What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?

48.     How many terms can a President serve?

49.     Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

50.     Who presides over your local government?

Final US Studies Quiz

1.Which of the following was a Civil Rights leader that promoted civil disobedience?

a. Malcolm X

b. Martin Luther King Jr.

c. John F. Kennedy

2. Which of the following was a Civil Rights leader that used violence to influence civil rights?

a. Malcolm X

b. Martin Luther King Jr.

c. John F. Kennedy

3. This group of Civil Rights activists tried to make their point by riding buses through the south?

a. Freedom Riders

b. Black Panthers

c. The Beats

4. This group of students attended a High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

a. Little Rock 9

b. Black Panthers

c. The Beatles

5. Who controlled Vietnam before the start of the Vietnam War?

a. England

b. Tony Stark

c. France

6. This chemical was used in fighting during Vietnam?

a. Nitrogen

b. Napalm

c. Earth, Wind and Fire

7. Communist leader of Vietnam?

a. Mai Lai

b. Ho Chi Min

c. Mao Zi

8. What kind of tactics did the Vietcong use against the US?

a. Guerrilla War Tactics

b. Mind Tactics

c. Bubble Gum Tactics

9. Supreme Court case that deemed segregation OK if it was separate but equal?

a. Brown v. Board of Education

b. Loving v. Virginia

c. Plessy v. Ferguson

10. He was a Civil Rights leader for Latino farm workers?

a. Pablo Escobar

b. Cesar Chavez

c. Poncho Villa

11. Native American Civil Rights activists occupied which of the following sites in America? Pick two!

a. Alcatraz

b. Lincoln Memorial

c. Mt. Rushmore

d. Grand Canyon

12. This act made sure that people would not be denied employment based on race, sex, religion etc…?

a. Civil Rights Act 1957

b. Civil Rights Act 1964

c. Voting Rights Act 1965

13. What president lost support because of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

a. JFK

b. Lindon Johnson

c. Richard Nixon

14. This is the idea of a slow removal from Vietnam? President Nixon came up with the idea?

a. The Great Migration

b. Vietnamization

c. Operation Withdrawal

15. What Civil Rights leader was not assassinated?

a. Robert Kennedy

b. Rosa Parks

c. Malcolm X

d. MLK Jr. 

US Studies Quiz Review 5/16

Civil Rights Movement

MLK Jr.

Rosa Parks

Malcolm X

Black Panther Group

Black Power Movement

Freedom Riders

Little Rock 9

Brown v. Board of Education

Non- Violent Movement

Radical Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Act 1957

Civil Rights Act 1964

Voting Rights Act 1965

Occupation of Alcatraz

Native American Occupation of Mt. Rushmore

Indian Civil Rights Act

Cesar Chavez

Chicano Movement

United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

National Organization for Women

Asian American Political Alliance

Vietnam War

Ho Chi Min

Vietcong

Vietminh

Napalm

Guerrilla War Tactics

Tet Offensive

Mai Lai Offensive

Protest against Vietnam

Domino Theory

Vietnamization

Kent State Protest

Gov Quiz 5/15

1. Which of the following is not a title given to the president?

a. Commander in Chief

b. Chief General

c. Master Chief

2. How old must you be to be president?

a. 25yrs old

b. 30yrs old

c. 35yrs old

3. How long is one presidential term?

a. 10 yrs

b. 8 yrs

c. 4 yrs

4. Which of the following does not make up the Executive Branch?

a. Presdient

b. Legislative Branch

c. Vice President

d. The Cabinet

5. Who is the current president of the Senate?

a. Mike Lee

b. Mike Pence

c. Mike Smith

6. This is the newest department of the cabinet. It was created after 9/11

a. FBI

b. Dept. of Homeland Security

c. Secrete Service

7. This is Mr. Jacobus' favorite Department because it has a Buffalo on the seal? It covers the national parks.

a. Department of Justice

b. Department of Agriculture

c. Department of Interior

8. Who is the current Secretary of State?

a. Mike Pompeo

b. John Kerry

c. Al Gore

9. This department oversees trade.

a. Department of Agriculture

b. Department of Defense

c. Department of Commerce

10. Does the President have checks on the two other branches of Government?

a. yes

b. no

11. Which of the following is not a benefit of being the president?

a. Air Force One

b. Secret Service

c. Tickets to any concert or sporting event

12. The President’s main job is to …?

a. Vote

b. Execute Laws

c. Sign documents

13. Can the President make treaties?

a. yes

b. no

14. Which of the following is not a title given to the President?

a. Chief Diplomat

b. Chief of the Party

c. Head of the State

d. Economy leader

e. Chief of The White House

15. Civil Law is when someone has committed a crime against the government or other people?

a. True

b. False

16. Criminal Law usually deals with an individual suing another individual?

a. True

b. False

17. How many Supreme Court justices are there?

a. 4

b. 7

c. 9

18. This Supreme Court case allowed separate, but equal segregation laws?

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. Gideon v. Wainwright

c. Plessy v. Ferguson

19. This Supreme Court case prohibited states from making interracial marriage laws?

a. Dred Scott v. Sandford

b. Miranda v. Arizona

c. Loving v. Virginia

20. Because of this Supreme Court case you have the right to remain silent.

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. Bush v. Gore

c. Miranda v. Arizona

21. This Supreme Court case proved that the judicial branch had power to review an act of Congress?

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. Gideon v. Wainwright

c. Loving v. Virginia

Gov Quiz Review 5/13

Know who makes up the Executive Branch
Titles given to the President
President of Senate
The 15 Departments that make up the Cabinet and their main purpose
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Cases (6)
Criminal Law
Civil Law