UNIT 2 TEST REVIEW
Define these terms:
1. Bicameral legislature
6. Redistricting
11. Appellate Jurisdiction
2. Filibuster
7. Gerrymandering
12. Writ of Certiorari
3. Cloture
8. Electoral College
13. Constituency
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4. Legislative Oversight
9. Concurrent Jurisdiction
14. 25 amendment
5. Quorum
10. Original Jurisdiction
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the qualifications for being In the House of Representatives? The Senate?
2. Explain differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives (how many people are there? How do we determine how
many each state has? Who uses filibusters? In which house does the Vice-President play a role?)
3. Identify powers of Congress. Also, which powers does the House have? Which powers does the Senate have?
4. Identify the four types of committees and what they do.
5. What is the most important role of Congress? Of the President?
6. What duties does the president have? Give and explain examples. (look at WS and notes)
7. What role does the Vice-President play in the Senate?
8. What is the role of the Cabinet?
9. Which cabinet departments work most closely with the President?
10. In what ways is the president the Chief Legislator? (look at notes)
11. In what ways is the president the Chief Diplomat? (again, look at notes!)
12. What is the War Powers Resolution? Who was trying to regain power?
13. How many electoral votes does each state get? How many must a candidate get in order to win?
14. What are the four steps in deciding major cases of the Supreme Court?
15. What are differences between the Federal District Courts and the Federal Court of Appeals? (chart!)
16. If the offices of the President and the Vice-President are vacant, who takes over?
17. We talked about 3 different ways to describe the law-making process, explain them!
18. Explain the connection between an interest group and a congressperson.
19. Explain why it would help a president if they have high public support.
20. Explain why the Founding Fathers would have created the Electoral College?
21. There were 4 ways the Supreme Court can affect public policy- explain 2 of them!
UNIT 2 TEST REVIEW
Define these terms:
1. Bicameral legislature
6. Redistricting
11. Appellate Jurisdiction
2. Filibuster
7. Gerrymandering
12. Writ of Certiorari
3. Cloture
8. Electoral College
13. Constituency
th
4. Legislative Oversight
9. Concurrent Jurisdiction
14. 25 amendment
5. Quorum
10. Original Jurisdiction
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the qualifications for being In the House of Representatives? The Senate?
2. Explain differences between the Senate and the House of Representatives (how many people are there? How do we determine how
many each state has? Who uses filibusters? In which house does the Vice-President play a role?)
3. Identify powers of Congress. Also, which powers does the House have? Which powers does the Senate have?
4. Identify the four types of committees and what they do.
5. What is the most important role of Congress? Of the President?
6. What duties does the president have? Give and explain examples. (look at WS and notes)
7. What role does the Vice-President play in the Senate?
8. What is the role of the Cabinet?
9. Which cabinet departments work most closely with the President?
10. In what ways is the president the Chief Legislator? (look at notes)
11. In what ways is the president the Chief Diplomat? (again, look at notes!)
12. What is the War Powers Resolution? Who was trying to regain power?
13. How many electoral votes does each state get? How many must a candidate get in order to win?
14. What are the four steps in deciding major cases of the Supreme Court?
15. What are differences between the Federal District Courts and the Federal Court of Appeals? (chart!)
16. If the offices of the President and the Vice-President are vacant, who takes over?
17. We talked about 3 different ways to describe the law-making process, explain them!
18. Explain the connection between an interest group and a congressperson.
19. Explain why it would help a president if they have high public support.
20. Explain why the Founding Fathers would have created the Electoral College?
21. There were 4 ways the Supreme Court can affect public policy- explain 2 of them!