1. What do we call the first ten
amendments to the
Constitution?
Bill of Rights
2. Why are political parties
essential to democratic
government?
Political parties provide a link
between elected officials and
their constituents
3. What does it mean to say a
political party acts as a bonding
agent?
•Make sure the candidate is of “good
character”
•Make sure the candidate is qualified for
the job
4. How often do third parties
win?
Almost never
5. What was the purpose of
Obama’s speech in Springfield,
Illinois?
Self announcement of his intention to
run for President
6. What is something you might
see at a presidential convention?
Banners with each State’s name
Political emblems
(elephants/donkey)
Crowds of partisans
7. What are some images you
might see at a campaign rally?
The candidate
Posters that show support for
the candidate
Crowds of supporters
8. Who is most likely to avoid voting?
Male
Unskilled labor
rural
9. Which of the following statements
is true?
The media should shape the
opinions of the public
The media should report the
opinions of the public
10. Give examples of voting
restrictions that were designed to
limit voting to “whites” only
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
Grandfather clause
Religious tests
11. What are implied powers?
Not written
Sensible assumptions based on the
expressed powers
Necessary to carry out expressed
powers
12. What was significant about
Gibbons v Ogden?
Expanded the interpretation
of the Commerce clause and
gave the Federal Government
more power
13. What is a filibuster?
Long winded speech
Senate only
Prevents voting on a bill
14. Who has the power to
declare war?
ONLY CONGRESS!
15. What does it mean when a court
is the first court to hear a case?
Original Jurisdiction
16. Which is the only court that
has both original and appellate
jurisdiction?
The United States Supreme
Court
17. Judicial review is
A judicial check on the legislative branch
A judicial check on the executive branch
An example of checks and balances
A basic principle of American Democracy
18. What is an example of the
legislative branch checking the
judicial branch?
Congress can change the number of
justices on the Supreme Court and the
Senate has the power to confirm
presidential nominations to the Supreme
Court
19. What is an example of the
executive branch checking the
judicial branch?
The President can nominate
individuals to serve on the Supreme
Court
20. What is the supreme law of
the land?
The U.S. Constitution
21. Why is the Supreme Court also
called the court of last resort?
It is the last court that can render a
decision
You cannot appeal the Supreme Court
Supreme Court decisions are FINAL
22. Which article of the
Constitution created the
Supreme Court?
Article 3
23. How many Supreme Court
Justices are there?
9
24. What are the qualifications to
become a judge?
NOTHING!!
The President nominates and the
Senate confirms
25. How long does a Supreme
Court Justice serve?
Lifetime
26. You must have your rights
read to you
Miranda v Arizona
27. Which case established the
idea of “one man – one vote”?
Baker v Carr
28. Which case gives you the
right to ask for an attorney?
Gideon v Wainwright
29. Which case says that you
cannot use race to curtail rights,
but rights (of a racial group) may
be curtailed in some cases?
Korematsu v U. S
.
30. Which case narrowed the normal
restriction of “probable cause” to
“reasonable suspicion” for students
in schools?
New Jersey v T.L.O.
31. Which case held that student’s
free speech rights did not protect
them if they were disruptive or
violating the rights of others?
Tinker v Des Moines
School District
32. Which case described
“separate but equal” facilities?
Plessy V Ferguson
33. Which case over turned
Plessy v Ferguson?
Brown v Board of
Education of Topeka
34. Which case upheld the belief
that the States could not tax the
Federal Government?
McCulloch v
Maryland
35. Which USSC case ruled that
students do not have the same free
speech rights in school as they will
when they graduate?
Hazelwood School
District v Kuhlmeier
36. Which case ruled that
separate was never truly equal?
Brown v Board of Education of
Topeka
37. When the president is writing
public policies…
Chief Legislator
38. How do we elect President in
the U.S.?
Electoral College!
39. When the president is with
the troops…
Commander in Chief
40. When the president is helping
a state deal with a natural
disaster…
Chief Citizen
41. When the president makes
treaties with other countries and asks
the Senate to approve those
treaties…
Director of Foreign
Policy
42. When a president campaigns
for another candidate from his
party…
Political Party Leader
43. When the president sends
troops to fight in another
country…
Commander in Chief