TED 4308 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
What does the legislative branch do: - Answer-Makes Laws
The purpose of government: - Answer-make and enforce laws
Brown v. Board of Education overturned the ruling of - Answer-Plessy v. Ferguson
What type of government do only a few powerful individuals have control - Answer-Authoritarian
Governments with unwritten constitutions are called - Answer-common law
What does the government expect from its citizens - Answer-allegiance
The United States had an undeclared war with what country? - Answer-Vietnam
What type of government receives its power and authority from the people? - Answer-limited
How can the legislative branch check the executive branch? - Answer-overriding a presidential veto
, First amendment guarantees all of the following except - Answer-the right to bear arms
This government system shares power between state and national governments - Answer-federal
What does OPEC stand for? - Answer-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
The purpose of government includes all of the following except: - Answer-providing funding for the
building of churches (we have separation between church and state)
The president or governor may sign a bill or: - Answer-veto it
Who can propose a bill? - Answer-a member of the House of Reps. or Senate
Who chooses cabinet members in the English government? - Answer-Prime Minister
Civic responsibilities do not include: - Answer-slander
Which document set the standard for government in the U.S., government based on the consent of the
people - Answer-Declaration of Independence (1776) (no taxation without representation)
Judicial branch: - Answer-interprets the laws
Constitution was approved in: - Answer-1789
First plan for a central government in the United States: - Answer-Articles of Confederation
Answers
What does the legislative branch do: - Answer-Makes Laws
The purpose of government: - Answer-make and enforce laws
Brown v. Board of Education overturned the ruling of - Answer-Plessy v. Ferguson
What type of government do only a few powerful individuals have control - Answer-Authoritarian
Governments with unwritten constitutions are called - Answer-common law
What does the government expect from its citizens - Answer-allegiance
The United States had an undeclared war with what country? - Answer-Vietnam
What type of government receives its power and authority from the people? - Answer-limited
How can the legislative branch check the executive branch? - Answer-overriding a presidential veto
, First amendment guarantees all of the following except - Answer-the right to bear arms
This government system shares power between state and national governments - Answer-federal
What does OPEC stand for? - Answer-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
The purpose of government includes all of the following except: - Answer-providing funding for the
building of churches (we have separation between church and state)
The president or governor may sign a bill or: - Answer-veto it
Who can propose a bill? - Answer-a member of the House of Reps. or Senate
Who chooses cabinet members in the English government? - Answer-Prime Minister
Civic responsibilities do not include: - Answer-slander
Which document set the standard for government in the U.S., government based on the consent of the
people - Answer-Declaration of Independence (1776) (no taxation without representation)
Judicial branch: - Answer-interprets the laws
Constitution was approved in: - Answer-1789
First plan for a central government in the United States: - Answer-Articles of Confederation
