CIPP-US Practice Questions With Correct
Answers
The |U.S. |Constitution |establishes |what |three |branches |of |government? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Legislative, |Executive, |Judicial
What |establishes |the |three |branches |of |the |U.S. |Government? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
U.S. |Consitution
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |three-branch |government |design? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
provide |a |separation |of |powers |with |a |system |of |check |and |balances |among |the |branches.
What |similarities |are |found |between |state |and |federal |government? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |three |branches |are |also |often |found |at |the |state |and |often |the |local |levels.
What |is |the |legislative |branch's |make-up? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |legislative |branch |is |
made |up |of |elected |representatives |who |write |and |pass |laws. |It |includes |the |Congress |(House |
and |Senate).
What |does |the |legislative |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congress |confirms |presidential |
appointees, |and |can |override |vetoes.
What |are |the |duties |of |the |executive |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |executive |branch's |
duties |are |to |enforce |and |administer |the |law.
Who |makes |up |the |executive |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |President, |Vice |President, |
cabinet, |and |federal |agencies |(such |as |the |FTC).
,What |can |the |executive |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-President |appoints |federal |
judges. |It |can |veto |laws |passed |by |Congress.
What |can |the |judicial |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Judicial |branch |determines |
whether |the |laws |are |constitutional. |It |also |interprets |laws, |the |meaning |of |a |law, |and |how |it |
is |applied. |It |can |also |examine |the |intent |behind |a |law's |creation.
What |is |the |judicial |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Federal |Courts.
What |two |parts |make |up |the |U.S. |Congress? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Senate |and |the |
House |of |Representatives |(legislative |branch)
What |can |Congress |do |when |enacting |legislation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congress |can |
delegate |the |power |to |promulgate |regulations |to |federal |agencies |(such |as |the |FTC).
What |laws |has |Congress |enacted |involving |the |FTC? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congress |has |
enacted |several |laws |that |give |the |U.S. |Federal |Trade |Commission |the |authority |to |issue |
regulations |to |implement |the |laws.
Does |the |executive |branch |include |federal |agencies |that |report |directly |to |the |President? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Yes
What |do |federal |agencies |in |the |executive |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |
implement |the |laws |through |rule |making |and |enforce |the |laws |through |civil |and |criminal |
procedures.
What |are |the |lowest |courts |called |in |the |federal |court |system |(judicial |branch)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-District |Courts. |These |serve |as |federal |trial |courts.
,Cases |decided |by |a |district |court |can |be |referred |to |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |federal |
appellate |court |(also |called |a |"circuit |court").
What |do |federal |circuit |courts |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |are |not |trial |courts; |they |
serve |as |appeals |courts |for |federal |cases.
The |federal |appeals |courts |are |divided |into |how |many |circuits? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-12 |
regional |circuits; |each |district |court |is |assigned |to |a |appeals |court |which |decides |the |appeals |
for |that |circuit.
What |are |the |other |federal |courts |called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Special |courts |include |the |
U.S. |Court |of |Federal |Claims |and |the |U.S. |Tax |Court.
What |is |the |top |court |in |the |judicial |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |U.S. |Supreme |Court.
What |does |the |U.S. |Supreme |Court |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hears |appeals |from |the |
circuit |courts |and |decides |questions |of |federal |law; |also |interprets |the |U.S. |Constitution. |May |
also |hear |appeals |from |the |highest |state |courts |or |function |as |a |trial |court |in |rare |instances.
In |what |circumstances |do |federal |agencies |wield |power |that |is |characteristic |of |all |three |
branches |of |government? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |they |are |given |authority |by |Congress
|to |promulgate |and |enforce |rules |pursuant |to |law. |This |means |they |operate |under |statutes |
that |give |them |legislative |power |to |issue |rules, |executive |power |to |investigate |and |enforce |
violations |of |rules/statutes, |and |judicial |power |to |settle |particular |disputes.
What |are |the |sources |of |law |in |the |U.S.? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Federal |and |state |
constitutions, |legislation, |case |law |(contracts |and |torts), |and |agency-issued |regulations.
What |is |the |supreme |law |in |the |U.S.? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Constitution.
, Who |drafted |the |Constitution |and |when? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Constitutional |
Convention |drafted |the |Constitution |in |1787.
True/False: |The |U.S. |Constitution |does |not |contain |the |word |"Privacy". |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True.
Which |parts |of |the |Constitution |directly |affect |privacy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Fourth |
Amendment |limits |on |government |searches.
Which |Supreme |Court |decisions |affect |privacy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |S.C. |has |held |that
|a |person |has |a |right |to |privacy |over |personal |issues |such |as |contraception |and |abortion, |
arising |from |more |general |protections |of |due |process |of |law.
What |are |other |sources |of |law |affecting |privacy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |constitutions |
may |create |stronger |rights |than |are |provided |in |the |U.S. |Constitution.
Which |state |expressly |recognizes |a |right |to |privacy |in |its |constitution? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-California.
What |areas |are |regulated |by |laws |enacted |by |federal |Congress |and |state |legislatures? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-applications |of |information |(use |of |information |for |marketing |or |pre-
employment |screening), |certain |industries |(such |as |financial |institutions |or |healthcare |
providers), |certain |data |elements |(SSNs |or |driver's |license |info), |or |specific |harms |(identity |
theft |or |children's |online |privacy)
How |is |law-making |power |distributed |in |the |U.S.? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Law-making |power |
is |shared |between |the |national |and |state |governments.
What |does |the |U.S. |Constitution |say |about |laws |under |the |Constitution? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |states |that |the |Constitution |and |the |laws |passed |pursuant |to |it, |is |"the |
supreme |law |of |the |land."
Answers
The |U.S. |Constitution |establishes |what |three |branches |of |government? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Legislative, |Executive, |Judicial
What |establishes |the |three |branches |of |the |U.S. |Government? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
U.S. |Consitution
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |three-branch |government |design? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |
provide |a |separation |of |powers |with |a |system |of |check |and |balances |among |the |branches.
What |similarities |are |found |between |state |and |federal |government? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
The |three |branches |are |also |often |found |at |the |state |and |often |the |local |levels.
What |is |the |legislative |branch's |make-up? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |legislative |branch |is |
made |up |of |elected |representatives |who |write |and |pass |laws. |It |includes |the |Congress |(House |
and |Senate).
What |does |the |legislative |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congress |confirms |presidential |
appointees, |and |can |override |vetoes.
What |are |the |duties |of |the |executive |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |executive |branch's |
duties |are |to |enforce |and |administer |the |law.
Who |makes |up |the |executive |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |President, |Vice |President, |
cabinet, |and |federal |agencies |(such |as |the |FTC).
,What |can |the |executive |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-President |appoints |federal |
judges. |It |can |veto |laws |passed |by |Congress.
What |can |the |judicial |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Judicial |branch |determines |
whether |the |laws |are |constitutional. |It |also |interprets |laws, |the |meaning |of |a |law, |and |how |it |
is |applied. |It |can |also |examine |the |intent |behind |a |law's |creation.
What |is |the |judicial |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Federal |Courts.
What |two |parts |make |up |the |U.S. |Congress? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Senate |and |the |
House |of |Representatives |(legislative |branch)
What |can |Congress |do |when |enacting |legislation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congress |can |
delegate |the |power |to |promulgate |regulations |to |federal |agencies |(such |as |the |FTC).
What |laws |has |Congress |enacted |involving |the |FTC? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congress |has |
enacted |several |laws |that |give |the |U.S. |Federal |Trade |Commission |the |authority |to |issue |
regulations |to |implement |the |laws.
Does |the |executive |branch |include |federal |agencies |that |report |directly |to |the |President? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Yes
What |do |federal |agencies |in |the |executive |branch |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |
implement |the |laws |through |rule |making |and |enforce |the |laws |through |civil |and |criminal |
procedures.
What |are |the |lowest |courts |called |in |the |federal |court |system |(judicial |branch)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-District |Courts. |These |serve |as |federal |trial |courts.
,Cases |decided |by |a |district |court |can |be |referred |to |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |federal |
appellate |court |(also |called |a |"circuit |court").
What |do |federal |circuit |courts |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |are |not |trial |courts; |they |
serve |as |appeals |courts |for |federal |cases.
The |federal |appeals |courts |are |divided |into |how |many |circuits? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-12 |
regional |circuits; |each |district |court |is |assigned |to |a |appeals |court |which |decides |the |appeals |
for |that |circuit.
What |are |the |other |federal |courts |called? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Special |courts |include |the |
U.S. |Court |of |Federal |Claims |and |the |U.S. |Tax |Court.
What |is |the |top |court |in |the |judicial |branch? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |U.S. |Supreme |Court.
What |does |the |U.S. |Supreme |Court |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hears |appeals |from |the |
circuit |courts |and |decides |questions |of |federal |law; |also |interprets |the |U.S. |Constitution. |May |
also |hear |appeals |from |the |highest |state |courts |or |function |as |a |trial |court |in |rare |instances.
In |what |circumstances |do |federal |agencies |wield |power |that |is |characteristic |of |all |three |
branches |of |government? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |they |are |given |authority |by |Congress
|to |promulgate |and |enforce |rules |pursuant |to |law. |This |means |they |operate |under |statutes |
that |give |them |legislative |power |to |issue |rules, |executive |power |to |investigate |and |enforce |
violations |of |rules/statutes, |and |judicial |power |to |settle |particular |disputes.
What |are |the |sources |of |law |in |the |U.S.? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Federal |and |state |
constitutions, |legislation, |case |law |(contracts |and |torts), |and |agency-issued |regulations.
What |is |the |supreme |law |in |the |U.S.? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Constitution.
, Who |drafted |the |Constitution |and |when? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Constitutional |
Convention |drafted |the |Constitution |in |1787.
True/False: |The |U.S. |Constitution |does |not |contain |the |word |"Privacy". |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True.
Which |parts |of |the |Constitution |directly |affect |privacy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Fourth |
Amendment |limits |on |government |searches.
Which |Supreme |Court |decisions |affect |privacy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |S.C. |has |held |that
|a |person |has |a |right |to |privacy |over |personal |issues |such |as |contraception |and |abortion, |
arising |from |more |general |protections |of |due |process |of |law.
What |are |other |sources |of |law |affecting |privacy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |constitutions |
may |create |stronger |rights |than |are |provided |in |the |U.S. |Constitution.
Which |state |expressly |recognizes |a |right |to |privacy |in |its |constitution? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-California.
What |areas |are |regulated |by |laws |enacted |by |federal |Congress |and |state |legislatures? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-applications |of |information |(use |of |information |for |marketing |or |pre-
employment |screening), |certain |industries |(such |as |financial |institutions |or |healthcare |
providers), |certain |data |elements |(SSNs |or |driver's |license |info), |or |specific |harms |(identity |
theft |or |children's |online |privacy)
How |is |law-making |power |distributed |in |the |U.S.? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Law-making |power |
is |shared |between |the |national |and |state |governments.
What |does |the |U.S. |Constitution |say |about |laws |under |the |Constitution? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-It |states |that |the |Constitution |and |the |laws |passed |pursuant |to |it, |is |"the |
supreme |law |of |the |land."
