U.S. Government Final Exam Review / Study
Guide Questions with Definitive Solutions.
The power to make law and to frame public policies - Answer: legislative power
the power to execute, enforce, and administer law - Answer: executive power
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within
the society - Answer: judical power
What are the common features of the first state constitutions? - Answer: popular sovereignty
(govt. can only exist with the consent of the governed), limited government, civil rights and
liberties, and seperation of powers and checks and balances
What is the extent of presidential powers? - Answer: power to act as commander in chief of the
armed forces, power to grant reprieves and pardons, power to make treaties, and power to
appoint major federal officials
The legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government are distributed - Answer:
separated-among three distinct and independent branches of the government- seperation of
powers
What worries did the smaller states have when the constitution was being formed? - Answer:
feared that they would not be able to protect their interests
What is the role of precinct election boards? - Answer: supervises the polling place and the
voting process in each precinct; draws precinct lines, fixes the location of each polling place, and
picks the members of the precinct boards; opens and closes the polls at the times set by State
, law, see that the ballots and the ballot boxes are available, and counts the votes cast in each
precinct
What are the different ways to run for President? - Answer: self-announcement, caucus,
convention, direct primary, and petition
What are the reasons for voter registration? - Answer: gives election officials a list of those
persons who are qualified to vote and identifies voters in terms of their party preference
What is the role of minor party candidates? - Answer: "spoiler role"-pull votes from one of the
major parties
critic and innovator - Answer: draw attention to some issue that the major parties have ignored
the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action - Answer:
judicial review
Declares that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those
who live in other staes. However, residents of a state may have certain privliges because they
are the taxpayers i.e. - Answer: instate tution, lower hunting fees, and holding public office-
Privileges and Immunities Clause
States credit shall be given by all states to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings that
took place in another state - Answer: Full Faith in Credit Clause
the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state - Answer:
extradition
Guide Questions with Definitive Solutions.
The power to make law and to frame public policies - Answer: legislative power
the power to execute, enforce, and administer law - Answer: executive power
the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within
the society - Answer: judical power
What are the common features of the first state constitutions? - Answer: popular sovereignty
(govt. can only exist with the consent of the governed), limited government, civil rights and
liberties, and seperation of powers and checks and balances
What is the extent of presidential powers? - Answer: power to act as commander in chief of the
armed forces, power to grant reprieves and pardons, power to make treaties, and power to
appoint major federal officials
The legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government are distributed - Answer:
separated-among three distinct and independent branches of the government- seperation of
powers
What worries did the smaller states have when the constitution was being formed? - Answer:
feared that they would not be able to protect their interests
What is the role of precinct election boards? - Answer: supervises the polling place and the
voting process in each precinct; draws precinct lines, fixes the location of each polling place, and
picks the members of the precinct boards; opens and closes the polls at the times set by State
, law, see that the ballots and the ballot boxes are available, and counts the votes cast in each
precinct
What are the different ways to run for President? - Answer: self-announcement, caucus,
convention, direct primary, and petition
What are the reasons for voter registration? - Answer: gives election officials a list of those
persons who are qualified to vote and identifies voters in terms of their party preference
What is the role of minor party candidates? - Answer: "spoiler role"-pull votes from one of the
major parties
critic and innovator - Answer: draw attention to some issue that the major parties have ignored
the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action - Answer:
judicial review
Declares that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those
who live in other staes. However, residents of a state may have certain privliges because they
are the taxpayers i.e. - Answer: instate tution, lower hunting fees, and holding public office-
Privileges and Immunities Clause
States credit shall be given by all states to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings that
took place in another state - Answer: Full Faith in Credit Clause
the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state - Answer:
extradition
