AEPA AZ US CONSTITUTIONS FINAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Lobby/Lobbyist. Answer: A group of people seeking to influence
politicians or public officials on a particular issue. They cannot lobby on
the floor of Congress.
◉ Monopoly. Answer: Exclusive possession/control of the supply or
trade in a commodity or service, i.e. QT cannot own ALL gas stations.
◉ Popular Sovereignty. Answer: Authority of a state and its government
is created and sustained by the consent of its people; self-governance as
a nation.
◉ Electoral College. Answer: A body of people representing each state,
who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice
president.
◉ Checks and Balances. Answer: Counterbalancing influences, ensuring
that political power is not concentrated by any one branch of
government.
,◉ Referendum. Answer: General vote by the electorate on a single
political question.
◉ Enactment. Answer: Process of passing legislation.
◉ Revenue. Answer: Money raised through government taxes.
◉ Separation of Powers. Answer: Division of government into three
branches of power: judicial, legislative, and executive.
◉ What is the judicial branch?. Answer: A system of federal courts and
judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced
by the executive branch.
◉ What is the Supreme Court and its membership?. Answer: The
Supreme Court is made up nine justices and is the highest court in the
United States. The US Judicial Branch consists of the Chief Justice of
the United States and currently eight associate justices.
◉ What is a Superior Court?. Answer: A state trial court of general
jurisdiction with power to hear and decide any civil or criminal action
which is not specially designated to be heard in some other courts.
◉ Lower Court. Answer: Also known as limited jurisdiction court, they
exist only as mere administrative subdivisions of the superior courts.
, These are often restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts
with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less
serious nature. These include municipal courts, traffic courts, and justice
of the peace courts.
◉ Term of office for Supreme Court of Justice and all federal judges?.
Answer: Life
◉ What is the minimum number of justices needed for the Judicial
Branch?. Answer: 6 (A Chief Justice and 5 associate justices)
◉ What is a court of record?. Answer: A trial or appellate court in which
a record of the proceedings is captured and preserved, for the possibility
of appeal.
◉ Under what circumstances does a judicial officer forfeit his office?.
Answer: If he leaves the state more than 60 days without an extended
leave of absence.
◉ What is the Judiciary Act?. Answer: The Judiciary Act of 1789
established the structure and jurisdiction of the federal court system and
created the position of attorney general.
◉ Rule of Law. Answer: All people are subject to the law - including
officials.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Lobby/Lobbyist. Answer: A group of people seeking to influence
politicians or public officials on a particular issue. They cannot lobby on
the floor of Congress.
◉ Monopoly. Answer: Exclusive possession/control of the supply or
trade in a commodity or service, i.e. QT cannot own ALL gas stations.
◉ Popular Sovereignty. Answer: Authority of a state and its government
is created and sustained by the consent of its people; self-governance as
a nation.
◉ Electoral College. Answer: A body of people representing each state,
who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice
president.
◉ Checks and Balances. Answer: Counterbalancing influences, ensuring
that political power is not concentrated by any one branch of
government.
,◉ Referendum. Answer: General vote by the electorate on a single
political question.
◉ Enactment. Answer: Process of passing legislation.
◉ Revenue. Answer: Money raised through government taxes.
◉ Separation of Powers. Answer: Division of government into three
branches of power: judicial, legislative, and executive.
◉ What is the judicial branch?. Answer: A system of federal courts and
judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced
by the executive branch.
◉ What is the Supreme Court and its membership?. Answer: The
Supreme Court is made up nine justices and is the highest court in the
United States. The US Judicial Branch consists of the Chief Justice of
the United States and currently eight associate justices.
◉ What is a Superior Court?. Answer: A state trial court of general
jurisdiction with power to hear and decide any civil or criminal action
which is not specially designated to be heard in some other courts.
◉ Lower Court. Answer: Also known as limited jurisdiction court, they
exist only as mere administrative subdivisions of the superior courts.
, These are often restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts
with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less
serious nature. These include municipal courts, traffic courts, and justice
of the peace courts.
◉ Term of office for Supreme Court of Justice and all federal judges?.
Answer: Life
◉ What is the minimum number of justices needed for the Judicial
Branch?. Answer: 6 (A Chief Justice and 5 associate justices)
◉ What is a court of record?. Answer: A trial or appellate court in which
a record of the proceedings is captured and preserved, for the possibility
of appeal.
◉ Under what circumstances does a judicial officer forfeit his office?.
Answer: If he leaves the state more than 60 days without an extended
leave of absence.
◉ What is the Judiciary Act?. Answer: The Judiciary Act of 1789
established the structure and jurisdiction of the federal court system and
created the position of attorney general.
◉ Rule of Law. Answer: All people are subject to the law - including
officials.
