U.S. Government Final Exam Review Questions with
Correct Answers.
The power to make law and to frame public policies - ANS legislative power
The power to execute, enforce, and administer law - ANS executive power
The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise
within the society - ANS judicial power
What are the common features of the first state constitutions? - ANS popular
sovereignty (govt. can only exist with the consent of the governed), limited government,
civil rights and liberties, and separation of powers and checks and balances
What is the extent of presidential powers? - ANS 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 - ANS
separated-among three distinct and independent branches of the government-
separation of powers
What worries did the smaller states have when the constitution was being formed? -
ANS feared that they would not be able to protect their interests
What is the role of precinct election boards? - ANS 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? - ANS self-announcement, caucus,
convention, direct primary, and petition
What are the reasons for voter registration? - ANS 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? - ANS "spoiler role"-pull votes from one of
the major parties
Critic and innovator - ANS draw attention to some issue that the major parties have
ignored
The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action - ANS
judicial review
, Declares that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents
and those who live in other states. However, residents of a state may have certain
privileges because they are the taxpayers i.e. - ANS instate tuition, 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 - ANS Full Faith in Credit Clause
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state -
ANS extradition
A highly unreliable polling technique that involves asking the same question to a large
number of people. In this technique, there is no reasonably accurate cross section of
the population - ANS straw votes
What is the impact of mass media on public agenda? - ANS the media comment and
report certain political issues to the public. They may emphasize, downplay, or even
ignore certain issues. I.e.-making an issue a "top story" in a news show or putting it on
the cover of a newspaper or magazine
Professional group with a very real impact on public policy - ANS American Medical
Association (AMA)
The national government has delegated powers that are either _____ or ______ in the
constitution or are ______ - ANS expressed, implied, inherent
The state has ___________, which are powers that are not given to the national
government or denied to the states - ANS reserved powers
Gives Congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its
powers - ANS Necessary and Proper Clause
How does a bill become a law? - ANS It has to be passed by both houses, voted on,
and the president has to sign off on it
What happened in the McCulloch v. Maryland case? - ANS Maryland legislature
attempted to cripple the Second Bank of the US by placing a tax on all notes issued by
its Baltimore branch. James McCulloch refused to pay that tax and was convicted. The
court overturned the case. It was the first time the court upheld the implied powers.
The powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise -
ANS concurrent powers
An act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution - ANS
enabling act
Correct Answers.
The power to make law and to frame public policies - ANS legislative power
The power to execute, enforce, and administer law - ANS executive power
The power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise
within the society - ANS judicial power
What are the common features of the first state constitutions? - ANS popular
sovereignty (govt. can only exist with the consent of the governed), limited government,
civil rights and liberties, and separation of powers and checks and balances
What is the extent of presidential powers? - ANS 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 - ANS
separated-among three distinct and independent branches of the government-
separation of powers
What worries did the smaller states have when the constitution was being formed? -
ANS feared that they would not be able to protect their interests
What is the role of precinct election boards? - ANS 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? - ANS self-announcement, caucus,
convention, direct primary, and petition
What are the reasons for voter registration? - ANS 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? - ANS "spoiler role"-pull votes from one of
the major parties
Critic and innovator - ANS draw attention to some issue that the major parties have
ignored
The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action - ANS
judicial review
, Declares that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents
and those who live in other states. However, residents of a state may have certain
privileges because they are the taxpayers i.e. - ANS instate tuition, 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 - ANS Full Faith in Credit Clause
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state -
ANS extradition
A highly unreliable polling technique that involves asking the same question to a large
number of people. In this technique, there is no reasonably accurate cross section of
the population - ANS straw votes
What is the impact of mass media on public agenda? - ANS the media comment and
report certain political issues to the public. They may emphasize, downplay, or even
ignore certain issues. I.e.-making an issue a "top story" in a news show or putting it on
the cover of a newspaper or magazine
Professional group with a very real impact on public policy - ANS American Medical
Association (AMA)
The national government has delegated powers that are either _____ or ______ in the
constitution or are ______ - ANS expressed, implied, inherent
The state has ___________, which are powers that are not given to the national
government or denied to the states - ANS reserved powers
Gives Congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its
powers - ANS Necessary and Proper Clause
How does a bill become a law? - ANS It has to be passed by both houses, voted on,
and the president has to sign off on it
What happened in the McCulloch v. Maryland case? - ANS Maryland legislature
attempted to cripple the Second Bank of the US by placing a tax on all notes issued by
its Baltimore branch. James McCulloch refused to pay that tax and was convicted. The
court overturned the case. It was the first time the court upheld the implied powers.
The powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise -
ANS concurrent powers
An act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution - ANS
enabling act
