Post Test: Branches and Levels of Government
(PLATO 100% 18/18)
Assume that you are a member of a special interest group that wants to raise taxes on certain
items. Who would you present your idea to if you wanted it to be proposed as a bill?
A. a Supreme Court justice
B. the president
C. the American people
D. a senator
E. a member of the House - Answer: E.
a member of the House
Which is an example of the executive branch imposing a check on the legislature's power to
make laws?
A. A court declares a law unconstitutional.
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, B. The president vetoes a bill.
C. A bill dies in committee.
D. A member refuses to sponsor a bill written by an executive agency.
E. The president appoints a federal justice. - Answer: B.
The president vetoes a bill.
Which statement about the Supreme Court is true?
A. Every case appealed to the Supreme Court is ruled upon by the court.
B. The court hears all cases for which two or more justices agree that the case has merit.
C. The court decides which cases it will hear.
D. In deciding cases, the chief justice's vote counts as two votes.
E. The court can hear only cases that have worked their way up from local courts. - Answer: C.
The court decides which cases it will hear.
What was the importance of the Supreme Court having its own independent building?
A. Congress could continue to hold a position of power over the court based on location.
B. The president could hold a position of power over the court based on location.
C. The court was no longer beholden to Congress for room.
D. The new building emphasized the national scope of the court.
E. Justices could be kept away from lobbyists who would influence their judgments. - Answer: C.
The court was no longer beholden to Congress for room.
Which Supreme Court decision was rendered invalid by the landmark civil rights case Brown v.
Board of Education?
A. Board of Regents of California v. Bakke
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
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(PLATO 100% 18/18)
Assume that you are a member of a special interest group that wants to raise taxes on certain
items. Who would you present your idea to if you wanted it to be proposed as a bill?
A. a Supreme Court justice
B. the president
C. the American people
D. a senator
E. a member of the House - Answer: E.
a member of the House
Which is an example of the executive branch imposing a check on the legislature's power to
make laws?
A. A court declares a law unconstitutional.
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, B. The president vetoes a bill.
C. A bill dies in committee.
D. A member refuses to sponsor a bill written by an executive agency.
E. The president appoints a federal justice. - Answer: B.
The president vetoes a bill.
Which statement about the Supreme Court is true?
A. Every case appealed to the Supreme Court is ruled upon by the court.
B. The court hears all cases for which two or more justices agree that the case has merit.
C. The court decides which cases it will hear.
D. In deciding cases, the chief justice's vote counts as two votes.
E. The court can hear only cases that have worked their way up from local courts. - Answer: C.
The court decides which cases it will hear.
What was the importance of the Supreme Court having its own independent building?
A. Congress could continue to hold a position of power over the court based on location.
B. The president could hold a position of power over the court based on location.
C. The court was no longer beholden to Congress for room.
D. The new building emphasized the national scope of the court.
E. Justices could be kept away from lobbyists who would influence their judgments. - Answer: C.
The court was no longer beholden to Congress for room.
Which Supreme Court decision was rendered invalid by the landmark civil rights case Brown v.
Board of Education?
A. Board of Regents of California v. Bakke
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
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