multiple choice test
1. Which term is applied to a legislator who introduces a bill?
A) President pro tempore
B) Sponsor of the bill
C) Proponent of the bill
D) Director of the bill
2. Who carries out the roles of chief diplomat, commander in chief, and chief executive in the United States?
A) The Secretary of State and the head of the joint chiefs
B) The Secretary of Defense and the five-star generals
C) The Senate majority leader
D) The President
3. What is the U.S. Constitution?
A) The philosophy of government on which the country is based
B) An unchangeable set of instructions for government
C) A guideline for government that states can accept or reject
D) The fundamental law of the United States
4. What does Congress have the power to do?
A) Buy land and elect the state governors
B) Coin money and declare war
C) Make treaties and nominate judges
D) Manage state parks and build roads
5.Under the constitution, each state has how many senator(s) and how many representatives
A) Two; three
B) Two; number is based on the population of the state
C) Two; number is based on tradition
D) Three; number is based on the amount of taxes the state pays
6. Gerrymandering is the drawing of which of the following?
A) State boundaries to even the size f the states
B) Political districts to benefit a party
C) County line to avoid increases in taxes
D) City limits to gain tax revenue
7.Which of the following assist the floor leaders in getting party members to vote in a certain way in both houses of Congress?
A) Whips
B) Vice chairpersons
C) Committee heads
D) Clerks
8. According to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives has the power to do what to government officials
A) Impeach them
B) Prosecute them
C) Remove them
D) Nominate them
10. The president is limited to two terms by which of the following?
A) The Twenty-second Amendment
B) Political precedent
C) The Second Amendment
D) Congressional law
11. What is the vice president's only constitutional role?
A) Presiding over the Senate
B) Leading the House of Representatives
C)Serving the president's chief advisor
D) Representing the United States abroad
12. What did the Pendleton Act establish?
A) The Secret Service
B) The presidential succession order
C) The civil service system
D) The spoils system
13. All government offices, agencies, and departments make up which of the following?
A) The Cabinet
B) The bureaucracy
C) The judicial branch
D) The third estate
14.NASA is an example of what type of agency?
A) Executive
B) Omnibus
C) Ad hoc
D) Administrative
15. The people who head the major departments in the executive branch are in which building or group?
A) The Pentagon
B) The vice president's Political Council
C) The president's Cabinet
D) The National Bipartisan Council
16. The practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as which of the following?
A) Nepotism
B) Appointment on merit
C) The spoils system
D) Plagiarism
17. Marbury v. Madison was the first example of which of the following?
A) Impeachment
B) Judicial review
C) Military court-martial
D) Judicial endorsement of Congress
18. When they are appointed, how long do federal and Supreme Court justices serve?
A) For 10 years
B) For as long as the president who appointed them is in office
C) For life
D) For 5 years
19. What can a judge issue to legally make something happen or stop something from happening?
A) An injunction
B) An ultimatum
C) An obscure opinion
D) An emergency decree
20. What must the Supreme Court have to render a decision in a case?
A) A compromise
B) A landmark case
C) A three-fourths majority
D) A simple majority
