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- 1. Multiple Choice
How do sessions of the U.S. Congress differ from sessions of the Texas Legislature?
The U.S. Congress meets once a year; the Texas Legislature meets continually.
The U.S. Congress meets most of the year; the Texas Legislature meets every two years
The U.S. Congress meets in a sixty-day session twice a year; the Texas Legislature meets in thirty-day sessions when called.
The U.S. Congress has unlimited session lengths; the Texas Legislature is limited to thirty days per year.
Texas congressmen are required to carry firearms
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which issue would be handled in the federal court system?
Copyright cases
Misdemeanor cases
Marriage certificates
Automobile moving violations
Minor in Possession
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which check on power is detailed in this excerpt of the U.S. Constitution?
Power to negotiate treaties
Power to impeach the President
Power to override presidential vetoes
Power to declare laws unconstitutional
Horsepower
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to the press release, the federal courts have chosen at times to deal with local school districts by —
intervening in local issues
deferring to local officials
protecting the rights of local districts
negotiating with local school leaders
letting schools do whatever they want to do
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is one way the federal government acts to fulfill the purposes of government detailed in the excerpt?
By creating a space agency
By limiting presidential terms
By establishing a supreme court
By granting the legislature veto power
By crushing rebellions with brute force
- 6. Multiple Choice
Based on federal spending figures above, a major responsibility of the federal government is to —
provide for the elderly
fund public education
maintain interstate highways
contribute to the unemployed
fly to the moon
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which characteristic belongs only in section 2 of the diagram?
No term limits
Can veto legislation
Chosen by the Electoral College
Appoints Supreme Court justices
Turns down for what
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the follow best completes the diagram?
Hold Trials for Treason
Decide Copyright Cases
Hear Misdemeanor Trials
Conduct Bankruptcy Cases
Overturns unconstitutional federal laws
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following belongs in Section III?
Collect taxes
Raise an army
Provide school textbooks
Ensure home fire protection
Print money
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following belongs in Section I?
Collect taxes
Raise an army
Provide school textbooks
Ensure home fire protection
Conduct elections
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which characteristic belongs only in section 3 of the diagram?
No term limits
Can veto legislation
Chosen by the Electoral College
Appoints Supreme Court justices
Veto legislation
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which agency would most likely be responsible for providing this flier to retailers?
Food and Drug Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Parent Teacher Organization
- 13. Multiple Choice
One of the checks on power described in the U.S. Constitution includes the power of the Senate to —
impeach the President
declare laws unconstitutional
ratify constitutional amendments
approve Cabinet position nominations
power to party
- 14. Multiple Choice
U.S. foreign policy decisions are most affected by the federal government’s responsibility for —
health care
national security
treaty negotiations
commerce regulation
manifest destiny
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Founding Fathers chose to establish a federal system in order to —
create a government with divided power
model the government after the one in Britain
experiment with a new system of government
concentrate government power at the national level
dominate the people
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which power is granted to the federal government, but not to state governments?
Collecting corporate taxes
Issuing professional licenses
Maintaining a standing army
Providing fire protection for homes
Maintaining local roads
- 17. Multiple Choice
One way in which the federal and state governments limit government power is by creating —
interstate compacts
written constitutions
bureaucratic agencies
shared social programs
increased government power
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a likely advantage of a unitary system of government?
States’ issues are given highest attention.
Less revenue is needed to run the government.
Centralized authorities with all power can decide issues quickly.
Local concerns of citizens are address by a single legislative body
Celebrities are less political
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which system of government has the advantage of keeping government leaders highly accountable to voters?
Confederate
Presidential
Parliamentary
Unitary
The Empire
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best completes the table above?
Kings
Committee at national level
Representatives
Political parties
Judges
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