PSC 201 final exam Actual Questions And Answers Guaranteed Success.
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Course
PSC.
Institution
PSC.
Federalism - correct answer The government is divided between the national and state levels with national being the highest.
Checks and Balances - correct answer Each branch of government has the power to watch over the ot...
Federalism - correct answer The government is divided between the national and
state levels with national being the highest.
Checks and Balances - correct answer Each branch of government has the power to
watch over the others to make sure they are doing their job correctly.
Limited Government - correct answer The government can only do certain things
1st Amendment - correct answer Freedom of religion
Freedom of peaceably assemble
Freedom of the press
Right to petition the government
Freedom of speech
4th Amendment - correct answer Protection against illegal searches and seizures
Search warrant needed to search buildings and not cars
Probable cause is needed to search a car
In order to get a search warrant to go in building; judge must be convinced a good reason to search.
The Exclusionary Rule; means that the evidence obtained improperly cannot be used.
9th Amendment - correct answer Just because a right isn't listed doesn't mean you
don't have it. You probably do; we just can't list them all.
10th Amendment - correct answer Reserved powers for the state- reinforces the
principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to
it by the states or the people through the constitution.
, 15th Amendment - correct answer Gave black male adults the right to vote
17th Amendment - correct answer Senators elected by popular vote/elected by the
people
19th Amendment - correct answer Gave women the right to vote in 1920
22nd Amendment - correct answer Limits the number of times that a person can be
elected as president; A person cannot be elected more than twice. And a person who has more than 2
years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than once. ( only can serve
for 2 terms or ten years
23rd Amendment - correct answer Extends the right to vote in the presidential
election to citizens residing in the district of columbia by granting the district electors in the electoral
college; as if it were a state
How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidential election? - correct answer
270 which is majority of the 538 total votes
How many branches does the Government have? - correct answer 3
Legislative- makes the laws and reps the people and is made up of congress(senate&house)
Judicial- is made up of the US supreme court
Executive- made up by the president and vice
What are the qualifications for the President, Senate, and House of reps.? - correct answer
President- A natural born US citizen; must be at least 35 years of age; must have lived in the US some 14
years prior to the election
Senate- Must be at least 30 years old; Must have been a US citizen at least 9 years. Must live in the state
you wish you represent
House of reps- At least 25 years old; must have been a US citizen at least 7 years and live in the district
you wish to rep.
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