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13 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 13
What is ideology?
District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals & Supreme Court.
The authority that executes the policies and affairs of the state.
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
The way (your beliefs) that you would like the world to be.
Term 2 of 13
What is the hierarchy of the Federal Court System?
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
The authority that executes the policies and affairs of the state.
District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals & Supreme Court.
The way (your beliefs) that you would like the world to be.
,Term 3 of 13
What is a political party?
ACTVPP (appointments, convene congress, treaties, veto, preside over military, pardon)
An organized effort by politicians, candidates, activists and voters to pursue their common
interests by gaining and exercising power holding office.
Sharing of power between national and state governments
Select a party and run in the state primaries and caucuses. Each state and each party has
its own rules. Voting can be open to all or open to only party members. Some states have
winner-take-all primaries, while others award delegates based on the proportion of the
vote. Both parties also have some delegates that vote at the conventions that are not
elected by the people. The GOP has only a few, whereas the democrats have around 20%,
called superdelegates. Both parties select their candidate using delegates from each
state at a national convention. Once the primary is over, each party's candidate runs
against the others in a national election. In the national election, Electoral College votes
are given to each state according to the number of members of congress that state has.
The candidate with the most popular votes in that state is awarded those electoral votes.
Whatever candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes is declared the winner. If no
candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, then the House of Representatives
would choose a President from the top 3 candidates with each state getting one vote.
Term 4 of 13
What are the number and type of positions and length of positions that are elected to Congress?
The rights of an individual to receive equal treatment in a number of settings (education,
employment)
Sharing of power between national and state governments
District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals & Supreme Court.
House of Representatives, 435 Members, each state awarded districts based on
population, elected every 2 years. Senate, 100 members, 2 from each state, elected for 6
year terms.
, Term 5 of 13
Why do we need a constitution?
Provides for (1) a separation of powers (2) checks and balances (3) determines how much
power is given to the state.
The rights of an individual to receive equal treatment in a number of settings (education,
employment)
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
Term 6 of 13
What is a government bureaucracy?
The rights of an individual to receive equal treatment in a number of settings (education,
employment)
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
The authority that executes the policies and affairs of the state.
Term 7 of 13
What is a constitution?
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
Provides for (1) a separation of powers (2) checks and balances (3) determines how much
power is given to the state.
The personal guarantees and freedoms that the federal government cannot abridge.
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
13 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 13
What is ideology?
District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals & Supreme Court.
The authority that executes the policies and affairs of the state.
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
The way (your beliefs) that you would like the world to be.
Term 2 of 13
What is the hierarchy of the Federal Court System?
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
The authority that executes the policies and affairs of the state.
District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals & Supreme Court.
The way (your beliefs) that you would like the world to be.
,Term 3 of 13
What is a political party?
ACTVPP (appointments, convene congress, treaties, veto, preside over military, pardon)
An organized effort by politicians, candidates, activists and voters to pursue their common
interests by gaining and exercising power holding office.
Sharing of power between national and state governments
Select a party and run in the state primaries and caucuses. Each state and each party has
its own rules. Voting can be open to all or open to only party members. Some states have
winner-take-all primaries, while others award delegates based on the proportion of the
vote. Both parties also have some delegates that vote at the conventions that are not
elected by the people. The GOP has only a few, whereas the democrats have around 20%,
called superdelegates. Both parties select their candidate using delegates from each
state at a national convention. Once the primary is over, each party's candidate runs
against the others in a national election. In the national election, Electoral College votes
are given to each state according to the number of members of congress that state has.
The candidate with the most popular votes in that state is awarded those electoral votes.
Whatever candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes is declared the winner. If no
candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, then the House of Representatives
would choose a President from the top 3 candidates with each state getting one vote.
Term 4 of 13
What are the number and type of positions and length of positions that are elected to Congress?
The rights of an individual to receive equal treatment in a number of settings (education,
employment)
Sharing of power between national and state governments
District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals & Supreme Court.
House of Representatives, 435 Members, each state awarded districts based on
population, elected every 2 years. Senate, 100 members, 2 from each state, elected for 6
year terms.
, Term 5 of 13
Why do we need a constitution?
Provides for (1) a separation of powers (2) checks and balances (3) determines how much
power is given to the state.
The rights of an individual to receive equal treatment in a number of settings (education,
employment)
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
Term 6 of 13
What is a government bureaucracy?
The rights of an individual to receive equal treatment in a number of settings (education,
employment)
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
The authority that executes the policies and affairs of the state.
Term 7 of 13
What is a constitution?
Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with
nonelected officials.
Provides for (1) a separation of powers (2) checks and balances (3) determines how much
power is given to the state.
The personal guarantees and freedoms that the federal government cannot abridge.
Provides the basic functions/principles upon which a government is founded.
