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Government Exam
Government Exam Questions-Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the supreme law of the land? | US Constitution |
| What does the Constitution do? | defines what the government can and can't do |
| The idea of self government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? | "We the People..." |
| What is an amendment? | add or change the Constitution |
| What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? | Bill of Rights |
| What is one right of freedom from the First Amendment? | freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, or pettition |
| How many amendments does the Constitution have? | 27 |
| What did the Declaration of Independence do? | declared the US independent from Britian |
| What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? | life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness |
| What is freedom of religion? | practice any religion you want or none at all |
| What is the economic system in the United States? | capitalism: private ownership of property |
| What is the “rule of law”? | 'innocent until proven guilty' |
| Name one branch or part of the US Congress. | legislative, executive, or judicial |
| What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful? | checks and balances |
| Who is in charge of the executive branch? | POTUS |
| Who makes federal (US) laws? | Congress |
| What are the two parts of the US Congress? | House of Representatives and the Senate |
| How many US Senators are there? | 100 (2 for each state) |
| How many years are Senators elected for? | 6 with no term limits |
| Name one of South Carolina’s US Senators. | Tim Scott or Lindsey Graham |
| The HoR has how many members? | 435 |
| How many years are Representatives elected for? | 2 years with no term limits |
| Who is our Representative in the HoR? | Trey Gowdy |
| Who does a US Senator represent? | their entire state |
| Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? | based on population-more people means more representatives |
| We elect a President for how many years? | 4 years limited to two terms |
| In what month do we vote for President? | November |
| Who is the POTUS? | Barack Obama |
| Who is the VPOTUS? | Joe Biden |
| If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? | VPOTUS |
| If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? | Speaker of the House of Representaives |
| Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? | POTUS |
| Who signs bills to become laws? | POTUS |
| Who vetoes bills? | POTUS |
| What does the President’s cabinet do? | advise the POTUS |
| What are two cabinet positions? | Secretary of State, the Treasury, Defense, the Interior, of Agriculture, of Commerce, of Labor, of Health and Human Services of Housing and Urban Development, of Transportation, of Energy, of Education, of Veterans Affairs, or of Homeland Security |
| What does the judicial branch do | enforce laws and settles disputes |
| What is the highest court in the US? | Supreme Court |
| How many justices are on the Supreme Court? | 9 |
| Who is the Chief Justice of the US? | John Roberts |
| Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal (national) government. What is one power of the federal government? | declare war and print and coin money |
| Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? | any power not given to the government nor denied to the states (licensing and education) |
| Who is the governor of SC? | Nikki Haley |
| What is the capital of South Carolina? | Columbia |
| What are the two major political parties in the US? | Democratic and Republican |
| What political party is the POTUS a member of? | Democratic Party |
| What is the name of the current Speaker of the House? | Paul Ryan |
| There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. | 15th (1870): black male suffrage, 19th (1920): women's suffrage, 23rd (1961): Washington DC or 26th (1972): lowered voting ages to 18 |
| What are two rights of every citizen in the US? | vote and serve on juries |
| How old do citizens have to be to vote? | 18 |
| When must all men register for the Selective Service? | 18 years old |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
| There were thirteen original states. Name Four of them. | Virginia, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Georgia, Delaware, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Caroline, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Connecticut |
| What happened at the Constitutional Convention? | US Constitution was written |
| When was the Constitution written? | 1787 |
| The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the three writers of the Federalist Papers. | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, or John Jay |
| Why does the US flag have 13 stripes? | represents original 13 colonies |
| Why does the US flag have 50 stars? | represents the 50 states |
| What is the name of the national anthem? | Star-Spangled Banner |
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