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1st Sem. Review CHS
Richter-Government-1st Semester Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A bicameral legislature has ___ house(s). | 2 |
| A special session of the legislature can only be called for by the ___. | president |
| The number of representatives a state has depends on its ___. | population |
| The redrawing of district lines to help one party over the other is called ___. | gerrymandering |
| A term of Congress lasts ___ years and consists of two ___ year sessions. | 2, 1 |
| The U.S. senate has ___ members. | 100 |
| The Reapportionment Act of 1929 set the number of representatives at ___. | 435 |
| The most important person in the House of Representaitives is the ___. | Speaker |
| A president in the final year of his term is called a ___ president. | lameduck |
| In order to be a senator you must be ___ years old, a resident of the U.S. for ___ years. | 30, 9 |
| The most years that a president can serve is ___ years. | 10 |
| The amendment that limited the number of terms a president can serve is ___. | 22 |
| To ___ a politician is to accuse him/her of a crime. | impeach |
| The president of the Senate is the ___ of the U.S. | Vice President |
| The person second in charge after the Texas governor is the ___. | lieutenant governor |
| The president of the senate can only vote to ___. | break a tie |
| The main party leaders of the Senate and the House are the ___. | majority and minority leaders |
| Most bills introduced in either house die where? ___ | in committee |
| The Constitution provides that Congress can override a presidential veto by a ___ vote of each house. | 2/3 |
| There are ___ members of Congress. | 535 |
| Immediately after a bill has been introduced into the House or Senate, it is given a ___. | title and number |
| Most of the work of congress is done in ___. | committee |
| Before it becomes effective, a treaty signed by the president must be approved by ___ of the ___. | 2/3, Senate |
| The House has the power to choose the president when___. | neither candidate gets the needed 270 electoral votes |
| Compared to other state governors, Texas governor has more or less power? ___ | less |
| "Talking a bill to death" is called a ___. | filibuster |
| Before a bill can be sent to the president for his signature, both house must ___. | have the same terms of a bill |
| Expressed powers are specifically ___. | stated in the Constitution |
| What are the qualifications to run for president? ___ | a natural-born citizen of the U.S., at least 35, and a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years before taking office |
| The executive branch includes the ___, ___ and the ___. | president, vice-president, and cabinet |
| Which president broke the 2 term tradition for running for president? ___ | Franklin D. Rossevelt (F.D.R.) |
| Who appoints the cabinet? ___ Who must approve the appointments? ___ | President, Senate |
| The youngest person ever elected president was ___. | Kennedy |
| A state's electors are chosen by the ___. | people |
| How many electors does the state of Texas have? ___ | 34 |
| The number of presidential electors equals the number of ___ plus the ___. | senators, representatives |
| How many cabinet departments are there? ___ | 15 |
| Article I of the Constitution set up the ___ branch. | legislative |
| Article II set up the ___ branch. | executive |
| Article III set up the ___ branch. | judicial |
| The secretary of state is ___. | John Kerry |
| The only court created in the Constitution is the ___. | Supreme Court |
| The Constitution was written in ___. | 1787 |
| The constitutional convention was held in ___. | Philadelphia |
| The father of the constitution is ___. | Madison |
| Madison's ___ Plan called for proportional representation. | Virginia |
| The more people a state has the more representation in congress is called ___. | proportional representation |
| The power of the president to reject a bill sent by congress is called ___. | veto |
| The schedule that lists the order in which a bill will be considered is called the ___. | calendar |
| The reasons for writing the constitution can be found in the ___. | Preamble |
| The supreme law of the land is the ___. | Constitution |
| The belief that people give up some of their rights to others in order to have their rights protected is called ___. | social contract theory |
| When a president kills a bill passed within 10 days of congressional adjournment by refusing to sign it is called a ___. | pocket veto |
| Voting strictly along party lines is called ___. | partisans |
| The guardians of civil rights are the ___. | courts |
| A representative must be at least ___ years old and a senator must be at least ___ years old. | 25, 30 |
| The speaker of the house is always chosen from the ___ party. | majority |
| The first attempt at a national government in the U.S. was the ___. | Articles of Confederation |
| What case established the practice of judicial review for the Supreme Court? ___ | Marbury v. Madison |
| Popular sovereignty means ___. | people choose |
| Federalism is the division of power between the ___ and the ___. | state, federal government |
| Laws that required segregation of public places were called ___. | Jim Crow |
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