1. Which of the following duties is the primary responsibility
of the executive branch?
A. carrying out the law
B. interpreting laws
C. establishing courts
D. issuing warrants
2. Which level of government is responsible for coining the money
we use?
A. city government
B. county government
C. state government
D. national government
3. Which branch of government has the power to override the veto
of a bill?
A. the legislative branch
B. the executive branch
C. the administrative branch
D. the judicial branch
4. Which of the following official positions in the federal government
is usually filled by election?
A. Supreme Court justice of the United States
B. president of the United States
C. secretary of defense of the United States
D. attorney general of the United States
E. none of the above
5. Which of the following official positions in the federal government
is usually filled by appointment?
A. Member of the House of Representatives
B. president of the United States
C. Member of the Senate
D. attorney general of the United States
E. none of the above
6. The basic law of the land is the ______________.
A. Bill of Rights
B. Articles of Confederation
C. Constitution
D. Northwest Ordinance
7. Which of the following duties is the primary responsibility
of the legislative branch of government?
A. Carrying out the laws
B. Interpreting laws
C. Establishing courts
D. Issuing warrants
8. When a new bill is introduced for the first time into Congress,
the next step in the passage process is that the bill ________________________________
.
A. goes to a general vote in the House of Representatives
B. is debated before the fully assembled Congress
C. goes into conference committee for debate before members of
the House and Senate
D. is studied by a committee within the House of Congress where
the bill was introduced
9. Which statement about the U.S. Supreme Court is an opinion rather
than a fact?
A. Nine Justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.
B. The Supreme Court uses the powers of judicial review.
C. Supreme Court decisions have caused many of our nation’ s
problems.
D. The Supreme Court meets in Washington, D.C.
10. Which of the following duties is the primary responsibility of the
judicial branch of government?
A. Carrying out the laws
B. Interpreting laws
C. Establishing courts
D. Issuing warrants
11. A bill is debated ___________ .
A. Before it is introduced in the House or Senate
B. Before it is approved by the
House or Senate
C. After it is approved by the a House or Senate
D. After the President signs it
12. The citizenship requirement to serve as President or vice-president
is
a. citizen for 7 years.
b. citizen for 9 years.
c. “Natural” born citizen.
d. none of the above
13. The term of office for all people elected to the executive branch
is
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. none of the above
14. There are _____ U.S. Supreme Court Justices.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 11
15. There are _____ Ohio State Supreme Court Justices.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 11
16. In a democracy, such as ours, the government receives its
power from
A. the governed.
B. the Declaration of Independence
C. the President
D. the Congress
17. The court which would hear a “Jaywalking” case is the _______
Court.
A. Municipal
B. Federal District
C. State Common Pleas
D. U.S. Supreme
18. The court which would hear the case of a murder committed during
a liquor store robbery in Cleveland Heights would be the _______
Court.
A. Municipal
B. Federal District
C. State Common Pleas
D. U.S.. Supreme
19. The court which would hear the murdercase of a Senator which was
committed in Cleveland Heights would be the _______ Court.
A. Municipal
B. Federal District
C. State Common Pleas
D. U.S. Supreme
20. If the defendant does not agree with the verdict of the Court of
Common Pleas, he may appeal it to the next level, which is known as the:
A. Circuit Court of Appeals B. Courts of Appeals
C. Federal District Court
D. Municipal Court
21. If the State Supreme Court upholds (agrees with) the lower court’s
guilty decision. The defendant can:
A. do nothing (Court of Last Resort)
B. appeal to the Federal District Court
C. appeal to the Appellate Court
D. appeal to the U.S. Supreme court.
22. If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds (agrees with) the lower
court’s guilty decision. The defendant can:
A. do nothing (Court of Last Resort)
B. appeal to the Federal District Court
C. appeal to the Appellate Court
D. appeal to the U.S. Supreme court.
23. The State court which has a judge and jury is the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Court of Appeals
24. The State court which has a judge only is the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Court of Appeals
25. The Federal court which has a judge and jury is the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Court of Appeals
26. The Federal court which has a judge only is the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Court of Appeals
27. The term “Original Jurisdiction” means:
A. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide to hear the case.
B. The trial will be held where the crime took place.
C. A Writ Habeas Corpus may be invoked.
D. Mr. Reed can suspend you if wants to.
28. The State Appellate Court hears cases from the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Court of Appeals
29. The Federal Appellate Court hears cases from the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. District Court
D. Court of Appeals
30. What court would hear “speeding” cases in Cleveland Heights,
the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. Local Municipal Court
D. Court of Appeals
31. What court would hear “speeding” cases on I-271, the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. Local Municipal Court
D. Court of Appeals
32. What court would hear “speeding” cases on the Ohio Turnpike,
the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. Local Municipal Court
D. Court of Appeals
33. What is unique (unusual) about the U.S. Supreme Court?
A. 7 Judges
B. has a Jury
C. no appeal
D. no women
34. What court would hear “divorce” cases, the:
A. Court of Common Pleas
B. Circuit Court of Appeals
C. Local Municipal Court
D. Court of Appeals
35. To serve as President or vice-president one must:
a. live in the U.S. for 14 years. b.
be 35 years-old..
c. be a “Natural” born citizen.
d. all of the above
36. For a non-tax bill to become a law, it must be first
A. be introduced in either House of Congress.
B. voted on by both houses
C. be introduced in the House of Representatives
D. given to the President or Governor.
37. A conference committee consists of:
A. members of President’s Cabinet & Congress
B. members of both Houses
C. members of the Senate only.
D. none of the above
38. If the President or Governor vetoes a Bill, it
A. is dead
B. may still be passed
C. becomes law.
D. is then “Signed”
39. After a bill is introduced, the next step is for it to
A. go to committee
B. go to the full house
C. be voted on
D. all the above
40. If the bill “passes” in the house which introduced it, the next
step is
A. to give it to the president.
B. for it to become a Law
C. send it back to committee
D. to have it introduced in the other House.
41. If a bill “dies” in committee, then
A. no further action can be taken.
B. it becomes a Law
C. it is sent back to committee
D. it is introduced in the other House.
42. if a bill passes both houses, but the bill contains some difference
from the original, it then
A. no further action can be taken.
B. it becomes a Law
C. it is sent to a conference committee
D. it is introduced in the other House.
43. When the president receives a bill he may,
A. pocket veto it.
B. sign it into law.
C. veto it.
D. All of the above
44. For the U.S. Congress to “override” a presidential veto, they
must have a ________ majority vote in both houses.
A. 3/5’s
B. 3/8’s
C. 2/3’s
D. 1/2
45. If the President or Governor does not act on a bill for 10 days,
this is called
A. a veto.
B. signing.
C. stonewalling.
D. a pocket veto.
MATCHING: Using the following “letters”, on the Scan-tron answer sheet,
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