Final American Government Exam Review Sheet
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This
exam is made up of 100 multiple choice (MC) questions.
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Each
MC question is worth 1 point.
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You
are responsible chapter 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15.
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You
are responsible for everything that I cover in the lecture.
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Bring
a 100 question scantron #882 and a No. 2 pencil for the exam.
Areas
of Emphasis:
1.
What
are the powers of Congress?
2.
What
does the majority leader of the House do?
3.
Which
presidents have/had the power to persuade?
4.
Which
president had charisma?
5.
What
was the case of Marbury vs.
6.
What
are party whips? What do they do?
7.
What
is a pocket veto?
8.
Which
presidents served in office during poor economic times?
9.
What
are appellate and original jurisdictions?
10. What was the Cold War?
11. Who was the “paranoid”
president?
12. Under which president was
the policy to equip and arm guerrillas like Osama Bin Laden enacted?
13. Under which presidents did
the policy of financing and arming guerrillas like Osam Bin Laden continue?
14. What did the US Supreme Court
emphasize during different periods of
15. What has the US Supreme
Court done to abortion rights since Roe vs. Wade?
16. What are judicial activism
and restraint?
17. How is the control of
committees and chairmanship of committees determined?
18. Who are the people that make
up the White House staff?
19. What percentage of bill
introduced in Congress become laws?
20. What was the case of Brown
vs. Board of Education about?
21. Who has the right to
re-organize the federal court system?
22. How are Senators elected?
23. Who is the President of the
Senate?
24. How long is the term in
office of a federal judge?
25. What was the Dred Scott vs.
Sandfrod case?
26. What can a president do to a
bill?
27. What is racial
gerrymandering?
28. What determines presidential
success in Congress?
29. What was “court packing?”
30. What is the original
jurisdiction of the US Supreme Court?
31. What are the early months of
a President’s term known as?
32. What is the most common
occupation of members of Congress?
33. Where does Congress do most
of its work?
34. What is the function of the
four Congressional agencies?
35. What was Marbury vs.
36. Which presidents ended their
term in office more popular than when they started?
37. How does a federal court of
appeals work?
38. What causes a president’s
popularity to fluctuate?
39. What was triangulation?
40. What is the filibuster?
41. Based on what article in the
Constitution did the US Supreme Court decide Roe vs. Wade?
42. In which Congressional
chamber do bills dealing with revenue originate?
43. Which president created the
policy of containment?
44. What precedent did Plessy
vs.
45. What does a Congressional
standing committee do?
46. What is a “writ of
certiorari?”
47. Tell me about the Cuban
Missile Crisis?
48. What is “cloture?”
49. When do scandals hurt a
president’s popularity?
50. Why can’t Congress reduce a
judge’s salary?
51. Who is the closest person to
the president?
52. What was Clinton I and
Clinton II?
53. What is the name of the
process that presidential candidates use to chose a vice presidential
candidate?
54. What is re-districting and
what is re-apportionment?
55. Which policy making federal
institution has seen its power grow during the 20th century?
56. What was the fiscal impact
of President Reagan two-term in office?
57. Which branch of the federal
government did the founding fathers want to be the most powerful?
58. What is the Congressional
power of oversight?
59. How are chairmanships
awarded in Congress?
60. What is a mark-up session?
61. What did the US Supreme
Court say in the decision of Gideon vs. Wainwright?
62. How does the President tell
Congress what his agenda is?
63. What is “stare decisis?”
64. Who is responsible for
re-districting?
65. What Constitutional power
does the vice president have?
66. What does the president do
as chief of state?
67. What are the types of
Congressional rules?
68. What did the US Supreme
Court decide in UC Board of Regents vs. Bakke?
69. What is the purpose of a
conference committee?
70. Who’s “advice and consent”
does the president need after signing a foreign treaty, appointing a cabinet
secretary or ambassador?
71. What is judicial review?
Where is it mentioned in the Constitution?
72. Who was the last person to
become President without winning the popular vote?
73. Why did George W. Bush
become President of the
74. What would have happened had
ALL the cast votes in Florida for President been counted in the 2000 election?
75. What is the definition of
“terrorist” under the PATRIOT Act of 2001?
76. What civil right violations
have taken place under the Presidency of George W. Bush?
77. Why did budget deficits
occur under the leadership of George Bush Jr.?
78. What is the relationship
between Presidential power and waging war?
79. What is the process for
impeaching a President?
80. Who was President when the
81. Who was President when the
82. What kind of foreign policy
did the Founding Fathers envision for the United States?