- The Electoral College votes of each state
Your answer:
are divided by the House of Representatives between the candidates
all go to the candidate who received the most popular votes
are divided between the two candidates who received the most popular votes
are unimportant in electing the president
- If no one running for president receives a majority of Electoral College votes,
Your answer:
the Speaker of the House becomes the President
the House of Representatives selects the president from the 3 candidates who received the most Electoral College votes
the election must be held over again
the President is chosen by the Supreme Court
- The President is not elected directly by the people. Instead, the President is elected by the
Your answer:
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Electoral College
governors of the states
- The President does not have the right to
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declare war
appoint Cabinet members
make treaties with other countries
recognize countries
- Cabinet members
Your answer:
are the heads of the executive departments
meet to advise the president at the president’s request
are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate
all of the above
- To be eligible to run for president, a person must be a natural born citizen of the United States and
Your answer:
be 45 years old and lived in the U.S. for 15 years
be 35 years old and lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
be male, be 35 years old, and lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years
be 30 years old and lived in the U.S. for 20 years
- One power the President does have is to
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set up a court system
change the price of stamps
act as commander-in-chief of the military
collect taxes
- The main duty of the Vice President is to
Your answer:
review laws to be sure they do not conflict with the Constitution
attend meetings of the House of Representatives
take the place of the President if necessary
visit other countries and meet with foreign leaders
- Federal judges are
Your answer:
chosen by Congress
chosen by other federal judges
appointed by the president and approved by the Senate
elected every four years
- Judicial review, the power of the Supreme Court to say that laws are unconstitutional, was established in 1803 in the case
Your answer:
Clinton versus Jones
Brown versus Topeka Board of Education
Miranda versus Arizona
Marbury versus Madison
- There are three types of federal courts:
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lower courts, superior courts, Supreme Courts
the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, and District Courts
misdemeanor courts, felony courts, and traffic courts
state courts, county courts, and city courts
- The 1954 Supreme Court case which ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional was
Your answer:
the Dred Scott decision
Brown versus Topeka Board of Education
Marbury versus Madison
Roe versus Wade
- Federal judges serve as judges
Your answer:
for life and can never be removed from office
for four years and then must run for reelection
for life unless they are impeached
for six years and then must be reappointed
- Article III of the Constitution defines treason. Article III also says that a person can be convicted of treason only if the person confesses in open court or
Your answer:
one eyewitness testifies against the person
two eyewitnesses testify against the person
the FBI presents incriminating evidence
the House of Representatives finds the person guilty
- The power to recognize and establish relationships with other countries and their governments is one power of
Your answer:
the governor of each state
the President
the U.S. Senate
the U.S. Congress