Politics of the United States Questions

What types of crimes include parking illegally, littering, disturbing the peace, minor trespassing, and speeding?

Because it derives from the decisions of judges in settling cases, what else is common law also called?

In what, does the Constitution of the United States guarantee certain basic rights?

For what purposes has the Court held that prior restraint is permitted?

____________ has the power to declare war.

Does the POTUS currently have the power to line-item veto?

What is the age requirement to become POTUS?

Divided government often leads to (more or less) presidential vetoes?

What language in the Constitution gives the POTUS the power to assemble his team?

If the POTUS does not approve or deny a bill within 10 days (not including Sundays), and Congress is still in session, the bill will ________.

President Nixon (successfully or unsuccessfully) claimed executive privilege during the Watergate scandal.

The president has both formal and informal powers and functions to accomplish a policy agenda. What is a "policy agenda"?

A pocket veto is a check on the (legislative branch or executive branch)?

Generally, how does the Senate respond to POTUS appointments?

Article __ of the US Constitution includes the framework for the Executive Branch.

In the case Twining v. New Jersey (1908), the Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination is not applicable to the states. In 1964 the Supreme Court overruled the decision in Malloy v. Hogan (1964) and held that the right was incorporated to the states. This scenario illustrates which of the following?a. The Supreme Court oftentimes overrules lower court decisions.b. Constitutional amendments can be used to overturn previous Supreme Court decisions.c. The executive branch can sometimes evade Supreme Court decisions.d. Ideological changes to the Supreme Court can lead to the overturning of precedent

The Supreme Court upholds a law passed by Congress as constitutional. The chief justice states in the majority opinion that previous decisions supporting Congress' power to make laws based on the commerce clause of the Constitution were the basis for the decision. Which of the following legal concepts did the chief justice apply in writing the opinion?a. Compliance monitoringb. Stare decisisc. overlapping jurisdictiond. judicial activism

In the case Wickard v. Filburn (1942), Roscoe Filburn was penalized for producing 12 acres of wheat above his allotment under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. The law, justified under Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce, limited the amount of wheat an individual could grow. This regulation would keep prices from dropping and prevent farmers from going bankrupt. Filburn claimed that the excess wheat was for his own use, and challenged that no interstate commerce was involved. The Supreme Court ruled that the commerce clause allowed the government to regulate Filburn's personal wheat production, even though it was only indirectly related to interstate commerce.Which of the following was a likely result of the decision in Wickard v. Filburn that contributed to the Court's later decision in United States v. Lopez (1995) ?a. The Supreme Court is not elected, so unpopular decisions such as in the Wickard case cannot be overturned unless Congress acts upon it.b. Laws passed by Congress have since undergone judicial review by the Supreme Court to ensure that the commerce clause and other parts of the Constitution are interpreted correctly.c. The expansive interpretation of the commerce clause by the Supreme Court which greatly extended the power of Congress drew criticism that eventually led to a more narrow interpretation.d. rather than be regulated by Congress, many citizens and corporations opt instead to find loopholes so that the law does not apply to them.

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of a case being decided based on precedent?a. The Supreme Court bases its decision in a case involving the commerce clause on one of its earlier decisions involving the commerce clause.b. The Supreme Court overturns a lower court decision in a case dealing with voter identification laws.c. A state passes a law which contradicts federal law, causing the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the federal government.d. The chief justice of the Supreme Court disagrees with the majority of the other justices and decides to declare a law passed by Congress as unconstitutional.

Which of the following is a primary function of the Senate Judiciary Committee?a. Conducting oversight hearings on the Supreme Court budgetb. Conducting investigations into allegedly subversive activitiesc. Conducting hearings on judicial appointments made by the presidentd. Conducting investigations into wrongdoing by the executive branche. Initiating appointments to the Supreme Court