1. __________ is formal disapproval of a Senate or House member’s actions.
Gerrymandering
Expulsion
Franking privilege
Censure
2.
The __________ conducts product safety research.
National Labor Relations Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Consumer Product Safety Commission
3.
The president appears before a joint session of Congress to deliver ____________.
the State of the Union address
new laws
new foreign policy
appropriation bills
4.
The United States has not had a draft since ___________.
1973
1945
2003
1980
5.
If Congress is not in session and the president does not sign a bill within 10 days, it has been ____________.
postponed
automatically approved
killed by “pocket veto”
sent to the House of Representatives
6.
___________ are laws passed by lawmaking bodies
Statutory laws
Criminal laws
Civil laws
Common laws
7.
A commutation forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates any punishment for it.
True
False
8.
The __________ runs the U.S. space program.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Federal Election Commission
National Labor Relations Board
9.
The Senate is the house of equal representation for the states.
True
False
10.
The Department of State issues __________________________ and visas to keep track of people traveling to and from the United States.
orders
passports
foreign policy
justice
11.
The Thirteenth Amendment declared that no state could take away life, liberty, or property.
True
False
12.
The U.S. State Department was created on July 27, 1789.
True
False
13.
The Department of ________________ can send armed forces into foreign countries that have suffered from a natural disaster to carry out relief efforts.
Homeland Security
Defense
Justice
the Treasury
14.
The __________ lowered the voting age in national, state, and local elections.
Twenty-sixth Amendment
Twenty-third Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
15.
The quality of any government depends on the _____________.
amount of taxes collected
political party of the president
quantity of political parties
quality of the people who serve
16.
Rights guaranteed to all U.S. citizens are called _____________.
suffrage
labor rights
civil rights
human rights
17.
Statutory law, common law, administrative law, and constitutional law are all sources of law.
True
False
18.
Initially, the vice president’s primary job was to preside over the ___________. In recent years, presidents have given their vice presidents more responsibilities.
state governors
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
19.
Senators must be naturalized citizens.
True
False
20.
The president is responsible for ____________.
declaring war
appointing senators
commanding the U.S. armed forces
amending the Constitution