Q2/Q4 Gov Benchmark Review

What is the intent of the War Powers Resolution of 1972?

• to limit the President's power to use troops

• to limit the power of Congress to use troops

• to limit the power of the Supreme Court to use troops

• to expand powers to the states to use troops

“The President is expected to be ‘the representative of all the people.’ He or she is expected to take the high road and champion the public interest against the many different and competing private interests. ‘The presidency,’ said Franklin Roosevelt, ‘is not merely an administrative office. That is the least of it. It is, preeminently, a place of moral leadership.’”

To which presidential role does this text excerpt refer?

• chief citizen

• commander in chief

• chief of party

• chief legislator

The President has the power to...

• write the law

• execute the law

• interpret the law

• declare the law unconstitutional

Who gets to appoint judges to the bench and other high rankling officials in the federal government?

• President

• Chief Justice

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro-Tempore

A President who wants to see court rulings changed to reflect his or her values would most likely

• appoint a proponent of judicial activism

• appoint a proponent of judicial restraint

• appoint a judge who is a member of the opposite party

• try to remove judges

What is the length of term for judges on constitutional courts and justices on the Supreme Court?

• life terms, but can be impeached

• life terms, and can never retire or be removed

• 4 years

• 8 years

How are federal judges selected?     

• The person is publicly elected to the bench and confirmed by the Senate.

• The person is nominated by the Senate and chosen by the President.

• The person is named to the bench by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

• The person is named to the bench by the President and does not need to be confirmed.

What did Hamilton mean when he made the following statement?“Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.” —Alexander Hamilton

• For laws to be effective, there must be courts to make them known to citizens consistently.

• For laws to be effective, there must be courts to interpret them consistently.

• Laws that are not obeyed should be repealed by the courts.

• Laws that are not obeyed should be enforced by the courts.

What is the main purpose of the appellate courts?

• to hear appeals from higher courts

• to hear appeals from lower courts

• to hear appeals from the Supreme Court

• to hear appeals from the U.S. Tax court only

The power of the courts to interpret the law and strike down laws that are seen as unconstitutional is defined as...

• judicial review

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• legislative power