TEST
A. Choose the one
correct answer!
1. The President’s Cabinet
consists of...
A.
members of the House of the Representatives
B.
members of the Senate
C.
the highest leaders of the President’s party
D.
experts he selected from outside Congress
2. The following rights
are protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution:
A.
right to vote regardless of race or sex
B.
right of trial by jury
C.
freedom of religion
D.
right to bear arms
3. The role of a
presidential primary is to...
A.
select the president of the United States.
B.
nominate a party candidate.
C.
elect the vice-president of the United States.
D.
elect delegates to a party’s national convention and express candidate
preference.
4. The right of the Supreme
Court to examine the constitutionality of federal and state Acts is called ...
A.
judicial review
B.
judicial overview
C.
judicial overturn
D.
judicial preview
5. If the President refuses to sign a bill, his veto...
A. can be overridden by
both Houses of Congress with a two-thirds majority.
B. can be overturned by the
Supreme Court with a two-thirds majority.
C. can be overruled by the
Senate with a two-thirds majority.
D. can be overhauled by
both Houses of Congress with a two-thirds majority.
B. Choose the one
answer which is incorrect!
1. The decisions of the
Supreme Court …
A.
can overturn any previous decision of any court.
B.
are legally binding.
C.
are made by a simple majority.
D.
can be appealed.
2. The following are all
means by which Congress can limit the President’s power:
A.
Congress may override the President’s veto with a two-thirds majority.
B.
Congress may pass a vote of confidence against a member of the President’s
Cabinet.
C.
The Senate may refuse to accept the person appointed by the President to a
federal office.
D.
Congress may impeach the President if he is suspected to have broken the law.
3. Members of the House of
Representatives...
A.
have to be reelected every second year.
B.
have to be inhabitants of the state they represent.
C.
have to be at least 25 years of age.
D.
have to be born in the US.
4. The Congress of the
A.
weak party discipline.
B.
domination of different parties in the two houses.
C.
the lack of a powerful third party.
D.
the strong influence of the President among Congressmen.
5. The Republican party is ...
A.
often called GOP.
B.
supported by the majority of immigrants and minorities.
C.
advocating less government intervention into the economy.
D.
the party George W. Bush belongs to.
C. Complete the following
sentences with the appropriate words or phrases.
1. The special process of Congress for the removal of an acting President from office is called ...........................................
2. International treaties signed by the members of the cabinet need to be approved by the ..........................................
3. Members of the Supreme Court are officially called ..............................................
4. Members of the Congress
need to be .................................... of the district/state they
represent.
5. The largest gathering of the two major American parties, where they nominate their presidential candidates, is called ...................................................