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Question no. 49
American Government

Why is the Electoral College important?

  • It decides who is elected president.
  • It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.

Question no. 50
American Government

What is one part of the judicial branch?

  • Supreme Court
  • Federal Courts

Question no. 51
American Government

What does the judicial branch do?

  • Reviews laws
  • Explains laws
  • Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
  • Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution

Question no. 52
American Government

What is the highest court in the United States?

  • Supreme Court

Question no. 53
American Government

How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

  • Nine (9)

Question no. 54
American Government

How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

  • Five (5)

Question no. 55
American Government

How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

  • (For) life
  • Lifetime appointment
  • (Until) retirement

Question no. 56
American Government

Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

  • To be independent (of politics)
  • To limit outside (political) influence

Question no. 57
American Government

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

  • John Roberts
  • John Glover Roberts, Jr.
  • John Glover Roberts Jr.
  • John Roberts, Jr.
  • John Roberts Jr.
  • John G. Roberts
  • John G. Roberts Jr.
  • John G. Roberts, Jr.

Question no. 58
American Government

Name one power that is only for the federal government.

  • Print paper money
  • Mint coins
  • Declare war
  • Create an army
  • Make treaties
  • Set foreign policy

Question no. 59
American Government

Name one power that is only for the states.

  • Provide schooling and education
  • Provide protection (police)
  • Provide safety (fire departments)
  • Give a driver’s license
  • Approve zoning and land use

Question no. 60
American Government

What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?

  • (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.

Question no. 63
American Government

There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

  • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
  • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
  • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
  • A male citizen of any race (can vote).

Question no. 64
American Government

Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?

  • Citizens
  • Citizens of the United States
  • U.S. citizens