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Question no.β€―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.β€―50
American Government

What is one part of the judicial branch?

  • Supreme Court
  • Federal Courts

Question no.β€―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.β€―52
American Government

What is the highest court in the United States?

  • Supreme Court

Question no.β€―53
American Government

How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

  • Nine (9)

Question no.β€―54
American Government

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

  • Five (5)

Question no.β€―55
American Government

How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

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

Question no.β€―56
American Government

Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

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

Question no.β€―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.β€―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.β€―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.β€―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.β€―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.β€―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

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