The table below describes the federal government.
Government Branch
Member
Executive Branch
President
Legislative Branch
Congress
Judicial Branch
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Which of the following belongs in the box with the question mark?
(1 point)
Responses
C. Cabinet
C. Cabinet
A. House of Representatives
A. House of Representatives
D. Senate
D. Senate
B. Supreme Court
B. Supreme Court
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B. Supreme Court
Why are Federal Judges appointed for life?(1 point)
Responses
D. to ensure freedom from control by elected officials
D. to ensure freedom from control by elected officials
A. to attract people with experience to the job
A. to attract people with experience to the job
B. to guarantee that states retain their powers
B. to guarantee that states retain their powers
C. to protect the wishes of the majority of citizens
D. to ensure freedom from control by elected officials
Read the headline below.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in this situation is an example of
(1 point)
Responses
D. representative democracy
D. representative democracy
C. majority rule
C. majority rule
A. rule of law
A. rule of law
B. judicial review
B. judicial review
The right of freedom of assembly and petition allows people to do what? (1 point)
Responses
D. trespass on private property
D. trespass on private property
B. threaten people of crossing a picket line
B. threaten people of crossing a picket line
A. print false information about the government
A. print false information about the government
C. come together to protest and advance a cause
C. come together to protest and advance a cause
Read the following:
In whatever it does, government must act fairly and in accord with established rules. It may not act unfairly, arbitrarily, or unreasonably.
To what does this quote refer?
(1 point)
Responses
D. social contract
D. social contract
A. separation of powers
A. separation of powers
C. due process
C. due process
B. right to privacy
C. due process
What is the best reason for the creation of a bicameral legislature?(1 point)
Responses
D. to determine the representation of slave-holding states
D. to determine the representation of slave-holding states
A. to create a balance of power between large and small states
A. to create a balance of power between large and small states
B. to limit governmental power
B. to limit governmental power
C. to divide power between the branches