Government Exam 2

  1. Who is the spokesmen for their political party?
    floor leader
  2. Who has the resposability to keep the party voting together?
    Party Whip
  3. What is the only executive department that doesn't have a secratary as its head?
    Department of justice/Atorney Genral
  4. What was the first broad scale social program of the federal government?
    New Deal
  5. What president came up with the new deal?
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
  6. What is the large complex organization made up of appointed officials?
    bueracracy
  7. Wgat is the maximum number of years a president can serve?
    10
  8. How old do you have to be to run for president?
    35
  9. How old do you have to be to run for senetor?
    30
  10. old do you have to be to run for the house of represenatives?
    25
  11. What do you call a president who doesn't win the popula vote but still wins presidency?
    Minority President
  12. What was the first gov. corperation?
    TVA
  13. What was the first government regulatory agency?
    ICC
  14. What is a statement of an individual citizens leagal rights?
    Bill of Rights
  15. What cheif justicce came up with the idea of judicial review?
    John Marshal
  16. Where do most government federal cases originate?
    District courts
  17. What former president headed up the hoover commision?
    Herbert hoover
  18. What was the name of the commision that president regan headed up?
    Grace commision
  19. What branch of government was created by article three of the constitution?
    judicial
  20. What is the test the court uses for laws involving the establishment clause
    lemon test
  21. What does the government need to search your home?
    search warent
  22. What are the powers that state governments have?
    reserved powers
  23. What created the supreme court?
    Constitution
  24. what type of courts have jurisdiction concerning treaties?
    Constitutional courts
  25. What is it called when judgs carry out something as originaly intended by the founding fathers?
    original intent
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