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Civics: Federal Government

Subject : civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Formal agreements between nations






2. The area that a member of the House represents






3. The use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill






4. The official representatives to foreign governments






5. A written statement explaining the reasons for the decision






6. A law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial






7. An important group of policy advisers to the President






8. An officer who will preside over the Senate when the Vice President is absent






9. The branch of government responsible for executing - or carrying out - the law






10. Proposed law






11. One of the ways a President can veto a bill - by pocketing or keeping the bill for ten days during which Congress ends its session






12. The set of plans for guiding our nation's relationship with other countries






13. The chief officers of the majority and minority parties in each house






14. The authority to hear a case first






15. An individual or group of people who bring a complaint against another party






16. A guideline for how all similar cases should be decided in the future






17. Plan for raising and spending money






18. The right to keep some information secret from Congress and the courts






19. The presiding officer over the House of Representatives






20. The party who answers a complaint and defends against it






21. To ask a higher court to review the decision and determine if justice was done






22. An effort by judges to avoid overturning laws and to leave policymaking up to the other two branches of government






23. People who represent interest groups






24. A government body that brings a criminal charge against a defendant Who is accused of breaking one of its laws






25. Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals






26. A team of executive branch officials






27. The power to overturn any law that the Court decides is in conflict with the Constitution






28. Agreements with other countries that do not need Senate approval






29. An organization of government departments - agencies - and offices






30. Another name for the courts of appeals






31. The authority to hear an appeal






32. An effort by judges to take an active role in policymaking by overturning laws relatively often






33. The people a lawmaker represents






34. Agreement to end the debate on a bill






35. A set of plans for dealing with national problems






36. Appellate courts which handle appeals from the federal district courts