5 Written Questions

1. What is the largest division of local government within a state?
2. What is a change or addition to a document or plan, such as the Constitution?
3. What is the term for the right of a president to keep information secret from Congress in order to protect the nation's security?
4. Who were the opponents of the central government, as defined in the Constitution?
5. In the United States, what occurs when state and national laws are in conflict?

5 Matching Questions

1. expands congresses power
2. compensation
3. ...
4. mandatory sentence
5. Democracy

1. a What is the government in which power is held by the people and exercised either directly or through representation, usually determined by elections?
2. b Shay's Rebellion
3. c What does the elastic clause in the Constitution allow congress to do?
4. d What is the word for being paid back for a loss?
5. e What is the name of specific punishments for specific crimes?

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the manner in which a judge applies the law based on the belief that the court can create a new policy?
   1. Federalism
   2. national wins
   3. judicial review
   4. judicial activism
2. What is the term that means not associated with a political party?
   1. Ancient Greeks
   2. independent or nonpartisan
   3. Double Jeopardy
   4. government lawyer
3. What type of law is written by the federal, state, or local government, usually dealing with private property?
   1. equal
   2. civil
   3. criminal
   4. ...
4. What is a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body?
   1. civil
   2. bill
   3. ...
   4. equal
5. What is the process of returning a fugitive to the state where a crime was committed?
   1. education
   2. compensation
   3. Federalism
   4. extradition

5 True/False Questions

1. criminal → What type of law is written by the federal, state, or local government, usually dealing with private property?

   True        False

2. plaintiff → What is the name for a person who files legal action or claim in a civil court?

   True        False

3. absentee → _____________ Ballots are submitted for an election by a voter who is not able to be present at the polls.

   True        False

4. appellate jurisdiction → What is the term for the authority of a court to review the judgment of a lower court?

   True        False

5. bicameral → What type of law is written by the federal, state, or local government, usually dealing with private property?

   True        False