5 Written Questions

1. the authority, power, or right of a court to interpret or apply the law on certain cases
2. a specific description of a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them
3. the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
4. a complex network of voluntary associations, economic groups, religious organizations, and many other kinds of groups that exist independent of government
5. a set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government, and society

5 Matching Questions

1. Sovereignty
2. Patronage
3. Political Party
4. Interest Group
5. Federalism

1. a a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government
2. b a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
3. c the practice of granting favors to reward party loyalty
4. d the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries
5. e a group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the institution through which the state maintains social order, provides public services, and enforces binding decisions on citizens
   1. Government
   2. Incumbent
   3. Constituent
   4. Sovereignty
2. the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
   1. Jurisdiction
   2. Civil Society
   3. Judicial Review
   4. Federalism
3. a general description of a government in which the people rule
   1. Ideology
   2. Democracy
   3. Bureaucracy
   4. Diplomacy
4. the legal process by which a person is granted citizenship
   1. Politics
   2. Federalism
   3. Naturalization
   4. Jurisdiction
5. principle in the 5th Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals
   1. Interest Group
   2. Due Process of Law
   3. Judicial Review
   4. Democracy

5 True/False Question

1. Constituent → a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
   

   True        False

2. Bureaucracy → government administrators
   

   True        False

3. Diplomacy → a general description of a government in which the people rule
   

   True        False

4. Lobbying → direct contact made by an interest group representative in order to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest group favors
   

   True        False

5. Incumbent → a specific description of a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them
   

   True        False