Question

1. Which article and section of the U.S. Constitution outlines the concept of extradition

       (returning fugitives to the state where the crime occurred).  

2. A member of the Senate can kill a bill by talking it to death in a procedure known as a

3. Who acts as the President of the Senate?

4. Who is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives?

5. Which of the following are a Constitutional requirement for becoming  

       president of the United States?

6. When the President of the United States orders troops into battle, he is reflecting his role as_____________________________________________________.

7. In a criminal court case the burden of proof to find a defendant guilty is “beyond

       a reasonable doubt,” whereas in a civil court case the burden of proof is ______________.

8. A political system where two or more distinct levels of government have

       authority over the same people is known as a ___________________________________.

9. According to the text and class discussion, what do we call the “check” for the

      courts to determine an act of Congress or of the President unconstitutional?

10. In the federal court system there is one Supreme Court, 13 appellate courts, and

        how many district courts?

11. Which of the following persons are not two of the nine justices on the current U.S.

          Supreme Court?

12. The ______________ clause in Article 6 of the Constitution holds that in any conflict between federal laws and state laws, the will of the national government always prevails.

13. What do we call the powers not delegated by the Constitution to the national government, but left with the states or the people, according to the Tenth Amendment?

14. What do we call the process of adjusting the number of representatives allotted to each state every 10 years based on the census?

15. What do we call an attempt to redraw congressional districts in an “especially bizarre” way to create a safe seat for, or give advantage to, a particular group?

16. The House of Representatives has ____ members, while the Senate has ____ members.

17. The President of the United States has several options available when a bill which has passed Congress arrives at his desk. What are his options?

18. Which Constitutional amendment limits the terms of the President to only two terms.

19. The written version of the decision of the Supreme Court is called a(n) ____________.

20. Which category of law is based on laws that have been formally established by a judge, also known as “judge-made” law?  

Answer 1

1. Article IV , Section 2, Clause 2

2. Filibuster

3. Vice president of united states

4. Nancy Pelosi

5. Natural born citizen of United states, at least of 35 years, and should be a citizen in United states for at least 14 year.

6. Commander in chief

7. The plaintiff has the burden of proof that he must convince the jury that the facts are as presented and that there is grounds for the case.

8. Federalism

9. Judicial review

10. 94 district level trial courts

11. Not sure of this

12. Superemacy clause

13. Rights reserved to state or people

14. Reapportionment

15. Gerrymendering

16. 435, 100

17. Veto and silent

18. 22nd

19. Common law

20.