3. Executive Branch– 10 Points QUESTION: Identify the three Constitutional requirements to run for the office of the President. ANSWER: 35 years old Native-Born U.S. Citizen Must have lived in the U.S. for 14 years

4. Executive Branch– 20 Points QUESTION: Which parts of the federal government participated in the process described in the newspaper headline? ANSWER: Senate and President (Legislative Branch & Executive Branch) The Senate can approve or reject the president’s appointment

5. Executive Branch– 30 Points QUESTION: According to the U.S. Constitution, how is the president elected? ANSWER: The President is elected by the Electoral College. A candidate must win at least 270 electoral votes of the 538 electoral votes available. Electors base their vote off of their districts popular vote.

6. Executive Branch– 40 Points QUESTION: “He shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient…” Excerpt from Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution Which presidential responsibility is this passage referring to? ANSWER: President’s State of the Union address

7. Executive Branch– 50 Points QUESTION: What check on legislative branch power does the executive branch have? ANSWER: Power to veto laws created by congress Vice President is the President of the Senate President is Commander-in-chief of the military

8. Presidential Roles– 10 Points QUESTION: Which of the following is the best example of the President acting as commander-in-chief? A. The President appoints people to serve as ambassadors to other nations B. The President awards medals to the country’s heroes C. The President orders American troops to invade another country D. The President meets with Senators to convince them to support a proposed law ANSWER: C. The President orders American troops to invade another country

9. Presidential Roles– 20 Points QUESTION: Briefly describe the President’s role as Chief Diplomat. ANSWER: The President leads the foreign policy of the U.S., Builds relationships with other countries and appoints citizens to serve as ambassadors or consuls.

10. Presidential Roles– 30 Points QUESTION: Briefly describe what the President can do to fulfill their role as Economic Leader. ANSWER: The President plans the federal budget with budget officials, create jobs, make decisions to cut programs from the budget, raise and lower taxes.

11. Presidential Roles– 40 Points QUESTION: If the President is representing the United States and working towards building goodwill with other countries, what role is the President fulfilling? ANSWER: The role of Head of State.

12. Presidential Roles– 50 Points QUESTION: The President has the power to give a rule or command that has the same power as a law. What is this called? ANSWER: Executive Order

13. Judicial Branch – 10 Points QUESTION: How long do Supreme Court Justices serve? ANSWER: Supreme Court Justices serve for life

14. Judicial Branch – 20 Points QUESTION: Who appoints Supreme Court Justices? Who approves the appointments? ANSWER: The President appoints Supreme Court Justices, the appointments are approved by the Legislative Branch (Senate)

15. Judicial Branch – 30 Points QUESTION: Federal Level State Level Complete the above diagram of the court systems. ANSWER: Federal Level: U.S. Supreme Court State: Court of Appeals, Local Trial Court Appellate Court District Court Appellate Court District Court Florida Supreme Court

16. Judicial Branch – 40 Points QUESTION: What can the federal appellate court do? ANSWER: The federal appellate court can overturn the decision of the lower court, or affirm (agree with) the decision of the lower court.

17. Judicial Branch – 50 Points QUESTION: Define Judicial Review and identify which court case established it. ANSWER: Judicial Review is the idea that the actions of the executive and legislative branches of government can be invalidated by the Judicial Branch, if they are unconstitutional Judicial review was established in the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803)

18. Landmark Supreme Court Cases– 10 Points QUESTION: Describe the significance and outcomes of the landmark Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) ANSWER: The court ruled that the students were protected by their 1 st Amendment rights. The students were peacefully using their right by wearing the armbands as a symbolic protest. Tinker v. Des Moines – Students began to peacefully wear black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. These students were then suspended and Tinker filed a Lawsuit stating that their right to Freedom of Speech had been violated.

19. Landmark Supreme Court Cases– 20 Points QUESTION: The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson reflected Americans’ approval of? ANSWER: “Separate but Equal” Plessy v. Ferguson – Supreme Court ruled that “separate” facilities for different races were constitutional as long as they were “equal.”

20. Landmark Supreme Court Cases– 30 Points QUESTION: Define Rule of Law and identify which court case established rule of law. ANSWER: Rule of Law – All people must follow the law, regardless of race, gender, status, or position. Supreme Court Case U.S. v. Nixon, stated no one is above the law, and established rule of law.

21. Landmark Supreme Court Cases– 40 Points QUESTION: What is the significance and outcome of Brown v. Board of Education have on our Judicial System? ANSWER: Brown v. Board ruled that racial segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14 th amendment. It did not fully succeed in desegregating schools but it ruled “Separate but Equal” and segregation unconstitutional.

22. Landmark Supreme Court Cases– 50 Points QUESTION: Describe the significance and outcome of the Supreme Court Case, Gideon v. Wainwright (1963). ANSWER: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves - Summary from PBS

23. Path to Democracy – 10 Points QUESTION: What is the idea of, Social Contract Theory? Who created this theory? ANSWER: Social Contract Theory –An agreement between the citizens and the government. The citizens give power to the government in order for the government to protect the citizens and their rights. Thomas Hobbes

24. Path to Democracy– 20 Points QUESTION: What did the Magna Carta establish? What was created because of this? ANSWER: The Magna Carta established the idea of a written list of guaranteed Rights. The Bill of Rights is based on the ideas of the Magna Carta.

25. Path to Democracy– 30 Points QUESTION: What was argument did Thomas Paine put forth in the 1776 publication Common Sense? ANSWER: Thomas Paine argued for independence and urged colonists to rebel against the king’s “violent abuse of power.” He stated that the king

26. Path to Democracy– 40 Points QUESTION: Which Enlightenment thinker did Thomas Jefferson reference when listing the natural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence? ANSWER: John Locke – Natural rights

27. Path to Democracy– 50 Points QUESTION: Which colonial complaints were addressed in the Declaration of Independence? ANSWER: Taxation without representation Limiting judicial powers Dissolving local lawmaking bodies Kept standing armies, during peace time, without consent Quartering troops in homes Closing Boston harbor and cutting off trade