Government and Politics of the USA overview quiz - WJEC A-Level Government and Politics quiz

A simple majority in the House of Representatives

A two-thirds vote in Congress and ratification by three-quarters of the states

A ruling of the Supreme Court alone

A national referendum

They are exactly the same thing

Separation keeps the branches distinct; checks and balances let them limit each other

Checks and balances abolish the three branches

Separation of powers applies only to the states

435

538

100

270

Initiating all spending bills

Electing the Speaker of the House

Setting state laws

Ratifying treaties and confirming appointments

A vote to override a presidential veto

Extended debate that can block a bill unless 60 senators vote to end it

The power to declare a law unconstitutional

A type of executive order

Commander-in-chief of the armed forces

Passing legislation without Congress

Sitting as a Supreme Court justice

Setting state taxes directly

A law passed by Congress over a veto

A ruling of the Supreme Court

A presidential directive with the force of law within the executive branch

A treaty ratified by the Senate

Brown v Board of Education

Roe v Wade

Bush v Gore

Marbury v Madison

For life, subject to good behaviour

A single four-year term

Until the next presidential election

A fixed term of ten years

Deference to Congress and the President wherever possible

A willingness to use judicial review broadly to shape policy and rights

The refusal to hear any constitutional cases

The power to call elections

218

435

270

538

Because the Supreme Court chooses the President

Because Congress overrides the popular vote

Because of winner-takes-all allocation of electoral votes by state

Because the popular vote is never counted

Broadly conservative, favouring limited government and lower taxes

Broadly socialist, favouring common ownership

Broadly liberal, favouring an active federal government

A single-issue environmental party

By forming the government themselves

By lobbying Congress and funding campaigns through PACs

By appointing Supreme Court justices

By setting interest rates