Unit Review Guide Unit III: The Federal Government / + 1 for each Chapter completed. + 3 possible. Name: Date: Period: Chapter 8: The Legislative Branch Section 1: Members of Congress 1. Policy 2. Constituents 3. Bill 4. Interest Groups 5. Lobbyists 6. Census 7. Congressional District 8. How do interest groups influence members of Congress? 9. Give an example of 1 job that a Senator may have for their particular state. 10. What are the terms of office and requirements for holding a Senator position? A Representative position? Section 2: The Powers of Congress 1. Budget 2. War Powers Act 3. Impeach 4. Elastic Clause 5. What is meant by Congress has the power of the purse? 6. What two American presidents have been impeached? 7. What are the 5 powers given to Congress in the Constitution? 8. Give an example of an unlisted power. Give an example of a non-legislative power.
9. Where are the specific limits of members of Congress listed in the Constitution? 10. What is a writ of habeas corpus? 11. What are ex post facto laws? Section 3: How Congress is organized? 1. Speaker of the House 2. President pro tempore 3. Majority Party 4. Minority Party 5. Floor Leaders 6. Party Whips 7. Veto 8. Party Veto 9. Who is the head of the Senate? 10. What is a standing committee s job when it comes to the lawmaking process? 11. Why are there select committees in Congress? 12. Which committee will hold an investigation which usually consists of members of both House and Senate? Know the How a Bill Becomes a Law chart on page 185! Section 4: Following a Bill to Congress 1. Filibuster 2. Cloture
Chapter 9: The Executive Branch Section 1: The Roles of the President 1. Executive Branch 2. Executive Orders 3. Foreign Policy 4. Treaties 5. Ambassadors 6. Executive Agreements 7. Domestic Policy 8. How has the Constitution limited the power of the President? 9. What is the President s role when it comes to military affairs? 10. What are the qualifications to be our nations President? 11. List and briefly describe the 5 main roles of the President. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Section 2: The Organization of the Executive Branch 1. Bureaucracy 2. Administration 3. Cabinet 4. What are the three main categories of the Executive Office of the President? 5. Do members of the White House Staff need to be Senate approved? 6. What are the three biggest Special Advisory Groups in the Executive Branch?
Section 3: Presidents and Power 1. Executive Privilege 2. Summarize how the presidents used their executive privilege power in each of the following cases: A. Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase B. Truman and the Steel Mills C. Nixon and Watergate Chapter 10: The Judicial Branch Section 1: The Role of the Federal Courts 1. Plaintiff 2. Defendant 3. Prosecution 4. Precedent 5. Original Jurisdiction 6. Appeal 7. Appellate Jurisdiction 8. Provide an example of how you would write the title of a Civil Case. 9. Provide an example of how you would write the title of a Criminal Case. 10. List 2 types of cases that might be heard by a Federal Court. Section 2: The Organization of the Federal Courts 1. Describe two major differences between a federal judge and a member of Congress? 2. Why are federal judges appointed instead of being elected?
Section 3: The Supreme Court 1. Judicial Review 2. Judicial Activism 3. Judicial Restraint 4. Why was the case of Marbury vs. Madison so important to the Supreme Court? 5. Briefly describe the process of how cases get heard by the Supreme Court and decisions are reached. Alternative Assignment = 30 Points If you wish to complete an alternative assignment you must complete the following: Create a Practice Unit Test for Chapters 8, 9, and 10. In the test you must create all of the questions and provide an answer key The test must have 30 questions and be created by using every chapter above and all of the sections within those three chapters Your test questions must include a vocabulary section, a multiple choice section, and a word bank/fill in the blank section. YOU MUST LABEL EACH SECTION CLEARLY AND PROVIDE AT LEAST 4 CHOICES ON EACH OF THE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. If you choose to hand write it must be done clearly and neatly. Your name and period must be on the top of the test. ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD BEFORE THE UNIT TEST!