1. Write your journal
2. Directions: On another sheet of paper, answer the following questions. You do not need to write down the questions, just the answers. You can use you textbook. This assignment is worth 100 points, and is due at the end of the period.
1. What are the two kinds of federal courts? (507)
2. Who appoints federal judges? (509)
3. What two kinds of cases do district courts hear? (513)
4. How many U.S. Courts of Appeals are there? (514)
5. What Supreme Court decision established judicial review? (518)
6. How many Supreme Court justices are there? (520)
7. If you get busted shoplifting, will a federal or state court hear the case? (508)
8. When Paula Jones accused President Clinton of sexual harassment, would a federal or state court hear the case?
9. Who appoints Supreme Court justices? (394)
10. What document governed the United States before The Constitution? (44)
11. How many branches of government did The Constitution establish? (66)
12. What are the branches of government called? (66)
13. What is the name of the system that allows the branches of government to check each other? (67)
14. How amendments have been added to The Constitution? (76)
15. How many major political parties are there in America? (116)
16. How old do you have to be to run for the Senate? (pg. 277)
17. How long are Senator Terms? (pg. 272)
18. In the Vice President’s absence, who is the presiding officer of the Senate? (pg. 323)
19. How long are House of Representatives members elected to serve? (pg. 272)
20. How old do you have to be to run for the House of Representatives? (pg. 272)
21. How many members are in the House of Representatives? (267)
22. How many members are in the Senate? (275)
23. How much money do members of Congress make? (282)
24. Who has the power to tax? (294)
25. What house of Congress has the power to impeach? (311)
26. How many presidents have been impeached? (311)
27. What house of Congress confirms major Presidential appointments? (313)
28. When does Congress begin a new term? (320)
29. Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives? (322)
30. Where does most of the work in Congress get done? (329)
31. Who signs bills passed by Congress into law? (345)
32. What constitutional amendment deals with Presidential disability? (360-361)
33. How old must the President of the United States be? (356)
34. How much money does the President make per year? (358)
35. According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, who follows the Vice President in the line of presidential succession? (359)
36. If an incumbent President is seeking another term in office, who will his party likely nominate? (374, “Who is Nominated)
37. What is the least amount of presidential electors a State can have? (380, Map)
38. How are a State’s presidential electors chosen? (378, “Choosing Electors”)
39. What is the maximum amount of years a President can serve in office? (357)
40. Is the president responsible for recommending legislation? (405)
