Civics - Unit 2 Study Guide

	1.	The __________________________ is a population count taken every 10 years.
	2.	What is the tactic of delaying a vote until a bill’s sponsor withdraws the measure?
	3.	A __________________________is a court order requiring someone to appear in court.
	4.	District courts have __________________________jurisdiction, or the authority to hear federal cases first.
	5.	What is the most important role of the president?
	6.	What is the indirect method we use to elect the president?
	7.	A _________________________________requires police to explain to a court why they are holding a prisoner.
	8.	Where does the president live and work?
	9.	What are completely unrelated amendments tacked onto a Senate bill?
	10.	The president has the power to issue an __________________________, which is a rule or command that has the force of law.
	11.	____________________ jurisdiction refers to the fact that only federal courts can hear and decide federal cases.
	12.	What is the term for the geographic area covered by an appeals court?
	13.	A __________________________ is a previous case that gives guidance to other judges hearing similar cases.
	14.	What is the basic goal of American foreign policy?
	15.	Congress may not pass _________________________ laws, or laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed.
	16.	Who follows the vice president in succession to the presidency?
	17.	What is money, food, military assistance, or other supplies given to help other countries?
	18.	The job of the __________________________ courts is to review decisions made in the lower district courts.
	19.	By __________________________, the Supreme Court decides if a law is constitutional.
	20.	The Twenty-fifth Amendment makes provisions for presidential __________________________.
	21.	People from a representative’s district are called his or her__________________________.
	22.	What is a nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nations?
	23.	What is the term for a court’s authority to hear and decide cases?
	24.	What is another name for Clause 18, the “necessary and proper” clause?
	25.	If the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session, it is a __________________________.
	26.	Who is the person who usually acts as chairperson of the Senate?
	27.	What jurisdiction allows a court to hear appeals from a lower court?
	28.	A state has as many electors as the total of its __________________________ and representatives.
	29.	The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the __________________________.
	30.	What is the term that is used when an official is formally accused of misconduct in office?
	31.	__________________________is a formal agreement between two or more countries.
	32.	The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review in the decision of what case?