Political Science: American Government: Baseline Test


Question 1       A governmental structure that gives each of the three branches of power some
degree of oversight and control of each other is called:
 1)        Checks and balances
2)         Federalism
3)         Command and Control
4)         Incrementalism
Question 2       Who is the commander in chief of the armed forces?
1)         the secretary of state
2)         the secretary of defense
3)         Congress
4)         The President
Question 3       Where can the Bill of Rights be found?
1)         The Declaration of Independence
2)         The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
3)         The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
4)         Article 7 of the Constitution
Question 4       The official name of Georgia’s legislative body is:
1)         Citizens’ Assembly
2)         National Assembly
3)         Georgia General Assembly
4)         None of the above
Question 5       Who has the power to declare war?
 1)        Congress.
2)         President.
3)         Both A and B.
4)         Neither A nor B.
Question 6       What branch did the Founding Fathers create to be the most powerful?
 1)        Congress.
2)         President.
3)         Supreme Court.
4)         Federal Bureaucracy.
Question 7       Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?
1)         Benjamin Franklin.
2)         Thomas Jefferson.
3)         James Madison.
4)         George Washington.
Question 8       The right to bear arms is in the ______ Amendment.
1)         1st.
2)         2nd.
3)         3rd.
4)         4th.
Question 9       The Supreme Court decision that ordered the desegregation of public schools was
1)         Plessy v Ferguson.
2)         Roe v. Wade.
3)         Brown v. Board.
4)         Bowers v. Hardwick.
Question 10     If there is a conflict between the federal government and state government, then the federal government wins.
 1)        True
2)         False

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