American Government!!! please please help me, Ill give best answer.?

1. American revolutionary leaders were deeply influenced by this man's writings. (2 points)

Richard Nixon

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney

John Locke

Karl Marx

2. Signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, this item was the first American government document. (2 points)

Constitution

Mayflower Compact

Petition of Rights

Magna Carta

3. This concept is the basis of the Constitution. (2 points)

popular sovereignty

Supreme Court justice

Congressional powers

executive privilege

4. These powers belong to both the national and the state governments. (2 points)

reserved powers

delegated powers

concurrent powers

implied powers

5. Civil laws that are passed by state legislatures are called (2 points)

sunshine laws.

sunset laws.

civil suits.

public acts.

6. This stops a filibuster. (2 points)

caucus

gerrymander

closed rule

cloture

7. The presiding officer of the House is the (2 points)

Speaker.

majority whip.

majority leader.

Senate leader.

8. This presidential power was granted by Congress to help control spending but would require a constitutional amendment. (2 points)

censure

pocket veto

line-item veto

gerrymander

9. Most of the work on tax laws takes place in the

(2 points)

executive offices.

hearings.

Senate Appropriations Committee.

House Ways and Means Committee.

10. These are the key power centers in Congress. (2 points)

hearings

committees

sessions

caucuses

11. The commander-in-chief of the United States armed forces is the (2 points)

national security advisor.

president.

attorney general.

secretary of defense.

12. Civil servants who work for the federal government are known as (2 points)

procurement specialists.

executive workers.

bureaucrats.

whistleblowers.

13. Congress has two major tools to influence decision making in federal agencies:

(2 points)

new legislation and the budget.

DEA and the FBI.

lobbying and election money.

contact with the people and the president.

14. This is an example of an iron triangle. (2 points)

president, Senate, House of Representatives

executive, legislative, judicial branches

federal agency, client group, congressional committee

president, vice president, cabinet

15. The right of the president to refuse to testify before Congress or a court is called (2 points)

executive privilege.

executive mandate.

executive orders.

de facto.

16. This is a friend of the Supreme Court. (2 points)

litigant

petit jury

amicus curiae

appellate

17. Most of the Supreme Court's cases come (2 points)

by amicus curiae.

through presidential appointment.

through Congressional hearings.

as appeals from lower courts.

18. This is the Senate's control over the Supreme Court. (2 points)

override power

amendment power

confirmation power

veto power

19. The United States is divided into 12 regions, each one with (2 points)

district courts.

United States Tax Courts.

concurrent courts.

U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

20. The decision in this case gave the Supreme Court judicial review. (2 points)

Slaughterhouse Case

Marbury v. Madison

McCulloch v. Maryland

Plessy v. Ferguson

American Government!!! please please help me, Ill give best answer.?
1. John Locke

2. Mayflower Compact

20. Marbury v. Madison

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Reply:I can only answer some of them, but I hope it helps:



1. John Locke

2. Mayflower Compact

3. popular sovereignty

4. concurrent powers

7. Speaker.

8. line-item veto (pretty sure)

9. House Ways and Means Committee

11. president

15. executive privilege

17. as appeals from lower courts

20. Marbury v. Madison
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