Тест к презентации на тему: " The USA: State System".
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                                       The USA: State System

1. The form of government in the USA is …

+: a federal republic

2. The USA consist of … states.

-: 48

-: 49

+:50

-: 51

3. The country’s political system is based on … which was adopted in 1789.

+: the US constitution

4. In 1787 the meeting was held in Philadelphia to write the Constitution.

This meeting is known as …

+: the Constitutional Convention

5. The US Constitution consists of:    

+: 7 articles, 27 Constitutional Amendments  

-: 7 articles

-: 27 Constitutional Amendments

-: no right variant

6. The Constitution still works effectively owing to…

-: the work of the Congress

-: the President

-: the people

+: the amending formula

7. The 1st 10 Amendments in the US Constitution are known as …  

+: the Bill of Rights

8. This right was NOT given in the 1st 10 Amendments in the US Constitution:

-: the freedom of speech the freedom of press

-: the right of assembly

+: the right to vote for women

-: freedom of religion

-: the right to privacy

-: the right of anyone accused of a crime to have a fair trial.

1. The guiding principles of the Constitution:

-: Popular Sovereignty Rule

-: Limited Government

-: Federalism

-: Separation of Powers

-: Checks & Balances

+: include all these principles

2. The correspondence between the powers of the states & the powers of the national government:

A: The powers of the states              

B: The powers of the national government

1) to control education

2) to tax

3) regulate business within the state

4) the right to declare war

5) determine most election procedures

6) to coin & to borrow money & to regulate its value

7) to regulate local governments

8) to regulate commerce between the states

9) to make & administer civil laws & criminal laws

10) to maintain a postal system

(A: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10; B: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)

3. The 3 branches of the American government are …

+: the legislative branch

+: the Judicial Branch

+: the  Executive Branch

4. The correspondence between The Articles in the US Constitution and the branches of the American government.

L1. Article 1

L2. Article 2

L3. Article 3

R1. The  Executive Branch

R2. The Legislative Branch

R3. The Judicial Branch

(L1-R2, L2-R1, L3-R3)

5.  The legislative branch of the federal government is represented  by …

+: (the) Congress.

6.  There are … houses of American Congress:

-: 5

-: 4

-: 3

+: 2

7.  The house shown on the picture is …

+: the Capitol

8.  The houses of American Congress are:

-: the House of Commons

+: the House of Representatives

+: the Senate

-: the House of Lords

9.  The Senate is composed of 100 voting members, who are called …

+: senators

10.  Senators are elected by …

-: first-past-the-post system

+: popular vote

-: the system of proportional representation

11.  The Senate is composed of … voting members.

-: 50

-: 80

+: 100

-: 120

12.  The House of Representatives is composed of  voting members.

+: 435

-: 275

-: 155

-: 100

21. The members of the House of Representatives are called …

+: representatives

+: congressmen

22. The presiding officer of … is called the Speaker of the House.

+: the House of Representatives

1.  The correct order of the party leaders according to their importance is:

1. the Minority Leader

2. the President of the Senate (the Speaker)

3. the Majority Leader

(2, 3, 1)

2.  The correct order of the steps in the law making process:

1. The bill is referred to a committee for discussion

2. The bill goes to the President

3. The bill is debated on the floor of each house.

4. A new bill is proposed

(4, 1, 3, 2)

3.  The  4 ways of voting in Congress are:

+: A voice vote

+: Division vote

+: A teller vote

+: A record vote

4.  If both houses approve the bill, but there are some differences in the two versions of the same bill, the bill then goes to …

+: a conference committee

5. If the President wants to prevent the bill from becoming law, he may …

+: veto the bill

6. The expression “On the Hill” means …

+: in the Congress

29. The President’s term of office is…

-: 3 years

-: 5 years

+: 4 years

-: 2 years

30. According to the Constitution a president’s office is limited to...

-: 3 terms

+: 2 terms

-: 4 terms

-: 5 terms

31. In American history were elected...

-: 40 presidents

-: 45 presidents

+: 43 presidents

-: 47 presidents

32. The Supreme Court composed of...

-: 10 judges

-: 7 judges

-: 15 judges

+: 9 judges

33. The first president of the US was …

+: George Washington

-: Abraham Lincoln

-: Jeffrey Jefferson

-: Bill Clinton

34. The youngest US president was...

+: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

-: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

-: Thomas Jefferson

-: Woodrow Wilson

35. There are ... courts of appeal in the USA.

-: 15

+: 12

-: 7

-: 18

36. The Republican party was organized in...

-: the 1870s

-: the 1840s

-: the 1860s

+: the 1850s

37. Inauguration of the president takes place on...

-: February, 20

+: January, 20

-: December, 20

-: March, 20

38. The 2nd Article of the US Constitution describes ..., which is represented by the President.

+: Executive power

 39. Presidential election is held every...

+: 4 years

1.  Now the USA has its 43rd president, his name is...

+: George Bush, Junior

2.  The US president, the author of the Declaration of Independence is...

+: Thomas Jefferson

     42. The residence of the US president is...

+: White House in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania Avenue, 1600

43. The correspondence between the names of American’s presidents and their portraits.

1.                                                                A. Richard Nixon

                                      B. George Washington

2.

                                         C. John F. Kennedy

3.

                                            D.  Abraham Lincoln

4.

                                               E. Franklin D. Roosevelt

5.

                                               F. Bill Clinton

6.

                                                    G.  Thomas Jefferson

(1-E, 2-D, 3-C, 4-B, 5-G, 6-F)

1.  The correct chronological order of the government of the Presidents of the US:

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. Bill Clinton
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Thomas Jefferson
6. George Washington

(6, 5, 4, 1, 3, 2)

45. The only Catholic president was...

+: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

46. US president who put forward the idea to create the League of Nations was...

+: Woodrow Wilson

1.  US president who suggested New Deal – a program of economic recovery, which helped to come out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, was...

+: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

2.  … was the 16th President of the USA.

+: Abraham Lincoln

3. US president, ..., is known for the program New Frontier, for the civil rights movement, for putting forward some social programs.

+: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

50. The executive branch consists of ... and over 40 independent agencies.

+:  18 departments

10. The department heads are called...

+: secretaries

52. The chief executive in a state is the...

+: governor

1.  This American President had a nickname “Red Fox”.

+: Thomas Jefferson

54. Federal courts are created by...

+: Congress

     55. … was the only president who served 3 terms.

+: Franklin Roosevelt

     56. … was the 42nd American President.

+: Bill Clinton   

57. There are two major political parties in the USA, they are ...

+: the Democratic & the Republican parties

58. The Democratic party’s symbol is...

+:  the Donkey