CFPT U.S. Government and Civics 2

Question 1

Which constitutional amendment established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote?

Accepted Answer

Seventeenth Amendment

Answer

The Seventeenth Amendment (1913) transferred the election of U.S. Senators from state legislatures to direct popular vote.

Question 2

What is the primary function of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?

Accepted Answer

Overseeing the federal budget process and regulatory review

Answer

OMB, part of the Executive Office of the President, prepares the federal budget and reviews agency regulations.

Question 3

Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, the President must notify Congress within how many hours of committing U.S. armed forces into hostilities?

Accepted Answer

48 hours

Answer

The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops into hostilities.

Question 4

Which principle prevents any single branch of the U.S. government from becoming too powerful by giving each branch authority to limit the others?

Accepted Answer

Checks and balances

Answer

Checks and balances is the specific mechanism by which each branch can limit the power of the others.

Question 5

The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to whom?

Accepted Answer

The states or the people

Answer

The Tenth Amendment states that powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to states are reserved to the states or the people.

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