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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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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