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US Government and Civics
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US Government and Civics

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What is the term for a government project that benefits a specific locality or group?

  • Pocket veto
  • Pork-barrel project (correct)
  • Filbustering
  • Gerrymander
  • What is the process by which a person becomes a naturalized citizen?

  • Census
  • Impeachment
  • Gerrymander
  • Naturalization (correct)
  • What is the supreme law of the land in the United States?

  • The Amendments
  • The Constitution (correct)
  • The Bill of Rights
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • What is the term for a vote that ensures a legislative body reaches a quorum?

    <p>Quorum call</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the system in which power is divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?

    <p>Checks and balances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a process in which a state or local government manipulates electoral district boundaries for political gain?

    <p>Gerrymander</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which amendment to the US Constitution grants citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States?

    <p>Fourteenth Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a power granted to the President to delay a bill's passage without vetoing it?

    <p>Pocket veto</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a government project that benefits a specific locality or group, often criticized for being wasteful?

    <p>Pork-barrel project</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the president of the Senate, who is also the longest-serving Senator?

    <p>President pro tempore</p> Signup and view all the answers

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