Civics Chapters 7 & 8 Practice Quiz

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  1. 1

    a government restriction or restraint on commerce, especially an order that prohibits trade in a given commodity or with a particular nation

  2. 2

    a statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion

  3. 3

    a group of senior officials appointed by a president, prime minister, or other government leader to advise on policy

  4. 4

    federal board or commission that is not part of any cabinet department

  5. 5

    an effort to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers

  6. 6

    a general pardon, especially for those who have committed political crimes

  7. 7

    a select body of people who elect somebody to an office

  8. 8

    a rule or order that is issued by the executive branch of the government and has the status of a law

  9. 9

    the practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases

  10. 10

    a court’s calendar, showing the schedule of cases it is to hear

  11. 11

    the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution

  12. 12

    person hired into a federal position

  13. 13

    the practice of a winning political party giving government jobs and public appointments to its supporters

  14. 14

    a court that has authority to hear appeals of the judgments of lower courts

  15. 15

    a detailed explanation of the legal thinking

  16. 16

    the area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals

  17. 17

    the protection of a nation from attack or other danger by maintaining adequate armed forces and guarding state secrets

  18. 18

    a member of an electoral college or the Electoral College

  19. 19

    the halting or delay of somebody’s punishment, especially when the punishment is death

  20. 20

    an official document stating that somebody may be released without receiving any or any further punishment

  21. 21

    a company created by Congress that is allowed to generate revenue while being exempt from some private-sector regulations

  22. 22

    the authority of a court to hear a case appealed form a lower court

  23. 23

    the authority to enforce laws or pronounce legal judgments

  24. 24

    in accordance with the Constitution

  25. 25

    the practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open, competitive examinations and merit

  26. 26

    authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases

  27. 27

    a system of appointing and promoting civil servants on the basis of their ability rather than their political connections

  28. 28

    the authority to hear cases for the first time

  29. 29

    the trial court in either a state or a federal district in the United States

  30. 30

    a nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nations

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