AEPA AZ US Constitutions
Federalism - correct answer ✔Mixed mode of federal and regional
(state/county/city) government.
Lobby/Lobbyist - correct answer ✔A group of people seeking to influence
politicians or public officials on a particular issue. They cannot lobby on the
floor of Congress.
Monopoly - correct answer ✔Exclusive possession/control of the supply or
trade in a commodity or service, i.e. QT cannot own ALL gas stations.
Popular Sovereignty - correct answer ✔Authority of a state and its
government is created and sustained by the consent of its people; self-
governance as a nation.
Electoral College - correct answer ✔A body of people representing each
state, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice
president.
Checks and Balances - correct answer ✔Counterbalancing influences,
ensuring that political power is not concentrated by any one branch of
government.
Referendum - correct answer ✔General vote by the electorate on a single
political question.
Enactment - correct answer ✔Process of passing legislation.
, Revenue - correct answer ✔Money raised through government taxes.
Separation of Powers - correct answer ✔Division of government into three
branches of power: judicial, legislative, and executive.
What is the judicial branch? - correct answer ✔A system of federal courts
and judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced
by the executive branch.
What is the Supreme Court and its membership? - correct answer ✔The
Supreme Court is made up nine justices and is the highest court in the United
States. The US Judicial Branch consists of the Chief Justice of the United
States and currently eight associate justices.
What is a Superior Court? - correct answer ✔A state trial court of general
jurisdiction with power to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is
not specially designated to be heard in some other courts.
Lower Court - correct answer ✔Also known as limited jurisdiction court, they
exist only as mere administrative subdivisions of the superior courts. These
are often restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts with a specific
limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less serious nature. These
include municipal courts, traffic courts, and justice of the peace courts.
Term of office for Supreme Court of Justice and all federal judges? - correct
answer ✔Life
What is the minimum number of justices needed for the Judicial Branch? -
correct answer ✔6 (A Chief Justice and 5 associate justices)
Federalism - correct answer ✔Mixed mode of federal and regional
(state/county/city) government.
Lobby/Lobbyist - correct answer ✔A group of people seeking to influence
politicians or public officials on a particular issue. They cannot lobby on the
floor of Congress.
Monopoly - correct answer ✔Exclusive possession/control of the supply or
trade in a commodity or service, i.e. QT cannot own ALL gas stations.
Popular Sovereignty - correct answer ✔Authority of a state and its
government is created and sustained by the consent of its people; self-
governance as a nation.
Electoral College - correct answer ✔A body of people representing each
state, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice
president.
Checks and Balances - correct answer ✔Counterbalancing influences,
ensuring that political power is not concentrated by any one branch of
government.
Referendum - correct answer ✔General vote by the electorate on a single
political question.
Enactment - correct answer ✔Process of passing legislation.
, Revenue - correct answer ✔Money raised through government taxes.
Separation of Powers - correct answer ✔Division of government into three
branches of power: judicial, legislative, and executive.
What is the judicial branch? - correct answer ✔A system of federal courts
and judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced
by the executive branch.
What is the Supreme Court and its membership? - correct answer ✔The
Supreme Court is made up nine justices and is the highest court in the United
States. The US Judicial Branch consists of the Chief Justice of the United
States and currently eight associate justices.
What is a Superior Court? - correct answer ✔A state trial court of general
jurisdiction with power to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is
not specially designated to be heard in some other courts.
Lower Court - correct answer ✔Also known as limited jurisdiction court, they
exist only as mere administrative subdivisions of the superior courts. These
are often restricted to civil cases involving monetary amounts with a specific
limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of a less serious nature. These
include municipal courts, traffic courts, and justice of the peace courts.
Term of office for Supreme Court of Justice and all federal judges? - correct
answer ✔Life
What is the minimum number of justices needed for the Judicial Branch? -
correct answer ✔6 (A Chief Justice and 5 associate justices)
