GOV - Unit 12

Including the Chief Justice, which of the following is the correct number of justices serving on South Carolina's highest court?

a. 7

b. 3

c. 9

d. 5

5

The “cabinet agency assigned to operate and manage South Carolina's 47 state parks, market the state as a preferred vacation destination, and provide assistance to communities to develop recreation assets” is which of the following?

a. South Carolina Department of Chamber of Commerce

b. South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

c. South Carolina Department of Visitation and Recreation

d. South Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation

South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

South Carolina's sales tax rate is which of the following?

a. 15%

b. 6%

c. 10%

d. 8%

6%

34 out of 46 South Carolina counties operature under which of the following types of county government?

a. Council-supervisor

b. Council-manager

c. Council-administrator

d. Council

Council-administrator

Which of the following has the authority to issue executive orders, prepare the state budget, make appointments, veto legislation, and to grant pardons to criminals?

a. Governor

b. Supreme Court

c. President

d. Attorney General

Governor

Statutory officers elected to four-year terms in South Carolina counties are which of the following?

a. Justice of the peace, treasurer, and sheriff

b. Auditor, treasurer, and probate judge

c. Probate judge, coroner, and administrator

d. Sheriff, governor, and coroner

Auditor, treasurer, and probate judge

“That inflexible and uniform adherence to the rights of the Constitution, and of individuals, which we perceive to be indispensable in the courts of justice, can certainly not be expected from judges who hold their offices by a temporary commission. Periodical appointments, however regulated, or by whomsoever made, would, in some way or other, be fatal to their necessary independence.”

In this excerpt, Hamilton is supporting which characteristic of the Supreme Court?

a. The lifetime appointment of Supreme Court justices as long as they maintain good behavior

b. The frequent reappointment of Supreme Court justices to keep them accountable to the people

c. The need for the president to review the work of Supreme Court justices

d. The requirement for Supreme Court justices to have graduated at the top of their law school class

The lifetime appointment of Supreme Court justices as long as they maintain good behavior

Which of the following is the total number of counties in South Carolina?

a. 53

b. 46

c. 31

d. 80

46

The president signed legislation called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law, and the Department of Education is in charge of implementing the law after Congress gave it discretionary authority. Which of the following happens next?

a. The Department of Education writes lesson plans and curriculum for states and school districts

b. The Department of Education nominates leaders for state departments of education and school districts

c. The Department of Education uses its rulemaking authority to create regulations for states and school districts

d. The Department of Education develops additional legislation to provide guidance for school districts

The Department of Education uses its rulemaking authority to create regulations for states and school districts

In South Carolina, a bill becomes an act when which of the following happens?

a. It is signed by the governor

b. It is sponsored by a legislator

c. It is vetoed by the governor

d. It is agreed to in committee

It is signed by the governor

The total number of South Carolina congressional districts is which of the following?

a. 12

b. 9

c. 7

d. 5

7

Every state, with the exception of Nebraska, has which of the following kind of legislature?

a. Unicameral

b. Tricameral

c. Bicameral

d. Parliamentary

Bicameral

South Carolina counties are organized into which of the following regions?

a. Upstate, Midlands, Pee Dee, Lowcountry

b. Midlands, Upstate, Lowstate, Pee Dee

c. Upstate, Lowstate, Northern, Eastern

d. Pee Dee, Lowcountry, Southern, Western

Upstate, Midlands, Pee Dee, Lowcountry

South Carolina’s highest court is called which of the following?

a. Justice League

b. Highest Court

c. Supreme Court

d. Supreme Tribunal

Supreme Court

South Carolina’s capital city is which of the following?

a. Greenville

b. Columbia

c. Myrtle Beach

d. Charleston

Columbia

An executive order might cause tension between the president and Congress because of which of the following?

a. An executive order enables the president to veto laws passed by Congress

b. An executive order confirms Supreme Court justices without Senate confirmation

c. An executive order determines the budget of Congress

d. An executive order creates laws without the approval of Congress

An executive order creates laws without the approval of Congress

The state governor is chosen by which of the following?

a. Election by the state legislature

b. Popular vote

c. Supreme Court justices

d. Appointment by the president

Popular vote

The types of taxes in South Carolina are which of the following?

a. Income, sales, community, HOA fees

b. Excise, sales, property, registration

c. Flat, income, property, sales

d. Income, sales, excise, property

Income, sales, excise, property

The nation's founders' concern over tyranny transcended their separation of power among the three branches of government and divided power also by level in the form of _____ , with each layer performing its designated responsibility.

a. States and communities

b. Legislative and judicial

c. Church and state

d. Nation and citizen

States and communities

Once a bill is proposed by a South Carolina legislator, it then goes to which of the following?

a. Committee

b. House of Representatives

c. Governor

d. Senate

Committee

“To purchase the most health for our citizens in need at the least possible cost to the taxpayer” is the mission of which of the following?

a. South Carolina Department of Commerce

b. South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

c. South Carolina Department of Administration

d. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Powers shared between different levels of government are called which of the following?

a. Convenient

b. Constitutional

c. Court

d. Concurrent

Concurrent

Local governments raise most of their funds through which of the following taxes?

a. Sales

b. Poll

c. Property

d. Income

Property

Many critical issues that affect people’s lives, such as marriage, birth and death certificates, school policies, driving age, and criminal laws are not decided by distant Washington, D.C. authorities, but by state and local officials.

Select one:

True

False

True

Which TWO of the following make up the state legislature?

a. The House of Representatives

b. The Senate

c. The Chamber

d. The House of Burgesses

1. The House of Representatives

2. The Senate

South Carolina’s legislature is called which of the following?

a. Congress

b. Directory

c. General Assembly

d. State Assembly

General Assembly

The largest expense for most states is which of the following?

a. Public parks

b. Law enforcement

c. Courthouses

d. Public education

Public education

Constitutional officers elected to four-year terms in South Carolina counties are which of the following?

a. Sheriff, county administrator, and budget director

b. Clerk of court, coroner, and sheriff

c. Clerk of court, judge, and coroner

d. Coroner, governor, and sheriff

Clerk of court, coroner, and sheriff

Which ONE of the following issues is NOT decided by state and local officials, but by the federal government?

a. School policies

b. Driving age and qualifications for licensure

c. Marriage certificates

d. National security

National security

Which of the following is the educational initiative that gives students the opportunity to attend a school in their district that is outside of their attendance zone, and is available at the discretion of the school district, and in most instances, parents assume the responsibility of providing transportation?

a. VirtualSC

b. Magnet school

c. Charter school

d. District school choice

District school choice

The South Carolina governor’s Cabinet members are which of the following?

a. Recommended by the governor and appointed by the Senate

b. Chosen by the governor and voted on in both chambers

c. Confirmed by the governor after nomination by the Senate

d. Nominated by the governor and confirmed by the House of Representatives

Recommended by the governor and appointed by the Senate

Each of the 50 states has its own array of public officials with each of them having which of the following?

a. Governors, legislatures, and courts

b. Leaders, parliaments, courts

c. Presidents, assemblies, and courts

d. Burgesses, lawyers, and courts

Governors, legislatures, and courts

State judges have the final voice in the vast majority of cases in the United States since more cases come under state rather than federal jurisdiction.

Select one:

True

False

True

Which of the following is an example of power shared between the judiciary and the other two branches of government?

a. The judicial branch depends on the other branches to enforce their rulings

b. The judicial branch offers an opinion on constitutional issues and Congress votes on their suggestions

c. The judicial branch selects its new members and the president confirms them

d. The judicial branch votes on new legislation introduced by Congress and the president

The judicial branch depends on the other branches to enforce their rulings

The power to tax on federal, state, and local levels is which of the following types of power?

a. Reserved

b. Enumerated

c. Executive

d. Concurrent

Concurrent

“Confining offenders in controlled facilities and providing rehabilitative, self-improvement opportunities to prepare inmates for their re-integration into society” is the mission of which of the following?

a. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

b. South Carolina Department of Corrections

c. South Carolina Department of Commerce

d. South Carolina Department of Administration

South Carolina Department of Corrections

“To serve South Carolina by promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and vulnerable adults, helping individuals achieve stability, and strengthening families” is the mission of which of the following?

a. South Carolina Department of Chamber of Commerce

b. South Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation

c. South Carolina Department of Visitation and Recreation

d. South Carolina Department of Social Services

South Carolina Department of Social Services

Which of the following determines the structure, role, and financing of state and local levels of government?

a. The state legislatures

b. The Declaration of Independence

c. The United States Constitution

d. The state constitutions

The state constitutions

Which of the following is an example of a way that the president can check (limit) Congress’ power?

a. The president can lead their political party in Congress

b. The president can veto legislation

c. The president can appoint Supreme Court justices

d. The president can remove members of Congress

The president can veto legislation

The burning issues of modern times that concern state and local governments are which THREE of the following?

a. Nuclear armaments

b. Protection from crime and violence

c. Education

d. Racism and poverty

1. Protection from crime and violence

2. Education

3. Racism and poverty