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The modern Republican Party was founded when the issue of ______ divided both existing political parties. a. income taxation b. export taxation c. slavery d. the stagnant domestic economy e. government response to public health issues Which of the following […]

The rights to collect taxes, to spend, and to regulate commerce are a. powers that have only recently been granted to Congress. b. powers reserved exclusively for the states. c. powers reserved for the president. d. the most important domestic […]

As of 2010, about 50 percent of total health-care spending was paid for by a. the government. b. private insurance. c. individuals. d. charity. e. the Health Care for Americans endowment. If a case is remanded, it a. is sent […]

The doctrine that was born of the Plessy v. Ferguson case was known as a. equal opportunity. b. affirmative action. c. separate-but-equal. d. full equality under the law. e. equal suffrage. The ______ is one by which all of a […]

For a member of Congress, casework is a. logrolling. b. personal work for constituents. c. lawmaking. d. oversight. e. an enumerated power. A representative who is performing the role of a trustee is a. mirroring the views of the majority […]

Politically speaking, American women are a. more likely than men to support capital punishment. b. less likely than men to be concerned about the environment. c. more likely than men to support social welfare programs. d. more likely than men […]

In his ruling on Gibbons v. Ogden, Marshall defined commerce as a. any business dealings between legally incorporated organizations. b. any business dealing requiring an operating license. c. all business dealings having to do with the physical exchange of currency. […]

The phrase “don”t ask, don”t tell” refers to a policy toward gay men and lesbians a. governing their employment by the CIA and the FBI. b. allowing them to serve in the military so long as they did not declare […]

The Equal Rights Amendment was a. ratified by the final state and became part of the Constitution on July 13, 1981. b. not ratified by the necessary thirty-eight states. c. vetoed by President Ronald Reagan. d. not approved by the […]

More than ______ nuclear warheads are known to be stockpiled worldwide. a. 80 b. 900 c. 6,000 d. 22,000 e. 500,000 Today, in national elections, most campaign tasks are handled by a. former successful politicians. b. professionals who donate their […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 – The Democratic Republic 1. In 2008, the United States faced the worst _______ crisis in 80 years. a. environmental b. national defense c. economic d. international relations e. elections fraud ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 10 – The Presidency 1. Regarding the chief executive, the writers of the Constitution a. were all in agreement about the necessity of a powerful executive for the new republic. b. modeled the presidency of the […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11 – The Bureaucracy 1. Polls consistently report that the majority of Americans support a. “big government.” b. “less government.” c. removing protections for endangered species. d. defunding Medicare. e. eliminating most social programs. ANSWER: b […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 12 – The Judiciary 1. Alexis de Tocqueville, a commentator on American society in the 1800s, noted that Americans rely on courts a. to resolve most political questions. b. to a much lesser degree than Europeans. […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 13 – Domestic and Economic Policy 1. How best to protect our environment and what the speed limit should be on interstate highways are both a. foreign policy questions. b. domestic policy questions. c. insoluble questions. […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 14 – Foreign Policy 1. The best definition of foreign policy is a. a nation’s external goals as well as the techniques and strategies used to achieve them. b. the formal agreements that are approved by […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 2 – Forging a New Government: The Constitution 1. The first permanent English colony in the Americas was a settlement at a. Massachusetts Bay. b. Roanoke. c. Jamestown. d. Charles Town. e. Philadelphia. ANSWER: c POINTS: […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 3 – Federalism 1. Which government system is the most popular, both historically and today? a. A unitary system b. A confederal system c. A federal system d. A bicameral system e. A grassroots system ANSWER: […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 4 – Civil Liberties 1. Which of the following BEST defines civil liberties? a. Civil liberties are not particularly important. b. Civil liberties restrain the actions of government against individuals. c. Civil liberties allow the government […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 5 – Civil Rights 1. All of the following are true EXCEPT that a. civil liberties and civil rights are the same thing. b. civil rights refer to the rights of Americans to equal protection under […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 6 – Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and the Media 1. Which of the following BEST describes public opinion? a. When a number of people generally feel the same way about something b. Polling data c. How […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 7 – Interest Groups and Political Parties 1. An interest group is a. any association of individuals. b. an organized group of individuals who want to gain control of the government. c. an organized group of […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 8 – Campaigns and Elections 1. Which of the following statements about recruiting candidates is true? a. Recruiting candidates is easier for Republicans. b. Recruiting candidates is easier for higher offices with more prestige. c. Recruiting […]

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 9 – The Congress 1. In recent years, polls show that ______ of respondents have favorable opinions about Congress as a whole. a. fewer than 5 percent b. as few as 9 percent c. about 50 […]

Which President introduced the concept of “preemptive war.” a. Ronald Reagan b. George Busch c. George W. Busch d. Lyndon B. Johnson e. Bill Clinton Which of the following is an argument against federalism? a. That too much inequity exists […]

The 1995 case, ______, marked the first time in sixty years that the Supreme Court had placed a limit on the national government’s authority under the commerce clause. a. McCulloch v. Maryland b. Roe v. Wade c. Gibbons v. Ogden […]

The law is what ______ says it is at any point in time, generally speaking. a. the Senate b. the Supreme Court c. the president d. the press e. the academic community Powers held jointly by the national and state […]

Typically, an independent regulatory agency is responsible for a. monitoring the actions of the cabinet department heads. b. national defense-related legislation. c. monitoring the lower courts. d. a specific type of public policy. e. monitoring the actions of Congress. Which […]

The three-fifths compromise illustrates the power of ______ at the Constitutional Convention. a. the southern states b. the northern states c. the small states d. the large states e. women The Reconstruction statutes, or civil rights acts, ultimately a. did […]

The doctrine of containment set forth by George F. Kennan a. proposed that the United States should seek to “roll back” Communism in Eastern Europe. b. was expressed in the Truman Doctrine enunciated by President Harry Truman in 1947. c. […]

The State of the Union message is a. delivered by the president to the General Assembly of the United Nations at least once every four years. b. a policy statement of Congress over which the president seldom has influence. c. […]

_____ and _____ are the only presidents in American history to have been impeached and acquitted. a. Andrew Johnson; Bill Clinton b. Richard Nixon; Franklin Roosevelt c. Andrew Jackson; Herbert Hoover d. Thomas Jefferson; Martin Van Buren e. Andrew Jackson; […]

After World War I, the United States returned to a state of “normalcy” in foreign policy, which meant a. a continued commitment to international peacekeeping. b. reassuring the public that the United States would act in the role of world […]

The Medicaid program is funded a. in equal shares by every state. b. by a tax on private insurance companies. c. by a combination of state and federal taxpayers. d. exclusively by the federal government. e. exclusively by state governments. […]

Libel is a. the amount of insurance one must have on a motor vehicle. b. defamation in writing. c. printed material that cannot be proved true. d. untrue rumors spread by word-of-mouth. e. another word for slander. The power of […]

The de facto power in the Senate belongs to a. President of the Senate. b. President pro tempore of the Senate. c. Senator designate selected by the president. d. Senate majority and minority leaders and their respective whips. e. the […]