Cengage Advantage Books: American Government and Politics Today 8th Edition

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 Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Which of the following statements about the early Republican Party is false? a. Thomas Jefferson initially led it. b.

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 powers of Congress. e. the most important foreign policy powers of Congress. Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Redistricting

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. Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a If a case is remanded, it a. is sent to the supreme court of the state in question. b. is sent back to the

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. Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c The ______ is one by which all of a state's electoral votes are cast for the presidential candidate who receives a

For a member of Congress, casework is a. logrolling. b. personal work for constituents. c. lawmaking. d. oversight. e. an enumerated power. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b A representative who is performing the role of a trustee is a. mirroring the views of the majority of the constituents who elected him or her. b. supporting the president on all of

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 to support interventions abroad. e. less likely than men to support extending civil rights to

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. d. all business dealings, including navigation and the transport of people. e. only the

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 that they were gay or commit homosexual acts. c. regulating when they are

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 Senate. e. first introduced in Congress in 1972. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b When Sonia Sotomayor was appointed

More than ______ nuclear warheads are known to be stockpiled worldwide. a. 80 b. 900 c. 6,000 d. 22,000 e. 500,000 Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Today, in national elections, most campaign tasks are handled by a. former successful politicians. b. professionals who donate their time for free. c. amateur politicians. d. paid professionals. e. volunteers. Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d President Obama was among a

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - The Democratic Republic Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. In 2008, the United States

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 10 - The Presidency Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Regarding the chief executive, the writers

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 11 - The Bureaucracy Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Polls consistently report that the majority

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 12 - The Judiciary Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Alexis de Tocqueville, a commentator on

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 13 - Domestic and Economic Policy Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. How best to protect

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 14 - Foreign Policy Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. The best definition of foreign policy

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 2 - Forging a New Government: The Constitution Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. The first

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 3 - Federalism Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Which government system is the most popular,

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 4 - Civil Liberties Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Which of the following BEST defines

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 5 - Civil Rights Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. All of the following are true

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 6 - Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and the Media Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Which

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 7 - Interest Groups and Political Parties Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. An interest group

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 8 - Campaigns and Elections Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. Which of the following statements

Name: Class: Date: Chapter 9 - The Congress Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero Page 1 1. In recent years, polls show that

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 Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Which of the following is an argument against federalism? a. That too much inequity exists between states in a federal system b. That it prevents creation of a strong party

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 d. United States v. Lopez e. Brown v. Board of Education

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 Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b Powers held jointly by the national and state governments are called a. cooperative powers. b. statutory powers. c. reserved powers. d. concurrent powers. e. inherent powers. Answer:

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. Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d Which of the following was a major foreign policy development during the Vietnam War? a.

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 Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a The Reconstruction statutes, or civil rights acts, ultimately a. did little to secure equality for African Americans. b. created lasting equality for African Americans. c. made

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. called for the United States to initiate arms reduction talks. d. said that the

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. required by the Constitution and gives a broad view of what the president

_____ 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; Jimmy Carter Answer: a Answer: a Answer: a All of the following are true about presidential appointments to the

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 policeman. c. a sharp increase in military spending in order to honor commitments

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. Answer: c Answer: c Answer: c Many observers consider the ______ to be the beginning of the feminist movement. a.

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. Answer: b Answer: b Answer: b The power of the courts to determine whether a law or action is constitutional is called a.

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 Speaker of the House of Representatives. Answer: d Answer: d Answer: d A special provision in legislation to set