Liberals
A) believe individuals should look to churches and other social services organizations
instead of the government for assistance.
B) are comfortable with the social status quo.
C) generally favor government intervention to promote equality.
D) seek to end costly welfare programs.
E) are more likely to vote Republican than Democratic.
In 1990, the Reverend Pat Robertson launched
A) the Christian Coalition.
B) the God Show.
C) the Eagle Forum.
D) the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
E) Public Citizen.
Which of the following is NOT one of the main Texas ideologies?
A) Libertarianism
B) Populism
C) Socialism
D) Conservatism
E) Liberalism
The Emancipation Proclamation
A) freed all slaves.
B) limited slave ownership in the North.
C) limited slave ownership in the West.
D) pardoned Southerners who fought against the Union.
E) freed all slaves in the Confederacy.
With its roots in the late 1800s, populism favors
A) government intervention to promote equality and to establish and maintain an
ordered liberty.
B) limited government that allows capitalism to thrive and the market to maintain order.
C) government intervention to promote equality, while leaving the individual free to
make moral or personal decisions.
D) strong government involvement, often by force, to maintaining strict order in
society.
E) the collective sharing of resources and production.
The governor of Massachusetts is
A) Scott Brown
B) Deval Patrick
C) Ted Kennedy
D) Charles Baker
E) John Kerry
The ________ Act prevented U.S. ships from leaving U.S. ports for foreign ports
without the approval of the federal government.
A) Shipping
B) Embargo
C) Transit
D) Ports
E) Trade
In 2008, Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine changed a convicted felon’s sentence from
the death penalty to receiving life in prison without parole. This executive act is an
example of
A) granting parole.
B) granting extradition.
C) commuting a sentence.
D) offering a pardon.
E) striking a plea bargain.
In promoting assimilation over separation, the U.S. government
A) moved Indian children into boarding schools to lessen their connections to tribal
customs.
B) gave back lands the government had taken from the Indians.
C) legalized gambling on reservations.
D) encouraged Indians to remain on their reservations.
E) strengthened native languages and rituals.
During the Civil War,
A) President Andrew Johnson was forced to give up much of his power to a highly
authoritative Congress.
B) Congress became weaker because President Abraham Lincoln assumed
unprecedented power.
C) the judicial branch usurped much of the powers of power.
D) President Andrew Johnson honored the Tenure of Office Act.
E) Congress and the president cooperated to make public policy.
High-level bureaucrats in France generally all
A) are selected based on political connections.
B) receive their jobs through nepotism.
C) graduate from the same training academy.
D) are appointed by the president.
E) have modest backgrounds.
The most significant portion of county revenue comes from
A) special levies.
B) motor vehicle registration fees.
C) property taxes.
D) sales tax.
E) excise taxes.
The ______________ was a confrontation over the deployment of ballistic missiles in
Cuba, which almost led to war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1960s.
A) Moscow Affair
B) Cuban Missile Crisis
C) Bay of Pigs Invasion
D) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Plan
E) Cold War
Why are the wealthy better able to be actively and routinely engaged in politics and
government?
A) The wealthy have more resources, more available time, and more social connections.
B) The wealthy are much more interested in helping others.
C) The wealthy are much more likely to attend church and to have a reliable moral
compass.
D) The wealthy watch more television and see more political ads on TV.
E) The wealthy are happier and more interested in sharing and spreading that happiness
to others.
Which of the following modern policies is MOST similar to those passed during the
New Deal?
A) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
B) Don”t Ask, Don”t Tell
C) Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
D) Laws that allow states to set their own environmental standards
E) No Child Left Behind
John Dewey
A) advocated teaching facts to be memorized by students.
B) was a noted religious teacher in the early nineteenth century.
C) was the first Secretary of Education.
D) promoted experiential learning over the more traditional methods.
E) sponsored the No Child Left Behind Act in the House of Representatives.
Gavel-to-gavel coverage of House and Senate sessions is provided by
A) Community Access Cable.
B) CNBC.
C) C-SPAN.
D) PBS.
E) NPR.
In a civil trial in a state district court in Texas, how many jurors must agree in order to
render a verdict?
A) A unanimous vote of the twelve jurors
B) A vote of ten of the twelve jurors
C) A vote of no less than six jurors
D) A vote of seven or more jurors
E) A vote of six or more jurors
The American emphasis on the importance of the individual is rooted in the principle of
A) popular consent.
B) political equality.
C) majority rule.
D) indirect democracy.
E) political culture.
Despite inhabiting Texas since Spanish rule, African Americans made up no more than
twelve percent of the Texas population prior to 1836 due to
A) the paucity of agricultural interests in early Texas which would have necessitated the
use of slave labor.
B) the Mexican government’s opposition to slavery.
C) the start of the Civil War, which prompted many African Americans to escape to the
North to fight the Confederacy.
D) Mexican immigration law, which limited the influx of African Americans into Texas
because of their limited economic and educational status.
E) reluctance by African Americans to move to Texas because of the growth of the Ku
Klux Klan.
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988
A) guaranteed additional rights to women.
B) began congressional efforts to repay the families of former slaves.
C) gave Japanese Americans reparations for their treatment during World War II.
D) eliminated California’s constitutional ban on Chinese laundries.
E) promoted Asian immigration for farm labor.
The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of
A) religious tolerance.
B) religious faith.
C) racial tolerance.
D) racial freedom.
E) religious freedom.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was forced to ________ to protect African American
students seeking entry into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
A) order the governor to allow students to attend the school
B) send federal troops to Little Rock
C) order a federal judge to issue an injunction
D) jail the governor for contempt
E) seek congressional assistance
Amendments to the Texas Constitution that allow the state to borrow money to pay for
construction projects and to repay the loan with tax revenue are known as
A) certificates of debit.
B) general obligation bonds.
C) deficit budget notes.
D) borrowing amendments.
E) stock certificates.
The president of the 1974 Constitutional Convention referred to members of the
convention who would accept nothing less than total revision of the existing
constitution as
A) cockroach.
B) obstructionists.
C) revisionists.
D) partisans.
E) deadwood.
Assume you are a criminal defendant. During your arraignment before the judge, you
inform the judge that you have agreed to admit guilt to a crime in order to receive a
lesser punishment. This procedure is called
A) a plea bargain.
B) an indictment.
C) a friend of the court action.
D) a plea of nolo contendere (no contest).
E) parole waiver.
Which of the following was the Texas Constitution of 1869 required by the U.S.
Congress to include?
A) Life time appointments for judicial officers
B) Universal adult male suffrage
C) The popular election of the attorney general and secretary of state
D) Acceptance of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution
E) Integrated public colleges and universities
Governors
A) have little influence over the state political party.
B) have little control over the party in the state legislature.
C) have more influence over party politics than presidents.
D) are rarely close with state party activists.
E) have fewer patronage positions than presidents.
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by
referring to
A) Article I of the Constitution.
B) Article II of the Constitution.
C) Article III of the Constitution.
D) Article IV of the Constitution.
E) Article VII of the Constitution.
In New York Times v.United States, the Supreme Court ruled that
A) libel and slander were constitutionally protected forms of speech.
B) actual malice must be proved to support a claim of libel made by a public figure.
C) prior restraint was constitutional.
D) false or negligent speech was not protected by the First Amendment.
E) newspaper reporters must divulge their confidential sources of information.
Approximately what percent of Texas state revenue comes from the sales tax?
A) 67
B) 50
C) 44
D) 25
E) 12
Even though education is not a realm over which the national government generally has
power, Congress has passed laws regulating educational standards under the principle
of its
A) enumerated powers.
B) reserved powers.
C) full faith and credit powers.
D) police powers.
E) implied powers.
In the last twenty years, Native American tribes in Texas have frequently been involved
in Texas politics about
A) restitution.
B) patents and copyrights.
C) water rights.
D) gambling.
E) roads.