Military draft laws exempted “conscientious objectors” from military service. The
Supreme Court ruled that conscientious objectives are individuals that
a. belong to an established Christian religion.
b. identify with the Judeo-Christian heritage.
c. participate in some recognized religion.
d. hold deeply held moral, ethical, or religious beliefs.
e. delieve in a Protestant faith.
In this country, the libel laws make it almost impossible to prevent press criticisms of
a. public figures.
b. the military.
c. the education system.
d. dead persons.
e. persons with jobs in the private sector.
The text suggests that laws protecting endangered species are examples of __________
politics.
a. majoritarian
b. client
c. interest-group
d. entrepreneurial
e. None of the above is true.
Elected officials are strongly tempted to take
a. a long-run view of the economy.
b. a short-run view of the economy.
c. a position in support of policies that will best satisfy the self-regarding voter.
d. positions with no regard to unemployment.
e. Both B and C are true.
The interstate commerce that the federal government can regulate is now interpreted to
include
a. almost any kind of economic activity.
b. only the movement of goods between states.
c. almost any commerce in goods, but not labor transactions.
d. commerce between states and a handful of transactions within states.
e. shipping and handling, but not production.
Just what sort of commerce Congress could regulate between the states was not spelled
out in the U.S. Constitution because
a. delegates held competing views of commerce.
b. of an oversight.
c. commerce was a new phenomenon.
d. slavery was involved.
e. New York delegates refused to allow discussion on the matter.
U.S. Senators were not popularly elected until the __________ Amendment.
a. Fourteenth
b. Tenth
c. Sixteenth
d. Seventeenth
e. Nineteenth
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 does all of the following except
a. extends health care insurance to some 32 million uninsured Americans.
b. provides federal subsidies to people who are having trouble paying.
c. imposes a “tax” penalty on people who do not buy health insurance.
d. provides health care for all who are under 65 and cannot afford it.
e. dependent children under age 26 are covered by parent’s insurance.
Representative democracy allows individuals to gain political power through
a. media campaigns.
b. quadrennial elections.
c. nonpartisan elections.
d. reciprocal elections.
e. competitive elections.
The position of “acting president” was created by
a. an act of Congress.
b. executive reorganization.
c. the Twenty-fifth Amendment.
d. the original U.S. Constitution.
e. an executive order.
In __________, the Supreme Court held that Congress could not require local police
officers to conduct background checks on all gun purchases because doing so would
violate the Tenth Amendment.
a. United States v. Morrison
b. McCulloch v. Maryland
c. United States v. Lopez
d. Printz v. United States
e. Marbury v. Madison
The lobbying firm, Cassidy and Associates, securing federal money for a university to
construct a nutrition center is an example of
a. a logroll.
b. a dovetail.
c. an earmark.
d. a scratched back.
e. a tag line.
The Hatch Act allows federal civil service employees to
a. serve as party officers.
b. solicit campaign donations.
c. make campaign contributions.
d. serve as a delegate to a party convention.
e. endorse partisan candidates.
The original purpose of the General Accounting Office (GAO), now the Government
Accountability Office, was to perform
a. research in the Library of Congress.
b. audits of financial records.
c. evaluations of technological advancements.
d. employment application evaluations.
e. audits of high-ranking military officers.
Which of the following participation groups avoids both elections and community
groups in its political activity?
a. Voting specialists
b. Campaigners
c. Communalists
d. Parochial participants
e. Inactives
Compared with voters in the United States, most European voters have the opportunity
to cast ballots
a. more frequently, for as many offices.
b. less frequently, for as many offices.
c. less frequently, for fewer offices.
d. more frequently, for fewer offices.
e. more frequently, for more offices.
After the last two census adjustments, which state has benefited the most by gaining the
highest number of seats in the House?
a. California
b. New York
c. Florida
d. Texas
e. Illinois
In 1935, ____ of American families paid no federal income tax.
a. 4 percent
b. 90 percent
c. 96 percent
d. 80 percent
e. 1 percent
The Nation, the Atlantic Monthly, and Harper’s were
a. mass-circulation magazines founded during the early 1900s.
b. magazines specializing in yellow journalism during the mid-1800s.
c. newspapers sponsored by the political parties of the early 1800s.
d. the first magazines to present public policy issues during the mid-1800s.
e. newspapers specializing in party news and election reports founded during the
early1900s.
The growth of numerous public-interest lobbies in the 1960s was an example of interest
groups that formed as a result of
a. government policy.
b. the emergence of talented leadership.
c. the enlargement of governmental responsibilities.
d. broad economic developments.
e. legislative capitulation.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the value of presidential coattails to
congressional candidates of the same party?
a. They have never been a significant factor.
b. They remain a significant factor today.
c. They are increasingly significant for the Republicans.
d. They are becoming more significant today.
e. They are becoming much less significant today.
Originally, presidential candidates were chosen by
a. lottery.
b. conventions.
c. congressional caucus.
d. state legislatures.
e. governors.
The fact that agencies usually recruit their own staff, often on a name-request basis,
should lead us to expect that these recruits will possess the
a. intelligence of a turnip.
b. legal viewpoints of relevant interest groups.
c. political will to initiate new struggles.
d. necessary expertise to advise political officials.
e. agency point of view.
The philosophy of civil disobedience suggests that there is value to
a. protesting against laws that are not enforced by civil authorities.
b. peacefully violating the law.
c. violating all laws with respect to civility.
d. protesting in a legal manner, with respect for civil authority.
e. using violence when laws are not conducive to civil society.
Who argued that the state in a capitalist society was nothing more than the executive
committee of the propertied classes?
a. James Madison
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Karl Marx
d. Huey Long
e. Woodrow Wilson
In this 1999 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that state employees could not sue to
force state compliance with federal fair-labor laws.
a. McCulloch v. Maryland
b. Printz v. United States
c. Alden v. Maine
d. United States v. Lopez
e. United States v. Morrison
The first unified presidential budget did not appear until the __________.
a. 1820s
b. 1860s
c. 1880s
d. 1920s
e. 1930s
In Palko v. Connecticut (1937) the Supreme Court broadly ruled that certain provisions
of the national Constitution’s Bill of Rights apply to the state because of
a. the notion of a reasonable person.
b. the shock-the-conscience test.
c. a rational basis standard.
d. the due process and equal protection clauses.
e. the notions of ordered liberty and fundamental rights.
Formal authority refers to a right to exercise power that is derived from a(n)
a. official ceremony.
b. majority vote.
c. consensus.
d. popular consensus.
e. governmental office.
The ultimate cause of red tape, bureaucratic stalemates, and confusion might be the fact
that
a. public officials are self-interested.
b. bureaucrats are incompetent.
c. there is too much separation of powers.
d. citizens want different and often conflicting things.
e. federalism simply does not work.
When a voter votes for the candidate whom he or she considers more likely to do a
better job in office, that voting is referred to as
a. “clothespin” voting.
b. ideological voting.
c. prospective voting.
d. retrospective voting.
e. sociotropic voting.
Since 1983, labor unions membership has declined due to
a. a shift in the nation’s economic life away from industrial production and toward
servicedelivery.
b. an increase in public service unions.
c. a loss of America’s economic influence abroad.
d. federal regulations banning unions.
e. None of the above is true.
Civil society is used to describe
a. commercial groups.
b. government agencies.
c. quasi-public corporations.
d. private, voluntary groups.
e. None of the above is true.
Identify and explain three types of incentives that are offered by mass-membership
organizations.
Keynesianism argues that lower taxes will provide incentives for people to work, save,
and invest.
The authors suggest that the four Ts of developing a campaign strategy are tone, theme,
timing, andtargets.
Safety requirements for automobiles are an example of client politics.
The right to filibuster is governed by Senate Rule 22.
The sociologist Max Weber explained the rise of American capitalism as being due to
the nation’s commitment to civic duty.
Explain how Madison and Hamilton disagreed over the Constitution’s statement
“promote the generalwelfare.”
Alexander Hamilton spoke at the convention and called for something like an elective
monarchy.
By 2015, the federal debt is projected to reach nearly $22 trillion.
The interest on the national debt is well over $300 billion a year.
Wage-price controls are most likely to be advocated by supply-side economists.
Medicare Part D is a voluntary prescription drug program for qualifying senior citizens.
Identify and explain the three roles that the media play.
In Federalist paper No. 78, Hamilton described the Supreme Court as a branch of
government that, if not checked my Congress, may be “dangerous.”
The Supreme Court ruled the individual mandate component of “Obamacare”
unconstitutional.
The Founders expected the Court to have a large role in making public policy.
In 2004, “60 Minutes,” ran a story that President Bush had performed poorly during his
time in the Air National Guard based on documents that were shown by bloggers to be
forgeries.