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The chief justice of the Supreme Court has all of the following powers/responsibilities
except
a. chairing the Judicial Conference of the United States.
b. serving as the executive of the judiciary bureaucracy.
c. appointing the head of the Administrative Office of U.S. courts.
d. enforcing the Court's decisions through the Federal Judiciary Enforcement Bureau.
e. All of the above are true.
The practical limitations of pluralism theory include
a. the wealthy are overrepresented.
b. one group may dominate the political process.
c. conflict may divide the United States into hostile camps.
d. individuals have more than one self-interest.
e. All of the above are true.
Lobbying reforms made in 1995 and 1996, both through legislation and congressional
rules, included
a. defining a lobbyist as anyone who spends 20 percent of his or her time lobbying
Congress or the executive branch.
b. requiring lobbyists to register with congressional officials.
c. reporting on the nature of lobbying efforts.
d. rules meant to restrict the value of gifts given to members of Congress.
e. All of the above.
The impact of new media (cable news, blogs, and talk radio) on political socialization
has been
a. largely neutral, as the present balanced views in a moderate way.
b. to lure liberals to the right and conservatives to the left.
c. to further polarize the public by cementing and radicalizing their already conservative
or liberal views.
d. to lure moderates and centrists to the conservative camp.
e. to lure moderates and centrists to the liberal camp.
Since the mid-1990s, the Supreme Court's decisions on federalism have
a. continued the precedents established by John Marshall in McCulloch v. Maryland and
Gibbons v. Ogden.
b. provided a broad interpretation of the commerce clause that justifies extensive
national involvement in many areas.
c. allowed the federal government to involve itself in areas that are primarily local
incharacter.
d. shown a willingness to allow the federal government to extend its power when it
deals with sensitive areas such as gun control and violence against women.
e. been establishing limits on the powers of the national government under the
commerceclause.
Capitalism is
a. a political theory developed by Karl Marx.
b. an economic system marked by the private ownership of wealth-creating assets, free
markets, and freedom of contract.
c. incompatible with property rights as a wealth-creating mechanism.
d. named for the centralization of economic power in the capitol city.
e. unpopular in the United States.
All of the following statements regarding the Speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives are true except that the Speaker
a. is elected by a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives every two years.
b. must be an elected member of the House.
c. presides over House meetings.
d. is the most influential member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
e. schedules legislation for vote.
Since the Twenty-Sixth Amendment expanded the right to vote to all citizens over
eighteen years, turnout rates among young voters have
a. been about the same as older voters.
b. been much lower than older voters.
c. been much higher than older voters.
d. slowly risen from very low to very high.
e. slowly declined from very high to very low.
The pre-primary election effort to win support from elected officials, fund raisers,
interest groups, and opinion leaders is called the
a. funding primary.
b. party primary.
c. closed primary.
d. invisible primary.
e. hidden primary.
The House majority leader is
a. elected by the caucus of the majority party.
b. selected by the president.
c. chosen by seniority.
d. chosen by the national party chairperson.
e. chosen soon after their first election to Congress.
In a proportional representation electoral system
a. candidates for office run in single-seat, winner-take-all districts.
b. political parties win seats in a legislature based on the proportion of the vote they
receive.
c. election results are roughly proportional to the amount of money raised by each party.
d. parties win a proportion of seats in a legislature, weighted to give small parties a
larger share.
e. the top three parties in an election divide the government proportionally between
them.
The Endangered Species Act is
a. supported by citizens who believe in wildlife preservation.
b. cited by some as an example of infringement on the rights of landowners.
c. an example of the tension between the desire for small government and the desire for
benefits large government can provide.
d. an example of a law with bureaucratic implications.
e. All of the above are true.
Public opinion polls
a. give exact guidance on how policymakers should act.
b. provide information that sets a limit on government actions.
c. over time, push policymakers to change their position on most issues.
d. are helpful to policymakers because they transmit the public's clear opinion on
everyissue.
e. All of the above are true.
Liberals endorse all of the following except
a. civil rights.
b. improving the welfare of individuals.
c. a limited role for the government in helping individuals.
d. government regulation of the economy.
e. tolerance for political and social change.
In order to pass strict scrutiny, a law must do all of the following except
a. be justified by a compelling government interest.
b. be narrowly tailored to meet a government interest.
c. be rationally related to a government interest.
d. be the least restrictive means to accomplish the goal.
e. None of the above.
The right to appeal one's case to the U.S. Supreme Court
a. only exists to criminal cases.
b. only exists in federal cases.
c. only exists in cases where someone has been sentenced to death.
d. exists in all cases.
e. is almost entirely at the court's discretion.
Negative advertising can backfire because
a. it may boost the chances of a third candidate.
b. the public may think poorly of a candidate who engages in negative advertising.
c. the public do not pay attention to negative ads.
d. Both A and B.
e. None of the above.
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.
The case Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. raises the question of whether
a. religiously affiliated businesses can be both for-profit and tax exempt.
b. religiously affiliated businesses can endorse political candidates for office.
c. non-religiously affiliated businesses can refuse to hire individuals with certain
religious beliefs.
d. non-religiously affiliated businesses can be exempted from a law on religious
grounds.
e. Both A and B.
The granting of release from punishment for a crime is called a(n)
a. reprieve.
b. congressional sanction.
c. pardon.
d. executive privilege.
e. impeachment.
Independent expenditures are
a. funds spent by the party independent without permission of the candidate.
b. personal funds spent by the candidate on campaign activities.
c. funds spent by political action committees that are not coordinated directly with a
candidate's campaign.
d. funds spent by the Federal Election Commission.
e. funds spent by groups of independent voters.
The first televised presidential debate was between
a. Eisenhower and Stevenson in 1956.
b. Kennedy and Nixon in 1960.
c. Johnson and Goldwater in 1964.
d. Nixon and Humphrey in 1968.
e. Nixon and McGovern in 1972.
All of the following are true of public opinion except that it
a. plays a small role in U.S. political system.
b. can be expressed by letters written to newspapers.
c. is shared in online forums.
d. can be powerful.
e. can be shaped by political leaders.
The spoils system is sometimes called
a. nepotism.
b. political capital.
c. patronage.
d. the civil service.
e. the Pendleton system.
Slander is
a. an attempt to do bodily harm.
b. the public uttering of a false statement that harms the good reputation of another.
c. printed material that cannot be proven true.
d. a law that prohibits the public from making negative statements about elected
officials.
e. making false statements about another person in writing.
Regarding freedom of speech on state college and university campuses, federal courts
have found
a. behavioral codes forbidding hate speech to be unconstitutional.
b. behavioral codes forbidding on-campus political speech to be constitutional.
c. activity fees that go to support a variety of on-campus political groups to be
constitutional.
d. that state colleges and universities are free to act as non-state entities in regulating
speech.
e. Both A and C.
All of the following statements about the early Republican Party are true except
a. it was initially led by Thomas Jefferson.
b. it supported a strong, more active central government.
c. it was supported by artisans and farmers.
d. it supported states' rights.
e. in office, its members acquired Louisiana and established a national bank.
A striking feature of today's political campaigns is the
a. large number of people who are willing to volunteer their time.
b. positive theme that most candidates use exclusively through the election.
c. lack of money contributed to candidates for major political office.
d. importance of paid professionals rather than volunteers.
e. refusal of so many candidates to take advantage of the media.
The Gold Standard
a. was a law that set the value of a currency in terms of a specified quantity of gold.
b. was used by much of the world until the 1930s.
c. was finally eliminated in the United States by Richard Nixon in 1971.
d. is popular with some conservatives today.
e. All of the above are true.
Lobbyists provide advisory assistance to legislators by
a. testifying before legislative committees.
b. assisting legislators with the drafting of bills.
c. providing technical expertise to legislators.
d. providing exotic vacations for legislators.
e. Options A, B, and C are true.
Of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention
a. most were members of the upper class.
b. a majority came from professional backgrounds.
c. most represented a cross-section of American society.
d. most were senior statesmen with governmental experience.
e. Options A and B are true.
Among the different kinds of Republicans, the group that has the least influence on the
party is
a. the Religious right.
b. libertarian Republicans.
c. pro-business Republicans.
d. Both A and B.
e. None of the above.
Evaluate the foreign policy powers of the president and Congress, and craft an
argument about which you believe to be the true holder of foreign policy power in the
U.S. government.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Describe legislative efforts to regulate the activities of lobbyists.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Describe the competing interests of the small states and the large states. How were
these conflicting interests resolved in the final version of the Constitution in 1787?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Explain how the electoral college works, the situations in which it has produced
controversial results, and the criticisms leveled against it.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
What are the theories of media bias? Is there evidence to support the claims of media
bias?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Explain the indirect techniques used by interest groups.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
