Feminism is
a. a movement supported by women but not men in the United States.
b. the movement that supports political, economic, and social equality for women.
c. supported by all women in the United States.
d. a movement that began with the founding of the National Organization for Women
(NOW) in 1966.
e. Options B and D are true.
A group of individuals including legislators and their staffs, bureaucrats, interest group
leaders, and experts, all advocating for a policy position, is
a. a bureaucratic council.
b. an iron triangle.
c. an issue network.
d. a policy network.
e. an issue pole.
If a case is affirmed, it
a. means all justices unanimously agree on an opinion.
b. is sent back to the court that heard the case.
c. means the decision is valid and must stand.
d. will result in a new trial for the defendant.
e. is accepted as a case that the Supreme Court will hear.
Which of the following is false?
a. The Jewish electorate tends to be heavily Democratic.
b. Hispanics are strongly Republican.
c. Urban people tend to vote Democratic.
d. Rural voters support Republicans.
e. Union members tend to vote Democratic.
With regard to presidential candidates
a. Iowa and New Hampshire have the first caucus and primary, respectively, in voting
for presidential candidates.
b. many states are moving their primaries to earlier dates in order to have more input
into the selection of presidential candidates.
c. moving state primaries into the first months of the year is known as front-loading.
d. in 2008, twenty-four states had primaries on the same day.
e. All of the above are true.
A _____________ system of government is one in which the central government has
______________.
a. federal; almost all the power
b. unitary; equal power with the states/provinces
c. unitary; almost all the power
d. federal; almost no real power
e. confederal; almost all the power
International agreements between the president and a foreign head of state that do not
require legislative approval are known as
a. treaties.
b. executive agreements.
c. contracts.
d. memoranda of understanding.
e. executive orders.
Regardless of an interest group’s size or resources, it can be considered powerful if
a. it has strong and effective leadership.
b. it successfully turns itself into a political party.
c. its members are motivated, engaged, and politically active.
d. Both A and B.
e. Both A and C.
The Federalists
a. supported the new Constitution.
b. were mostly rural people from the lower classes.
c. did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
d. supported the status quo.
e. Options B and C are true.
Almost all cases involving civil liberties or racial or gender discrimination are brought
to trial by
a. a single individual plaintiff.
b. interest groups.
c. the federal government.
d. state governments.
e. None of the above.
Which of the following is a step in the policymaking process?
a. policy implementation
b. policy adoption
c. policy formation
d. agenda building
e. All of the above are true.
Most popular political blogs today
a. are the work of single individuals.
b. are the work of a team of many individuals.
c. employ thousands of paid writers.
d. only aggregate content from other sources.
e. Both B and C.
Which of the following statements is true of the terror attacks of 9/11?
a. Americans were forced to change their views of national security.
b. One of the major challenges for U.S. foreign and national security policy became
how best to respond to an attack on the United States by China.
c. Americans found that the attacks on the World Trade Center had been planned and
carried out by a terrorist network called al Qaeda.
d. Americans still knew that regional conflicts in other parts of the world had no direct
impact on the United States.
e. Options A and C are true.
The net public debt is defined as
a. the total amount owed by all individuals, corporations, and governments in the
UnitedStates.
b. the total amount owed by the federal government to individuals, businesses, and
foreigners.
c. a percentage of the gross national product not to exceed 10 percent of all gross sales.
d. money not available for use.
e. the total amount owed by the federal government to individuals, businesses, and
foreigners, as well as interagency borrowings within the government.
In 2008, the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP)
a. was used to create the government-sponsored enterprises, Freddie Mac and Fannie
Mae.
b. provided bailouts to homeowners who were upside down in their home loans.
c. was the first time the government intervened in a business failure in American
history.
d. provided a bailout to banks, automobile companies, and the AIG insurance company.
e. helped small businesses expand during the economic downturn.
In 1969, the Supreme Court in Brandenburg v. Ohio
a. overturned a statute that prohibited anyone from advocating violence as a means to
political reform.
b. upheld the conviction of a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
c. banned free speech protections for organizations like the Ku Klux Klan.
d. required the government to prove lawless activities followed free speech activities.
e. Options A and B are true.
A non-citizen immigrant might be counted as part of the ______________, but not as
part of the ______________.
a. vote-eligible population; voting-age population
b. voting-age population; vote-eligible population
c. registered voter population; voting-age population
d. registered voter population; vote-eligible population
e. registered voter population; likely voter population
The influence of the secretary of state on the president of the United States has
a. frequently been weakly exercised.
b. been greater than normal for Secretary Hillary Clinton in the Obama administration.
c. generally been greater than the National Security Council.
d. Options A and B are true.
e. Options A, B, and C are true.
The major historical and political significance of the Mayflower Compact was that it
a. served as a prototype for many similar compacts.
b. was the start of the first settlement in America.
c. depended on the consent of the individuals involved.
d. established the colony of Massachusetts.
e. Options A and C are true.
The power of the purse means that
a. the president controls the budget appropriations process.
b. the Congress retains the constitutional power on spending authority.
c. the military branch heads determine the budget allocations for defense spending
depending on the cost of weapons systems.
d. the president has the power to raise taxes in time of war.
e. All of the above are true.
Gag orders have been used to
a. prohibit one criminal from testifying against another.
b. restrict the publication of news about a trial in progress or a pre-trial hearing.
c. restrict what a juror may say to the press after the trial.
d. restrict what evidence must be shown to defense lawyers.
e. Options C and D are true.
During President Obama’s first term, _______________ were deported.
a. almost no illegal immigrants
b. only illegal immigrants from Latin America
c. only adult illegal immigrants
d. a number of illegal immigrants roughly consistent with prior administrations
e. a record high number of illegal immigrants
The acquisitive model of bureaucracy holds that
a. decision making should be a rational process.
b. advancement should be based on merit.
c. leaders of bureaucracies seek expanded budgets and larger staffs.
d. bureaucracies should apply similar decisions to similar situations.
e. bureaucracies should hold hearings before taking action.
“Don”t ask, don”t tell,” the policy of requiring gay men and lesbians in the U.S. military
to hide their sexual orientation
a. is still the policy of the U.S. Department of Defense.
b. was first implemented during the Clinton administration.
c. required that enlistees be questioned about their sexual orientation.
d. did not end expulsion of gay and lesbian military personnel.
e. Options B and D are true.
The members of Congress are
a. representative of the voting public in terms of income.
b. representative of the voting population in terms of race.
c. not representative of the voting population in terms of gender.
d. not representative of the voting population in terms of political viewpoint.
e. All of the above are true.
Government employment grew rapidly until
a. the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan.
b. the Great Depression.
c. the 2000 election of George W. Bush.
d. World War I.
e. the Civil War.
On the issue of sexual harassment, the Supreme Court has ruled that
a. employers are not responsible for harassment undertaken by their employees.
b. individuals cannot be sexually harassed by members of their own gender.
c. it is considered sexual harassment when words or actions of a sexual nature interfere
with the employee’s work or create a “hostile environment.”
d. it is not illegal to condition promotions on sexual favors.
e. laws against sexual harassment violate the First Amendment’s protection of free
speech.
In regard to federalism
a. conflicts between states and the federal government have largely subsided.
b. expansion of national authority has typically been an engine of social change.
c. often states’ rights are not used to support the status quo.
d. All of the above are true.
e. None of the above is true.
While nine of the British colonies had ____________, by 1790 only two remained and
our presidential elections during this decade featured major candidates who were not,
by modern definitions, _____________.
a. churches established by law; Christian
b. free market economies; capitalists
c. organized militias; veterans
d. major political parties; party members
e. None of the above.
In presidential elections, manual laborers, factory workers, and union members are
a. more likely to vote for Republican candidates.
b. more likely to vote for Democratic candidates.
c. likely to split their vote between the two major parties.
d. more likely to vote for socialist candidates.
e. more likely to vote for communist libertarian candidates.
Which of the following is true?
a. A person born in another country but becomes a U.S. citizen may run for president.
b. A person born in U.S. territories is not considered a natural-born citizen.
c. A person born in the United States but has lived abroad for fourteen years may not
become president.
d. A person born in U.S. soil or is born to American parents may become president.
e. All of the above are true.
The right to vote for all citizens has
a. always been out of reach.
b. expanded over time.
c. been championed by the rich.
d. always included undocumented immigrants.
e. always included women.