Two new media developments that have affected campaigns, particularly within the past
four years, are
I. MySpace.
II. the Huffington Post.
III. Twitter
IV. Facebook
A) I and II
B) II and III
C) I and III
D) II and IV
E) III and IV
Why is C-SPAN beneficial to democratic government in the United States?
A) It provides Americans with a fast-paced, first-hand view of how government works.
B) C-SPAN makes members of Congress even more accountable to citizens.
C) Voters can call in and voice their opinions directly on the House floor.
D) Prior to C-SPAN, all congressional votes were secret.
E) Most Americans watch C-SPAN to get in-depth analysis of politics in Washington,
D.C.
Which of the following people would have MOST similar views on the separation of
church and state?
A) Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama
B) President Thomas Jefferson and Roger Williams
C) President John Adams and Anne Hutchinson
D) Presidents Thomas Jefferson and George W. Bush
E) President George Washington and Pat Robertson
Legal proceedings properly recorded in a court of law in California are generally
deemed admissible in a court of law in Texas, or in any other state. This is an example
of
A) a bill of attainder.
B) an ex post facto law.
C) a writ of habeas corpus.
D) full faith and credit.
E) equal protection.
President Bill Clinton adopted a policy of active U.S. involvement in international
affairs called
A) estrangement.
B) engagement.
C) dtente.
D) constructive free trade.
E) active engagement.
Which of the following statements about the Democratic and Republican Parties in
Texas is accurate?
A) A majority of Texas Democrats are moderates.
B) A majority of Texas Republicans are moderates.
C) The Democratic Party is dominated by moderates, but the Republican Party is
dominated by conservatives.
D) The Republican Party is dominated by moderates, but the Democratic Party is
dominated by liberals.
E) There is a higher proportion of Democratic moderates than Republican moderates.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to do all of
the following EXCEPT
I. control a post office.
II. directly elect members of Congress.
III. negotiate peace treaties.
IV. ratify constitutional amendments.
A) II only
B) III only
C) I and II.
D) II and IV
E) I, II, III, and IV
Internet service providers
A) are considered common carriers.
B) are subject to the Communications Act of 1934.
C) can slow connections to users who use peer-to-peer programs such as Kazaa.
D) cannot infringe upon subscribers’ rights to access content, provided that the content
is legal.
E) protect all Internet users’ First Amendment rights.
An extraterritorial jurisdiction is the area
A) outside a city’s boundaries over which the city may not exercise any control.
B) outside a city’s boundaries over which the city may exercise limited control.
C) inside a city’s boundaries over which the city may exercise limited control.
D) inside a city’s boundaries over which the city may exercise complete control.
E) within a special district but not incorporated into a city.
The dominant issue that divided the 1996 state Republican convention was
A) the death penalty.
B) school prayer.
C) abortion.
D) capital punishment.
E) evolution versus creationism.
The right to a civil jury trial and the right not to be levied with excessive fines or bail
A) are rights that are protected from state action by the Fifth Amendment.
B) are examples of how all rights in the Constitution have been made applicable to the
states.
C) have not been incorporated.
D) are not protected by the Bill of Rights.
E) are examples of civil liberties.
The oldest Native American reservation in Texas was established in 1854 as
compensation for the tribe’s neutrality during the Texas war for independence for the
A) the Alabama-Coushatta tribe.
B) the Kickapoo tribe.
C) the Tigua tribe.
D) the Tonkawa tribe.
E) the Kiowa tribe.
The formal request required for the Texas Supreme Court to review the decision
rendered by a court of appeals is a(n)
A) petition for review.
B) application for discretionary review.
C) petition for appeal.
D) application for appeal.
E) writ of certiorari.
Among the tactics used by the civil rights movement were
I. sit-ins and boycotts.
II. lawsuits.
III. freedom rides.
IV. protests and marches.
A) I only
B) I and II
C) II and IV
D) I, II, and III
E) I, II, III, and IV
Which of the following is NOT an element of the Texan Creed?
A) Individualism
B) Liberty
C) Constitutionalism
D) Democracy
E) Endurance
A social contract theory of government was proposed by
A) Plato and Aristotle.
B) Aquinas and Luther.
C) Newton and the separatists.
D) Locke and Hobbes.
E) Plato and Luther.
The era between Reconstruction and the Progressive period represents the
A) Age of Reason.
B) Age of Democracy.
C) Age of Founding.
D) Golden Age of Parties.
E) Golden Age of Bipartisanship.
Who was the first governor to win back-to-back four year terms?
A) Ann Richards
B) George Bush
C) Rick Perry
D) Bill Clements
E) Coke Stevenson
In general, the restrictive provisions of the 1876 Texas Constitution reflected a series of
issues that included
A) admiration of Reconstruction.
B) dissatisfaction with Governor E. J. Davis.
C) massive inflation.
D) the Texas gold rush.
E) All of the above
The equal time rule
A) means that all political candidates must be covered by news stations for roughly the
same amount of time.
B) applies to all political candidates.
C) is not enforced during debates.
D) means that stations cannot charge one candidate more than another for air time.
E) means that at debates, candidates must have equal time to speak.
The Executive Office of the President includes
I. the National Security Council.
II. the Office of Management and Budget.
III. the Council of Economic Advisers.
IV. the Environmental Protection Agency
A) II and IV
B) I and II
C) I, II, and IV
D) I, III, and IV
E) I, II, and III
All of the following indicate that 2008 marked the beginning of a period of economic
instability in the U.S. economy EXCEPT
A) furloughs for government employees instituted by many states.
B) high voter turnout.
C) a drastic increase in housing foreclosures.
D) the collapse of the financial industry.
E) high unemployment.
How do the constitutional executive powers of the governor of Texas compare with the
constitutional executive powers of other state governors?
A) They are among the weakest in the nation.
B) They are among the strongest in the nation.
C) They are about average in comparison with other governors’ constitutional executive
powers.
D) They are somewhat above average in comparison with the other governors’
constitutional powers.
E) They were weak under Democratic governors but strong under Republican governor.
If you were 70 years old and broke your arm, your X-ray would be covered by
Medicare Part A.
_____________ is the exercise of political power through persuasion.
A) The Reagan Doctrine
B) Soft power
C) Carter’s Theory
D) Hard power
E) Influential power
The Supreme Court ruled that lawyers in criminal cases are necessities, not luxuries, in
A) Weeks v. U.S.
B) Mapp v. Ohio.
C) Gregg v. Georgia.
D) Gideon v. Wainwright.
E) McCleskey v.Kemp.
Today, Southerners
A) are a significant voting bloc within the Republican Party.
B) are a significant voting bloc for liberal candidates, regardless of party.
C) have the highest voter turnout in the nation.
D) hold nonpartisan elections for many offices.
E) are becoming increasingly supportive of third parties, such as the Green Party.
A woman sells scarves to passersby on a busy city street during the week of
Independence Day. Three months later, the city council passes a law making street
vending illegal. Could the woman be found guilty of violating the new law?
A) Yes, but only if she was being libelous.
B) No, because the woman broke law over a holiday weekend.
C) No, as it is considered an ex post facto law.
D) Yes, particularly if the law was passed because she was making a disturbance.
E) Maybe, but only if the law is not considered a bill of attainder.
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a deal to
A) iron out the differences between slave-holding and non-slave-holding states.
B) give northern and southern states equal representation in the House of
Representatives.
C) determine how a chief executive would be selected.
D) iron out differences between greatly populated and sparsely populated states.
E) ultimately create the Electoral College.
The only president to have served more than two terms is
A) George Washington
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Harry S Truman
E) Ronald Reagan
The creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is an example of the national
government attempting to
I. establish justice.
II. secure the blessings of liberty.
III. promote the general welfare.
IV. insure domestic tranquility.
A) I only
B) II and III
C) I, II, and III
D) I, II, and IV
E) I, III, and IV