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The law is what ______ says it is at any point in time, generally speaking.
a. the Senate
b. the Supreme Court
c. the president
d. the press
e. the academic community
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 ______ kept blacks from voting in the Democratic Party's primaries.
a. grandfather clause
b. white primary
c. separate-but-equal doctrine
d. literacy tests
e. poll tax
Legislation to reform the regulation of federal lobbying in 1995 resulted in all of the
following EXCEPT
a. lobbyists were forced to register.
b. lobbying efforts had to be disclosed in semiannual reports.
c. the Senate adopted a flat ban on gifts provided by lobbyists.
d. a lobbyist was defined as someone who spent at least 20 percent of his or her time
lobbying Congress, their staffs, or executive-branch officials.
e. the House adopted a flat ban on gifts provided by lobbyists.
In the 1990s, scientists working on climate change began to conclude that gases
released by human activity, principally CO2, are producing
a. a "greenhouse effect."
b. acid rain.
c. "El Nio."
d. a "heat index effect."
e. methane poisoning.
A reprieve is
a. when the President forgives someone of a crime.
b. when the President issues a formal postponement of the execution of a sentence
imposed by a court of law.
c. when the President makes a sentence less severe.
d. when Congress metes out a symbolic punishment delivered to any of its members
who criticize the president.
e. unconstitutional.
The initiative and the referendum are both
a. ways to remove a public official from office before to the end of his or her elected
term.
b. procedures used in Congress to prevent the passage of a bill by talking it to death.
c. provided for in the Bill of Rights.
d. constitutional mechanisms that are unique to California.
e. modern adaptations of direct democracy.
The Israeli blockade of Gaza in May 2010 directly resulted in
a. the militant group Hamas being voted out of office in Palestine.
b. elections in Israel establishing a new government willing to bring peace to the area.
c. widespread condemnation of the blockade, and ultimately, an increase in allowed
imports.
d. the Palestine Liberation Organization invading southern Israel.
e. the extremist group Free Jerusalem Now taking over the West Bank and Gaza.
To be considered obscene, a work must
a. be offensive to a specific religious group.
b. lack serious redeeming literary, artistic, political, or scientific merit.
c. be determined to be commercial speech.
d. employ graphics, as opposed to mere text.
e. portray actual sexual intercourse.
Which of the following best describes a major problem with the role of the instructed
delegate function of a member of Congress?
a. The public might not support the President's policies.
b. The constituents likely do not actually have well-formed views on the issues that are
decided in Congress.
c. Constituents may not be in the same political party as the representative.
d. Members of Congress are often clueless about legislation.
e. Congressmen and women have a hard time cooperating.
The contrasting image of nonviolent African Americans and violent, hostile whites
created
a. strong public support for the civil rights movement.
b. strong public resentment toward the civil rights movement.
c. public indifference toward the civil rights movement.
d. strong public support for the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
e. strong public support for the rights of individuals to bear arms.
The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the authority to regulate
trade among the states and with foreign countries is called the
a. oversight clause.
b. commerce clause.
c. supremacy clause.
d. necessary and proper clause.
e. interstate compact clause.
It was not until the _______ was ratified that the Bill of Rights began to be applied to
the states.
a. Twelfth Amendment
b. Thirteenth Amendment
c. Fourteenth Amendment
d. Fifteenth Amendment
e. Sixteenth Amendment
U. S. foreign policy may be carried out through all of the following techniques
EXCEPT
a. diplomatic relations.
b. foreign aid.
c. technical assistance.
d. military invasions.
e. by municipal taxation.
The answers given by respondents to poll questions are influenced by all of the
following EXCEPT
a. the order in which questions are asked.
b. wanting to please the interviewer.
c. a yes/no format that restricts the respondents' choices.
d. the size of the sample.
e. the possible answers from which the respondents are allowed to choose.
Each state must do all of the following concerning other states EXCEPT
a. give full faith and credit to one another's public civil acts.
b. enforce each other's laws.
c. give full faith and credit to each other's public records.
d. gve full faith and credit to one another's public legal proceedings.
e. return people fleeing from justice to the state where the crime occurred.
In health-care reform, the requirement that all citizens obtain health-care insurance
coverage from some source, public or private, is called a(n)
a. mixed system.
b. dual mandate.
c. federal monopoly.
d. single-payer system.
e. individual mandate.
Their ________ power enables states to pass laws governing such activities as
marriage, contracts, education, and land use.
a. commerce clause
b. enumerated
c. emergency
d. necessary and proper
e. police
What has resulted from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster?
a. The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would no longer inspect oil
facilities.
b. Senate Democrats championed legislation promoting the expansion of new drilling
sites.
c. House Republicans introduced legislation promoting a variety of new green-energy
initiatives.
d. A moratorium on new offshore drilling was instituted.
e. Foreign oil imports were banned.
Scholars began to detect the gender gap following the election of
a. Ronald Reagan.
b. Gerald Ford.
c. Jimmy Carter.
d. George W. Bush.
All of the following concerning the Lemon v. Kurtzman case is true EXCEPT
a. government aid to religious schools is constitutional.
b. the nature of government aid to schools must be secular.
c. government aid to schools could not have the primary effect of advancing or
inhibiting religion.
d. government, in aiding schools, cannot become excessively entangled with religion.
e. government aid to religious schools has to be religious in nature.
The literal meaning of theocracy is
a. rule by society's elders.
b. rule by the most educated.
c. rule by God (or the gods).
d. rule by the eldest son of the previous ruler.
e. rule by priests.
A sustained rise in the general price level of goods and services is called
a. a Keynesian economy.
b. "hidden unemployment."
c. inflation.
d. a depression.
e. a recession.
Privatization is
a. the replacement of government services with services provided by private firms.
b. when the Small Business Administration gives loans to individuals.
c. hiring practices of the bureaucracy.
d. the replacement of private services with state or local government services.
e. the abolition of entire government departments.
During the Cold War, there was
a. a continuous diplomatic exchange between U.S. and Soviet military advisors.
b. never any direct military conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
c. an occasional exchange of artillery fire across the East German/West German border.
d. direct fighting between U.S. and Soviet ground troops during the Korean War.
e. occasional dogfights between U.S. and Soviet fighter planes over Europe.
The concept that all people are of equal worth is called
a. popular sovereignty.
b. equality.
c. fraternity.
d. liberty.
e. liberalism.
The practice of logrolling is
a. an arrangement in which members of Congress agree in advance to support each
others' bills.
b. when members of Congress undermine the personal credibility of their opponents.
c. when members of Congress use unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill.
d. when members of Congress attach amendments to bills.
e. the process of putting together a budget.
African Americans of all religious tendencies have been
a. more likely than Catholics, but less likely than Protestants, to vote Republican.
b. in line with non-African American religious voters with regard to their voting
tendencies.
c. evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.
d. strongly supportive of Democrats.
e. strongly supportive of Republicans.
A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from office before
his or her term has expired is called
a. a referendum.
b. direct democracy.
c. a recall.
d. an initiative.
e. popular sovereignty.
During the Jacksonian era (1829"1837), a shift toward ______ began.
a. a service sector-based economy
b. women's suffrage
c. more activist international intervention
d. a strong national government
e. states' rights
The Constitution that was to be ratified established the following fundamental
principles EXCEPT
a. popular sovereignty, or control by the people.
b. a republican government in which the people choose representatives to make
decisions for them.
c. limited government with written laws.
d. a federal system that allows for states' rights, because the states feared too much
centralized control.
e. presidential infallibility.
Contrast government corporations with their private-sector counterparts. Should the
Federal Government privatize government corporations? Why or why not?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Using the important American values of liberty, security, equality, and property, discuss
the ways in which these values can be in conflict with each other. What role should
government play in providing these things for all Americans?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Describe the concept of an iron triangle, and analyze its impact on the Federal
Government.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Identify and describe the three most important powers Congress has, and explain why
you think they rank as such.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Explain how the right to vote has been expanded since the Constitution was written.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Analyze the two Iraq wars in terms of both causes and consequences, and assess the
impact of both on the future of the Middle East.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
How has the Fourteenth Amendment and the idea of selective incorporation affected the
Bill of Rights? Provide examples.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Describe the two formal methods of proposing an amendment to the Constitution.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Explore the strategies devised by interest groups and parties to get around campaign
finance reform legislation.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Describe the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and the efforts to bring peace
to this troubled part of the world.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Describe how partisan politics affects the federal courts.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Should the United States practice a foreign policy more oriented toward moral idealism
or political relativism, and why?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
How does political socialization occur in the United States? Explain the various means
by which Americans obtain their political beliefs.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
In what ways has the United States made humanitarian efforts in different parts of the
world?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Accordingly to the text, some argue that registration requirements are responsible for
much of the nonparticipation in our political process. Do you agree? Why or why not?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
What are the constitutional requirements to run for the presidency? Should more be
added? Explain.
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
Given the current composition of the Supreme Court, in which ideological direction is it
currently leaning? What evidence, based on recent decisions it has made, supports your
answer?
Answer:Students' answers may vary.
