A writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court orders
a. both parties in a case to reach agreement without further litigation.
b. state courts to abide by the decisions of the Supreme Court.
c. a lower court to send up the record of a case for review.
d. Congress to rewrite unconstitutional legislation.
e. a prisoner to be brought before the court and the reasons for the detention to be
provided.
As chief diplomat, the president
a. is responsible for selecting judges to federal courts.
b. is responsible for all actions within the executive branch.
c. selects leaders of his or her party in Congress.
d. negotiates treaties, recognizes foreign governments, and makes executive
agreements.
e. ratifies treaties.
The basis of freedom of religion is found in which two principles in the Bill of Rights?
a. the establishment clause and the general welfare clause
b. the general welfare clause and the supremacy clause
c. the supremacy clause and the free exercise clause
d. the establishment clause and the free exercise clause
e. the free exercise clause and the general welfare clause
Monetary policy includes
a. using changes in the rate at which new money is put into circulation to alter national
economic variables.
b. using changes in the size of the federal budget deficit to alter national economic
variables.
c. regulating tax rates to ensure controlled growth and low inflation.
d. the economic policies of the president and Congress.
e. linkage of the consumer price index and the gross national product.
After the Civil War, the Supreme Court
a. limited the police power to the national government.
b. declared a ban on child labor as unconstitutional.
c. allowed Congress great latitude in regulating commerce.
d. supported a strong central government and reduced state power.
e. tended to oppose dual federalism and supported single federalism.
The spoils system of bureaucratic appointments was first implemented by
a. President John Adams.
b. President Franklin Roosevelt.
c. President Bill Clinton.
d. President Richard Nixon.
e. President Andrew Jackson.
All of the following statements about political appointees are true except
a. they have been called the “aristocracy” of the federal government.
b. they are sometimes appointed as a reward for campaign contributions or other
politicalfavors.
c. they will probably occupy their position for a brief time compared to career civil
servants.
d. career civil servants sometimes ignore their wishes.
e. their major source of authority is the ease with which they can fire civil servants.
A favorable opinion of the United States among citizens of foreign countries has been
hurt during the Obama administration by
a. the NSA hacking of world leaders’ phones.
b. a belief that the United States orchestrated the Great Recession.
c. the use of drone strikes to target extremists.
d. Both A and C.
e. All of the above.
Terrorism
a. is a systematic attempt to inspire fear to gain political ends.
b. typically includes indiscriminate use of violence against non-combatants.
c. is a term that was coined to refer to radicals who were in control of the government at
the height of the French Revolution (1789″1799).
d. Options A and B are true.
e. Options A, B, and C are true.
Which of the following is true?
a. A release of classified information that may endanger American soldiers is
calledwhistleblowing.
b. A release of classified information that may endanger American soldiers is called a
leak.
c. A release of information that calls attention to inefficiency or illegal action is
calledwhistleblowing.
d. The Obama administration has charged fewer people with leaking government
secrets than most previous presidencies.
e. Options B and C are true.
In 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution, which
a. required congressional approval before the president could dismiss the secretary of
defense.
b. limited the president’s use of troops in military action without congressional
approval.
c. extended the president’s power over the military.
d. was necessary because of the increased threat of nuclear war.
e. allowed the president to declare an unlimited national emergency.
Because of the __________, the United States does indeed have a __________.
a. income tax; progressive tax system
b. income tax; regressive tax system
c. property tax; progressive tax system
d. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); regressive tax system
e. sales tax; progressive tax system
The creative thinkers who designed the Constitution were most influenced by
a. the historical and political context of the civil war.
b. the political philosophy of the time about how people should be governed.
c. the historical experiences gained through trial of several forms of government during
New World settlement.
d. the historical experiences gained through trail of several forms of government during
Old World settlement.
e. Options B and C are true.
Which of the following statements regarding incarceration in the United States is true?
a. Many Americans believe that the best solution to the nation’s crime problem is to
impose stiff prison sentences on offenders.
b. The number of incarcerated persons has grown rapidly in recent years.
c. By 2013, U.S. prisons and jails held 2.4 million people.
d. Males are ten times more likely to be incarcerated than women.
e. All of the above are true.
Enabling legislation
a. provides appropriations to federal agencies.
b. is proposed by departments wishing to increase their budgets.
c. is enacted by the president.
d. provides authorization for new federal agencies.
e. All of the above are true.
One of the main actions of the Second Continental Congress was to
a. establish an army and appoint a commander in chief.
b. sign a treaty with Britain prohibiting trade with France.
c. sign a treaty with France to declare war on Britain.
d. create a unitary government in America.
e. establish a document with ambitious designs to separate from Britain.
Which of the following statements about women’s rights is true?
a. The Supreme Court has ruled that certain jobs cannot establish arbitrary rules on
weight and height requirements that would keep women out of the professions.
b. Title IX guaranteed women’s participation in high schools and collegiate athletics.
c. Women have been allowed to serve as combat pilots.
d. State-financed military academies cannot exclude women students.
e. All of the above are true.
Which types of interest groups are defined as economic interest groups?
a. business, labor, and public interest groups
b. labor, agriculture, and environmental groups
c. business, labor, and foreign governments
d. business, labor, and professionals
e. professionals, agriculture, and foreign governments
A representative who votes in accordance with the wishes of his or her constituency is
acting as a(n) __________, while one who pursues the best national interest, regardless
of public opinion in his or her constituency, is acting as a(n) __________.
a. trustee; delegate
b. delegate; trustee
c. trustee; ombudsperson
d. delegate; ombudsperson
e. ombudsperson; trustee
Congressional control over the bureaucracy
a. can result in congressional hearings.
b. includes the ability to force bureaucrats to testify before Congress.
c. includes its power to refuse funding to administrative agencies.
d. is met with skepticism by many pundits.
e. All of the above.
The White House Office, the National Security Council, and the Office of Management
and Budget are all part of
a. the kitchen cabinet.
b. the cabinet.
c. the Executive Office of the President.
d. the Council of Presidential Advisors.
e. the system of checks on executive power.
In midterm elections
a. voters choose all members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
b. national elections are held in which candidates for president are not on the ballot.
c. voters choose one-third of the members of the U.S. Senate.
d. Options A and B are true.
e. All of the above are true.
After the vice president, next in the line of succession is _____________, followed by
_____________.
a. the Speaker of the House; the secretary of state
b. the secretary of state; the Speaker of the House
c. the Speaker of the House; the president pro tempore of the Senate
d. the president pro tempore of the Senate; the Speaker of the House
e. the secretary of state; the president pro tempore of the Senate
States have the power to ________________ but cannot _________________.
a. impose taxes on income and license marriages; make treaties or wage war with
foreign nations
b. enter into treaties with foreign nations; wage war
c. regulate marriage and divorce; impose taxes on income
d. impose taxes on income; license marriages
e. Both B and C.
The formal declaration by the appropriate congressional committee that a certain
amount of funding may be made available to an agency is called
a. authorization.
b. appropriation.
c. allocation.
d. reconciliation.
e. consolidation.
Under Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic Party
a. rejected the policies of progressivism.
b. continued to adhere to the same basic policies that it did in the nineteenth century.
c. began a radical change by endorsing the idea that government should become
involved in the economy.
d. shattered into three very distinct parties that were extraordinarily antagonistic toward
eachother.
e. adopted a policy of isolating the United States from the affairs of the rest of the
world.
A free rider is
a. an interest group member.
b. a participant in a social movement.
c. someone granted free passage to Washington, DC, to lobby or demonstrate.
d. someone who benefits from the actions of a group without joining it.
e. a civil rights activist.
Today, there are __________ Native Americans living in the United States.
a. 30 million
b. 13 million
c. 800,000
d. 3.2 million
e. 300 million
A court that overturns as unconstitutional a law that is clearly in violation of the
Constitution
a. may still be exercising judicial restraint.
b. is exercising judicial activism.
c. is exercising stare decisis.
d. may have its decision overturned by atwo-thirds majority in both houses of Congress.
e. Both B and C.
U.S. foreign policy toward Europe during most of 1800s was
a. isolationism.
b. interventionist.
c. internationalist.
d. one of dtente.
e. multilateral.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
a. requires services to be paid for by reducing the services to the rich to benefit the poor.
b. allows for health coverage for unauthorized immigrants.
c. is a massive overhaul of the nation’s healthcare funding system.
d. was passed after two months of debate in Congress.
e. All of the above are true.
The federal government must release at your request any information it has about you
or other subjects due to
a. the Freedom of Information Act.
b. the Bureaucratic Transparency Act.
c. the Bureaucratic Freedom Act.
d. the Informational Transparency Act.
e. None of the above.