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The federal appeals court process involves

a. witnesses and testimony presented to a jury.

b. grand juries who decide if there is enough evidence to have a trial.

c. a panel of judges that reviews the case record and determines whether the trial court

committed an error.

d. attorneys from both sides who submit to binding arbitration.

e. preliminary review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A special category of national powers that is not implied by the necessary and proper

clause consists of what have been labelled _____ powers of the national government.

a. the inherent

b. the enumerated or expressed

c. reserved

d. concurrent

e. in the necessary and proper clause.

A committee set up by and representing a corporation, labor union, or special interest

group to raise campaign donations is a

a. focus group.

b. political action committee.

c. volunteer clearinghouse.

d. special interest committee.

e. political party organization.

If a candidate is a highly visible incumbent seeking reelection,

a. name recognition may be a serious problem.

b. they should leave the major parties and run as an independent.

c. there may be little need for campaigning except to remind the voters of the

officeholder’s good deeds.

d. the strategy will be to keep as low a profile as possible.

e. the incumbent must devote almost every moment to campaigning to avoid seeming

overly confident and arrogant.

When only declared party members can vote in a primary election, it is called

a. a closed primary.

b. an open primary.

c. a run-off primary.

d. a blanket primary.

e. a caucus.

Discrimination against individuals who are NOT members of a minority group is called

a. racial profiling.

b. reverse discrimination.

c. quota-busting.

d. anti-bias civil rights.

e. adverse minority preference.

The assumption the government couldn”t (or shouldn”t) do anything about the division

of society between rich and poor began to lose its force in the

a. 1500s.

b. 1600s

c. 1700s

d. 1800s

e. 1900s

The process in which more and more states move their primaries into the first months of

the year is known as

a. impact-minimization.

b. holding a “toptwo” primary.

c. holding blanket primaries.

d. front-running.

e. front-loading.

All of the following are true regarding the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education

EXCEPT

a. the Supreme Court declared that integration was to take place “with all deliberate

speed.”

b. there was resistance to integration in Little Rock, Arkansas, and other southern states.

c. the district courts were instructed to consider revising school districts in order to

achieve desegregation.

d. combat troops were needed to integrate the University of Mississippi.

e. almost all schools achieved racial balance within a decade.

Which of the following best describes a national political realignment?

a. When voters abandon a political party in droves

b. When there is a major sea change

c. A large-scale, lasting change in the types of voters who support each of the major

political parties

d. A major exodus from a political party to the point that it disappears

e. A change in the dominant school of thought of the time

The legislation resulting from the Civil Rights Movement

a. only benefited African Americans.

b. has corrected economic disparities between whites and minority groups.

c. has eliminated poverty in most minority groups.

d. ultimately benefited almost all minority groups.

e. has had less of an impact on minority rights than anticipated.

A written opinion of the Supreme Court is best described as

a. a press release.

b. a recommendation to Congress.

c. advice to the President.

d. the Court’s ruling on the issue presented, its reasoning, and applicable law.

e. a ruling when it hears oral arguments.

The number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States is estimated to be around

a. 50,000.

b. 3 million.

c. 90 million.

d. 11 million.

e. 150 million.

When an interest group and its lobbyists approach officials personally to present their

case, they are engaging in

a. closed-door negotiations.

b. a breach of trust.

c. illegal fraternizing.

d. indirect techniques.

e. direct techniques.

In the early years, most of the disputes over the boundaries of national versus state

power involved

a. different interpretations of the inherent powers of the national government.

b. the role of the national government in mediating disputes between the states.

c. the ability of the states to enter into international treaties.

d. the enforcement of the Bill of Rights.

e. the necessary and proper clause and the powers of the national government to

regulate interstate commerce.

The whips assist the party leaders by

a. voting to support the party platform at the national convention.

b. attempting to convince the general public that congresspersons should vote the party

line.

c. passing information down from the leadership to party members and ensuring that

members cast their votes on important issues.

d. gathering research information.

e. pressuring them to take positions popular among the party rank-and-file.

Political attitudes are more likely to be shaped by peer groups when

a. people are over the age of fifty.

b. it is not an election year.

c. people within the peer group do not have strong party identification.

d. the peer groups are involved directly in political activities.

e. members of the peer group are all of the same gender.

Unlike liberals or conservatives, socialists advocate

a. civil liberties.

b. economic liberty.

c. capitalism.

d. property rights.

e. ownership of businesses by the government or by cooperatives.

Which part of the federal government employs most of the government’s staff?

a. The judiciary

b. The legislative branch

c. The federal courts

d. The executive branch

e. The Internal Revenue Service

The personal office of the president is

a. the Office of Economic Advisers.

b. the cabinet.

c. the Executive Office of the President.

d. the White House Office.

e. the Domestic Policy Council.

Which of the following statements best defines agenda building?

a. Making Congress aware that a problem requires congressional action

b. When government officials and the people discuss a proposal

c. When a specific proposal is discussed

d. When policymaking is implemented by bureaucrats, the courts, police, and individual

citizens

e. When action is taken by Presidential officials when Congress passes a law

Why do campaigns no longer depend on political parties?

a. Election laws make political parties irrelevant.

b. Many candidates become liberals.

c. Fewer people identify with them.

d. Many candidates become independents.

e. Interest groups regulate campaign expenditures.

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.

An executive order must be

a. published in the Federal Register.

b. approved by Congress.

c. approved by a majority of the cabinet.

d. issued only when Congress is not in session.

e. avoided in matters concerning foreign policy.

Under what circumstances may states enter into agreements with one another?

a. The agreements may not increase the power of the contracting states relative to other

states or to the federal government.

b. All states in that region must approve of the agreement.

c. Threefourths of both states’ legislators must approve the agreement.

d. A majority of the people in each state must approve of the agreement.

e. The combined population of the two agreeing states must be smaller than the

population of the largest U.S. state.

The Second Continental Congress

a. established an army.

b. signed a treaty with Great Britain that avoided armed conflict.

c. signed a treaty with France to declare war with the colonies on Great Britain.

d. created a unitary government in the United States.

e. brought the remaining seven colonies into its organization.

The rights to collect taxes, to spend, and to regulate commerce are

a. powers that have only recently been granted to Congress.

b. powers reserved exclusively for the states.

c. powers reserved for the president.

d. the most important domestic powers of Congress.

e. the most important foreign policy powers of Congress.

Which Amendment required that the President and the Vice President be chosen

separately?

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. The Executive Voting Act

c. The Third Amendment

d. The Sixth Amendment

e. The Twelfth Amendment

______ policy seeks to foster or discourage various economic or social activities,

typically through subsidies or tax breaks.

a. Regulatory

b. Redistributive

c. Promotional

d. Foreign

e. Bipartisan

Which clause of the Constitution allows Congress to carry out whatever law it needs to

in order to carry out the

Constitution’s provisions?

a. Necessary and proper clause

b. Supremacy clause

c. Concurrent clause

d. Reserved powers clause

e. Due process clause

Successful interest groups and their representatives try to cultivate long-term

relationships with

a. foreign ambassadors.

b. legislators and government officials.

c. federal judges.

d. business leaders.

e. police commissioners and chiefs of police.

State and local attempts to forbid the teaching of evolution in schools

a. have not passed constitutional muster in the eyes of the Supreme Court.

b. are a recent development, occurring only in the past decade.

c. have been successful about half of the time.

d. have been permanently halted by the Epperson v. Arkansas Supreme Court case.

e. are brought about by concerns over shortages of science teachers.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the policymaking process?

a. Policy implementation

b. Judicial review

c. Policy formulation

d. Agenda building

e. Policy evaluation

When conducting a public opinion poll, what things must be taken into consideration

and what problems might there be? What measures help ensure accurate results?