_____ and _____ are the only presidents in American history to have been impeached
and acquitted.
a. Andrew Johnson; Bill Clinton
b. Richard Nixon; Franklin Roosevelt
c. Andrew Jackson; Herbert Hoover
d. Thomas Jefferson; Martin Van Buren
e. Andrew Jackson; Jimmy Carter
All of the following are true about presidential appointments to the Supreme Court
EXCEPT
a. presidents usually appoint people who belong to the president’s political party.
b. presidents see their appointments as a way to institutionalize their political views
long after they have left office.
c. President Obama’s appointments to the Supreme Court changed the ideological
balance of the Court.
d. President Bush appointed two justices to the Supreme Court.
e. President Clinton appointed many judges to the district and appeals courts.
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
Shortly after September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush issued an executive order
authorizing the ______ to conduct secret surveillance without court warrants.
a. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)
b. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
c. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
d. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
e. National Security Agency (NSA)
A meeting of party members designed to select candidates and propose policies is called
a. an open primary.
b. a caucus.
c. a winner-take-all primary.
d. a local election.
e. a blanket primary.
Which of the following aspects of the President’s role as chief executive is false?
a. The president fills cabinet and subcabinet positions.
b. The president may, to a limited extent, fire certain government employees.
c. The president is owed political allegiance by all 2.7 million federal employees.
d. The president must “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.”
e. The federal bureaucracy assists the President in carrying out various tasks.
In almost all states, the ________ branch was predominant.
a. military
b. bureaucratic
c. judical
d. executive
e. legislative
All of the following statements about the new health-care legislation are true EXCEPT
a. excluding people with preexisting conditions from insurance plans is banned.
b. Medicaid coverage is guaranteed for individuals making up to $250,000 a year.
c. health insurance companies pay a new tax.
d. employers that do not offer health insurance coverage are taxed.
e. state health-insurance exchanges will be created where individuals and small
businesses can buy insurance.
Which of the following is true regarding political party membership?
a. One must pay dues to be a member of a political party.
b. An oath of allegiance is required by most political parties from its members.
c. To be a member of a political party, one must be a card-carrying member.
d. Nothing is required to be a member of a political party.
e. One must pass an examination to be a member of a political party.
______ are a shorthand way of describing congressional members’ voting records for
interested citizens.
a. Newspaper op-eds
b. Official legislator evaluations
c. Ratings
d. “Astroturf lobbying” activities
e. Power rankings
The Anti-Federalists advocated
a. altering the Constitution to include guaranteed personal liberties.
b. a strong central government.
c. ratifying the new Constitution.
d. an end to slavery.
e. rule by the aristocracy.
The most important feature of Athenian democracy was that
a. everyone could vote.
b. elected delegates made the important decisions.
c. it was an aristocracy.
d. the legislature was composed of all the citizens.
e. women were included in the legislature.
The number of eligible voters who cast ballots on Election Day is referred to as the
a. political education rate.
b. voter turnout.
c. political participation rate.
d. voter dissatisfaction rate.
e. voter impact.
If the president refuses to sign a bill and Congress adjourns within ten working days
after the bill has been submitted to the president, it is called a
a. line-item veto.
b. pocket veto.
c. political statement.
d. signing statement.
e. legislative postponement.
Public opinion can serve as a check on the judiciary because
a. people have the ability to vote federal judges out of office if they do not approve of
the rulings of the courts.
b. a court may lose stature if it decides a case in a way that markedly diverges from
public opinion.
c. the Supreme Court typically polls the public as a basis for their decisions.
d. the president will veto a Supreme Court decision if it is politically unpopular.
e. Congress will override a decision of the Supreme Court with a majority vote in both
houses.
When it comes to influencing the U.S. government, foreign governments
a. only engage in lobbying when the nation they are representing is large.
b. frequently hire former members of Congress to promote their positions on Capitol
Hill.
c. engage only in official diplomatic processes.
d. are rarely interested in policy debates concerning trade issues.
e. are prohibited by law from attempting to influence U.S. policy.
U.S. laws that required separate drinking fountains, separate seats in theaters, and
separate waiting rooms for the two races were known as
a. personal liberty laws.
b. illegal laws.
c. anti-civil-rights laws.
d. civil rights laws.
e. “Jim Crow” laws.
As detailed in the Constitution, the formal requirements for the office of senator include
that he or she must be
a. a citizen for at least seven years.
b. a natural-born citizen.
c. a resident of the state from which elected.
d. a resident of a different state from the president.
e. at least twenty-five years old.
What does each poltical party use to determine which delegates may participate in the
national convention?
a. A grassroots coalition
b. A caucus committee
c. A credentials committee
d. A secret ballot
e. A “beauty contest”
Popular sovereignty means
a. that the sovereign is popular.
b. that the sovereign is supported by the people.
c. that ultimate political authority is based on the will of the people.
d. only one sovereign can serve at a time.
e. the sovereign can serve only two terms.
Labor, Agriculture, and Interior are examples of
a. cabinet departments.
b. government corporations.
c. independent regulatory agencies.
d. independent executive agencies.
e. corporations subject to regulation.
New forms of media
a. have decreased the polarization that characterizes American politics.
b. are all Internet based.
c. were made possible by the enforcement of the Fairness Doctrine.
d. include talk radio and cable television.
e. are all equally influential.
The Monroe Doctrine stated that
a. European nations should not establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere or
intervene in the affairs of independent nations of the Western Hemisphere.
b. the United States had the authority to intervene in the affairs of European nations if
American interests were at stake.
c. the United States would take action against the Barbary pirates in order to protect
American lives and commerce.
d. the United States would not wait to be attacked, but rather would take preemptive
action against clear and present dangers.
e. the United States would only conduct business with other nations by employing
treaties.
Which of the following most accurately describes the Somali government?
a. The Taliban were recently voted into office by the people.
b. The current government has gained complete control over the country.
c. The government has provided exceptional personal security for its citizens.
d. The government has survived only because of the assistance provided by the U.S.
and its allies.
e. The issue of corruption has finally been effectively controlled by the government.
Because of the decline in the ______ sector of the economy, national unions are looking
to nontraditional areas for their membership.
a. nonprofit
b. migrant worker
c. agricultural
d. industrial
e. service
The concept of political socialization refers to
a. the process by which political beliefs and values are transmitted to individuals.
b. direct payments to individuals from the government through Social Security.
c. individuals who are opposed to the development of a socialistic government.
d. the gradual development of social programs within our national government.
e. the government taking over the economic sector of the country.
A limited government is one in which
a. political participation is limited only to individuals who are educated.
b. government powers are limited, either through a written document or through widely
shared beliefs.
c. many seats in the legislature are vacant.
d. government has the power only to make decisions regarding international and
defense policy.
e. there is no higher authority than the local level of government.
The exclusionary rule is a policy that
a. prohibits the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial.
b. prohibits the arresting officer from serving as a character witness at a hearing or trial.
c. prohibits the detention of a suspect for more than forty-eight hours without the
suspect being charged.
d. is limited to the federal courts.
e. was ruled unconstitutional in 1914.
______ scientists who perform research on the world’s climate believe that global
warming will be significant.
a. Virtually, none of the
b. A minority of
c. About half of all
d. A slight majority of
e. Almost all
Before the latter half of the nineteenth century, abortion was
a. legal at any point before the onset of labor.
b. a criminal offense at any point in the pregnancy.
c. not a criminal offense before the first movement of the fetus in the uterus.
d. not a criminal offense if the woman’s husband agreed to it.
e. completely unregulated by the legal system.
In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court held that
a. prohibiting contraceptives violated a right to personal privacy.
b. laws banning contraceptives are legal.
c. abortion was illegal.
d. parts of the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Amendments contributed to a
constitutional right to privacy.
e. abortion became more likely to be illegal as a pregancy advanced to term.
The units of organization inside a bureaucracy are divided
a. by Congressional committee jurisdiction.
b. by Congressional mandate.
c. according to the desires of the President.
d. according to the specialization and expertise of the employees.
e. along the pay grade of the employees.
The two categories of bureaucrats are _____ and _____ .
a. partisan appointees; nonpartisan appointees.
b. congressional appointees; presidential appointees.
c. civil servants; private employees.
d. political appointees; patronage employees.
e. political appointees; civil servants.