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Question 1

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__________ is best defined as a set of beliefs that include a limited role for the national government in helping individuals and in the economic affairs of the nation, and support for traditional values and lifestyles.
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  • Capitalism
  • Conservatism
  • Progressivism
  • Liberalism
  • Socialism

Question 2

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Generally, government serves at least three essential purposes: it resolves conflict, it defends the nation and its culture against other nations, and it __________.
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  • directs the creation of critical infrastructure
  • regulates industry
  • enforces the law
  • provides a national currency
  • provides public services

Question 3

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The founders of the United States believed that direct democracy __________.
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  • would require too many elections
  • might lead to voter apathy
  • would deteriorate into mob rule
  • might cost too much to operate
  • would ignore the opinions of the majority

Question 4

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Most politicians who might have called themselves __________ in the past have labeled their philosophy progressivism instead.
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  • socialists
  • liberals
  • libertarians
  • conservatives
  • tea partiers

Question 5

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The term theocracy means
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  • "rule by the people"
  • "rule by the best"
  • "government by the wealthy"
  • "rule of law"
  • "rule by the deity"

Question 6

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__________ has a constitutional monarch.
Answer
  • North Korea
  • The United States
  • China
  • The United Kingdom
  • Iran

Question 7

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__________ defines politics as the process of determining "who gets what, when, and how" in a society.
Answer
  • President James Madison
  • North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
  • Political Philosopher John Locke
  • President Lyndon Johnson
  • Political Scientist Harold Lasswell

Question 8

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The Magna Carta clearly established the principle of __________.
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  • theocracy
  • a right to privacy
  • totalitarianism
  • limited government
  • divine right

Question 9

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__________ can best be defined as the individuals and institutions that make society's rules and also possess the power and authority to enforce those rules.
Answer
  • A republic
  • Government
  • Parliament
  • Democracy
  • Autocracy

Question 10

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The word democracy comes from the Greek demos, meaning __________, and kratia, meaning __________.
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  • "demonstrate"; "power"
  • "mob"; "rights"
  • "the people"; "rule"
  • "representative"; "congress"
  • "direct"; "elections"

Question 11

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The __________ Plan that was proposed at the Constitutional Convention favored small states. It called for a legislature in which each state would have only one vote.
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  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Connecticut
  • Virginia
  • Massachusetts

Question 12

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America's first written constitution, the __________, called for the laws to be made by an assembly of elected representatives from each town.
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  • Fundamental Order of Connecticut
  • Massachusetts Body of Liberties
  • Mayflower Compact
  • Pennsylvania Charters of Privileges
  • Pennsylvania Frame of Government

Question 13

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In a compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention, it was agreed that each slave would count as __________ of a person in determining representation in the House of Representatives.
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  • one-half
  • three-fifths
  • one-third
  • two-thirds
  • four-fifths

Question 14

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After the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, James Otis, Jr. __________.
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  • declared that there could be "no taxation without war"
  • wrote Common Sense
  • proposed that the colonies impose a sugar tax on Britain
  • declared that there could be "no taxation without representation"
  • wrote A Handbook for Dumping Tea

Question 15

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The first permanent English settlement in North America was __________.
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  • founded in Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  • in what is now Connecticut
  • in Jamestown, in what is now Virginia
  • founded in Pennsylvania

Question 16

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On April 19, 1775, Redcoats fought against Minutemen in the towns of __________ and __________, the first battles of the American Revolution.
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  • Washington; Philadelphia
  • Baltimore; Albany
  • Plymouth; Jamestown
  • Lexington; Concord
  • Boston; Richmond

Question 17

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__________ classic pamphlet, Common Sense, presented a rousing argument in favor of independence and helped serve any remaining ties of loyalty to the British monarch.
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  • Alexander Hamilton's
  • Thomas Jefferson's
  • Benjamin Franklin's
  • Roger Sherman's
  • Thomas Paine's

Question 18

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For the most part, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were __________.
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  • representative of the population as a whole
  • uneducated
  • poor
  • from the best-educated and wealthiest classes
  • ordinary farmers and merchants

Question 19

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The president checks Congress by __________.
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  • exercising the power of judicial review
  • controlling taxes and spending
  • appointing federal judges
  • holding a veto power
  • exercising the power of impeachment

Question 20

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A federal official may be impeached by the __________.
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  • Supreme Court
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives
  • attorney general
  • president

Question 21

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[blank_start]Federalism[blank_end]: A system of shared sovereignty between two levels of government, one national and one subnational, occupying the same geographic region.
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  • Federalism
  • Unitary System
  • Confederal System
  • Division of Powers
  • Expressed Powers
  • Police Powers
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Fiscal Federalism

Question 22

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[blank_start]Unitary System[blank_end]: A centralized governmental system in which local and subdivisional governments exercise only those powers given to them by the central government.
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  • Unitary System
  • Federalism
  • Confederal System
  • Division of Powers
  • Expressed Powers
  • Police Powers
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Fiscal Federalism

Question 23

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[blank_start]Confederal System[blank_end]: A league of independent sovereign states, joined together by a central government that has only limited powers over them.
Answer
  • Confederal System
  • Federalism
  • Unitary System
  • Division of Powers
  • Expressed Powers
  • Police Powers
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Fiscal Federalism

Question 24

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[blank_start]Division of Powers[blank_end]: A basic principle of federalism established by the U.S. Constitution, by which powers are divided between the national and state governments.
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  • Division of Powers
  • Federalism
  • Unitary System
  • Confederal System
  • Expressed Powers
  • Police Powers
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Fiscal Federalism

Question 25

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[blank_start]Expressed Powers[blank_end]: Constitutional or statutory powers that are expressly provided for by the U.S. Constitution; also called enumerated powers.
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  • Expressed Powers
  • Federalism
  • Unitary System
  • Confederal System
  • Division of Powers
  • Police Powers
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Fiscal Federalism

Question 26

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[blank_start]Police Powers[blank_end]: The power of a government body that enables it to create laws for the protection of the health, safety, welfare, and morals of the people.
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  • Police Powers
  • Federalism
  • Unitary System
  • Confederal System
  • Division of Powers
  • Expressed Powers
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Fiscal Federalism

Question 27

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[blank_start]Supremacy Clause[blank_end]: Article VI, Clause 2, of the Constitution, which makes the Constitutional and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws.
Answer
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Federalism
  • Unitary System
  • Confederal System
  • Division of Powers
  • Expressed Powers
  • Police Powers
  • Fiscal Federalism

Question 28

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[blank_start]Fiscal Federalism[blank_end]: The allocation of taxes collected by one level of government (typically the national government) to another level (typically state or local governments).
Answer
  • Fiscal Federalism
  • Federalism
  • Unitary System
  • Confederal System
  • Division of Powers
  • Expressed Powers
  • Police Powers
  • Supremacy Clause

Question 29

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Political scientist Harold Lassell defined __________ as the process of determining "who gets what, when, and how" in a society.
Answer
  • government
  • power
  • politics

Question 30

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When the government's ability to exercise power is widely viewed as legitimate, we say that the government __________.
Answer
  • has authority
  • presidential
  • direct

Question 31

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The system of government in the United States is best described as a __________ democracy.
Answer
  • parliamentary
  • presidential
  • direct

Question 32

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The principle difference between an absolute monarchy and a dictatorship is that __________.
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  • unlike a dictatorship, an absolute monarchy allows freedom of speech and religion
  • dictators may be women, but monarchs never are
  • an absolute monarchy is based on traditional, but a dictatorship is not

Question 33

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Which of the following best describes a social contract?
Answer
  • The set of ideas, values, and attitudes about government and politics held by a community or a nation
  • A voluntary agreement among individuals to create a government and to give that government adequate power to secure the mutual protection and welfare of all individuals
  • An economic system based on the private ownership of wealth-producing property, free markets, and freedom of contract

Question 34

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Because of the political value of __________, Article I, Section 9, of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from granting titles of nobility.
Answer
  • equality
  • liberty
  • multiculturalism

Question 35

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Today's Republican Party differs from the party that existed a century ago in that it __________.
Answer
  • no longer has strong support from business interests
  • is less reliant on the support of religious conservatives
  • no longer enjoys the support of most African Americans

Question 36

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American liberalism took its fully modern form in the __________.
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  • 1960s, during the administration of Lyndon Johnson
  • 1990s, during the administration of Bill Clinton
  • 2000s, during the administration of Barack Obama

Question 37

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The majority of American colonist came from__________.
Answer
  • Germany and Spain
  • France and Ireland
  • England and Scotland

Question 38

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Before the mid-1700s, the majority of American colonist were __________.
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  • secretly planning to declare their independence from Britain
  • loyal to the British monarch and viewed Britain as their homeland
  • politically indifferent

Question 39

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the new nation ___________.
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  • could not declare war
  • could enter into treaties and alliances
  • could regulate interstate commerce

Question 40

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The three-fifths compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention had to do with __________.
Answer
  • how slaves would be counted in determining representation in Congress
  • the imposition of export taxes
  • the regulation of commerce

Question 41

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All of the existing amendments to the Constitution have been proposed ___________.
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  • by a two-thirds vote in the Senate and in the House of Representatives
  • by a vote in three-fourths of the state legislatures
  • at national constitutional conventions

Question 42

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In a unitary system, __________.
Answer
  • subdivisional governments exercise only those powers given to them by the central government
  • sovereign states are joined together by a central government that has only limited powers over them
  • there are no local or subdivisional governments

Question 43

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There are __________ governmental units in the United States today.
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  • 51
  • nearly 3,000
  • almost 90,000

Question 44

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Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution enumerates twenty-seven powers that Congress may exercise. Two of these __________ powers are the power of coin money and the power to regulate interstate commerce.
Answer
  • concurrent
  • expressed
  • inherent

Question 45

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The relationships among the states in our federal system of government are sometimes referred to as __________ federalism.
Answer
  • picket-fence
  • cooperative
  • horizontal

Question 46

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The era of __________ federalism came to an end in 1930s.
Answer
  • dual
  • new
  • competitive

Question 47

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The welfare reform legislation passed by Congress in 1996 is an example of __________ federalism.
Answer
  • dual
  • cooperative
  • new

Question 48

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Block grants __________.
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  • are targeted for specific purposes by law
  • are federal grants given to a state for broad areas, such as criminal justice or mental-health programs
  • give the states less discretion that categorical grants over how funds will be spent

Question 49

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The prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishments" is included in the
Answer
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Eight Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment

Question 50

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The right to bear arms described in the Second Amendment was incorporated in
Answer
  • 1868
  • 1925
  • 1949
  • 1965
  • 2010

Question 51

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According to the additional readings, in all, _____ of the thirteen colonies had established official religions by the time of the American Revolution.
Answer
  • three
  • five
  • seven
  • nine
  • eleven

Question 52

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_____ are limitations on government action, setting forth what the government can not do.
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  • Bills of attainder
  • Civil rights
  • The Miranda warnings
  • Ex post facto laws
  • Civil liberties

Question 53

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The _____ provides the right to have the "Assistance of Counsel" in criminal prosecutions.
Answer
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Sixth Amendment
  • Seventh Amendment
  • Eight Amendment
  • Ninth Amendment

Question 54

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The protection against "Unreasonable searches and seizures" is found in the
Answer
  • Third Amendment
  • Fourth Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Eight Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment

Question 55

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In the 1947 ruling on the establishment clause (Everson v. Board of Education), the Supreme Court
Answer
  • Upheld a New Jersey law that allowed the state to pay for bus transportation of students who attended parochial schools.
  • Ruled that the state of New Jersey could no longer require the teaching of evolution in the public schools.
  • held that the First Amendment prohibits clergy of different religions from serving in each branch of the armed forces.
  • held that all government aid to parochial schools is constitutional under the First Amendment.
  • held that all government aid to parochial schools is prohibited under the First Amendment.

Question 56

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A _____ punished individuals for committing an act that was legal when the act was committed.
Answer
  • bill of attainder
  • "National Security Letter"
  • writ of habeas corpus
  • ex post facto law
  • warrant based on probable cause

Question 57

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Which of the following is not part of the test the Supreme Court developed in California v. Miller (1973) to determine if a book or film is legally obscene?
Answer
  • The work tends to excite an "unwholesome sexual desire," under present-day community standards.
  • The work taken as a whole lacks serious literary or artistic value.
  • The work depicts or describes, in an offensive way, a form of sexual conduct specifically prohibited by law.
  • The work taken as a whole is offensive or disturbing.
  • The work taken as a whole lacks serious political or scientific value.

Question 58

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A _____ is an order requiring that an official bring a specified prisoner into court and show the judge why the prisoner is being held in jail.
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  • ex post facto law
  • writ of habeas corpus
  • bill of attainder
  • warrant based on probable cause
  • exclusionary rule

Question 59

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In _____, the Supreme Court held that the "right to privacy...is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy," subject to certain regulations.
Answer
  • Roe v. Wade (1973)
  • Miller v. California (1973)
  • Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
  • Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
  • Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Question 60

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Many of our liberties were added by the _____ ratified in 1791.
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  • ex post facto laws
  • writes of habeas corpus
  • Bill of Rights
  • bills of attainder
  • Miranda Warnings

Question 61

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The Bill of Rights becomes part of the Constitution in
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  • 1776
  • 1787
  • 1791
  • 1896
  • 1925

Question 62

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_____ requires that illegally obtained evidence not be admissible in court.
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  • The Miranda warnings
  • The exclusionary rule
  • Probable cause
  • Double jeopardy
  • National Security Letters

Question 63

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"...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms..." is found in the _____ to the U.S. Constitution.
Answer
  • Second Amendment
  • Third Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Eighth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment

Question 64

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The Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution in
Answer
  • 1776
  • 1787
  • 1791
  • 1868
  • 1925

Question 65

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The reserved powers of the states are derived from the
Answer
  • Second Amendment
  • Third Amendment
  • Seventh Amendment
  • Ninth Amendment
  • Tenth Amendment

Question 66

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The Sixth Amendment
Answer
  • prohibits cruel and unusual punishments
  • guarantees the right to counsel at various stages in some criminal proceedings.
  • includes a protection against self-incrimination.
  • prohibits double jeopardy
  • establishes the exclusionary rule

Question 67

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The First Amendment to the Constitution
Answer
  • addresses the right to bear arms
  • states that "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech."
  • guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial
  • addresses the right of trial by jury
  • states that "Congress shall protect the right to privacy of all persons"

Question 68

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_____ is a published report of a falsehood that tends to injure a person's reputation or character.
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  • libel
  • slander
  • symbolic speech
  • seditious speech
  • obscenity

Question 69

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The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in _____, giving women the right to vote.
Answer
  • 1848
  • 1869
  • 1918
  • 1920
  • 1936

Question 70

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A law based on a suspect classification is subject to _____ scrutiny by the courts.
Answer
  • ordinary
  • intermediate
  • exacting
  • strict
  • minimal

Question 71

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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  • granted freedom to the slave
  • required an end to segregation
  • established the separate-but-equal doctrine
  • outlawed "Jim Crow" laws
  • granted former slaves the right to vote.

Question 72

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Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to
Answer
  • be elected to the U.S. Senate
  • serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
  • run for vice President of the United States
  • serve as a governor
  • be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives

Question 73

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The Supreme Court established the separate-but-equal doctrine in
Answer
  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
  • Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
  • Brown II (1955)
  • United States v. Virginia (1996)
  • Craig v. Boren (1976)

Question 74

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One of the tactics used by the civil rights protestors in the 1960s was _____, the deliberate and public refusal to obey laws considered unjust.
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  • "Jim Crow"
  • suffrage
  • affirmative action
  • civil disobedience
  • internment

Question 75

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Racial segregation that occurs not as a result of deliberate intentions but because of social and economic conditions and residential patterns is called _____ segregation.
Answer
  • de facto
  • de jure
  • de minimis
  • ex post facto
  • de novo

Question 76

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"Jim Crow" laws
Answer
  • were segregation laws, separating the white community from the black community.
  • were justified by the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954).
  • were prohibited by the Thirteenth Amendment
  • required an end to segregation
  • were designed to achieve racial equality

Question 77

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Our First Amendment rights are considered _____ rights.
Answer
  • contingent
  • suspect
  • conditional
  • fundamental
  • tentative

Question 78

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In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954), the Supreme Court held that segregation by race _____ was unconstitutional.
Answer
  • on buses
  • in restaurants
  • in public education
  • in housing
  • on railroads

Question 79

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AARP promotes the interest of
Answer
  • consumers.
  • manufacturers.
  • labor.
  • senior citizens.
  • gun owners.

Question 80

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The Right to Life organization is a _____ interest group.
Answer
  • consumer
  • identity
  • ideological
  • single-issue
  • government

Question 81

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The largest and most powerful labor interest group today is
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  • the AFL-CIO
  • AARP
  • the NAM
  • the NRA
  • MADD

Question 82

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There are various reasons why people join interest groups. Some people find that they gain considerable satisfaction in taking action from within that group. Such satisfaction is referred to as a _____ incentive.
Answer
  • free-rider
  • purposive
  • pluralist
  • solidary
  • material

Question 83

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It has become increasingly common for those who leave positions with the federal government to become lobbyists or consultants for the private interest groups they helped to regulate. This is called
Answer
  • the "heroes to zeroes" complex
  • the "free rider" problem
  • "Potomac fever."
  • the "revolving door" syndrome
  • "lobbying addiction"

Question 84

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Some people enjoy the camaraderie and sense of belonging that comes from associating with other people who share their interests and goals. That enjoyment can be called a _____ incentive for joining an interest group.
Answer
  • free rider
  • purposive
  • pluralist
  • solidary
  • material

Question 85

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Individuals who can enjoy the outcome of an interest group's efforts without having to contribute are called
Answer
  • social loafers
  • lobbyists
  • social climbers
  • entrepreneurs
  • free riders

Question 86

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The _____ is a professional interest group.
Answer
  • National Farmers Union
  • Club for Growth
  • National Rifle Association
  • American Medical Association
  • National Urban League

Question 87

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A purposive incentive for joining an interest group is best described as
Answer
  • pleasure in associating with like-minded individuals
  • satisfaction resulting from working for a cause in which one believes
  • a practical benefit such as discounts, subscriptions, or group insurance.
  • the ability to enjoy the outcome of a group's efforts without having to contribute.
  • the opportunity to compete for public office.

Question 88

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The right to form interest groups and to lobby the government is protected by the _____ right of the people "to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
Answer
  • First Amendment
  • Third Amendment
  • Fifth Amendment
  • Seventh Amendment
  • Ninth Amendment
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