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Question 1

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A system of government where on religion controls the government
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  • Unitary Government
  • Theocracy
  • Confederation
  • Plutocracy

Question 2

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Enlightenment Philosopher who pushed the ideas of freedom of speech and freedom of religion as fundamental rights
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  • Montesquieu
  • Hobbes
  • Rousseau
  • Voltaire

Question 3

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Catholic priest/philosopher who was an early supporter of the idea of natural rights and said man was born with a sense of right and wrong
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  • St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • John Locke
  • Voltaire

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System of government that is ruled by one
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  • Democracy
  • Federalism
  • Autocracy
  • Republic

Question 5

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The idea that the will of the people will decide the manner in which a decision will be decided
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  • Popular Sovereignty
  • Rule of Law
  • Judicial Precedent
  • Quorum

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A movement in Britain that on a vote of the British people remove Britain from the European Union
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  • British Sovereignty
  • Brexit
  • English Unity Movement
  • EuroFree

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Economic system that decides who will get goods and services by competition with a currency, who can afford gets
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  • Socialism
  • Communism
  • Capitalism
  • Traditional Economy

Question 8

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A process where a Senator tries to keep legislation from being passed by talking endlessly on the floor of the senate to delay a vote
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  • Filibuster
  • Quorum
  • Cloture
  • Discharge Position

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Idea that previous court decisions will create the standard for all future court decisions on the same issue
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  • Judicial Activism
  • Originalism
  • Judicial Precedent
  • Judicial Restraint

Question 10

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Economic system that decides how goods and services will be produced by government direction
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  • Socialism
  • Capitalism
  • Free Market Economy
  • Traditional Economy

Question 11

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Italian political philosopher who wrote the Prince a book on how to stay in power in which he said the "ends justify the means"
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  • Aristotle
  • Max Weber
  • Thomas Paine
  • Machiavelli

Question 12

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Laws that have emerged over time from custom and judicial precedent
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  • Statutes
  • Criminal Law
  • Common Law
  • Rule of Law

Question 13

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A system of government that divides power between the national government and regional governments where each has assigned authority
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  • Unitary Government
  • Federalism
  • Parliamentary Government
  • Monarchy

Question 14

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Condition in government that requires a minimum number of its members to be present before it can rake a binding vote on an issue
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  • Filibuster
  • Quorum
  • Cloture
  • Discharge Petition

Question 15

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Concept that judicial decision, government action, and the manner in which the legal system will be carried out is based on written law not what is expedient at the moment
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  • Statutes
  • Criminal Law
  • Common Law
  • Rule of Law

Question 16

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A system of government where the entire country is run as one unit and all laws are generated and administered by the national government
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  • Unitary Government
  • Federalism
  • Parliamentary Government
  • Monarchy

Question 17

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An economic system that decides what goods and services will be produced based on custom and past practices
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  • Socialism
  • Capitalism
  • Free Market Economy
  • Traditional Economy

Question 18

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Document signed in 1215 by King john of England that limited the power of the king and said the king could not raise taxes without the consent of the nobles
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  • English Bill of Rights
  • Constitution
  • Magna Carta
  • Common Sense

Question 19

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Greek philosopher who wrote a book comparing the values and vices of various forms of government in which he stated the best form of government would be a Benevolent Monarchy
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  • Aristotle
  • Max Weber
  • Thomas Paine
  • Machiavelli

Question 20

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English political philosopher who said all people are born with natural rights and if those rights are denied people have the right to rebel
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  • St Thomas Aquinas
  • Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • John Locke
  • Voltaire

Question 21

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Which of the following is not a fundamental purpose of government
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  • To provide for the Public Good
  • To maintain order
  • To establish political parties
  • To protect citizens lives and property

Question 22

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The philosophy that an individual in a democracy should surrender some of their self-interest for the greater good is
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  • Citizeneryship
  • Republicanism
  • Patriotism
  • Popular Sovereignty

Question 23

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Rule by Few
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  • Monarchy
  • Democracy
  • Anarchy
  • Oligarchy

Question 24

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French political philosopher who believed man by nature was evil and would abuse government power, who stated to control this abuse there must be in government separation of powers and Checks and Balances
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  • Voltaire
  • Rousseau
  • John Locke
  • Montesquieu

Question 25

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A democratic system of government where the Prime Minister is elected from the majority party
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  • Parliamentary System
  • Federal System
  • Constitutional Presidency System
  • Republic

Question 26

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Economic system that decides how goods and services will be produces by producing them in the most profitable manner
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  • Socialism
  • Communism
  • Capitalism
  • Traditional Economy

Question 27

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English revolutionary who came to america to be part of the colonial revolt from Britain who said governent in its best form is a "necessary evil"
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  • Aristotle
  • Max Weber
  • Thomas Paine
  • Machiavelli

Question 28

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All of the following statements support the pluralist view of American politics EXCEPT:
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  • No elites exist in modern representative democracy
  • Many groups compete for control of public policy, with no one group or set of groups dominating
  • Bargaining and compromise among groups are essential ingredients in a democratic policy process
  • Interest groups competing for power leads to the "Tyranny of the Majority"
  • Some people do have more power tan others, but their influence tends to be limited to particular issues and areas

Question 29

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The 55 members of the Constitutional Convention generally held which view of human nature
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  • Man by nature wants to be ruled by a dominant government
  • Humans are naturally good and only corrupted by society
  • Human nature is most characterized by conflict and chaos
  • Humans are motivated by self-interest and therefore cannot be trusted with political powers
  • Common people can be trusted with power, but rulers cannot

Question 30

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In the original Constitution, which of the following elements of government was placed within direct control of the votes of the majority
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  • The Senate
  • The Presidency
  • The Supreme Court
  • The House of Representatives
  • The Vice Presidency

Question 31

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All but one of the 27 amendments to the Constitution has followed the amending process of
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  • Proposal by 2/3 vote in each house of Congress and ratification by special convention called in 3/4 of the states
  • Proposal by a national convention called for by Congress and ratification by special conventions called in 3/4 of the states
  • Proposal by 2/3 vote in both house and Congress and ratification by special conventions called in 3/4 of the state legislatures
  • Proposal by a national convention called by Congress and ratification by 3/4 of the state legislatures
  • Proposal by 3/4 of the state legislatures and ratification by 2/3 vote in each house of Congress

Question 32

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A federal system of government differs from a confederation in that a federal system
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  • state governments are stronger than central governments
  • the central and state governments are more clearly distinct and separate
  • the state governments have no distinct and separate powers
  • the central government shares governing powers with the states
  • all policy making powers is concentrated in a central government

Question 33

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The framers of the Constitution all believe that one of the primary functions of government is
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  • educating citizens
  • protecting individual property rights
  • protecting new immigrants from persecution
  • expanding the borders of the nation
  • ensuring that anyone accused of a crime has the right to legal representation

Question 34

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Interpretation of this clause has been central to attempts to define the nature of which of the following aspects of the United States political system
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  • Republicanism
  • Pluralism
  • Due Process of Law
  • Federalism
  • Judicial Review

Question 35

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The "necessary and proper clause" is also known as the
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  • Full Faith and Credit Clause
  • Supremacy Clause
  • Elastic Clause
  • Guarantee Clause
  • Due Process Clause

Question 36

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As originally ratified, the Constitution included provisions designed to
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  • Limit the importation of foreign manufactured goods
  • Increase the economic importance of the agrarian sector relative to that of the manufacturing sector
  • Increase the economic powers of the central government
  • Expand the states' powers to regulate their own commerce with foreign countries
  • Guarantee the states a greater role in economic policy-making

Question 37

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Which of the following is an example of checks and balances, as established by the Constitution
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  • A requirement that states raise their legal drinking age to 21 as a condition of receiving federal highway funds
  • Media criticism of public officials during an election campaign
  • The Supreme Court's ability to overturn a lower court decision
  • The requirement that the Presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate
  • The election of the President by the Electoral College rather than by direct election

Question 38

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The importance of Shay's Rebellion to the development of the United States Constitution was that it
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  • Revealed the necessity of both adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution and creating a new system of checks and balances
  • Demonstrated the intensity of anti-ratification sentiments within the 13 states
  • Indicated that at strong, constitutionally designed national government was needed to protect property and maintain order
  • Convinced the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention to accept the Great Compromise
  • Reinforce the idea that slavery should be outlawed in the new Constitution

Question 39

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In a Federal system of government, political power is primarily
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  • vested in local governments
  • vested in the state governments
  • divided between the central government and state governments
  • vested in the central government
  • divided between the state governments and local governments

Question 40

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Which of the following actions can Congress take if the Supreme Court finds a federal law unconstitutional
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  • Appeal the Court's decision to the District of Columbia's Court of Appeals
  • Formally request the President to veto the Court's decisioin
  • Remove certain members of the Court and replace them with new members
  • Try to amend the Constitution
  • Reenact the same law

Question 41

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Most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states because of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution's
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  • Preamble
  • Necessary and proper clause
  • Supremacy clause
  • Tenth Amendment
  • Fourteenth Amendment

Question 42

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Which of the following procedures result in the removal of the President from office
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  • The House and Senate vote for impeachment and the Supreme Court reaches a guilty verdict
  • The House votes for impeachment, and the Senate conducts a trial and reaches a guilty verdict
  • The House and Senate both vote for a bill of impeachment
  • Only the House votes for a bill of impeachment
  • A criminal court finds the President guilty of "high crimes and misdemeanors"

Question 43

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The establishment clause in the First Amendment does which of the following
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  • Guarantees freedom of speech to all citizens
  • Prevents prior restraint of the press
  • Prohibits the setting up of a state church
  • Defines the concept of dual citizenship
  • Allows citizens to enter freely into contracts with other citizens

Question 44

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The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to
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  • prevent states from taxing the agencies of the federal government
  • reserves powers to the states
  • restricts the application of judicial review
  • allow for the burning of the flag as an expression of protest
  • limited use of the legislative veto

Question 45

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Which of the following has been used most to expand federal powers
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  • The commerce clause of the Constitution
  • The habeas corpus clause of the Constitution
  • The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution
  • The First Amendment
  • The Fifth Amendment

Question 46

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Congressional district boundaries are usually redrawn every ten years by the
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  • Bureau of the Census
  • State Legislatures
  • House Rules Committee
  • President
  • Federal Election Commision

Question 47

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Which of the following is generally true of the gerrymandering of congressional district
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  • It results in more Democrats being elected to the House
  • It results in more Republicans being elected to the House
  • It guarantees that all minority parties will be equally represented
  • It creates districts that favor one political party over another
  • It violates the principles of one-person, one vote

Question 48

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Which of the following is one of the central concerns of the First Amendment
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  • The supremacy of the national over state governments
  • The right of citizens to bear arms
  • The division of powers among the three branches of government
  • The right of citizens to petition the government for redress of grievances
  • The protection of the rights of those accused of committing a crime

Question 49

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Which of the following is NOT a presidential role authorized by the Constitution
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  • To be commander in chief of the armed forces
  • To lead the political party of the President
  • To negotiate treaties with foreign nations
  • To be chief executive
  • To present the State of the Unions Address

Question 50

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Which of the following is true under the system of check and balances
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  • The Supreme Court can overrule the President's policy proposals
  • The Senate must ratify treaties negotiated by the President before they become law
  • A bill becomes law when the House and the Senate pass it, and the Supreme Court declares it Constitutional
  • The Supreme Court can remove members of Congress, and Congress can impeach the President
  • The House of Representatives appoints justices to the Supreme Court and the Senate approves the appointments

Question 51

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The President can do the following without Congressional approval
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  • Ratify a treaty
  • Appoint ambassadors
  • Appoint federal judges
  • Deploy troops
  • Declare War

Question 52

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Which of the following actions by the federal government best illustrates the concept of unfunded mandates
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  • Requiring that polling booths remain open beyond the hours of the work day
  • Requiring states and municipalities to provide certain services for their citizens without providing resources to pay for those services
  • Requiring state governments to guarantee short term bonds issued by large municipalities in their states
  • Requiring all municipalities to impose a minimum property tax on all residential and business properties
  • Requiring states and municipalities to privatize many previously publicly funded services

Question 53

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Which of the following was the most important effect of replacing the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution in 1787
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  • The protection of freedom of speech
  • The guarantees of state's rights
  • The establishment of direct democracy
  • The creation of a strong national government
  • The establishment of judicial review

Question 54

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Which of the following is a provision of BOTH the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
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  • A president enforces the laws
  • Congress may regulate interstate commerce
  • Congress may declare war
  • Certain cases are decided by the Supreme Court
  • Congress may not levy taxes

Question 55

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The Great Compromise of the Constitutional Convention provided for
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  • All revenue bills originating in the Senate
  • All judicial appointments to be nominated by the President
  • The elimination of the importation of slaves
  • An electoral college and rules for removal of the President
  • A bicameral legislature with one houses's composition based upon state population and the other on equal representation per state

Question 56

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The idea that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in government, resulting in healthy democratic compromise and balance, is called
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  • Elite powers politics
  • Socialism
  • Pluralism
  • Rational Choice
  • Institutionalism

Question 57

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Enumerated powers of the federal government include all of the following EXCEPT the power to
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  • Coin money
  • Declare war
  • Regulate interstate trade
  • Regulate intrastate trade
  • Tax

Question 58

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Which of the following did the Supreme Court establish in Marbury v Madison
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  • The Supreme Court can declare federal legislation invalid if the legislation violates the Constitution
  • Each state has the right to set up and run its own court system
  • All powers that are not explicitly given by the the Constitution to Congress belongs to the states
  • Any president who commits treason , bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors can be impeached
  • The Constitution can only be amended by 2/3 vote of the members of the House of Representatives

Question 59

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Which of the following is filed when a prisoner wants to be brought before a judge so that judge can determine whether his or her imprisonment is legal
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  • Bill of Attainder
  • Ex post facto petition
  • Writ of certiorari
  • Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • Amicus curiae Brief

Question 60

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A Bill of Attainder is a
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  • Bill passed by Congress that applies to only one individual
  • Compromise bill passed by both the House of Rep. and the Senate
  • Decision by an executive branch official that does not need to be approved by Congress
  • Law that declares that an action of an individual can be punished without a trial
  • Law that guarantees benefits to individuals who meet certain criteria

Question 61

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If Congress adjourns during the 10 days the President has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, but which the President has not yet signed, what is the result
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  • Line-item veto
  • Legislative veto
  • Executive veto
  • Judicial Review
  • Pocket veto

Question 62

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Separation of power and federalism were two essential principles in the framing of the Constitution. These two principles are related in that each
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  • Requires a strong central government elected by a popular majority
  • Involves a system of checks and balances in which the power is dispersed
  • Grants power to a political elite that acts on the behalf of the people
  • Reflects a need fro political virtue, frugality, industry, temperance and simplicity
  • Are relatively close to the parliamentary system

Question 63

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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
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  • After the ratification process was complete
  • During the ratification process under the pressure of the anti federalists
  • During the Articles of Confederation
  • Piece by piece, with the last amendment coming in 1868
  • At the end of the Constitutional Convention

Question 64

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Life, Liberty and pursuit of happiness were
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  • Rights commonly listed in colonial charters
  • Jefferson's version of Locke's natural rights
  • Explicitly listed in the Preamble to the Constitution
  • Listed in the Bill of Rights
  • Taken for granted world wide

Question 65

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Political Parties are important examples of the
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  • Formal amendment process
  • Informal flexibility of the Constitution
  • Rigidity of the Constitution
  • Wishes of the founders
  • Powers of the 10th amendment

Question 66

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In determining Congressional representation and taxation, the Constitution
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  • Did not count slaves
  • Counted slaves the same free persons
  • Counted slaves as one half of a person
  • Was silent on how slaves would be counted
  • Counted as 3/5 of a person

Question 67

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Which of the following is a correct statement about political action committees (PACs)
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  • The number of PACs has remained the stable over the past decade
  • Most PAC money is distributed to challengers in an effort to unseat hostile incumbents
  • The amount of money that a PAC can contribute directly to a candidate is limited by law
  • PACs are illegal in most states
  • PACs rarely attempt to influence legislation through lobbying activities

Question 68

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The use of direct primaries instead of the convention system in selecting presidential candidates results in which of the following
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  • A weakening of party control over nominations
  • A reduction in the cost of election campaigns
  • An increase in the number of people involved in the choice of candidates
  • An increase in voter turnout in midterm elections

Question 69

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The boundary lines of congressional districts are drawn by
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  • The United States House of Representatives
  • The U.S. Senate
  • The United States district courts
  • State governors
  • State legislators

Question 70

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The most common form of of political activity undertaken by U.S. citizens is
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  • Lobby to influence decisions by public officials
  • Campaigning for a candidate for office
  • Contributing money to a political party
  • Voting in local elections
  • Voting in Presidential Elections

Question 71

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The primary reason for the current existence of only two major political parties in the U.S. is that
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  • The Constitution puts severe restrictions on other parties
  • Third parties are too far to the left or the right for the Americans who are moderate voters
  • A winner take-all electoral system makes it difficult for new parties to emerge and survive
  • Voters naturally think of themselves as either liberals or conservatives
  • Presidential electors can vote for only two candidates

Question 72

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Which of the following is an accurate statement abut the voter turnout rate in the United States
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  • It is high because of the large numbers of elected officials
  • It is significantly higher among men than among women
  • It is lower than in most other Western democracies
  • It is increased sharply when 18 year olds were given the right to vote
  • It has been steady over the last 30 years

Question 73

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Compared to voters in a general election, voters in presidential primary elections are
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  • Less likely to be members of political parties
  • Less likely to be well educated
  • Likely to be a larger percentage of the voting-age population
  • More likely to members of ethnic or racial minority groups
  • More likely to be affluent

Question 74

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Which of the following statements about incumbent senators running for reelections is correct
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  • The senators with the best chances of reelection are those who served the longest
  • The amount of money spent by a challenger has little bearing on an incumbents reelection chances
  • Incumbent senators are less likely to be reelected than are incumbent members of the House of Representatives
  • An incumbent senator is equally likely to be reelected or defeated
  • The most important factor influencing the reelection chances of senatros is whether they belong to the President's party

Question 75

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An important change in political culture since 1950 is that United States citizens have become
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  • More likely to believe that their actions can influence government policy
  • More trusting of nongovernmental institution and leaders
  • Less trusting of government institutions and leaders
  • Less supportive of expanding civil rights protections to the LGBT communities
  • Less likely to think of themselves as ideological moderates

Question 76

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A primary election in which voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket is called
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  • Open primary
  • A blanket primary
  • A closed primary
  • A runoff primary
  • A presidential preference primary

Question 77

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Which of the following is NOT consistent with scientific polling
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  • The poll asks questions to a small cross section of the community to get its results
  • Those polled are a broad cross section of the community
  • The poll is taken by asking people to voluntarily respond to a question
  • The poll accurately portrays voter opinions with a small measurable margin of error
  • The polls are often conducted by private for profit companies like Gallup

Question 78

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The McCain Feingold Act was passed to
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  • Allow Super PACs to endorse candidates and coordinate with campaigns to support candidates
  • Undo the Citizens United decision of the Supreme Court
  • Provide public funding for all Federal elections
  • To limit the influence of soft money in campaigns
  • Limit the amount of money an incumbent can spend to no more than that raised by the challenger

Question 79

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Push Polls are taken to
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  • Determine how campaign slogans or positions are influencing voters
  • Move voters away from candidate by influence them with a negative hypothetical
  • Move voters to support a candidate by providing positive information about the candidate
  • Find what motivates voters to vote for a specific public policy
  • Get voters to the voting booth

Question 80

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The purpose of Motor Voter bills was to
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  • Increase the number of registered voters
  • To require all voters to have a valid drivers license
  • A veiled attempt to restrict minorities and the poor from voting
  • An attempt to make it more difficult to register to vote
  • To allow voters to vote early in elections at the DMV

Question 81

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The primary function of political action committees (PACs) is to
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  • Serve as fundraising organizations for challengers
  • Provide members of Congress with unbiased information regarding proposed legislation
  • Consult with the President regarding domestic policy
  • Encourage broader participation in politics among the electorate
  • Raise campaign funds to support favored candidates or agendas

Question 82

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Which of the following generalizations about group voting tendencies are true
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  • Jewish voters tend to vote Republican
  • Protestant voters tend to be more liberal than Roman Catholic voters on economic issues
  • More women than men identify themselves as Republican
  • Rural voters are more likely to support Democratic candidates within their party
  • African American voters tend to support more candidates within their party

Question 83

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Political Socialization is the process by which
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  • The use of private property is regulated by the government
  • Governments communicate with each other
  • Public attitudes toward government are measured and reported
  • Political values are passed to the next generation
  • Children are trained for successful occupations

Question 84

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Which of the following is the most important influence on the choice made by voters in Presidential elections
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  • Party identification
  • Party platform adopted at the national convention
  • Vice-president running mate
  • Endorsement by political incumbents
  • Appeal of the candidates spouse

Question 85

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Interest Groups and political parties both promote United States democracy by
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  • Expressing detailed, ideologically distinct programs
  • Centralizing public authority
  • Linking citizens to the political process
  • Increasing domination of the political process by elites
  • lobbying members of Congress

Question 86

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Public monies are used to help finance which of the following campaigns
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  • Presidential
  • Congressional
  • Gubernatorial

Question 87

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When 18 to 21 year olds received the right to vote in 1971; in the 1972 elections they did which of the following
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  • Voted overwhelmingly for Republican candidates
  • Voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates
  • Voted overwhelmingly for radical candidates
  • Turned out at a lower rate than the rest of the electorate
  • Turned out at the same rate as the rest of the electorate

Question 88

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An election involving more than two candidates in which the person who receives the most votes is the winner is called
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  • A majority election
  • a proportional election
  • a plurality election
  • a simple election
  • an indirect election

Question 89

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The Supreme Court case which ruled that money was speech and that individual and corporation could give unlimited amounts of money to super PACs
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  • Marbury v Madison
  • Citizens United v FEC
  • Plessey v Ferguson
  • DNC vRNC
  • Gideon v Wainwrights

Question 90

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Type of poll used by political campaigns to determine how well a candidates messages are influencing the voting public
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  • Push Poll
  • Exit Poll
  • Straw Poll
  • Gallup Poll
  • Tracking Poll

Question 91

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Type of primary election where voters do not have to declare their party affiliation but can only vote one party's ballot
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  • Open Primary
  • Caucus
  • Closed Primary
  • Blanket Primary
  • Nonpartisan Primary

Question 92

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Voting phenomenon created when people turn out to vote for a specific candidate and in turn vote for more people of the same political party because they are there voting
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  • Incumbent effect
  • Straight ticket voting
  • Coattail effect
  • Reagan Revolution
  • Blanket effect

Question 93

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The party's positions on political issues that the party will stand on in the general election decided on at the party's national convention is the party's
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  • Agenda
  • Platform
  • Ideology
  • Fund raising program
  • Speaking points

Question 94

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Considering all elections at all levels of government, which of the following best descries electoral behavior in the United States
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  • Primary elections tend to elicit a higher voter turnout than general elections
  • The majority of the electorate does not vote in most elections
  • Voter turnout plays an insignificant role in election outcomes
  • Adult citizens under the age of 30 tend to have the highest rate of voter turnout
  • Voters with strong party identification vote less regularly than independents do

Question 95

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Which of the following is a result of the Electoral College system
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  • The winner of the presidency often lacks a plurality of the popular vote
  • Candidates focus on the one-party states in which they can win most of the electoral votes
  • The House frequently chooses the President from the top 3 vote getters
  • Candidates focus on the states with the largest populations
  • Campaign spending increases because candidates emphasize television advertising

Question 96

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Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the two major parties in the United States
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  • Parties have no organization except at the national level
  • Parties are centrally organized to provide a smooth transition from one national campaign to the next
  • Parties are organized much like a large corporation, in that decisions flow from the national to state ad local levels
  • Local and state parties have virtually no power in the party system
  • Separate and largely independent party organizations exist at national, state, and local levels

Question 97

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Which of the following statements about voting behavior in the United States is correct
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  • College graduates are more likely to vote than those who have at most a high school diploma
  • Voters under the age of 25 are more likely to vote
  • Registration requirements have no significant effect on voter turnout
  • Since 1920's, the proportion of women voters is the same as men
  • During the 20th century, the proportion of African Americans who voted was approximately the same as the proportion of White Americans who voted

Question 98

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An electoral system based on single-member districts is usually characterized by
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  • Strong, centralized political parties and a weak executive
  • Higher rates of voter turnout than are common in other systems
  • Legislative representation of each party in proportion to the number of votes it received
  • Domination of the legislature by two political parties
  • Ideological rather than mass-based parties

Question 99

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Which of the following is a provision of federal election law
Answer
  • A small fee must be paid by persons voting in federal elections
  • On-site registration to vote must be permitted on the day of any federal election
  • Electoral districts must be apportioned to equalize the number of Democratic and Republican voters wherever historic imbalance exists
  • Citizens must be automatically registered on their 18th birthday
  • In areas with significant populations of linguistic minorities, voting materials must be made available in the preferred languages of the population

Question 100

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Of the following, the most important role in the political behavior socialization of children is played by
Answer
  • their peer group
  • their place of worship
  • the family
  • the media
  • the school

Question 101

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Political Action Committees representing which of the following groups have increased in number most substantially since the mid 1970s
Answer
  • Labor
  • Business
  • Health-Care Professionals
  • Veteran Groups
  • Civil Rights Advocates

Question 102

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Which of the following is NOT a core value of the United States political culture
Answer
  • Legal equality
  • Political equality
  • Economic equality
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Freedom of Speech

Question 103

Question
Which of the following demographic groups has voted most consistently for the Democratic Party in national elections over the last 3 decades
Answer
  • African Americans
  • Hispanics
  • Protestants
  • Wealthy White Males
  • Southern White Males

Question 104

Question
When none of the presidential candidates receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college, the winner is chosen by
Answer
  • Federal Election Commision
  • Supreme Court
  • The House of Representatives
  • Senate only
  • A majority of both the House and the Senate

Question 105

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The term "split ticket voting" or the opposite of "straight ticket voting" is most accurately described as
Answer
  • Turning in a spoiled or mutilated ballot as a form of protest
  • Using separate ballots for candidates at the state and national levels
  • Voting Republican in one election cycle and Democratic in the next
  • Voting for candidates of different parties on the same ballot
  • Voting for one party in the primary elections and for another party in the general election

Question 106

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When contributing to congressional campaigns, political action committees are most likely to contribute to
Answer
  • Incumbents of both parties
  • Third party candidates
  • Republican challengers
  • State party organizations
  • National party organizations

Question 107

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Centrists are individuals whose political ideology is
Answer
  • Far left
  • Far right
  • Fence sitters who do not have an opinion
  • Moderates who don't vote extremes
  • People who vote extremes on both sides of the political spectrum

Question 108

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A bi-partisan issue is one in which the two main political parties
Answer
  • Work together to develop a solution
  • Are deeply divided on
  • An issue supported by the Democrats but not the Republicans
  • An issue supported by the Republicans and not the Democrats
  • An issue that neither party want to address for fear of political repercussions
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