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1
What clause is Engel v. Vitale associated with?
Commerce clause
Supremacy clause
Establishment clause
Free exercise clause
2
What did the Supreme Court rule in Gideon v. Wainwright?
States must provide free lawyers under the 6th Amendment right to counsel
Evidence found illegally cannot be used in court
States are not required to provide counsel, only federal courts
No one is required to testify against themselves
3
Which of the following describes the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
Incorporated the 14th Amendment to the states
Established the precedent to end legal segregation
Established judicial review
Expanded “separate but equal" doctrine
4
Voter ID laws, voter registration processes, and early voting rules are made by
local governments
individual state governments
both the federal and state governments
only the federal government
5
What are the 5 freedoms granted by the 1st Amendment?
Religion, vote, speech, assembly, and petition
Religion, speech, petition, fraud, and assembly
Speech, petition, own property, assembly, and religion
Religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
6
Which of the Federalist Papers argued for the need for a strong unitary executive?
Federalist 70
Federalist 10
Federalist 78
Federalist 51
7
Which of the following terms refers to career non-appointed bureaucrats?
Federal justices
Court officials
Cabinet heads
Civil servants
8
Which of the Federalist Papers is about checks and balances?
Federalist 78
Federalist 70
Federalist 51
Federalist 10
9
What is split-ticket voting?
Only voting during presidential elections
Ripping up your ballot because you hate both candidates
Votes for different political parties for different office elections
A voter chooses candidates from the same political party for every office
10
Which type of election has the highest turnout?
General election, presidential year
Open primary election
General election, midterm year
Closed primary election
11
Which type of grants gives states flexibility about how to spend federal money?
Mandatory grants
Formula grants
Block grants
Categorical grants
12
Which of the following is true about the electoral college?
There are a total of 270 votes
The winner of the popular vote always wins the electoral college
States all have equal votes
Most states have a winner-take-all system
13
What clause is Wisconsin v. Yoder associated with?
Establishment Clause
Commerce Clause
Elastic Clause
Free Exercise Clause
14
The political shift of returning policy-making to the states starting in the 1980s is known as:
Realignment
Apportionment
Devolution
Progressivism
15
Which of the following was meant to ensure equal educational and workplace opportunities for women?
Title IX
Due Process Clause
19th Amendment
Establishment Clause
16
Following the passage of the Clean Air Act, which of the following would be an example of bureaucratic implementation?
The courts punish corporations who violate the act
Congress holds investigations into carbon polluters
The EPA regulates factories' release of emissions
The President issues an executive order lowering carbon emissions
17
Which amendment provided for “equal protection of the law"?
14th
15th
26th
19th
18
Which of the following is NOT an example of mandatory spending?
Medicare
Military
Medicaid
Social Security
19
All of the following are "checks" Congress has on the bureaucracy EXCEPT
:
Appoints department heads and officials
Makes changes to the budget of departments
Oversight hearings and investigations
Passes laws that must be implemented
20
Which amendment says that all powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states?
7th
5th
10th
14th
21
All of the following exemplify the core value of limited government EXCEPT:
Civil rights legislation
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Bill of Rights
22
Our rights against unreasonable searches and seizures and the need for probable cause for a warrant is protected by the
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
4th Amendment
8th Amendment
23
A politician who supports deregulation most likely adheres to which political ideology?
Liberal
Conservative
24
A politician who favors more military spending, opposes abortion, and wants to lower taxes is most likely a
Conservative
Liberal
25
The process of making the Bill of Rights applicable to state governments is known as:
Realignment
Apportionment
Devolution
Incorporation
26
Which of the following describes the role of the Federal Election Commission?
Give power to one political party to decide finance rules
Decide how votes would be cast
Decide election rules in each state
Oversee election finance regulations
27
The process of developing your political ideologies is known as:
Life cycle effect
Political socialization
Political propaganda
Generational effect
28
Which political institution is NOT included in the Iron Triangle:
Media
Bureaucracy
Interest groups
Congress
29
Which Supreme Court case upheld the Necessary & Proper & Supremacy clauses of the U.S. Constitution?
McCulloch v. Maryland
McDonald v. Chicago
Marbury v. Madison
US v. Lopez
30
State legalization of recreational marijuana creates conflict with which clause in the U.S. Constitution?
Supremacy Clause
Establishment Clause
Commerce Clause
Necessary & Proper Clause
31
Liberals tend to
favor maintaining peace through strength
support lower taxation
support school prayer
Support increasing government social programs
32
Which branch of government did Federalist 78 call the weakest?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
33
Which amendments protect your due process rights?
3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment
1st, 2nd, 4th, and 12th Amendment
4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendment
6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Amendment
34
What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To try to influence the government for the benefit of a specific party
To put limits on the government in order to protect citizens’ rights
To return the power back to the federal government
To return the power back to the states
35
Which Supreme Court case ruled that racial gerrymandering was unconstitutional?
Baker vs. Carr
McDonald v. Chicago
McCulloch v. Maryland
Shaw vs. Reno
36
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
19th
26th
13th
15th
37
Which house of Congress is based on equal representation and holds impeachment trials?
Senate
House of Represenatives
38
The Senate's "advice and consent" role is based on its power to confirm all of the following EXCEPT:
Cabinet members
Supreme Court justices
Treaties
Executive Orders
39
This case found that affirmative action is constitutional, but racial quotas in college admissions is not.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Tinker v. Des Moines
Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger
Brown v. Board of Education
40
Which of the following outlawed discrimination in public accommodations?
24th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Rights Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
41
In the Citizens United v. FEC case, the Supreme Court decided:
Citizens United does not have the right to free speech.
The FEC can ban campaign and political advertising.
Corporations are not allowed to spend money on political speech.
Corporations have free speech rights. Spending is a form of speech.
42
Unrelated spending/funding that benefits a representative’s district is called:
Pork barrel spending
Logrolling
Gerrymandering
Constituent Services
43
Who creates new bureaucratic departments & agencies?
Supreme Court
Cabinet
President
Congress
44
In which model of representation does a politician vote how their constituents want, regardless of their own opinions?
Trustee
Politico
Delegate
Partisan
45
What did the Supreme Court rule in McDonald v. Chicago?
State governments are able to tax the national bank
The right to bear arms for self-defense is NOT applicable to the states
The right to bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states
State government can impose limitations on civil rights
46
Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?
Levy taxes
Regulate interstate commerce
Establish rules for immigration
Coin money
47
How are cabinet members and most agency directors approved?
Appointed by President, confirmed by Supreme Court
Elected by the people, confirmed by Senate
Appointed by Congress, approved by President
Appointed by the president, confirmed by Senate
48
Congress' power to set the budget and control spending is known as:
Judicial review
Power of the purse
Power of the sword
Bully pulpit
49
What did the Supreme Court rule in Schenck v. US?
Speech creating ‘clear & present danger’ is NOT protected
The government cannot favor one religion or create an official one
All citizens have the right to bear arms
The government may not unreasonably interfere with any religion
50
How many voting representatives are currently found in the House of Representatives?
435
270
538
100
51
Which is not a role of an interest group?
Lobbying/applying pressure to officials
Mobilizing membership
Passing/voting on legislation
Drafting legislation
52
Systems that allow people to connect with their government and policy makers are called:
Linkage Institutions
Affirmative Action
Executive Agreements
Signing Statements
53
ALL of the following were discriminatory practices aimed at African Americans EXCEPT:
Literacy Tests
Jim Crow Laws
Affirmative Action
Poll Taxes
54
What is the Exclusionary Rule?
Evidence found in an illegal search cannot be used in court of law.
All citizens have the right to an attorney
Witnesses are not required to appear in court
No one is required to testify against themselves
55
A small proportion of people who are chosen as representative of the whole is called a(n)
Cohort
Subset
Population
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