Which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill of Rights?

Rights are fundamental and not controlled by the majority

Congress can most likely exercise oversight authority of the executive bureaucracy which way?

Controlling the executive agency's annual budget

One of the best strategies that interest groups can use to achieve their goals is

lobbying members of Congress to make small changes in policy

Which statement is most accurate about voting in national elections?

Senior citizens vote more than college students

The primary responsibility for determining monetary policy in the United States rests with the

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Why did Congress adopt the War Powers Act/Resolution?

limit presidential authority to send troops overseas

Generally, when is a president more likely to get congressional approval of proposed policies?

In foreign affairs rather than in domestic affairs

The House Rules Committee is an important partof the legislative process because it

determines the terms and conditions of debate on House floor

In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that

Constitution implies a right to privacy so abortion is legal

Why is it difficult for thrid/minor parties to elect members to the House and Senate?

General elections are based on winner take all principle

Typically, how do presidental candidtaes implement their general campaign strategy?

Focus on larger, competitive states in the electoral college

What is a purpose of the Establishment Clause?

Prohibits Congress from creating a state religion

The expansion of executive power since 1939 has affected separation of powers by?

Increasing presdient control of the legislative process

Legislation forbidding flag burning was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the

First Amendment’s protection of expression

The most significant difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution is?

States had more power over federal gov't in the Articles

Allowing an independent commission to draw US House districts could be an advantage because?

The can reduce partisan gerrymandering in drawing districts

Stare Decisis is important because?

Principle that courts are bound by prior decisions

Executive agreements have been cited as evidence that

presidents avoid checks and balances on their authority

The passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a significant political event because it

increased number of African American , other minority voters

If a college holds 10 admissions spots for a specific minority group, a federal judge would?

Strike down the policy because it is quota system

Which of the following is a primary function of the Senate Judiciary Committee?

hearings on judicial appointments made by the president

The Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), ruled that

independent campaign spending by corporations are legal

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1
Which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill of Rights?
Rights are fundamental and not controlled by the majority
The people should control all aspects of governance.
People should have the same rights, even if not citizens
groups rather than individuals that have fundamental rights
2
Essay where Hamilton argues for strong executive
Federalist 78
Federalist 10
Brutus I
Federalist 70
3
The increase in federal expenditures since 1960 has been caused by?
Increases in entitlements
growth of the US trade imbalance
Higher interest on the national debt
More purchases of US Treasury Securities by China
4
Creating US Congressional districts to favor one party over another is?
Apportionment
Raiding
Gerrymandering
Proportional Representation
5
Voter turnout tends to be highest among
college-educated voters
African American voters
older voters
low-income voters
6
An example of a discretionary item in the federal budget is
Social Security payments
Medicare payments to doctors
spending on national parks
interest on the public debt
7
When a judge decides a case based on decisions rendered in similar cases in the past, this is?
amicus curiae
diversity
stare decisis
certiorari
8
Clause in the Constitution that fed. law will prevail in conflict between fed. and state law is
Necessary and proper
Establishment
Supremacy
Equal protection
9
Congress can most likely exercise oversight authority of the executive bureaucracy which way?
Controlling the executive agency's annual budget
Have the president impeach the head of the executive agency
Direct selection of the head of an executive agency
Impeaching the head of an executive agency
10
Contributions that are limited and go to a specific candidate or PAC are known as?
Easy Money
Soft Money
Monetary Policy
Hard Money
11
One of the best strategies that interest groups can use to achieve their goals is
pressing for changes in high-profile public policies
lobbying members of Congress to make small changes in policy
running candidates for office
encouraging states to use their Tenth Amendment rights
12
Which statement is most accurate about voting in national elections?
The poor vote more than the wealthy
men are more likely to vote than women
High school graduates vote more than college graduates
Senior citizens vote more than college students
13
According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of faction?
The popular election of state judges
A large republic
Direct democracy
Property requirements for eligibility to work
14
The Nineteenth Amendment, The ERA amendment and Title IX are directed to the goal of?
Affrimative Action
Equality for women
Protecting the rights of minority children in schools
Racial justice
15
The primary responsibility for determining monetary policy in the United States rests with the
International Monetary Fund
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Syste
World Bank
16
Why did Congress adopt the War Powers Act/Resolution?
Give the president additional powers for military emergency
limit presidential authority to send troops overseas
Allow the president to use United Nations troops with the US
Create a new chain of command in case of nuclear war
17
Generally, when is a president more likely to get congressional approval of proposed policies?
In the second term rather than in the first
In foreign affairs rather than in domestic affairs
In social policy areas rather than in economic policy areas
After midterm congressional elections
18
Case where school for Amish after 8th grade unconstitutional; free exercise of religion
Kasik v Everyone
Wisconsin v Yoder
Roe v Wade
Reynolds v US
19
The House Rules Committee is an important partof the legislative process because it
negotiates compromise on bills with Senate Rules Committee
determines the terms and conditions of debate on House floor
determines ethics rules for members’ conduct
can limit the Speaker and Minority leader appointments
20
In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that
a husband can veto his wife’s decision to have an abortion
Constitution implies a right to privacy so abortion is legal
constitutional right to privacy made contraceptives legal
abortions only during the first twelve weeks of a pregnancy
21
Policy that describes the impact of tax and spend policies on the economy is?
Bureaucratic Policy
Regulatory Policy
Fiscal Policy
Monetary Policy
22
Why is it difficult for thrid/minor parties to elect members to the House and Senate?
Political contributions are restricted to major parties
General elections are based on winner take all principle
House and Senate rules do not allow for third party winners
Some states outlaw minor/third parties
23
The process of unlimited debate about a bill, used as a stalling tactic, is called a?
Filibuster
Stare decisis
Ex post facto
Senatoral courtesy
24
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency are?
Executive Office bureaus
independent agencies
White House staff agencies
cabinet departments
25
Typically, how do presidental candidtaes implement their general campaign strategy?
Applying resources evenly among states, to win popular vote
Focus on larger, competitive states in the electoral college
Focus on small states beacuse they have more electoral votes
Ignoring the electoral college, to focus on popular vote
26
Court case that stated there can be no organized teacher/admin. led school prayer?
Tinker v Des Moines ISD
Santa FE ISD v Doe
Gideon v Wainwright
Engel v Vitale
27
Essay where Anti-Federalist states that the Const. grants too much power to Feds. esp. elastic
Federalist 51
Brutus 78
Brutus 1
Federalist 10
28
Which of the following stages comes first in the policy-making process?
Policy evaluation
Implementation
Agenda setting
Policy formation
29
Which type of election is where party voters select a party nominee for a political office?
Local election
General election
Party Caucus
Primary election
30
Which is NOT an example of a linkage institution?
media
political party
electoral college
interest groups
31
What is a purpose of the Establishment Clause?
Congress can protect civil rights and civil liberties
Prohibits Congress from creating a state religion
States to create laws allowing possession of guns at schools
Congress can create post offices and post roads
32
The expansion of executive power since 1939 has affected separation of powers by?
Senate rubber stamps presidential nominees
Increasing the power of the media with more media interviews
Increasing presdient control of the legislative process
Giving more power to interest groups
33
Legislation forbidding flag burning was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the
First Amendment’s free exercise clause
First Amendment’s establishment clause
First Amendment’s protection of expression
Fourteenth Amendment’s definition of citizenship
34
Case that said the SC could rule on redisrtricting cases; not just a states only issue?
Roe v Wade
Baker v Carr
Wisconsin v Yoder
Engel v Vitale
35
The most significant difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution is?
States had more power over federal gov't in the Articles
Constitution was difficult to amend while the Articles isn't
Articles had a strong executive and the Constitution didn't
Articles was a parlimentary democracy, Constitution was not
36
Allowing an independent commission to draw US House districts could be an advantage because?
These districts can increase voter turnout
They can create districts so a third or minor party can win
The can reduce partisan gerrymandering in drawing districts
House districts cannot be challenged by the Dept. of Justice
37
Case that applied right to privacy made 1st trimester abortions constitutional?
University of California Regents v Bakke
Roe v Wade
Planned Parenthood v Casey
Griswold v Connecticut
38
Stare Decisis is important because?
Allows states to provide a laeyer for those can't afford one
Principle that courts are bound by prior decisions
Allows for arrested people to have their day in court
Gives federal courts jurisdiction of suits between states
39
Essay where Madison states that Fed gov't must have independent co-equal branches of gov't
Federalist 70
Brutus 1
Federalist 51
Federalist 10
40
Executive agreements have been cited as evidence that
presidents avoid checks and balances on their authority
presidents have less power in handling foreign policy
the executive branch has become too large and bureaucratic
courts have few means of limiting presidential powe
41
Which is the most important for an accurate measure in a public opinion survey?
Selecting a random sample
Having an online only survey
Surveying cell phone only users
Using only likely voters
42
Bill passes the House and Senate in different versions, the bill is resolved by which committee?
Reconciliation
Conference
Standing
Select
43
The passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a significant political event because it
increased number of African American , other minority voters
was used to emancipate southern African Americans
scaled back the provisions of the Fifteenth Amendment
required that minority officeholders be elected
44
A structure within a society that connects the people to the government or bureaucracy is?
Implementation instituion
US District Court
Linkage institution
Presidential debate commission
45
The procedure for overriding a filibuster is called?
Logrolling
Pocket Veto
Cloture
Oversight
46
Same bill passes both the House and the Senate with different versions, the bill goes to?
The Speaker and Senate Majority Leader committee
The appropriate standing committee of each house for revote
Conference committee
The Rules committee of each house
47
Essay where Madison says Fed gov't can protect against damage caused by factions?
Federalist 70
Federalist 51
Federalist 10
Federalist 78
48
If a college holds 10 admissions spots for a specific minority group, a federal judge would?
Strike down the policy because it is quota system
Uphold the policy because of its impact on minorities
Uphold the policy because it affects small number of slots
Strike down the policy because segregation is illegal
49
What type of committee deals with broad areas of public policy and are in the House and Senate?
Conference
Select
Rules
Standing
50
Which of the following is a primary function of the Senate Judiciary Committee?
investigations into allegedly subversive activities
hearings on judicial appointments made by the president
Initiating appointments to the Supreme Court
oversight hearings on the Supreme Court budget
51
The Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), ruled that
endorsement statements in campaign advertisements is illegal
independent campaign spending by corporations are legal
No limits on candidates contributions to their own campaigns
No issue advertisements 90 days before election are illegal
52
Case that stated you have the right to a lawyer even if you cannot afford one; 6th amendment?
New York Times Co. v US
Shaw v Reno
Wisconsin v Yoder
Gideon v Wainwright
53
Rules regulations created by an agency such as the Federal Communications Commission are called
statutory law
administrative law
constitutional law
common law
54
What court case established the principle of Judicial Review?
Barron v Baltimore
Marbury v Madison
McCullogh v Maryland
Schenk v US
55
The term “block grants” refers to
local funding designed to restore blighted urban blocks
a block of presidential pardons
fed grants to states for big programs with few restrictions
education loans named after Senator Block
56
Case that ended Plessy v Feguson; sep. but equal is not equal?
Sweatt v Painter
Baker v Carr
Brown v Topeka Board of Education
Tinker v Des Moines ISD
57
Court case where gov't could restrict speech during wartime; clear and present danger test?
Schenck v US
Baker v Carr
Engel v Vitale
Shaw v Reno
58
Which of the following is true of political action committees (PACs)?
operate at state but not federal level
Can contribute to only one candidate per election
Make campaign contributions for access to legislators
they are part of a political party organization
59
The most widely performed act of political participation in the United States is
voting in local elections
contributing money to political candidates
voting in presidential elections
writing letters to public officials
60
Essay where Hamilton stresses independent judiciary and explains judicial review?
Federalist 10
Federalist 78
Federalist 3
Federalist 51
61
Which committee would be responsible for initially changing the Social Security payroll tax?
Senate Appropriations
House Ways and Means
House Rules
Senate Aging
62
Case that stated racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional violation of EPC clause of 14th amed
Shaw v Reno
US v Lopez
Baker v Carr
Reynolds v Sims
63
Interest Groups and candidates use political action committees (PACs) to?
Raise and spend money on campaigns
Provide campaign managers with primary experience
Provide legislation writing expertise
Lobby the bureacracy for new rules and regulations
64
Habeus Corpus refers to?
Right to trial by jury
Person's right to know reason for imprisonment
Person's right not to be charged with a crime
State to state extradition
65
The most significant trend in federlism in the 1980s was?
Federal gov't had more control over income security programs
Developing block grants for income security programs
Ending state control of income security programs
Limiting states' ability to assess income taxes
66
Party identification is most successfully transmitted by?
workplace
church
family
school
67
Court case that allowed students to wear armbands to protest Vietnam'; free speech v schools?
Schenck v US
Baker v Carr
Tinker v Des Moines ISD
New York Times Co v US
68
The president cannot veto which of the following?
Congress passing a constitutional amendments
Legislation regulating congressional salaries
Bills that originate in the Senate
Laws overturning United States Supreme Court decisions
69
Which amendment was primarily used to strike down school segregation in the Brown case?
Fifteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
70
MLK states that using negotiation must be combined with protest but protest is non-violent?
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Civil Disobedience Essay
I Have A Dream Speech
Memphis Tennessee Speech for Sanitation Strike
71
To which level of government did the Bill of Rights orginally apply?
Local, federal and state government
Federal Government only
Loacl government only
State government only
72
With respect to prayer in public schools, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that
the First Amendment does not affect school policy on prayer
teachers may pray silently in front of the class
free exercise clause permits teachers to allow silent prayer
Organized school prayer violates establishment clause of the 1st Amnd
73
Federal and state governments of the US share the power to
issue money
conduct foreign relations
establish post offices
tax income
74
The source of the implied powers doctrine of Congress is found in which Constitutional clause?
Equal Protection clause
The General Welfare clause
The Taxation clause
The Necessary and Proper clause
75
Which committee plays a major role in the House of shaping tax policy?
Appropriations
Finance
Ways and Means
Commerce
76
This cartoon illustrates which American Voting idea?
Redistricting
Electoral College
Popular Vote
Gerrymandering
77
Which of the following was designed to be least responsive of public opinion?
President
Congress
Political Parties
Judicial system
78
What is the main purpose of monetary policy?
Set how much money is available to businesses and banks
Expand the government's revenue so as to reduce the deficit
To equalize income disparity among citizens
To control the amount of public debt
79
Many scholars argue that categorical grants-in-aid do which of the following?
Broaden state power beyond that outlined in the Constitution
Give states far too much power over national monies
Weaken the power of state governors and legislators
Give new life to the idea of dual federalism
80
Case where prior restraint to prevent publish of Pentagon Papers about Vietnam War unconst.
Schenck v US
New York Time Co v US
Wisconsin v Yoder
Tinker v Des Moines ISD
81
Case where Feds cannot create gun free zones for schools using commerce clause; federalism?
United States v Lopez
Wisconsin v Yoder
Tinker v Des Moines ISD
Barron v Baltimore
82
What Senator proposed the Chancellor Palpatine be granted emergency powers?
Jar-Jar Binks
Bail Organa
Padme Amidala
Leia Organa
83
In which of the following circumstances would the rule of four be applied?
Four justices agree that Supreme Court should hear a case
Four senators agree to a cloture motion
Four states request a writ of certiorari
House allows four minutes of debate per member on a bill
84
The two main tools of fiscal policy are?
progressive and regressive taxation
spending and interest rates
taxes and spending
interest rates and open market operations
85
The United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was based on
The Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause
The Fourth Amendment’s exclusionary rule
The Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause
The First Amendment’s right to freedom of expression
86
Why is US federal case law more established by the courts of appeal than by the Supreme Court?
Federalism mandates decisions that benefit the people stand
There are more appellate courts but only one S.C.
Appellate courts can't choose cases but the S.C. can
More judges on appellate courts mean they override the S.C.
87
This cartoon illustrates which issue in American elections?
501c4 groups have been good for democracy
The electoral college is outdated
SuperPacs have too much influence in democratic elections
Felons should have the right to vote
88
The term redistricting is?
process where new congressional districts are drawn
redrawing US District Court lines
adding new districts in the middle of the census cycle
creating obvious gerrymandered districts
89
The Constitution states that Congress has the power to coin money. This is an example of?
Concurrent power
Implied power
Enumerated power
Reserved power
90
The following situations best shows the meaning of divided government in US political system?
Majority of Congress is one party, the president another
S.C. justices are from one party, president is from another
majority of governors are one party, pres. is from another
Bureaucracy member are of one party, Congress is another
91
People voting for candidates of different parties in the same election is?
Dealignment
Open Primary voting
Realignment
Ticket Splitting
92
Who was this Star Wars character?
Grand Moff Lundsford
Grand Moff Randd
Grand Moff Nox Vellam
Grand Moff Tarkin
93
Congressional oversight refers to the power of Congress to
override presidential vetoes
allow nongovernmental agencies defend or refute legislation
exercise some control over executive agencies and regulatory commissions
seek judicial opinion on constitutionality of legislation
94
To influence policy making by the federal courts, presidents may do all of the following EXCEPT
make public statements about issues before the court
take partisanship into account making judicial appointments
fire and replace federal judges
take ideology into account in making judicial appointments
95
Court case said that the states cannot tax the national bax, est. the principle of federalism?
Wisconsin v Yoder
McCulloch v Maryland
Barron v Baltimore
Marbury v Madison
96
Why is it difficult for a president to lead even with a party majority in Congress?
the president seldom addresses the same issues as Congress
many factions of party ideology make it difficult to control
the president’s use of the veto is ineffective with Congress
the president competes against state governors for influence
97
The supremacy clause of the Constitution is?
Congress has the supreme power to declare war
Federal government can regulate interstate commerce
The Senate is supreme in foreign affairs
Federal law has precedence over state law in a conflict
98
Constitutional amendment has been proposed by both houses of Congress, its adoption requires?
support by a majority vote of the people
publication in the federal register
ratification by three-fourths of the states
signature by the president
99
Most of the work of legislating in Congress takes place in
conference committees
standing subcommittees
select committees
joint committees
100
All the following are examples of a linkage institution influencing the policy process EXCEPT
the Republican Party pursuing a balanced budget amendment
the Sierra Club lobbying the Environmental Protection Agency
Congress passing a law about voting rights
the outcome of a congressional election

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