10 yrs. after Brown v BOE (1954), only 1% of Black children in the south attended school with White children be

Implementation of the Court’s decision required congress and admin. action.

How did the Dred Scott vs Sanford decision help to precipitate the Civil War?

Scott reinforced the institution of slavery and ruled all Black people...

The Fair Housing Act of 1968

Had little effect on housing segregation but more impact after the FHA '88

According to Z and L, Democracies are more likely to die…?

Elected officials, who subvert the very process that brought them to power.

Z. and L. define democracy as:

A system of government with regular, free and fair elections,....

Why didn’t Henry Ford,... run as the Democratic nominee for President in 1924?

Democratic party leaders soundly rejected him and his candidacy

When did the federal gov't acknowledge that denial of Civil Rights was a “grave injustice” for the Japanese Americans?

in the Civil Liberties Act of 1988

Obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizen

“The Battle of Michigan Avenue” at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, according to Z. and L., mortally wounded:

The party-insider presidential selection system

Direct democracy is best defined as

a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies

Which of the following best summarizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v Board of Education (1954)?

Racially segregated schools can never be equal.

Share of ownership of a company

In the Bakke (1978) case, the Supreme Court ruled that

quotas/separate standards for minorities were unconstitutional....

Aesop’s parable of the horse, the stag, and the hunter on p. 11 of HDD is included because:

It demonstrates the potential cost of allying one’s self w/ charismatic ...

The 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark is important because it

secured the right of citizenship to American-born Chinese children.

A representative democracy (also known as as republic) is a system of government that

gives citizens a regular opportunity to elect government officials.

The two most basic “democratic norms” in the American political system are:

Mutual toleration and forbearance

Native Americans were collectively naturalized

With an act of Congress in 1924.

Which of the follow, best describes a Populist?

Anti-establishment politicians figures who, claiming to represent....

Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992) is important because it

asserted that violations of Title IX of the 1972 Education Act could be...

In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) the Court ruled that

diversity in education is a compelling state interest.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

outlawed job discrimination by all private and public employers......

Democrats generally opposed voter ID laws because

Voter ID laws are more likely to depress turnout among minorities.

To what does the term Jim Crow refer?

The system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction

During his second term, President Obama issued executive orders

granting quasi-legal status and work permits to millions of individuals...

The following is not one of the ways that political parties can prevent ...demagogues from gaining power in a democracy?

Arrest them and jail them before they gain power

Preferred Stock generally

Doesn't have voting rt, generally will not find them trading on exchange.

seeks to redress past injustices by making special efforts to provide...

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1
10 yrs. after Brown v BOE (1954), only 1% of Black children in the south attended school with White children be
The SC detailed timeline for integration called for such slow progress.
Implementation of the Court’s decision required congress and admin. action.
CR demonstrations basically stopped after the court issued its ruling.
Most Americans lost interest in school segregation after Brown v BOE.
2
How did the Dred Scott vs Sanford decision help to precipitate the Civil War?
Scott declared that enslaved people were citizens of the United States.
Scott upheld the institution of slavery...
Scott established the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments
Scott reinforced the institution of slavery and ruled all Black people...
3
All of the following categories are factors of production EXCEPT:
Land
Capital
Money
Entrepreneurship
4
The Fair Housing Act of 1968
little effect on housing segregation because it was ruled unconstitutional
Dramatically reduced housing segregation.
Had little effect on housing segregation but more impact after the FHA '88
Dramatically increased housing segregation
5
According to Z and L, Democracies are more likely to die…?
At the hands of men with guns
Elected officials, who subvert the very process that brought them to power.
By the voters.
6
Z. and L. define democracy as:
A classless society where people labor out of a sense of collective respon.
An anarcho-syndicalist commune where different members take turns acting...
A system of government with regular, free and fair elections,....
A system of government whereby the wealthy are rewarded with benefits...
7
Which of the following democracies successfully practiced “gatekeeping” according to Z. and L.?
Germany and Italy
Columbia and Argentina
Belgium and Finland
Russia and Austria
8
Why didn’t Henry Ford,... run as the Democratic nominee for President in 1924?
Voters were concerned about his business conflicts of interests
World War II was raging and Ford didn’t want to undercut FDR
Democratic party leaders soundly rejected him and his candidacy
He failed to register enough signatures for candidacy
9
Legally enforced segregation in public schools is a form of ______ discrimination.
Suspect
De Facto
De Jure
Stare Decisis
10
The Montgomery Bus boycott began after ________ refused to give up her seat for a White man.
Rosa Parks
Orbal Faubus
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
11
A market is any place where buyers and sellers meet to ___________ goods and services.
Ship
Dacoity
Embezzle
Exchange
12
When did the federal gov't acknowledge that denial of Civil Rights was a “grave injustice” for the Japanese Americans?
in the Civil Liberties Act of 1988
after the Allied victory over the Japanese empire in 1945
in the 1974 case Lau v. Nichols
in 1944, when President Roosevelt closed the internment camps
13
Civil Rights are
Areas of freedom constitutionally protected from government interference.
Gov't policies or programs that seek to redress past injustices....
A provision of the 14th Amend. that guarantees citizens the equal.....
Obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizen
14
“The Battle of Michigan Avenue” at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, according to Z. and L., mortally wounded:
The party-insider presidential selection system
The filibuster
The power of executive orders
Article II of the Constitution
15
Father Charles Coughlin, Huey Long, George Wallace, and Sen. Joseph McCarthy are all examples of:
American capitalist leaders
American political reformers
American labor leaders
American extremist demagogues
16
Direct democracy is best defined as
the competition between interest groups for governmental power.
a system that allows citizens to elect representatives...
the system of government run by one person.
a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies
17
Which of the following best summarizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v Board of Education (1954)?
States that segregate must spend more money to make A.A. schools equal.
Racially segregated schools can never be equal.
States that segregate must spend less money on all-White schools.
School segregation is unethical but does not violate the 14th Amendment.
18
...A limited government role in helping individuals economically, supports traditional values and lifestyles, favor
Populist
Conservatism
Liberalism
Authoritarian
19
Define Stock:
Gives one vote at the shareholder meeting for every shared owned
Share of ownership of a company
Doesn't have voting rt, you generally will not find them trading on EXG.
20
In the Bakke (1978) case, the Supreme Court ruled that
quotas/separate admissions standards for minorities were constitutional...
all affirmative action policies subject to strict scrutiny by the courts
all affirmative action policies were unconstitutional.
quotas/separate standards for minorities were unconstitutional....
21
The key to markets is the concept of ____________ exchange.
Voluntary
Unwilling
Compulsory
Unavoidable
22
Consumers use goods and services to satisfy their…
Hunger and Thirst
Wants and Needs
Opportunity cost
None of the above
23
Aesop’s parable of the horse, the stag, and the hunter on p. 11 of HDD is included because:
The Horse is the master of the Hunter because the Hunter needs the Horse...
It demonstrates how to succeed in democratic politics...
It demonstrates the potential cost of allying one’s self w/ charismatic ...
The Stag has outwitted both the Hunter and the Horse...
24
The 1898 decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark is important because it
allowed Chinese immigrants re-entry after 1943.
declared the Chinese Exclusion Act unconstitutional.
secured the right of citizenship to American-born Chinese children.
denied the right to own property to Japanese immigrants.
25
Title IX of the 1972 Education Act has had a major effect on
School Integration
Religious freedom on campus
School busing
University athletic programs.
26
A representative democracy (also known as as republic) is a system of government that
gives citizens the ability to debate important constitutional decisions.
allows citizens to vote directly on laws and policies
allows citizens to make, veto, or judge statutes personally.
gives citizens a regular opportunity to elect government officials.
27
The two most basic “democratic norms” in the American political system are:
Mutually assured destruction and due process of law
Mutual toleration and forbearance
Survival of the fittest and Social Darwinism
Communal concern and individual liberty
28
Economics a social science that studies, choices that indiv., businesses, govt., & entire societies make in the presence
Efficiency
Poverty
Necessity.
Scarcity
29
The McGovern-Fraser Committee, following the '68 DNC, recommended this policy which was put in place in 1972 by
Smoke-filled backroom selection system
Staggered national elections
Binding presidential primaries
Party-insider presidential selection system
30
Who is considered the “Father of Economics”?
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
Lawrence Klein
Hernando DeSoto
31
During an inflation, the cost of living is ________ and the value of the dollar is
Rising, Rising
Rising, Falling
Falling; Falling
Falling; Rising
32
Question in Image
a totalitarian system
an oligarchy
a constitutional monarchy
a federal system
33
Term...supports active federal government in promoting individual welfare and supporting civil rights, and accepts peace
Conservatism
Populist
Authoritarian
Liberalism
34
The Law of Demand states that when the price goes up, people buy __; when the price goes down, people buy ____.
Less; Less
Less; More
More; More
More; Less
35
What are the three categories that business structure typically falls under?
A Corporation
Sole proprietorship
A Partnership
All Listed
36
Native Americans were collectively naturalized
With the addition of the Twenty-Third Amendment in 1961.
With the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Immediately following the ratification of the Constitution in 1789.
With an act of Congress in 1924.
37
Which of the follow, best describes a Populist?
Anti-establishment politicians figures who, claiming to represent....
a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual...
The ideology of governing a nation as a republic with an emphasis......
The government tightly controls all aspects of the state.....
38
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992) is important because it
narrowed the free speech rights that students enjoyed at school.
ruled that busing was unconstitutional.
permitted public schools to experiment with gender segregation.
asserted that violations of Title IX of the 1972 Education Act could be...
39
In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) the Court ruled that
racial categories could not be used in admissions.
the law school could not consider diversity in admissions.
diversity in education is a compelling state interest.
affirmative action could not be used in admissions decisions.
40
Adam Smith, believed that government should stay out of the economy, this term can be best described as
Communism
Dirigisme
Liberalization
Laissez-Faire
41
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
eliminated the Department of Justice and replaced......
outlawed job discrimination by all private and public employers......
prohibited the Justice Department from implementing federal court orders...
created an independent circuit of federal courts devoted entirely.....
42
Democrats generally opposed voter ID laws because
Voter ID laws were declared unconstitutional in 2008.
Voter ID laws prevent noncitizens from voting.
Voter ID laws are more likely to depress turnout among minorities.
Voter ID laws increase turnout overall, particularly among those groups...
43
In 1999, Hugo Chavez and the chavistas were first elected into office in which country:
El Salvador
Brazil
Columbia
Venezuela
44
The Thirteenth Amendment
Granted women the right to vote
Guaranteed voting right for African American men
Guaranteed equal protection of the laws.
Abolished Slavery
45
Among the goals of Martin Luther King, Jr.’ “I Have A Dream” speech was
To establish the movement’s moral claims.
All listed
To pressure the federal government into defending Black civil rights.
To argue in favor of civil rights for the African American community.
46
To what does the term Jim Crow refer?
Northern Whites who sympathize with African Americans.
The system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction
The Civil Rights movement of the mid-20th century.
White politicians from northern states moved to South during Reconstruction
47
During his second term, President Obama issued executive orders
ending all deportations of undocumented immigrants.
providing full citizenship to millions of individuals who entered the U.S.
providing voting rights and health care benefits to all undocumented...
granting quasi-legal status and work permits to millions of individuals...
48
The following is not one of the ways that political parties can prevent ...demagogues from gaining power in a democracy?
Arrest them and jail them before they gain power
Refusing to endorse or align with them
Making common cause with rivals in support of democratic elections
Keep them off mainstream party tickets
49
Preferred Stock generally
Doesn't have voting rt, generally will not find them trading on exchange.
Gives one vote at the shareholder meeting for every shared owned.
Share of ownership of a company
50
What is considered the First Gatekeeper in the American government?
Electoral College
President
Mobilization of voters
Congress
51
Affirmative action
is the slow process of eliminating discriminatory barriers.
has always relied on voluntary compliance from the schools and workplaces..
seeks to redress past injustices by making special efforts to provide...
has more to do with encouraging the private sector to diversify....
52
In this passage below, Adam Smith is describing the basic economic concept of
Division of Labor
Paradox of Value
Utility
Opportunity cost
53
Which is not 1 of the ways that political parties can prevent authoritarian demagogues from gaining power in a democracy
Making common cause with rivals in support of democratic elections
Refusing to endorse or align with them
Arrest them and jail them before they gain power
Keep them off mainstream party tickets
54
The two most basic “democratic norms” in the American political system are:
Communal concern and individual liberty
Mutual toleration and forbearance
Survival of the fittest and Social Darwinism
Mutually assured destruction and due process of law
55
Which way do we tend to think Democracies are dying?
At the hands of men with guns
By the voters.
Elected officials, who subvert the very process that brought them to power.
56
Opportunity cost is
Paid by society not by an individual.
The highest-valued alternative given up by making a choice.
All the alternatives given up by making a choice.
Zero for services, because services do not last for very long, and positive
57
Which of the following is NOT one of the three big microeconomic questions?
For whom are goods and services produced?
How are goods and services produced?
Why are goods and services produced?
What goods and services are produced?
58
What factors induced King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy to appoint Benito Mussolini as prime minister?
All Listed
Threat of violence (e.g. Fascist Blackshirts)
Divisions among establishment politicians
Fear of Socialism
59
The routes to power undertaken by Hitler, Mussolini, and Chavez are similar in that:
They were outsiders with a flair for capturing public attention......
They all came from establishment parties and worked their way to the top
They all seized office violently using combination ofmilitary/police forces
They used insider political knowledge and opposition research to undercut..
60
Which of the following best describes, Free Market?
An economic system where people do what’s best for them for personal gain.
An economic system where the government plays a major role.
An economic system that relies on habit or custom, with little innovation.
61
Which amendment to the Constitution guarantees voting rights for African American men?
17th
14th
15th
13th
62
Which of the following statements about the 1964 Civil Rights Act is most accurate?
The 1964 Civil Rt Act effectively ended all de facto forms of segregation..
The '64 Civil Rt Act addressed, discrimination in public accomodation...
The 1964 Civil Rights Act was mostly symbolic...
The '64 Civil Rt Act banned literacy & other tests as a condition of voting
63
The use of any unreasonable and unjust criteria of exclusion is known as
Strict Scrutiny
Discrimination
Equal protection
Affirmative Action
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The Fourteenth Amendment
Abolished Slavery
Expanded voting rights to women
Guaranteed voting right for African American men
Guaranteed equal protection and due process.
65
The government in which the president is constitutionally independent from the legislature is
Constitutional monarchy
Republic
Presidential
Parliamentary
66
Terms best describes, Basic organization of a group of people into a sovereign state with defined borders...
State
Nation-State
Territory
Nation
67
The ruling in Plessy v Ferguson (1896
Declared the segregation by race was unconstitutional
Ruled that equal protection clause applied to the Fed. gov't & state gov't
Upheld the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
Established the ‘separate but equal’ rule
68
Which way do we tend to think Democracies are dying?
At the hands of men with guns
Elected officials, who subvert the very process that brought them to power.
By the voters.
69
What is the motivating force behind the free-market system?
Self-Interest
The Government
The Market
Competition
70
This country is an example of Mixed Economy
China
United States
North Korea
71
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment expanded the civil rights of immigrants in which of the following ways?
Dismantled Literacy tests
All listed
Allowed for assistance when voting to non-English speakers.
Mandated bilingual ballots
72
“Smoke-filled back rooms”, the old convention system, and the Electoral College are examples of:
Constitutional hardball
Gatekeeping by political parties
Treating political opponents as enemies
Mass mobilization of voters
73
This country is an example of a Command Economy
North Korea
United States
France
Canada
74
The routes to power undertaken by Hitler, Mussolini, and Chavez are similar in that:
Used political knowledge and opposition research to undercut their rival
They were outsiders capturing public attention but each of them rose to pwr
They all came from establishment parties and worked their way to the top
They seized office using a combination of military and police forces
75
The rights of disabled individuals to access public businesses is guaranteed by the
Federal courts, not laws passed by Congress.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Amended Civil Rights Act of 1991.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
76
What are the two major types of bonds that are issued today?
Government and Corporate Bonds
Common and Government Bonds
Stock and Government Bonds
Preferred and Common Bonds
77
In 1870, Congress declared that _____ immigrants were ineligible to become U.S. citizens.
Russian
Italian
Chinese
Mexican
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A government that’s power is divided between a monarch and parliament is best described as
Republic
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Presidential
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Strict Scrutiny refers to
The apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair...
A test used by the S.C. that places the burden of proof on the Gov't
A set of regulations determining which school received grants in aid
A test used by the S.C. that places the burden of proof partially on Gov't

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