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APG: 2020/Furstum Esther Vinyl Eggs Am Quiz
APG: 2020/Furstum Esther Vinyl Eggs Am Quiz
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review for semester 1 final exam
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1
States have powers. Yes, really. No, they really, really do! Just look in the:
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Bible
Koran
Tenth Amendment
2
The Supremes ruled, in the Schenk case, that free speech:
could B restricted by states, but not the federal government
could be blocked if it caused a "clear and present danger"
Could never ever ever ever ever ever be restricted. Ever.
could be restricted only if proven "false and malicious"
3
Hey! The federal government does NOTHING right! Give more power back to states! This is called:
devolution
external efficacy
trustee-style government
the power elite
4
In the late 19th century, states were left alone to exercise great power in some areas.
This was called "cooperative federalism"
This was called "dual federalism"
This was called "devolution"
This was called the "indestructible union"
5
According to "Brown v. Board of Education," schools shouldn't be segregated because:
it messes with Black childrens' minds and harms them
it would violate the 15th amendment
it would violate the Civil Rights Act
the time had just come to ban it
6
Which case wound up expanding our rights to personal, private decisions [about birth control]?
Griswold v. Connecticut
Miranda v. Arizona
Grizzly v. Behr
Engel v. Vitale
7
This well-respected gentlemen warned us that parties & factionalism would be stinky ideas.
Timothée Chalamet
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
George Washington
8
After 10 yrs working for the FDA, food safety expert Bud Snarg got a 6-figure job lobbying for the food industry
this an example of the "free rider" problem
this is an example of an "iron triangle"
this an example of Bud Snarg being up to his old tricks
this is an example of the "revolving door"
9
Which of the following does NOT usually form one of the main "angles" in an "iron triangle"?
federal district courts
members of Congress
bureaucrats who run federal agencies
interest groups
10
Which of the following is not, in fact, a member-in-good-standing of the Trump first family?
Tiffany
Barron
Melania
Chokes the Clown
11
Politicians are currently challenging our president. What's the current stage of that saga?
the House is currently impeaching the president
the public is currently hearing the president complain
the Senate is currently holding an impeachment trial
the president has been acquitted by the Senate
12
Gonzo hates high taxes, federal spending, & all laws regulating food, drink, or sex.
Gonzo sure sounds like a liver tearing!
Gonzo sure sounds like a librarian!
Gonzo sure sounds like a libertarian!
Gonzo sure sounds like a liberal!
13
So why did the "Shelby County" decision suddenly allow Alabama to pass new election laws?
it completely struck down the VRA's "preclearance" provision
it struck down the entire Voting Rights Act of 1965
it lifted the VRA's ban on discriminatory election laws
it threw out the old list of "preclearance" jurisdictions
14
President Trump's last name is:
Grump
Donald
Trump
Gronald
15
God in the United States--how BIG is she? How much do we BELIEVE, compared to other countries?
Meh. Not so much.
Not too much--generally less than most other countries
God is more popular than Jesus. And the Beatles. Combined.
Big, really big; US-ans believe more than others.
16
Your law is going 2 classify people by race or ethnicity? Whoa boy. Well it will be subject to:
strict scrutiny
least restrictive remedies
ruthless mockery
reasonable suspicion
17
Compared to European, & other western, nations, how do US-ans relate to our political parties?
most US-ans identify much more strongly with a major parties
we have a comparable level of connection with our parties
both the parties & our affiliations are comparatively weak
US-ans don't speak about their parties in a foreign language
18
Yes...I know EXACTLY who should be in charge and how to run the gov't. This shows my:
role as a part of the political elite
epidermis
pragmatism
political ideology
19
Which of the following Democratic presidential candidates CAN be where they want to be today--campaigning in Iowa
Amy Klobuchar
Elizabeth Warren
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
20
Which was NOT a mechanism from blocking Black people from voting in the South? Huh?
"revocation rights" applied to the 15th Amendment
literacy tests
the poll tax
the so-called "grandfather clause"
21
B'jeezus, I'm not gonna lie to you--I only got this job cuz I'm a darn good precinct captain!
The speaker seems to belong to a party machine
This character obviously knows how to throw a party
This fellow appears to be a free rider problem
This jamoke must belong to a sponsored, third party
22
The next, big, electoral thingy is the_____________
Iowa Caucus
Nevada Primary
New Hampshire Primary
Kansas Kaucus
23
This human is NOT, currently, one of the top 5 [or so] Democratic presidential candidate
Bernie Sanders
Amy Klobuchar
Joe Walsh
Pete Buttigieg
24
Hey! As a Supreme Court justice, my rulings are intended to SUPPORT free exercise of religion!
You can call me a "separationist"
I want to strike down the establishment clause
You can call me an "accommodationist"
You can call me crazy!
25
This is another name for SuperPACS
sooper pakz
Chuck
independent expenditure organizations
soft money
26
SCOTUS has gradually applied the Bill of Rights to states through its interpretation of:
The shadow, or "penumbra" of privacy from the Constitution
The 14th Amendment
Article I, Section 8
Japanese
27
We share these values as part of our political culture--all, that is, EXCEPT:
Individual responsibility [be a mensch!]
Economic equality [share the wealth!]
Civic duty [Huzzah!]
Democracy [play your part!]
28
What do the Supreme's most recent rulings say about affirmative action in college admissions?
Race may never be considered as a factor in admissions
the state has no compelling interest in promoting diversity
quotas for minority students are acceptable
race can be considered as one factor among others
29
Whoa! I'm really getting cheesed off about slavery! Think I'll join that new Republican party!
You are participating in a giant cheese-off
You are participating in a dealignment
You are participating in a major realignment
You're helping birth the most persistent 3d party in history
30
Under Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg: who decides how to integrate schools in local districts?
the Department of Education
federal district courts covering that area
state education officials
the appropriate congressional committees
31
The term "de facto," by contrast with "de jure," [in Political Science land] indicates :
The reality of circumstances, rather than what the law says
What the law says, rather than the reality of circumstances
What the court has ordered, even if it's not reality yet
Old-school Bronx slang for "the fact"
32
States can help support religious schools if they don't get 2 involved in the religion part
SCOTUS said so in the "Everson" case
SCOTUS said so in the "Lemon" case
SCOTUS said so in the "Mapp" case
SCOTUS said so in the "Zelman" case
33
In recent decades, on average, women of the female gender have _______ the Democratic Party
given up on
stuck with
performed accupuncture on
been leaving
34
Gosh darn--convicts might be shrinking voter turnout! Hmmm...maybe we should try measuring:
the Voting Eligible, instead of Voting Age, Population!
Voter Turnout based on a random sampling!
their shoe size!
the Voting Age, instead of Voting Eligible, Population!
35
15% of the Freshman Class at Biggbraynze College is reserved for Latinos. SCOTUS says:
Nope: not allowed because of Gratz v. Bollinger
Nope: can't do this because of the Bakke case
Yup: totally legal due to Katzencrapper v. Gutterbowling
Yup: no problem, due to Fisher v. University of Texas
36
WOW! My district has 600,000 people, but YOURS only seems to have 147,256! Ha-hah!
Looks like a case of hyperpluralism!
Looks like a case of malapportionment!
Looks like a case of maldistriportionmanderingment!
Looks like a case of gerrymandering!
37
President Trump wanted to build a wall and make _____ pay
"her"...meaning Aunt Tillie
"us"...meaning the American public
"me"...meaning Trump
"them"...meaning Mexico
38
They were solid, consistent Democratic voters, but NOT ANYMORE! Now, they're with the GOP
white Southerners
African-Americans
Jewish Catholics
Organized labor and its members
39
Dang that communist "Obamacare"! Another useless, big-government program! Swamp the drain!
This fellow has a very positive sense of external efficacy
This fellow has a diminished sense of internal efficacy
This fellow has a diminished sense of external efficacy
This fellow has a strong sense of internal efficacy
40
SCOTUS overturned "Bowers" and guaranteed the right to sexual relations between gay men in:
Griswold v. Connecticut
Tinker v. Des Moines
Miller v. California
Lawrence v. Texas
41
Donald Trump is:
Generalissimo of the regime
a great and powerful wizzard
President of the United States
President of the Ignited Skates
42
Yeah--they tend to vote more conservatively and Republicanly. It's true.
Southern whites
Catholic children
Midwestern women
African-American professionals
43
WHOA! We're in the same social class...or religion...or gender... yet we vote differently!
We call this "obvious and predictable"
We call this a "political divergence"
We call this a "cross-cutting cleavage"
We call this "devolution"