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1. Which of the following is an accurate description of trend demonstrated in the above map?
D An increasing amount of states are sanctioning the use of marijuana for medical use
2. W hat part of the Constitution would be used by the national government in order to stop this trend?
B. Commerce Clause
3. With which statement would James Madison most likely agree?
B The impact of factions are best remedied by a large republic
4. On which of the following Enlightenment ideas does the Declaration of Independence rely?
D/Natural Rights
5. Why was the Declaration of Independence an important tool in the American Revolutionary War?
It outlined King George IlI's violations and appealed to nations around the world
6. Which of the following is the most democratic institution of government that represents the Framers' commitment to a limited republic?
C. House of Representatives
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7. Shays's Rebellion contributed to calls for a stronger national government because
Att revealed the weakness of the Articles government in its inability to quell the rebellion
8. What Constitutional principle did Madison defend in this excerpt of Federalist No. 51?
Sepratio of Powers
9. Which of the following was mostly likely Madison's motivation for writing Federalist No. 51?
He wanted to address people's concerns about the new government's consolidated power
10. Which of the following powers is outlined in Article of the US Constitution?
A legislative
11. In which of the following ways was the American economy different under the Constitution than the Articles of Confederation?
A Constitution gave the national government powers that it never could have enforced under the Articles.
12. What is the "Elastic Clause?"
All of the above
13. Which founding principle is illustrated by Article V of the US Constitution?
Flexibility
14. Which of the following statements best summarizes the argument in the Texas Justice Foundation's brief?
BThe Judicial Branch can determine if Congress is operating within its enumerated powers and thus checks legislative power.
15. Which of the following statements most accurately describes federalism?
Dederalism is a sharing of powers and responsibilities between national and regional governments.
16. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Federalist and Anti-Federalist views on government?
D. Federalists believed a large, diverse republic ensured the best protection of individual freedoms, while Anti- Federalists believed only a small republic could insure protection of individual freedoms.
17 rrent powers have which of the following effects on the US political system?
A,They make it possible for the state and national governments to simultaneously exercise influence in the same areas of public policy
18. By using the phrase "creative federalism," President Johnson is most likely referring to which of the following features of the American political system?
B the relationship between the national gov evolves over time and is flexible enough
19. Which of the follo wing Constitutional principles explains why there is a variation among states on the use of capital punishment [death penalty]?
C Federalism
20. Which of the following is the most accurate interpretation of the political cartoon to the left?
State governments prefer federal funding but do not want federal oversight on how the money is spent.
21. Which of the following policies would states most likely prefer according to the political cartoon?
Block Grants
22 Which of the following best summarizes Hamilton's argument in Federalist No. 84?
B Enumerating rights will lead some to assume that government may regulate those rights.
23. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two Supreme Court cases, McCulloch v. Maryland [1819] and United States v. Lopez [1995]?
McCulloch led to an increase in power for the national government, while Lopez established limits to Congress's power under the commerce clause
24. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Constitutional provisions?
B The Commerce Clause enhances national power, while the Tenth Amendment enhances state power.
25. What number of slaves did delegates at the Constitutional Convention agree would be counted for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives?
B three fifths
26. How many gov erning documents has the United States had in its history?
B two
27. While working on the Constitution, which aspect of the new government most concerned James Ma dison?
D tranny of the Majority
28. Whic h of the following newspaper headlines best summarizes the excerpt from Washington's Farewell Address?
Washington Warns of Dangerous Party Factions
29. In what respect does the Constitution address Washington's concern regarding the "spirit of encroachment" expressed in the excerpt from his Farewell Address?
The Constitution distributes power across national institutions.
30. In the McCulloch v. Maryland [1819] decision, which two provisions in the Constitution were upheld and strengthened?
The First and Tenth Amendments
31. What did the Connecticut Compromise help to establish?
A A bicameral legislature
32. From how many states did the Articles of Confederation require consent for ratification and amendment?
D unanimous
33. What is the Constitutional principle that allows each branch of government to limit the power of other branches?
D Checks and Balances
4. Which of the following most directly protects individuals' civil libertie
C.The Bill of Rights
35. Which of the following concept most directly legitimize s the American government
A. consent of the governed
36. Which constitutional plan called for representation in Congress to be based on state population?
B. Virginia Plan
37. Which of the following most accurately describes the Constitutional Convention?
BMany of the delegates were economic elites
38. Which of the following was part of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
A A congress
39. Who of the following was most likely to oppose the proposed Constitution?
CSmall farmers
40. What was the main fear of Anti-Federalists during and after the Constitutional Convention?
strong national government would infringe on the rights of the states
41. Under which system do state and national governments make their own separate policies funded by their own separate taxes?
ADual Federalism
42. In which system do local and regional governments derive authority from the national government?
A unitary
43. Which amendment states that those powers not given to the national government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution reserved for the states and the people?
C tenth
44. Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and
Full Faith and Credit
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1. Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon?
Protective tariffs have unintended consequences
2. Which part of the Constitution gives the power depicted in the cartoon to the President?
BZArticle Il
3. Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon?
AThe executive branch shows a lack of respect to the judicial branch
4. What formal power does the executive branch have over the judicial branch?
CThe President is responsible for appointing Supreme Court Justices
5. Which of the following scenarios is an example of the trustee model of representation?
D,A member of Congress votes to close a popular tax loophole based on the belief that the money would be better spent paying down the national debt
6. Which of the lowing best exem exemplifies a member of Congress supporting pork-barrel legislation?
sen ator from an agricultural state amending legislation to establish a potato research institute in her state
7. Which of the following statements about Executive Orders is true?
BExecutive Orders allow a President to pursue a political agenda without Congressional approval.
8. Which of the following is a limitation on the Presidential power to pardon
Cat cannot be used to pardon those found of breaking state laws
9. Which of the following statements is reflected in the data in the chart?
Bt is highly likely that incumbents will be re-elected
10. Which of the following is a potential consequence of the trend illustrated in the chart?
AVery little turnover in House membership from Congress to Congress
11. Which of the following scenarios illustrates Washington's concerns?
Cideological divisions within Congress ca lead to partisan gridlock
12. In what way did the Seventeenth Amendment broaden democracy?
Ch t gave citizens greater impact on lawmaking in the US Senate
13. When the Senate Judiciary Committee passes a proposed crime bill by a vote of 11 to 10 , which of the following scenarios is most likely to immediately follow?
D. The full Senate will consider the bil
14. Which of the following statements best summarizes this excerpt from Senator Paul's speech?
The US Senate should decide on war-like action on its merits, not along with other legislation
15. Which power of Congress is Senator Paul probably most concerned about based on this passage?
CThe expressed power to declare war
16. Which foreign policy reality might limit what the Senate can do in this scenario'?
Th e War Powers Act gives the President freedom to act with the military for a limited time
18. A Senator realizes a Senate vote on an immigration bill is coming up. The Senator examines public opinion pols the issue and carefully reads her inbox for constituents' views on the bill and the issue. This Senator is following w
B delegate
19. Which of the following statements about congressional reappo reapportionment and redistricting is true?
Districts must be drawn so that, within a state, every person 's vote is roughly equal to every other person's
20. Which of the following is true according to the diagram?
D Both chambers make use of a system of majority and minority whips
21. Which of the following is true regarding the leadership structure of Congress?
he role of the minority leader in both the House and Senate is to coordinate political strategy for the minority party
22. Which of the following is true regarding the impeachment process?
The House can impeach a President and the Senate can remove a President on conviction of bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors
23. Which of the following statements best summarizes Hamilton's argument?
B People are protected from a dangerous President by elections every four years and a process the legislature can undertake
24. Which amendment to the Constitution has made some of the argument in the passage above moot [irrelevant]?
22nd
25. Which of the following is an accurate statement according to the data in the chart above?
CThe number of executive orders has not dramatically increased in the last 50 years
6. Which of the following would most likely lead to an increase in the use of exec utive orders?
A divided government
27. Which of the following accurately describes the information pre- sented on the map?
Winning largest state doesnt gurantee win
28. The map shows the outline of a Congressional district. Which of the following best explains the motivation behind the way in which it was drawn?
D It has been drawn to pack together voters who are registered with the same party
29. Which of the following is a consequence of the way the district is drawn on the map?
Alt will likely lead to a less competitive election in that district
31. Which of the following may the President do to limit the power of Congress?
The Presid ent can veto a congressional bill that has passed both the House and Senate
32. In Federalis t No. 70, Alexander Hamilton states that "energy in the executive branch is a leading character in the definition of good government." In this statement, Hamilton is arguing in favor of the need for
AA single executive who can respond quickly to crises
33. Which of the following represents a reason that a President might issue a signed statement or memorandum to express displeasure with a bill as opposed to issuing a veto?
AThe President may have objections to provisions of a bill but does not want to risk a Congressional override
34. Appointments to the federal judiciary are often contentious for which of the following reasons?
B Life terms for federal judges mean that the influence Presidential appointments outlast the President's term
35. Bureaucratic rule-making is best described as
B] Guidelines issued by government agencies, providing specific details about how policy will be implemented
6. Which of the following is the most certain way to override a Supreme Court decision?
Cproposing and ratifying a Constitutional amendment that counters their decision
37. During his confirmation hearing, Chief Justice John Roberts stated that Roe v. Wade [1973] "is the settled law land." This statement suggests that in a case that challenges the constitutionality of legislation restricting privacy and reproductive rights, which of the following should be a key factor in the Court's ruling?
Reliance on legal precedent
. Senator Smith votes her conscience on bills that her constituents care little about, but she votes according t o the wishes of the majority of her constituents on other bills. Which model of representation does she embody?
A politco
39. Which of the following statements describes a difficulty Presidents face in the policy implementation process?
Because of civil service laws, it is not easy for the President to remove professional bureaucrats when they disagree with the President's agenda
40. A new President has been elected and is preparing to fill a number of positions within the federal bureaucracy Which of the following is an example of Patronag
B Nominating a high-level campaign fundraiser to serve as ambassador to New Zealand
41. Which of the following best summarizes Hamilton's statement?
Athe thirteen states should retain their courts and have independence from national law
42. Which of the following principles does Hamilton suggest the new federal judiciary will establish?
C. Sability in the Law through Judicial Review
Unit 3
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Which of the following policies would an individual who identifies as a Democrat most likely support?
D Strengthening anti-discrimination policies to protect gay couples
2. Which of the following sets of policies appears to be most influenced by a Libertarian ideology?
Legalize the commercial sale of marijuana and reduce government spending on prisons
3. Which of the following statements is most consistent with the author's argument in this passage?
Undermining freedom will extinguish both freedom and equality
4. Which of the following ideological perspectives is most consistent with the Friedman passage?
ibertarian
5. Which of the following best describes the message in the cartoon?
Democrats are overconfident going into the midterm elections
6. What electoral trend generally occurs during midterm elections?
The president's party generally loses seats in Congress
8. Based on the data in the table, which of the following statements is true about the makeup of the US Senate?
There are the same number of Hispanic Democratic Senators and Hispanic Republican Senators
9. A Martin-Quinn score refers to how liberal or conservative a justice on the Supreme Court behaves in his or her decisions. A positive value indicates conservativism while a negative value indicates liberalism. According to the graph, what trend is demonstrated by justices as they age?
Most justices become more liberal as they age
10. Which of these federal officers are most influenced by public opinion polling?
D]Representatives in the House
11. Which of the following questions is most likely to appear on a push poll?
Do you approve of th e waste of money on failing social service agencies under the current governor?
12. B ased on the text, with which of the following statements would the AAPOR authors most likely agree?
D. Telemarketing disguised as research has decreased response rates and harmed public opinion polling
14. Which of the following scenarios best reflects the process of political socialization?
DAs media choices increase, individuals expand their media consumption to new sources
15. Which of the following policies is most likely to cause tension between the competing values of individualism and equality of opportunity?
Affirmative action employment programs
6. Of the following, in which form of political participation are most Americans likely to engage?
CB Contacting government officials
17. What is the effect of aging on political participation?
ging increases political participation until the infirmities of old age make it harder to participate
18. Which public opinion poll is the cartoonist most likely referencing?
push poll
19. Which of the following best explains how the poll referenced in the cartoon effects elections?
It can cause voters to rethink who they are voting for
20. Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on the data in the table?
B people's perception of the time it takes out of their days leads to disengagement in US elections
21. How have states responded to voter disengagement and the reasons for it?
DStates have provided for early voting, mail-in voting and Motor Voter registration
22. Which of the following best explains how the cartoonist views barriers to voting?
DBarriers to voter eligibility harm the electorate's ability to vote, which hurts American politics
23. Which of the following explains the cartoonist's views on conservative politicians?
B Republicans are trying to prevent minorities from voting because they generally vote Democrat
24. Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court's opinion?
As long as a citizen can cast a temporary identity on Election Day vote to be checked later, the citizen need not prove his or her
How does lower voter turnout among young citizens affect the composition of those who do show up to the polls?
Cons are over represented
26. Which of the following is considered conventional political participation?
C Running for office as a third-party candidate
27. Which of the following viewpoints is more likely to be held by a politica liberal than a political conservative?
D. Gove rnment should regulate the economy in the public interest
28. How do liberals differ from conservatives?
iberals are more likely to envision a wide scope for the central government and favor equality policies
29. Which of the following best describes the concept of political efficacy?
is the belief that one can make a difference in politics by expressing opinions and behaving politica
30. Which of the following concepts refers to to belefs beliefs about government and politis that people in the uS hold deeply?
Political culture
31. Which of the following best describes a process of political socialization?
Political values are passed toward the next generation
32. In a public opinion poll, a polling company used an online survey tool to randomly contact respondents who did not have telephone lines in addition to contacting people over the phone. Which of the following best explains this maneuver?
The company wanted to ensure that the sample of the population was truly random
3. Which of the following helps explain why voter turnout is lower in the US than in other democracies?
he US holds elections midweek
34. The 26h Amendment expanded political participation by
B lowering the voting age to 18
35. The Sup reme Court ruled a Georgia law requiring all men ages 26-28 to pay a $3 fee to vote as unconstitutional. Which of the following Constitutional pr ovisions would the Supreme Court use as the basis for that ruling?
The 24th Amendment
36. Which of the following measures would a president adhering to Keynesian economic principles most likely employ during an economic recession?
BA budget with significant increases in spending for unemployment benefits and public works projects
Which of the following best describes an Exit Poll? selected
A. A poll that asks voters at randomly selected voting places for whom they voted so that election results can be predicted more quickly
38. Based on the results show in the table, which candidate won the election?
AThe Republican Party candidate
39. Based on the data show in the table, which of the following statements is most true regarding the Electoral College?
Aat can work against the principle of Popular Sovereignty when a candidate wins with fewer popular votes B.
40. Which of the following is true regarding voter turnout?
8 More citizens vote in presidential elections than in midterms because there is more media coverage of presidential elections
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