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Course Introduction
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and functions of the United States government. Students will explore the foundational principles established by the Constitution, including the separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism. The course examines the roles and responsibilities of the three branches of government legislative, executive, and judicial as well as the processes through which laws and public policies are developed and implemented. Additional topics include the significance of civil liberties and rights, the influence of political parties and interest groups, and the impact of federalism on state and local governments. Through analysis of historical and contemporary events, students will gain a deeper understanding of the institutions, practices, and challenges that shape political life in the U.S.
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Chapter 1: The Constitution
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Q1) As designated in the Constitution, enumerated powers are activities that A) expand with the times and circumstances of society.
B) only the executive branch possesses.
C) are shared among the three branches of government.
D) no other branch of government can undertake.
Answer: D
Q2) Which step is <b><u>not </b></u>required to propose and amend the Constitution via a congressional proposal?
A) Two-thirds of each house must vote in favor of the amendment.
B) The president must formally indicate approval of the amendment.
C) The amendment is sent to the states.
D) Three-fourths of the states must ratify the amendment.
Answer: B
Q3) The Virginia Resolves established colonial objection to the A) British East India Company.
B) British mandate to house British soldiers in colonists' homes.
C) idea of "taxation without representation."
D) French and Indian Wars.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Federalism
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Q1) President Roosevelt's approach to federalism was initially
A) embraced somewhat by the Supreme Court.
B) embraced completely by the Supreme Court.
C) rejected somewhat by the Supreme Court.
D) rejected completely by the Supreme Court.
Answer: D
Q2) McCullough v. Maryland introduced the idea of expanding the powers of Congress to include powers
A) the states chose to give up.
B) that were explicitly listed in the Constitution.
C) the people voted to give Congress.
D) not explicitly listed in the Constitution.
Answer: D
Q3) Which two clauses help define the relationship of a state to the federal government and other states?
A) The full faith and credit clause and the elastic clause
B) The privileges and immunities clause and the elastic clause
C) The privileges and immunities clause and the full faith and credit clause
D) The commerce clause and the elastic clause
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Civil Liberties
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Q1) What does the Fourth Amendment prohibit?
A) Unreasonable searches and seizures
B) Restriction of religious expression
C) Censoring of the press
D) Closing a trial to the public
Answer: A
Q2) When a person pleads the Fifth, that person
A) accepts a plea without testifying.
B) refuses to give testimony because statements made might be used later to prosecute.
C) refuses to appear in court out of concern for personal safety.
D) accepts a lesser plea for evidence provided.
Answer: B
Q3) Barker v. Wingo established standards for
A) legal representation in interrogation and trial.
B) a speedy trial.
C) a public trial.
D) pleading the Fifth.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Civil Rights
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Q1) Civil liberties are
A) the legal and moral claims that citizens are entitled to make on their government.
B) the fundamental individual rights that the government is obligated to protect.
C) the rights of citizenship.
D) personal rights that are guaranteed to citizens and residents of the United States.
Q2) Conventional and unconventional are two types of A) equality.
B) political participation.
C) freedoms.
D) laws.
Q3) The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
A) was a federal law that did not apply to states.
B) relieved states of the obligation to recognize same-sex marriage.
C) was signed by George W. Bush in 1996.
D) determined that same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
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Chapter 5: Congress
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Q1) The "home style" approach
A) focuses on the voting record of a congressional member.
B) paints a congressional member as someone who desires to spend more time in his or her district and less time in Washington, D.C.
C) focuses on the policy decisions of a congressional member.
D) describes a congressional member as someone who can deliver on the things that matter most to his or her constituents.
Q2) Which of the following does <b><u>not</b></u> describe the typical person elected to Congress?
A) Non-Christian
B) Upper level income
C) Highly educated
D) Male
Q3) Which of the following is not a duty of the Senate majority leader?
A) Keeps members informed of the status of legislation in progress
B) Stands in for the minority leader when needed
C) Deals with procedural questions
D) Stays on the floor of the Senate to ensure that the legislative agenda is carried out
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Chapter 6: Presidency and Foreign Policy
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Q1) Implied powers are
A) essential to the functioning of the office.
B) powers Congress has given to the president.
C) open to interpretation and change with each president.
D) directly stated in the Constitution.
Q2) Which of the following is an express power of the presidency as outlined in the Constitution?
I. Convene Congress
II. Sign or veto legislation
III. Convene the Supreme Court
IV. Negotiate treaties
A) All but I
B) All but II
C) All but III
D) All but IV
Q3) Which of the following positions has to be confirmed by the Senate?
A) The vice president
B) The chief of staff
C) The cabinet secretaries
D) The minority leader of the House
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Chapter 7: Bureaucracy
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Q1) Franklin Roosevelt's model of activist government continued under President
A) Eisenhower.
B) Kennedy.
C) Johnson.
D) Nixon.
Q2) After the 1993 amendment to the Hatch Act, which of the following are federal employees <b><u>not</b></u>permitted to do?
A) Verbally support a political candidate
B) Seek public office in partisan elections
C) Take any active role in partisan politics
D) Work on a partisan campaign on their own time
Q3) What act was designed to limit political involvement by civil servants and prevent federal government employees from engaging in certain political activities?
A) The Pendleton Act
B) The Hatch Act
C) The Civil Service Reform Act
D) The Budget Control Act
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Chapter 8: Judiciary
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Q1) If a justice supports the position that there is a significant role for the federal government in American civil life, this is indicative of
A) a liberal ideology.
B) judicial activism.
C) a conservative ideology.
D) judicial restraint.
Q2) Which of the following is <b><u>not</b></u> true about judicial nominees?
A) They must have a law degree.
B) They do not have to have previous judicial experience.
C) They can be active in legal matters or not.
D) They often hold policy positions in common with the president who nominated them.
Q3) Which court case applied the Fourteenth Amendment's due process and equal protection clauses to require states to issue licenses for same-sex marriage?
A) Plessy v. Ferguson
B) United States v. Windsor
C) Obergefell v. Hodges
D) Roe v. Wade
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Chapter 9: Public Opinion
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Q1) When researchers study public opinion from a particular year, they are using
A) opinion polling.
B) focus groups.
C) archival content analysis.
D) survey research.
Q2) The process through which values are transmitted is called
A) political transmission.
B) values socialization.
C) political socialization.
D) religious socialization.
Q3) What is the purpose of a town hall meeting?
A) To influence public opinion
B) To find out what constituents think
C) To find out what elites think
D) To formulate media opinion
Q4) The tools of content analysis are used to understand
A) the impact of policy initiatives on a particular group.
B) mass public opinion.
C) the opinion of a particular interest group.
D) the broader policy agenda, especially the preferences and agenda of elites.
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Chapter 10: Interest Groups
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Q1) Interest groups file amicus briefs with the Supreme Court to A) support the efforts of a particular side of the case.
B) generate additional members.
C) publicly dispute the case under consideration.
D) provide additional evidence in case of a retrial.
Q2) What is the name given to the idea that the public would form interest groups to shape government policies through competition?
A) Federalism
B) Domination
C) Majoritarianism
D) Pluralism
Q3) AAA and AARP take advantage of selective
A) legislation.
B) membership.
C) benefits.
D) participation.
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Chapter 11: Media
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Q1) Yellow journalism was newspaper reporting that focused on A) political debates.
B) entertainment gossip.
C) investigations and scandals.
D) government actions.
Q2) The theory of minimal effects was rooted in the idea that people got most of their information from
A) radio.
B) television.
C) newspapers.
D) the Internet.
Q3) Partisan media bias tends to be most evident in A) broadcast news operations.
B) major daily newspapers, such as the New York Times.
C) Internet-based sources.
D) public broadcasting networks, such as PBS.
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Chapter 12: Political Parties
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Q1) Party-in-the-electorate, party-as-organization, and party-in-government can best be described as three
A) key aspects of political parties.
B) vital ways to represent political parties.
C) principal methods of paying dues to political parties.
D) significant ways to conduct elections for political parties.
Q2) Which of the following indicates percentages of Americans who, in a 2013 survey, preferred elected officials who compromise?
A) 60% of Democrats and 40% of Republicans
B) 50% of Democrats and 50% of Republicans
C) 30% of Republicans and 70% of Democrats
D) 80% of Republicans and 20% of Democrats
Q3) Which of the following is <b><u>not</b></u> a legacy of the Progressive era?
A) Environmental conservation efforts
B) Support for sale and taxation of alcoholic beverages
C) Worker protection legislation
D) Widespread use of the civil service system at the federal level
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Chapter 13: Participation
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Q1) What is the predominant voting system in Western Europe?
A) Mixed
B) Majoritarian
C) Plurality-majority
D) Proportional representation
Q2) Which of the following is not one of the three characteristics generally shared by people who participate in unconventional methods of political participation?
A) Distrust of the political system
B) Highly developed sense of group consciousness
C) Strong sense of political efficacy
D) Desire to use representative channels of government
Q3) Low voter turnout is <b><u>least</u></b> likely in
A) local elections.
B) national elections for the presidency.
C) primary elections.
D) off-year elections for state legislators.
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Chapter 14: Campaigns and Elections
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Q1) To assign delegates in presidential elections, Democrats use a system of pledged delegates, meaning that the delegates are assigned proportionally, based on the
A) population of the states.
B) number of votes anticipated.
C) results of caucuses and primaries.
D) congressional representation of the party.
Q2) How often are congressional districts redrawn to reflect population changes?
A) Every two years
B) Every five years
C) Every eight years
D) Every ten years
Q3) About how many participants did presidential candidate Howard Dean have on meetup.com, which he used for fundraising and organization of volunteers?
A) 6,000
B) 74,000
C) 143,000
D) 287,000
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Chapter 15: Domestic Policy
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Q1) Which term can be defined as "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services"?
A) National debt
B) GDP per capita
C) Market economy
D) Consumer price index
Q2) The Social Security Act of 1935 provided a formula for payments that was based on A) the number of years worked.
B) one's wages in covered employment.
C) contributions made by fellow workers.
D) the value of the company of employment.
Q3) In 1996, the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was replaced by the Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) program, which shifted much of the responsibility for program administration to the A) federal government.
B) courts.
C) former employers.
D) states.
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