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Court issue
States/Federal
what is true?
100
The debates between Federalists and AntiFederalists were primarily about which of the following issues? (A) The right of the people to rebel (B) The existence of slavery (C) The scope of power of the central government (D) The need to establish a standard currency (E) The representation of large and small states
What is The scope of power of the central government
100
Which of the following is a member of the White House Staff? (A) The chair of the Federal Reserve Board (B) The national security advisor (C) The secretary of commerce (D) The ambassador to the United Nations (E) The attorney general
What is The national security advisor
100
In 1987 the cooperation among the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Organization for Women (NOW), and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to defeat Robert Bork’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court was an example of (A) impeachment (B) litigation (C) coalition building (D) the recall process (E) the initiative process
What is coalition building
100
3. Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments? (A) Checks and balances (B) The Bill of Rights (C) Separation of powers (D) Representation (E) Federalism
What is Federalism
100
Which of the following statements about gerrymandering is true? (A) It has been banned by United States Supreme Court decisions beginning with Baker v. Carr. (B) It was used traditionally to maintain urban control of the House of Representatives. (C) It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible. (D) It guarantees greater constituency control over elected representatives. (E) It ensures liberal control of the House of Representatives
What is : It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible
200
The term “pork barrel” refers to legislation specifically designed to (A) encourage a balanced federal budget (B) ensure the careful inspection of farm goods and other foodstuffs (C) distribute excess produce to the poor (D) provide funding for local projects that are intended to benefit constituents (E) equalize representation between farming and nonfarming states
What is provide funding for local projects that are intended to benefit constituents
200
Which of the following is a fundamental element of the United States Constitution? (A) Recognition of the centrality of political parties in government (B) Direct election of members of the executive branch (C) An executive branch that is more powerful than the legislature (D) Emphasis on a unitary system of government (E) Division of government authority across political institutions
What is Division of government authority across political institutions
200
The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review permits the Court to overrule all of the following EXCEPT (A) lower-court decisions (B) state legislation (C) acts of Congress (D) the Bill of Rights (E) executive orders
What is the Bill of Rights
200
Which of the following is the most likely consequence of divided government? (A) Reorganization of the federal bureaucracy (B) Conflicts between states (C) Delays in confirmation of federal court nominees (D) Conflicts between national government and states (E) Elimination of the seniority rule in Congress
What is Delays in confirmation of federal court nominees
200
Which of the following statements about political parties and the United States Constitution is true? (A) According to the Constitution, only two major political parties may exist at any time. (B) The Constitution requires political parties to be restricted by both federal and state law. (C) The Constitution indicates that political party leaders at the national level be elected by political party leaders at the state level. (D) The Constitution specifies that political party leaders must be native-born United States citizens. (E) The issue of political parties is not addressed in the Constitution
What is The issue of political parties is not addressed in the Constitution
300
The free-exercise clause protects (A) the president from forcibly revealing private conversations with staff (B) individuals who, for religious reasons, refuse to pay Social Security taxes (C) voluntary prayer by student groups before school (D) a person’s right to burn the American flag (E) a person’s right to practice polygamy
What is voluntary prayer by student groups before school
300
One reason for the persistence of a two-party system in the United States is (A) the lack of divisive issues in United States politics (B) the separation of powers (C) the single-member district electoral system (D) the lack of a strong labor movement (E) low voter turnout in most elections
What is the single-member district electoral system
300
Which of the following United States Supreme Court cases established the principle of judicial review? (A) McCulloch v. Maryland (B) Gibbons v. Ogden (C) Wolf v. Colorado (D Roe v. Wade (E) Marbury v. Madison
What is (E) Marbury v. Madison
300
The framers of the United States Constitution left decisions on voting eligibility to the (A) civil rights agencies (B) individual states (C) United States Supreme Court (D) House of Representatives (E) Senate
What is individual states
300
Which of the following is NOT a way in which the federal government regulates campaigns? (A) By requirements for disclosure of campaign donations (B) By establishment of federal agencies to regulate campaign finance activities (C) By limits on the distribution of soft money (D) By limits on individual donations to campaigns (E) By prohibitions on negative advertising
What is By prohibitions on negative advertising
400
Which of the following best explains the principle of stare decisis? (A) It requires that at least four Supreme Court justices agree to hear a case. (B) It encourages presidents to take judicial experience into account when nominating judges. (C) It encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases. (D) It reinforces the philosophy of judicial activism. (E) It increases the number of cases judges are required to hear.
What is It encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases.
400
Both Gitlow v. New York and New York Times v. Sullivan are United States Supreme Court cases that dealt with which of the following amendments to the United States Constitution? (A) First Amendment (B) Second Amendment (C) Fourth Amendment (D) Fifth Amendment (E) Fifteenth Amendment
What is First Amendment
400
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state-imposed racial segregation is constitutional, based on the (A) “clear and present danger” doctrine (B) “separate but equal” doctrine (C) “dangerous tendency” doctrine (D) privileges and immunities clause (E) necessary and proper clause
What is separate but equal” doctrine
400
Which of the following best describes the primary formal role of the attorney general? (A) Providing legal advice for the president and cabinet secretaries (B) Serving as a liaison between the president and the Supreme Court (C) Serving as the chief executive officer of the Department of Justice (D) Directing the Government Accountability Office (GAO) (E) Persuading the Senate to confirm the president’s judicial nominees
What is Serving as the chief executive officer of the Department of Justice
400
Which of the following statements about the Senate is true? (A) Each state is represented in the Senate according to its population. (B) The Senate, unlike the House, has a Rules Committee. (C) Individual senators can exercise substantial influence over the legislative process. (D) The Senate has a strict time limit on debates. (E) The Senate is more responsible than the House for initiating appropriations legislation.
What is Individual senators can exercise substantial influence over the legislative process
500
In the process and structure of public policymaking, “iron triangles” refer to the (A) bargaining and negotiating process between the President and Congress about the direction of domestic policy (B) dominance of corporate power in setting the national policy agenda for economic expansion (C) interrelationship among federal, state, and local levels of government in the policy process (D) networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process (E) group of presidential advisers who formulate the President’s foreign policy agenda
What is networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process
500
All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT: (A) Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers. (B) Congress may override a presidential veto. (C) Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional. (D) The Senate may refuse to approve a presidential appointment. (E) The Senate may refuse to approve a treaty negotiated by the president.
What is Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional.
500
How is a president chosen when none of the candidates receives a majority of the electoral college vote? (A) There is a national runoff election between the two candidates with the greatest number of electoral votes. (B) The United States Supreme Court directly elects the president. (C) The election is ruled null and void and Congress appoints a new president. (D) The Senate chooses a new president by a majority vote of its entire membership. (E) The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations
What is The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations
500
Which of the following is an example of congressional oversight? (A) Holding hearings for review of an executive agency’s activities (B) Assisting constituents with particular problems (C) Reporting campaign contributions to the Federal Election Commission (D) Signing trade agreements with other countries without input from the president (E) Conducting ethics investigations of congressional leadership
What is Holding hearings for review of an executive agency’s activities
500
21. Which of the following is true of political action committees (PACs)? (A) They are a part of political party organizations. (B) They make campaign contributions to gain access to legislators. (C) They are allowed to contribute to only one candidate in a given contest. (D) They effectively control the presidential campaigns. (E) They may operate at the state level but not at the national level.
What is They make campaign contributions to gain access to legislators.
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