Unit 1
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 authorized the government to deny income tax deductions for employer health plans that did not offer employees the option of keeping their health insurance after leaving the job. Which enumerated power allowed Congress to make the law?
(A) Regulating commerce among the states
Members of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs are concerned about the quality of services at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Which of the following is an action the committee can take to address the problem?
(A) Holding a hearing and subpoenaing high-level officials in the Department of Veterans Affairs to testify
Which of the following is contained in the Fourteenth Amendment and was likely an inspiration for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”?
The principle that all people should be equal under the law, as embodied in the equal protection clause
Which of the following most likely accounts for the different results?
he questions contained a difference in wording
A nonprofit advocacy group seeks to block an expensive subsidy to what it believes is an environmentally destructive project. Which of the following accurately depicts the free-rider problem in this scenario?
The public can expect to reap the benefits of blocking the subsidy without making any contribution to the nonprofit group.
The legislative process at the national level of government reflects the intent of the framers of the Constitution to create a legislature that would be
(B) slow and deliberate in the law-making process
A member of the House of Representatives has introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage, but it has been in committee for 36 days and is unlikely to make it to the floor. Which of the following is the best course of action for the representative to take to get a vote on the bill?
D) Filing for a discharge petition
Supporters of Hamilton’s view that a bill of rights could be dangerous to liberty could point to which of the following cases?
(A) Schenck v. United States (1919)
A recent poll indicates that 60 percent of all people in the United States support a flat tax system. Which of the following supports the credibility of the poll result?
The poll reported a sampling error
Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the cartoon?
Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010)
Which of the following best explains the difference in the number of bureaucrats employed by the Department of Education and the Department of Homeland Security?
(C) The Department of Education primarily addresses state issues, whereas the Department of Homeland Security primarily addresses national issues.
Which of the following may the president do to limit the Supreme Court’s power?
(B) Refuse to enforce a ruling by the Court
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
The Bill of Rights could potentially be used to limit civil liberties
Which of the following policies is most likely to cause tension between the competing values of individualism and equality of opportunity?
Implementing affirmative action programs
Based on the infographic, which of the following claims would an opponent of state voter-ID laws most likely make?
Voter-ID laws are likely to decrease turnout among African American voters because they are less likely to have government-issued IDs.
Which of the following scenarios would be considered an unconstitutional use of state power?
(C) A state places a tax on furniture made overseas
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
(C) Members are elected by constituents in a local district based on population. Members are elected by constituents of an entire state.
Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on the precedent established by Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)?
(D) Wearing t-shirts objecting to a school board decision
Which of the following measures would a president adhering to Keynesian economic principles most likely employ during an economic recession?
A budget with significant increases in spending for unemployment benefits and public works projects
Which of the following best describes a trend in the line graph above?
Voter turnout in midterm elections generally decreased between 1966 and 2014.
Which of the following constitutional provisions limits the power of the national government in Hamilton’s argument?
(A) Enumerated powers in Article I
The president is most likely to use an executive order to make important policy when
a compromise cannot be reached with Congress
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Fourth Amendment?
A suspect’s cell phone is analyzed by police before a warrant is issued
Which of the following governmental policies would the author most likely support?
Allowing individuals to purchase marijuana for recreational use
Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on a comparison of the trends in the line graph above and your knowledge of voter behavior?
More citizens vote in presidential elections because there is more media coverage of presidential elections than midterm elections.