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political jargon
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51. Which of the following describes a fundamental difference between political parties and interest groups? (A) Political parties are prohibited from sponsoring campaign advertisements, and interest groups are not. (B) Political parties represent broad arrays of issues, whereas interest groups are more likely to focus on narrow sets of issues. (C) Political parties are more likely to focus on national politics, whereas interest groups focus on local politics. (D) Political parties tend to have strength in particular regions. whereas the power of interest groups is more consistent across states. (E) Political parties are required to disclose their campaign finance activities, whereas interest groups are not.
What is Political parties represent broad arrays of issues, whereas interest groups are more likely to focus on narrow sets of issues.
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50. Which of the following is true of most federal judges appointed by the president? (A) They serve ten-year terms. (B) They serve as long as the appointing president stays in power. (C) They serve for life on good behavior unless removed by the president. (D) They serve for life on good behavior unless impeached and convicted by Congress. (E) They serve for life and are not subject to congressional impeachment.
What is They serve for life on good behavior unless impeached and convicted by Congress
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Compared to the general population, delegates to presidential nomination conventions are (A) less interested in politics (B) less educated (C) financially worse off (D) more likely to register as independent (E) more ideological
What is more ideological
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Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution does which of the following? (A) Restricts the ability of Congress to tax. (B) Restricts the ability of Congress to establish an army or navy. (C) Establishes a unitary form of government. (D) Emphasizes state sovereignty over national sovereignty. (E) Emphasizes both national sovereignty and federalism
What is Emphasizes both national sovereignty and federalism
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Which of the following is the leading predictor of how an individual will vote in a congressional election? (A) Newspaper endorsements (B) Gender (C) Partisanship (D) Presidential endorsement (E) Occupation
What is Partisanship
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Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections is known as
What is Democracy
200
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) was a significant Supreme Court ruling because it (A) placed limitations on the federal government and affirmed the rights of people and of the states (B) made it illegal for members of the Communist party to be schoolteachers (C) upheld laws allowing for the internment of ethnic groups during wartime (D) applied the freedom of press provisions of the First Amendment to the states by means of the Fourteenth Amendment (E) held the “separate but equal” concept to be a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
What is held the “separate but equal” concept to be a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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Which of the following is true about the pocket veto? (A) It is used to strike down a provision of a bill that the President finds disagreeable. (B) It may be overridden by a two-thirds vote in Congress. (C) It occurs when the President takes no action on a bill for ten days during which Congress is adjourned. (D) It is used when the President expects to reach a compromise with Congress about how a bill should be modified. (E) It is used when both houses of Congress pass separate versions of the same bill.
What is It occurs when the President takes no action on a bill for ten days during which Congress is adjourned.
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Federal budget entitlements refer to spending (A) to provide individual benefits established by legislation (B) by legislators on trips to home states to confer with constituents (C) by congressional staff while traveling on official business (D) on behalf of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (E) targeted to benefit residents of specific congressional districts
What is to provide individual benefits established by legislation
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supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government
What is Federalists
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Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials is known as
What is Direct democracy
300
The idea that a just government must derive its power from the consent of the people it governs
What is popular consent
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Of the following, which is the most powerful figure in Congress? (A) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee (B) The Speaker of the House (C) The Minority Whip of the Senate (D) The Majority Whip of the House (E) The Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
What is The Speaker of the House
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a convention held in Sept 1786 to consider problems of trade and navigation, attend by 5 states and important because it issued the call to Congress and the states for what became the Constitutional Convention.
What is Annapolis Convention
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Essays promoting ratification of the Constitution published (anonymously by Alex Hamilton, John Jay and Madison 1787-1788)
What is Federalist Papers
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government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws: (also called a republic) is known as
What is Representative democracy
400
candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not necessarily more than half
What is plurality
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Interest groups engage in all of the following activities EXCEPT (A) testifying before congressional committees (B) sponsoring issue advocacy ads (C) lobbying federal agencies (D) filing federal lawsuits (E) using the franking privilege
What is using the franking privilege
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the initial proposal at the constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central Gov. with a bicameral legislature dominated by big states
What is Virginia Plan
400
The set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process and the bill of rights......
What is Constitutionalism
500
The idea that the right of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make them up is known as
What is statism
500
government by the religious leaders, who claim divine guidance.
What is Theocracy
500
what document was the first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777, ratified in 1781 and replace by the present constitution
What is Articles of Confederation
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Compromise agreement by the states at the Constitution al Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house--- each state would have 2 senators.
What is Connecticut Compromise
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The principle of a 2-house legislature
What is bicameralism