Media & Interest Groups
Which of the following is NOT a strategy used by interest groups to influence the government?
a. Informing the public about their issue.
b. Endorsing political candidates.
c. Lobbying members of Congress.
d. Voting on bills in Congress.
d. Voting on bills in Congress.
A super power and several less powerful nations promising to defend each other is an example of which type of tool of influence?
a. cultural
b. economic
c. military
c. military
The President meets with the leader of another country to negotiate a trade agreement that could improve economic relations between the two nations. Which presidential role is being demonstrated?
A. Chief Executive
B. Commander-in-Chief
C. Chief Diplomat
D. Chief Legislator
C. Chief Diplomat
Why did the framers of the Constitution create a bicameral Congress consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
A. To ensure that all laws could be passed more quickly.
B. To balance the interests of states with large populations and states with small populations.
C. To give the President greater control over lawmaking.
D. To allow citizens to vote directly on federal laws.
B. To balance the interests of states with large populations and states with small populations.
Which of the following statements are true about MLK Jr. and Malcolm X?
a. Both agreed that violence was an option to promote civil rights.
b. Malcolm X believed in a non-violent approach while MLK viewed force as an option.
c. MLK Jr. believed in a non-violent approach while Malcolm X viewed force as an option.
d. Both agreed that an approach of nonviolence was best to promote civil rights.
c. MLK Jr. believed in a non-violent approach while Malcolm X viewed force as an option.
The Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization is an example of which type of interest group?
a. single issue group
b. economic interest group
c. professional interest group
d. public interest group
a. single issue interest group
When a nation reaches a compromise with other nations to reduce the number of nuclear weapons they possess, this is an example of which foreign policy tool?
a. diplomatic
b. military
c. cultural
d. economic
a. diplomatic
After a major natural disaster, the President directs federal agencies to coordinate relief efforts and ensure that federal laws related to emergency assistance are carried out. Which presidential role is most directly involved?
A. Chief Executive
B. Chief of State
C. Chief Diplomat
D. Chief Legislator
A. Chief Executive
Congress creates a new federal agency to regulate cybersecurity threats, even though the Constitution does not specifically mention cybersecurity. Which constitutional principle best justifies this action?
A. Expressed powers
B. Judicial review
C. Implied powers
D. Federalism
C. Implied Powers
The landmark Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education...
a. Ruled that segregation on transportation facilitates was unconstitutional.
b. Ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
c. Ruled that any state law that prohibits interracial marriage is unconstitutional.
d. Ruled that voter discrimination was unconstitutional.
b. Ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is the definition of a lobbyist and what is one advantage and one disadvantage of lobbying?
Def.: People who represent interest groups and talk with officials
Advantages and disadvantages will be decided by Ms. Carsillo.
When a nation cuts off the food supply to another nation that relies on that food, it is using which tool of influence?
a. diplomacy
b. direct military action
c. economic sanctions
c. economic sanctions
The President proposes a comprehensive education reform plan and urges members of Congress to support it. Although Congress writes and votes on the bill, the President is acting primarily as:
A. Commander-in-Chief
B. Chief of State
C. Chief Legislator
D. Chief Diplomat
C. Chief Legislator
A bill to increase federal funding for highways is approved by the House of Representatives but rejected by the Senate. What happens next?
A. The bill automatically becomes law.
B. The President decides whether the bill becomes law.
C. The bill returns to the House for a final vote.
D. The bill cannot become law unless both chambers approve it, so it goes to the conference committee
D. The bill cannot become law unless both chambers approve it, so it goes to the conference committee
Which of the following was the most significant long-term impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on American society?
a. It immediately ended all forms of racial discrimination in the United States.
b. It established federal authority to prohibit discrimination in public accommodations, employment, and federally funded programs, creating a foundation for future civil rights protections.
c. It granted voting rights to all African Americans and eliminated barriers to voter registration.
d. It required all states to implement identical educational policies
d.
b. It established federal authority to prohibit discrimination in public accommodations, employment, and federally funded programs, creating a foundation for future civil rights protections.
Read this excerpt from the text about the media and public policy.
"The media play a very large role in shaping the public agenda, the societal problems that the nation's political leaders and the general public agree need government attention. As they report and comment on events, issues, policies, and personalities, the media determine to a very large extent what public matters the people will think and talk about—and, so, those matters about which public-policy makers will be most concerned."
The best example of this is
a. a radio station changing its format from a lineup of talk shows to commercial-free music.
b. a young person deciding to read a daily newspaper on the Internet rather than in print.
c. a news network airing a story on the national debt instead of a story on homelessness.
c. a news network airing a story on the national debt instead of a story on homelessness.
Read the following quotation from John F. Kennedy: "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." What message is the President sending to the nation about American foreign policy?
a. American foreign policy will no longer be based on the Truman Doctrine.
b. The United States will pursue a policy of isolationism.
c. Collective security will remain a focus of American foreign policy.
d. American foreign policy will include cuts to military budgets.
c. Collective security will remain a focus of American foreign policy.
At a national memorial service honoring victims of a tragedy, the President delivers a speech intended to unite the country and represent the nation. Which presidential role is most evident?
A. Chief of State
B. Chief Diplomat
C. Chief Executive
D. Commander-in-Chief
D. Commander-in-Chief
Which scenario best demonstrates Congress exercising an expressed power?
A. Creating a new federal program through the Necessary and Proper Clause.
B. Declaring war on a foreign nation.
C. Establishing regulations for an emerging technology not mentioned in the Constitution.
D. Interpreting whether a law is constitutional.
B. Declaring war on a foreign nation.
What are three non-violent methods utilized during the Civil Rights Movement?
boycotts, marches, sit-ins
Read this quote from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1823.
"The force of public opinion cannot be resisted, when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary, to keep the waters pure." —Thomas Jefferson, Letter to the Marquis de Lafayette, November 4, 1823
With which statement would Jefferson most likely agree?
a. The results of public opinion polls should be kept secret until all the votes have been cast in an election.
b. The expression of public opinion, whether through protests, editorials, or votes, should be welcomed.
c. The "public" holds competing opinions on almost every issue in American politics.
d. The term public opinion is widely misunderstood and, therefore misapplied, by most people.
b. The expression of public opinion, whether through protests, editorials, or votes, should be welcomed.
After a huge earthquake in 2011, a tsunami hit Japan and killed nearly 16,000 people. Entire towns on the coastline were washed away and a nuclear power plant suffered a catastrophic melt down. The United States' decision to provide $93 million of assistance in the form of skilled workers, medical and other supplies is an example of what type of policy?
What type of interventions are these considered?
economic and humanitarian aid
Why did the framers of the Constitution establish specific qualifications for the presidency, such as age, citizenship, and residency requirements?
A. To ensure that only members of Congress can become President.
B. To limit the number of candidates who can run for office.
C. To help ensure that candidates possess sufficient maturity, loyalty, and familiarity with the nation.
D. To guarantee that every state has an equal chance of electing a President.
C. To help ensure that candidates possess sufficient maturity, loyalty, and familiarity with the nation.
A state with a population of 40 million has the same number of senators as a state with a population of 600,000. What is the primary purpose of this arrangement?
A. To ensure equal representation of states in one chamber of Congress.
B. To make senators more accountable to voters than representatives.
C. To give larger states greater influence in Congress.
D. To prevent the House of Representatives from passing laws.
A. To ensure equal representation of states in one chamber of Congress.
What was the primary impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on American democracy?
A. It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 nationwide.
B. It abolished the Electoral College and established direct presidential elections.
C. It prohibited discriminatory voting practices, such as literacy tests, and increased federal oversight of elections in areas with histories of voter suppression.
D. It granted women the right to vote in federal elections.
C. It prohibited discriminatory voting practices, such as literacy tests, and increased federal oversight of elections in areas with histories of voter suppression.