TEST TO COVER EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO COVER
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Realignment
6. The concept of federal mandates refers to
a. is of necessity tied to specific elections.
a. requirements in federal legislation that force
b. takes place when a substantial group of voters
states to comply with certain rules.
b. officials who are assistants to United States
switches party allegiance.
c. takes place when one dominant party replaces
District Attorneys.
c. judicial officers whose positions were created
another one.
d. took place on schedule in 2004.
by legislative action under Article I, Section 8 of
e. has been predicted as an inevitability in the
the Constitution.
d. those powers that the Constitution reserves
foreseeable future.
exclusively for the national government.
2. Rewarding faithful party workers with government
e. formula grants.
employment is called
a. going public.
7. The Fourteenth Amendment
b. pork.
a. established the supremacy doctrine.
c. patronage.
b. codified the right to privacy.
d. executive privilege.
c. began to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.
e. civil service.
d. protects individuals' freedom of religion.
e. abolished slavery.
3. The United States has a dual court system. There are
a. civil courts and criminal courts.
8. Campus speech codes
b. misdemeanor and felony courts.
a. have usually been ruled unconstitutional.
c. state courts and local courts.
b. have generally been upheld by the courts.
d. state courts and federal courts.
c. have generally been limited to symbolic speech.
e. district courts and territorial courts.
d. almost never gain the support of the affected
students.
4. In the early years, most of the disputes over the
e. typically ignore the danger of "hate speech."
boundaries of national versus state power involved
a. different interpretations of the inherent powers
9. All of the following statements about "partial birth
of the national government.
abortion" are true except
b. the role of the national government in mediating
a. it is a procedure that physicians call "intact
disputes between the states.
dilation and extraction."
c. the ability of the states to enter into international
b. individual states have not tried to ban the
treaties.
practice.
d. the enforcement of the Bill of Rights.
c. according to its opponents, it has no medical
e. the necessary and proper clause and the powers
merit.
d. its defenders argue that the government should
of the national government to regulate interstate
commerce.
never ban specific medical procedures.
e. Congress has passed legislation banning the
5. The section of the Constitution in which Congress is
procedure, unless the mother’s life was in
given the authority to regulate trade among the states
jeopardy..
and with foreign countries is called
a. the oversight clause.
10. The quest to achieve school integration resulted in
b. the commerce clause.
a. "white flight" from the suburbs to the inner
c. the supremacy clause.
cities.
d. the necessary and proper clause.
b. violence in several cities throughout the nation
e. the interstate compact clause.
over the issue of busing.
c. a determination by the Supreme Court that
busing could not be used to achieve racial
balance in school districts.
d. a guarantee that students could always attend the
closest neighborhood school.
e. Chief Justice Earl Warren being impeached and
removed from the United States Supreme Court.
11. ____ passed "English-only" laws, making English
the official language.
a. Congress
b. About half of the states
c. Every state in the United States
d. The states bordering on Mexico
e. Only one state, California,
12. Citizens eighteen years or older received a
constitutional right to vote in part because
a. they could drink alcoholic beverages at that age.
b. they could sign binding contracts at that age.
c. they could work for the federal government in
many capacities.
d. they could be drafted into the military at that
age.
e. they had the right to marry at that age.
13. On issues dealing with social-welfare and civil
liberties, African Americans tend to be more
a. Republican than whites.
b. liberal than whites.
c. politically active than whites.
d. conservative than whites.
e. irreligious than whites.
14. The survey researchers decide how many persons of
certain types they need in a survey and then send out
interviewers to find the necessary number of these
types in
a. quota sampling.
b. random sampling.
c. patchwork quilt sampling.
d. picket fence sampling.
e. existential sampling.
15. Which of the following is true?
a. The presence of so many Web sites that conduct
polls has added to the efforts of pollsters to use
the Internet scientifically.
b. Americans today don't want to be bothered with
unwanted telephone polls nor do they want to be
exposed to the reports of polling results.
c. The media are careful to disregard nonscientific
polls and to report on only scientifically
conducted surveys.
Every media outlet that maintains a Web site
allows anyone to submit his or her opinions.
e. The presence of so many polls on the Internet is
believed to encourage Americans to regard
polling as valuable, reliable and essential.
d.
16. All of the following statements about public
employee unions are true except
a. They include AFSCME, the AFT, and the NEA.
b. They have become increasingly important since
the 1960s.
c. They are often quite militant.
d. They typically enjoy the right to strike.
e. They include police officers, fire fighters,
teachers, and college instructors.
17. The process of giving legislators a score based on
the percentage of times he or she votes favorably on
legislation of concern to the interest group is called
a. campaign assistance.
b. legislator evaluation.
c. interest group ratings.
d. lobbying.
e. power rankings.
18. Legislation to reform the regulation of federal
lobbying in 1995 resulted in all of the following
except
a. lobbyists were forced to register.
b. lobbyists had to produce semiannual reports.
c. religious groups had to register as lobbyists.
d. a lobbyist was defined as someone who spent
more than 20 percent of his or her working time
lobbying Congress or the executive branch.
e. an accompanying move was made to limit gifts
to members of Congress.
19. During the late 1960s
a. economically liberal, socially conservative
b.
c.
d.
e.
voters left the Republican Party.
the Democrats gained strength in the South.
the Republican ascendancy came to an end.
Republicans gained a majority in Congress.
urban riots and anti-Vietnam War protests
pushed many voters towards conservatism.
20. Local party organizations are still important to local
campaigns today because
a. they provide foot soldiers for political
campaigns.
b. local party leaders are influential in determining
the party's candidates for national elections.
national parties are dependent on money from
the local party leaders.
d. the local party leaders control social services.
e. they receive substantial coverage in the media.
data transmissions.
c.
21. Which of the following is true?
a. The Green Party dates back to the 1800s and
b.
c.
d.
e.
supports globalism while opposing extensive
governmental activity.
The Libertarian Party was formed by a group
that broke away from the Socialist Party.
The Libertarian Party is a left-of-center,
pro-environmental party
The Socialist Party was an example of a party
with strong ideological foundations and beliefs
at odds with the majority of Americans.
Ross Perot ran as the candidate of the Green
Party in 2000.
22. The process of nominating presidential candidates is
now controlled by
a. the public rather than party elites.
b. members of the party in Congress.
c. the electoral college.
d. the national party chairperson and the national
executive committee.
e. powerful governors of large states.
23. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 provided funds
to the states to
a. replace outdated voting equipment.
b. create statewide computerized voting lists.
c. increase access to polling places for voters with
disabilities.
d. both a and c.
e. all of the above.
24. Under current law, telecommunications companies
a. cannot interfere with what people say with their
b.
c.
d.
e.
voices but can interfere with text and data
transmissions.
cannot interfere with either what people say with
their voices or text and data transmissions.
can interfere with what people say with their
voices but cannot interfere with text and data
transmissions.
can interfere with both what people say with
their voices as well as text and data
transmissions.
can interfere with what people say with their
voices and with text but cannot interfere with
25. The average Senate office on Capitol Hill employs
about
a. 5 people.
b. 30 people.
c. 100 people.
d. 250 people.
e. 500 people.
26. An important function of the House majority leader
is to
a. report all progress of legislation to the President.
b. walk the bill through the Senate, providing the
bill has passed the House.
c. provide opposition to the Speaker.
d. act as spokesperson for the majority party in the
House.
e. preside over meetings of the House.
27. The real leadership power in the Senate rests in the
hands of the
a. president of the Senate.
b. president pro tempore of the Senate.
c. Senator designate selected by the president.
d. Senate majority leader.
e. Speaker of the Senate.
28. As chief executive, the president is constitutionally
bound to
a. enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.
b. submit a balanced budget to Congress.
c. inform Congress prior to any military action.
d. oversee actions of state governments.
e. honor pronouncements of the United Nations.
29. The following two presidents are the only ones in
American history to have actually been impeached:
a. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.
b. Richard Nixon and Franklin Roosevelt.
c. Andrew Jackson and William McKinley.
d. Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren.
e. Andrew Jackson and Jimmy Carter.
30. Modern examples of “elections of change” in
Congress include
a. the 1994 Republican and 2006 Democratic
take-overs of Congress.
b. the 1996 Democratic and 2004 Republican
take-overs of Congress.
c. the 1992 Democratic and 2002 Republican
take-overs of Congress.
d.
the 2002 Republican and 1986 Democratic
take-overs of Congress.
e. the 2008 Democratic and 2000 Republican
take-overs of Congress.
31. Bureaucracy is the name given to
a. a large organization, structured hierarchically,
b.
c.
d.
e.
that carries out specific functions.
any organization that has major problems when
attempting to accomplish its goals.
a group of people who work to enforce policies
in a way that prevents quick results.
any large branch of a government that has power
to interpret laws.
government organizations, but not corporate or
university ones.
32. The monopolistic model of bureaucracy states that
a. bureaucracies have no competitors and are
therefore inefficient.
decision-making should be a rational process.
advancement should be based on merit.
bureaucracies seek expanded budgets and
increased size.
e. bureaucracies should apply similar decisions to
similar situations.
b.
c.
d.
33. The number of federal government employees has
a. increased significantly in the last several
b.
c.
d.
e.
decades.
remained relatively stable for the last several
decades.
decreased substantially in the last ten years.
grown to exceed the number of local
government employees.
grown to exceed the number of state government
employees.
34. Diversity of citizenship exists when
a. the parties to the lawsuit are from different
states.
the parties to the lawsuit are of different racial
groups.
c. the parties to the lawsuit are citizens of different
congressional districts.
d. one of the parties is an individual and the other
party is a corporation.
e. one of the parties is the state and the other party
is a citizen of that state.
b.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
36. If a case is remanded, it
a. is sent to the supreme court of the state in
question.
is sent back to the court that heard the case.
can only be of a civil nature-criminal cases
cannot be remanded.
d. must be decided within the calendar year.
e. is not subject to any further action by the courts.
b.
c.
37. The 1990 Clean Air Act
a. required new automobiles to reduce emissions
of nitrogen oxide.
established an immediate ban on the production
of CFCs.
c. created a loophole to allow older coal-burning
power plants to continue operating as they had
been for years.
d. removed pollution controls on factories and
other businesses in 96 cities with air-quality
problems.
e. mandated a shift from coal to nuclear energy.
b.
38. Monetary policy theory says that when the economy
is faced with inflation, the government should
a. expand the rate of growth of the money supply.
b. increase taxes.
c. decrease the rate of growth of the money supply.
d. decrease taxes.
e. take complete control of the economy.
39. The term “baby boomer” refers to
a. Americans who were born before the Great
Depression.
people born in the U.S. during the years
following World War II.
c. senior citizens who have financially helped their
children raise their grandchildren.
d. families with more than the average number of
children.
e. children who experienced greater educational
opportunities during the 1970s.
b.
40. Moral idealism is a philosophy that
a. sees nations as normally willing to cooperate
35. The Supreme Court can review a state supreme court
decision
only if a federal question is involved.
if there are damages in excess of $50,000.
if the solicitor general asks them to do so.
in all cases.
in cases in which the state is a party.
b.
and agree on moral standards for conduct.
mandates noninterference with the internal
policies of sovereign nations.
supports steps to establish a single world
government.
d. sees each nation as acting in its own interest
regardless of moral considerations.
e. contends that spreading Christianity ought to be
a major goal of U.S. foreign policy.
c.
41. When President George W. Bush declared that
Osama bin Laden was evil and that fighting
terrorism was fighting evil, he drew on the tradition
a. of moral idealism.
b. of the domino theory.
c. of political realism.
d. that partisanship stops at the water's edge.
e. of enemus devestatae.
42. One of the problems for the State Department
domestically is that
a. it has only "negative constituents"-citizens who
oppose the government's policies.
b. it is responsible for the CIA.
c. it answers to Congress first and only then the
president.
d. no new president will retain senior level
diplomats who are not of his political party.
e. it is criticized for not spending enough on
foreign aid.
43. A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure
their rights and welfare by creating a government
and abiding by its rules is called
a. a confederation.
b. a social contract.
c. a syndicate.
d. a constitution.
e. natural law.
45. Most people who study the decision-making process
in Congress agree that the single best predictor for
how a member will vote is his or her
a. party affiliation.
b. affiliation with organized interest groups.
c. length of time in Congress.
d. age.
e. region.
46. The tests commonly administered as a precondition
for voting were called
a. poll tests.
b. constitutional exams.
c. literacy tests.
d. primary tests.
e. registration tests.
47. A power created for the president through laws
passed by Congress is called
a. a constitutional power.
b. a statutory power.
c. a limited power.
d. an inherent power.
e. a legislative power.
48. According to the George W. Bush administration,
enemy combatants
a. could be held indefinitely without the normal
legal protections provided U.S. citizens.
b. were not protected under international laws
governing the treatment of prisoners of war.
c. were not to be detained by military tribunals.
d. both a and b.
e. all of the above.
49. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee
a. lobbies Congress on U.S.-Israeli issues, but has
44. Although the Bill of Rights protected citizens from
certain exercises of powers by the national
government,
a. citizens in different states had different sets of
civil rights.
b. the thirteen original states did not have to abide
by them even though all new states would have
to comply.
c. it only protected citizens that owned property.
d. in practice, it was ineffective at restraining the
national government.
e. it was quickly extended to cover the states.
b.
c.
d.
e.
learned that it cannot successfully lobby the
executive branch.
has consistently interfered with the relationship
between the United States and Israel with its
controversial tactics that inevitably cause
friction between the two nations.
has been able to achieve success with Democrats
in Congress but has failed to influence
Republicans in the House and the Senate.
is consistently ranked as one of the least
effective interest groups in America.
has succeeded in influencing the United States
to bestow between $2.5 and $4 billion a year on
Israel.
50. Issue networks are
a. news organizations that explore how
government programs affect common people.
alliances that may contain scholars, interest
groups, executive agency staff, and legislative
staff members.
c. communications between the president and
interest groups.
d. Web sites set up by Congress to solicit public
opinion.
e. discussions between the president and his top
advisors held in remote locations.
b.
TEST TO COVER EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO COVER
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 279
TOP: Mechanisms of Political Change
2. ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p. 390
TOP: The President as Party Chief and Superpolitician
3. ANS: D
PTS: 1
OBJ: p. 445
TOP: The Federal Court System
4. ANS: E
PTS: 1
REF: p. 90
TOP: Defining Constitutional Powers—The Early Years
5. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 91
TOP: Defining Constitutional Powers—The Early Years
6. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 97
TOP: The Continuing Dispute over the Division of Power
7. ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p. 113
TOP: The Bill of Rights
8. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 127
TOP: Freedom of Expression
9. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 132
TOP: More Liberties under Scrutiny: Matters of Privacy
10. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 153
TOP: African Americans and the Consequences of Slavery in the United States
11. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 171
TOP: Immigration, Hispanics and Civil Rights
12. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p. 182
TOP: The Rights and Status of Juveniles
13. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 202
TOP: Political Preferences and Voting Behavior
14. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 206
TOP: Measuring Public Opinion
15. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p. 211
TOP: Technology and Opinion Polls
16. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p. 232
TOP: Types of Interest Groups
17. ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p. 239
TOP: Interest Group Strategies
18. ANS: C
PTS: 1
REF: p. 242-243
TOP: Regulating Lobbyists
19. ANS: E
PTS: 1
REF: p. 259-260
TOP: A History of Political Parties in the United States
20. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 271
TOP: The Three Faces of a Party
21. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p. 276
TOP: The Role of Minor Parties in U.S. Politics
22. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 302
TOP: Running for President: The Longest Campaign
23. ANS: E
PTS: 1
REF: p. 310
TOP: How Are Elections Conducted?
24. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: 330
TOP: Politics and the Cybersphere
NOT: 3rd
25. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 355
TOP: Perks and Privileges
26. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: p. 362
TOP: The Formal Leadership
27. ANS: D
PTS: 1
REF: 62p. 3
TOP: The Formal Leadership
28. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 381
TOP: The Many Roles of the President
29. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 396
TOP: Abuses of Executive Power and Impeachment
30. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: 393
TOP: Politics and the Presidency
NOT: 3rd
31. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 411
TOP: The Nature of Bureaucracy
32. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 413
TOP: The Nature of Bureaucracy
33. ANS: B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 415
TOP: The Size of the Bureaucracy
34. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 446
TOP: The Federal Court System
35. ANS: A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 448
TOP: The Federal Court System
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B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 453
TOP: The Supreme Court at Work
A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 493
TOP: Environmental Policy
C
PTS: 1
REF: p. 499
TOP: The Politics of Economic Decision Making
B
PTS: 1
REF: 505
Politics and Economics: Coping with an Aging Population
NOT: 2nd
A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 518
TOP: Morality Versus Reality in Foreign Policy
A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 519
TOP: Morality Versus Reality in Foreign Policy
A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 536
TOP: Who Makes Foreign Policy?
B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 35
TOP: Declaring Independence
A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 112
TOP: The Bill of Rights
A
PTS: 1
REF: p. 363
TOP: How Members of Congress Decide
C
PTS: 1
REF: p. 152
African Americans and the Consequences of Slavery in the United States
B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 390
TOP: The Many Roles of the President
D
PTS: 1
REF: p. 450
TOP: The Federal Court System
E
PTS: 1
REF: p. 237
TOP: What Makes an Interest Group Powerful?
B
PTS: 1
REF: p. 434
TOP: Bureaucrats as Politicians and Policymakers