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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A all broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office with equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.
B broadcasters who aired controversial issues provide time for opposing viewpoints.
C all network news reports be balanced and fair-minded or they would be labeled editorials.
D all regulated newspapers establish a section of the editorial page for letters from readers.
Question #2
A 40
B 25
C 55
D 75
Question #3
A process of preparing the public to bring specific criteria to mind when evaluating a politician or issue.
B bias that news organizations show toward covering dramatic and entertaining stories.
C fact that many important news stories go uncovered by the mainstream media.
D tendency that people have to seek out news sources that confirm their prior beliefs about politics.
Question #4
A advertising.
B government grants.
C charitable donations.
D subscriptions.
Question #5
A adversarial journalism.
B nonprofit journalism.
C fake news.
D yellow journalism.
Question #6
A receive funding from the public through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars.
B sell subscriptions to members of the public.
C report extensively on government officials and political issues.
D make their content available to the public at no cost.
Question #7
A National Public Radio (NPR)
B the New York Times
C the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
D the National Broadcasting Network (NBC)
Question #8
A a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.
B a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
C investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972.
D President Nixon’s repudiation of the Johnson administration’s strategy in Vietnam.
Question #9
A newspapers
B the internet
C television
D radio
Question #10
A Lemon
B strict scrutiny
C speech plus
D clear and present danger
Question #11
A led Congress to pass a new law giving workers expanded rights to sue in cases where they learn of discriminatory treatment well after it has started.
B struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional.
C overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act.
D ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women.
Question #12
A Twenty-five; 25
B Zero; 50
C Nineteen; 31
D Thirty-one; 19
Question #13
A posting a comment to a social media website
B distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration
C reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park
D writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper
Question #14
A Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
B District of Columbia v. Heller
C Miller v. California
D United States v. Williams
Question #15
A the press has no constitutional right to withhold information in court.
B journalists are held to a higher standard of libel than ordinary citizens.
C journalists can be punished for reporting inaccurate information on political stories.
D prior restraint is permitted in cases that involve national security.
Question #16
A de jure.
B de facto.
C organic.
D libertarian.
Question #17
A general revenue sharing.
B means testing.
C preemption.
D indexing.
Question #18
A federalism
B vesting
C comity
D dual sovereignty
Question #19
A to keep the states from going to war with each other
B to promote competition between the states
C to promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states
D to protect citizens from the abuses of state governments
Question #20
A 1915
B 1937
C 1973
D 1865
Question #21
A grant-in-aid
B preemption
C home rule
D cooperative federalism
Question #22
A The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers.
B The Court declared that a national bank was unconstitutional.
C The Court gave a very restricted definition of Congress’s delegated and implied powers.
D The Court announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers’ design.
Question #23
A Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
B Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. Virginia.
C full faith and credit clause of the Constitution.
D supremacy clause of the Constitution.
Question #24
A chartering a national bank
B nationalizing the nation’s oil reserves
C preventing the production of impure goods
D regulating the health and safety of the workplace
Question #25
A commerce clause
B due process clause
C Tenth Amendment
D necessary and proper clause
Question #26
A Tenth Amendment
B Article I
C First Amendment
D Preamble
Question #27
A could not be amended.
B could be amended with a simple majority vote of the Congress.
C could be amended only with a unanimous vote of the Congress.
D could be amended only through a national constitutional convention in which three-fourths of state governor’s approved of all changes.
Question #28
A It asserted that laissez-faire capitalism would be the “supreme law of the land” in America.
B It asserted that there were “unalienable rights” that could not be abridged by governments.
C It asserted that America was “first and foremost, a Christian nation.”
D It asserted that slavery was a “morally unjust” institution that should be outlawed.
Question #29
A a republic
B a mixed regime
C tyranny
D democracy
Question #30
A a deficit that was incurred as a result of the French and Indian War
B the expenses incurred in colonizing South Africa
C the extensive roads and canals built by the British in North America
D the cost of war against Napoleon in Europe
Question #31
A John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson
B James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton
C James Madison, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
D Charles Beard, Daniel Shays, and Paul Revere
Question #32
A representative bodies that resembled those represented to the highest degree.
B representatives who were significantly more educated and wealthier than the majority of the public.
C representatives who would reflect commercial interests.
D as few representatives as possible.
Question #33
A an equal number of votes in the Electoral College.
B the opportunity to elect its own governors.
C a veto over constitutional amendments.
D an equal number of senators but linking representation in the House of Representatives to population.
Question #34
A explicitly stated in Article I of the Constitution.
B explicitly mentioned in the First Amendment.
C explicitly stated in Article II of the Constitution.
D not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
Question #35
A the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
B a carefully worded resolution calling on the Congress to send commissioners to Philadelphia at a later time to improve and reform the Articles of Confederation.
C the adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the country’s national anthem.
D the Declaration of Independence.
Question #36
A the federal court system into two levels: the Supreme Court and the appellate courts.
B the powers of the executive branch between two individuals: the president and the vice president.
C the legislature into two chambers.
D the national government into two branches.
Question #37
A remained relatively constant; decreased
B increased; decreased
C decreased; increased
D increased; remained relatively constant
Question #38
A shifted as a result of people leaving the Northeast and Midwest and moving to the South and Southwest.
B shifted as a result of people leaving urban areas and moving to rural areas.
C not experienced any regional shifts.
D shifted as a result of people leaving the South and Southwest and moving to the Northeast and Midwest.
Question #39
A all candidates for office are wealthy.
B all candidates for office are highly educated.
C citizens are informed.
D less than a majority of citizens vote in every election.
Question #40
A 15; 150
B 4; 150
C 4; 327
D 15; 323
Question #41
A increased dramatically between 1960 and 2015.
B decreased between 1960 and 1975 but increased between 1975 and 2015.
C decreased dramatically between 1960 and 2015.
D remained relatively constant between 1960 and 2015.
Question #42
A a lot of corporate connections.
B strongly held convictions.
C significant resources, such as money.
D knowledge of the American political system.
Question #43
A is not allowed to directly employ any Americans.
B is the nation’s largest employer.
C employs a very small number of Americans.
D is the nation’s fifth-largest employer.
Question #44
A a citizen calling her representative to complain about potholes on local roads
B a citizen deciding to contribute money to his preferred presidential candidate
C citizens in a state approving the use of medical marijuana through a popular referendum
D a group of citizens coming together to debate the pros and cons of higher taxes
Question #45
A 52
B 72
C 32
D 12
Question #46
A democratic.
B totalitarian.
C constitutional.
D oligarchic.