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Question #1

Which countries actively participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement?

A Canada and Mexico

B Cuba and the United States

C The United States and China

D Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Question #2

During the moments following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush instructed his vice president to force any suspicious planes in U.S. airspace to land immediately. If the pilots did not comply, Bush ordered the planes to be shot down. Which role of the presidency is Bush fulfilling?

A Chief legislator

B Chief executive

C Chief diplomat

D Commander in chief

Question #3

What is the primary purpose of the Affordable Care Act (aka. Obamacare)?

A Reduce Americans’ dependence on private health insurance

B Extend health insurance coverage to uninsured Americans

C Provide political gains for legislators supporting its passage

D Move responsibility for providing health care from employers to the government

Question #4

What nation is the largest shareholder in the World Bank?

A USA

B Russia

C China

D Germany

Question #5

Which office was created to implement the 1970 Clean Air Act?

A Environment Protection Agency (EPA)

B Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

C Department of Interior

D Department of Energy

Question #6

Under what circumstances can Congress simply overturn a court’s decision?

A If the court declares a practice unconstitutional

B If the court’s decision is based on the meaning of a statute

C If Congress implements a referendum

D If the court reaches a plurality judgment as opposed to a majority opinion

Question #7

The Senate Judiciary Committee may ask whether the senators of the president’s party of a nominee’s home state approve of a nominee to the Supreme Court by sending them a

A restraint order

B appeal document

C blue slip

D veto sheet

Question #8

Which term refers to a judge’s decision to adhere to the previous decisions of other judges?

A Precedent

B appeals

C conviction

D bench

Question #9

The Constitution establishes the judicial branch of government in which article?

A Article IV

B Article III

C Article I

D Article II

Question #10

A specially empaneled group that decides whether the government has enough evidence to charge a suspect with a crime is called what?

A hung jury

B voir dire

C writ of certiorari

D grand jury

Question #11

What process gives federal courts the power to declare actions of Congress, the president, or state officials unconstitutional and therefore void?

A adversary process

B common laws

C judicial review

D federal chains

Question #12

Under what circumstances can Congress simply overturn a court’s decision?

A If the court declares a practice unconstitutional

B If the court’s decision is based on the meaning of a statute

C If the court reaches a plurality judgment as opposed to a majority opinion

D If Congress implements a referendum

Question #13

What happens after the Senate Judiciary Committee approves a nomination for Supreme Court justice?

A The House votes on it.

B The Senate votes on it.

C The president can veto it.

D Public hearings are held.

Question #14

Rodney’s lawyer believed that his trial court made a mistake about a question of law pertaining to his case. Because this sometimes happens, the American legal system allows

A plea bargains

B probation

C appeals

D convictions

Question #15

Which statement accurately reflects judicial restraint, activism, and ideology?

A The vast majority of judges are willing to overturn laws regardless of their ideology.

B Few judges are restrained toward laws that they agree with ideologically, but most are willing to overturn laws that they are distant from ideologically.

C The vast majority of judges are restrained toward laws that they agree with ideologically but are willing to overturn laws that they are distant from ideologically.

D The vast majority of judges are restrained toward laws they agree with ideologically and those they do not agree with ideologically.

Question #16

In 2009, the Denver Police forced their way into the Martinez family home without a warrant. Four family members were arrested. The police officers mistakenly believed they were the drug dealers who used to live at the residence and lied to cover up their mistake. The Martinez family filed a lawsuit against the Denver Police Department. What type of case does this represent?

A Appeal

B Criminal Case

C Common Law

D Civil Suit

Question #17

Signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur in 1883, the first reform that helped slowly change the federal bureaucracy from a corrupt, partisan insider organization to a neutral, policy-based organization is known as the

A Government in the Sunshine Act

B Pendleton Act

C General Services Administration

D Office of Personal Management

Question #18

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 led to the creation of which agency?

A Office of Personnel Management

B Environmental Protection Agency

C Interstate Commerce Commission

D Internal Revenue Service

Question #19

Which group is comprised of experienced personnel the president assigns to senior management positions throughout the federal bureaucracy?

A Civil Service Commission

B Foreign Service

C Schedule C Appointees

D Senior Executive Service

Question #20

Why was the Department of the Interior established?

A To negotiate agreements among different independent agencies

B To handle the design and remodeling of the White House

C To regulate the sale of federal lands and the management of Indian affairs

D To oversee border disputes with Canada and Mexico

Question #21

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 prompted the creation of which department?

A Homeland Security

B Veteran Affairs

C Defense

D Interior

Question #22

What were the first three departments created by Congress in 1789?

A State, Agriculture, Education

B State, Treasury, War

C State, Justice, Treasury

D State, Agriculture, Interior

Question #23

The Department of Homeland Security was created to purportedly remedy the lack of coordination among the nation’s national security and disaster relief agencies. The new department consolidated several key units that had been operating independently and created new intelligence offices that would try to serve as bridges between the FBI and the CIA. Which component of a bureaucracy was this change meant to fix?

A culture

B mission

C decision-making process

D expertise

Question #24

Who are the president’s key advisers responsible for carrying out federal policies for areas under their jurisdictions?

A senate

B supreme court

C pentagon

D cabinet

Question #25

Which federal organization issues regulations and creates policy like reducing waste and chemical risks, protecting U.S. water supplies, and limiting emissions from coal-fired plants?

A National Park Service

B Environmental Protection Agency

C National Transportation Safety Board

D Department of Agricuture

Question #26

When a president signs a bill into law, he can issue written remarks that reflect his interpretation of the law that are not required or authorized by the Constitution. These remarks are called

A executive orders

B pocket vetoes

C executive privileges

D signing statements

Question #27

Which amendment set the eligibility requirements for vice president?

A Second

B Tenth

C Twelfth

D Fifth

Question #28

President Trump signed more executive orders than any other recent president in his first 100 days in office. Some notable ones were to reverse the Affordable Care Act and ban admission to the U.S. for a range of immigrants and refugees. These instructions do not require congressional approval. This exemplifies the power of the president to issue

A presidential directives

B executive privileges

C entitlement programmes

D vetoes

Question #29

The president directs all war efforts and military conflict under the title

A commander-in-chief

B chief of state

C chief diplomat

D chief of staff

Question #30

Which president’s program, known as the New Deal, was designed to address problems associated with the Great Depression?

A Harry Truman

B Franklin Roosevelt

C Brack Obama

D Herbert Hoover

Question #31

Lyndon Johnson’s federal social welfare programs became known as the

A Cold War

B New Deal

C Contract with America

D Great Society

Question #32

Which scandal led to the resignation of Richard Nixon?

A Watergate

B Iran-Contra

C Cold War

D Whitewater

Question #33

In June 2018, the White House announced that the president exonerated the prison sentence of two Oregon cattle ranchers who started fires that damaged federal lands. What power is the president using?

A pardon

B expunge

C excoriate

D commute

Question #34

Members of Congress may send mail to their constituents free of charge. This is called

A franking

B bulk mailing

C gerrymandering

D pork-barreling

Question #35

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review whereby laws could be declared unconstitutional?

A McCulloch v. Maryland

B Wickard v. Filburn

C Marbury v. Madison

D Bush v. Gore

Question #36

Which type of congressional committee is permanent and reports to the full chamber?

A Standing

B Joint

C Select

D special

Question #37

What is the minimum age for a House of Representatives member and a U.S senator, respectively?

A 21; 25

B 25; 30

C 30; 35

D 18; 21

Question #38

Why did the Framers establish Congress as a bicameral institution?

A To increase the power of Congress relative to the other branches

B To increase efficiency and the speed by which Congress could operate

C To allow each chamber to check each other’s power

D To limit members of Congress to only two terms

Question #39

Where do bills concerning raising revenue originate?

A Executive Branch

B Senate

C Supreme Court

D House of Representatives

Question #40

In July 2017, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. This judicial nomination required the approval by two-thirds of the Senate in a Congressional power known as

A advice and consent.

B impeachment

C pocket veto

D judicial review

Question #41

What are the terms of office in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, respectively?

A Four; Six

B Eight; Four

C Six; Two

D Two; Four

Question #42

In December 2013, with President Barack Obama’s popularity sagging and a struggling economy, many quality Democratic candidates decided not to run in the 2014 elections. This demonstrates

A the permanent campaign

B retrospective voting

C the strategic politician hypothesis.

D vanishing marginals

Question #43

How many terms do members of the House of Representatives serve?

A six

B one

C two

D four

Question #44

Controversial and divisive topics like gun control, abortion, and race that are often used in campaigns to break up an opponent’s coalitions are referred to as

A wedge issues.

B retrospective voting strategies.

C position issues.

D valence issues.

Question #45

What groups can raise and give an unlimited amount of money to political candidates?

A Super PACs

B PACs

C Interest groups

D 501(c)(3) organizations

Question #46

The period before the primaries during which candidates attempt to capture party support and media coverage is called

A open primaries.

B the beauty contest primary

C the invisible primary.

D the permanent primary

Question #47

Which two U.S. states can split their electoral votes, as opposed to winner-take-all?

A Florida and Georgia.

B Oklahoma and Texas.

C Nebraska and Maine.

D Alabama and Arkansas

Question #48

During which event does the party name their presidential and vice presidential candidates and lay out the party’s plan for government?

A The invisible primary.

B The Iowa caucus.

C The national convention.

D The first primary.

Question #49

Since the 1960s, competitiveness in congressional elections has been declining. This trend is referred to as

A safe seats.

B term limits.

C presidential coattails.

D vanishing marginals.

Question #50

The November presidential election is coming up and the current president is running for re-election. Elise is a concerned citizen who believes that the current president is spending too much time working toward reelection and not enough time governing. This change in the president’s focus demonstrates the concept of the :

A invisible primary

B vanishing margin

C permanent campaign.

D patronage game

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