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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A found that laws against contraceptives were legal.
B found that laws against contraceptives were legal and ruled that the Court cannot establish a right unless it is specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
C held that the law violated the right to privacy.
D guaranteed all women access to abortion.
E ruled that the Court cannot establish a right unless it is specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
Question #2
A Lemon rights.
B Griswold rights.
C Eighth Amendment rights.
D First Amendment rights.
E Miranda rights.
Question #3
A contentless speech; not protected by the courts
B contentless speech; protected by the courts
C symbolic speech; protected by the courts
D symbolic speech; seen as a misapplication of the principles of free speech
E symbolic speech; not protected by the courts
Question #4
A a 2015 executive order.
B an international treaty on human rights.
C a 2010 Constitutional Amendment.
D a 2016 Congressional law.
E a 2015 Supreme Court decision.
Question #5
A abolished slavery.
B expanded the right to vote to women.
C ended racial segregation in the United States.
D did away with racial restrictions on voting.
E set the minimum voting age to eighteen.
Question #6
A Western Europe; former Soviet states
B China; Mexico and Central America
C Latin America; Eastern Europe
D Asia; Latin America
E Europe; Latin American and Asia
Question #7
A race cannot be the sole factor in admissions decisions.
B race cannot be considered as a factor at all in making admissions decisions.
C all affirmative action programs were unconstitutional.
D affirmative action programs were allowable in law schools, but not to be utilized in medical schools.
E quota systems are constitutional.
Question #8
A the Lincoln dilemma.
B legislative mandate.
C affirmative action.
D civil rights.
E civil liberties.
Question #9
A rational basis review
B intermediate scrutiny
C exacting scrutiny
D moderate scrutiny
E strict scrutiny
Question #10
A Dr. King; Malcolm X
B Dr. King; Rosa Parks
C Rosa Parks; Dr. King
D Malcolm X; Dr. King
E Harriet Tubman; Malcolm X
Question #11
A public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment
B the national government has no power over local school boards
C African Americans cannot be refused college admission
D ethnic minorities have no right to equal treatment
E separation of races for educational purposes is constitutional
Question #12
A constitutional exams.
B registration tests.
C primary tests.
D poll tests.
E literacy tests.
Question #13
A whites to exclude African Americans from voting in the general elections.
B African Americans the opportunity to vote for the first time.
C all races to participate in elections on an equal basis.
D voters to select ballots for each party based on different skin colors.
E whites to exclude African Americans from voting in Democratic primaries.
Question #14
A ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century.
B ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution.
C stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation.
D tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws.
E agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution.
Question #15
A All of these choices are true.
B declared that everyone is entitled to full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations.
C made it illegal to use law or custom to deprive anyone of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution.
D implemented the extension of citizenship to anyone born in the United States.
E were designed to enforce the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
Question #16
A provided equal protection under the law.
B gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote.
C stated that the right to vote shall not be abridged on account of race.
D outlawed slavery.
E gave women the right to vote.
Question #17
A the Thirteenth Amendment.
B the Nineteenth Amendment.
C the Declaration of Independence.
D the Fifteenth Amendment.
E the Fourteenth Amendment.
Question #18
A Gun ownership
B limitations on what the government may not do to interfere with individual liberties.
C the rights of all Americans provided for in the Fourteenth Amendment and what the government must do to ensure freedom from discrimination.
D what the government must do to ensure freedom from discrimination.
E civil liberties such as freedom of religion, speech, or assembly.
Question #19
A judicial review.
B the separation of powers.
C the Eighth Amendment.
D the Fifth Amendment.
E the Tenth Amendment.
Question #20
A forbids the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial.
B prohibits the detention of a suspect for more than forty-eight hours without the suspect being charged.
C prohibits the arresting officer from serving as a character witness at a hearing or trial.
D is limited to the federal courts.
E None of these choices is true.
Question #21
A a lawyer does not have to be supplied in a state case.
B lawyers only need to be appointed in death penalty cases.
C if one cannot afford an attorney, the government must provide one.
D search warrants are always needed to gather evidence.
E there can be no cruel and unusual punishment.
Question #22
A defamation by libel.
B the legality of abortion.
C the right to die.
D symbolic speech.
E commercial speech.
Question #23
A it was outlawed in some states in the 1980s.
B a constitutional amendment has been passed outlawing flag burning.
C Congress passed legislation against flag burning that was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
D it is protected by the First Amendment’s freedom of expression (speech).
E it is considered symbolic speech.
Question #24
A it violates the establishment clause for government to compose official prayers.
B it violates the free exercise clause for government to support school vouchers.
C it violates the establishment clause for government to support school vouchers.
D it violates the free exercise clause for government to compose official prayers.
E it is constitutional for government to sponsor school prayer if it is voluntary.
Question #25
A the supremacy clause and the free exercise clause
B the establishment clause and the free exercise clause
C the general welfare clause and the supremacy clause
D the establishment clause and the general welfare clause
E the free exercise clause and the general welfare clause
Question #26
A protected citizens from all forms of government.
B limited only the power of state governments.
C contained no language on religion.
D limited only the power of the national government, not that of the states.
E protected citizens from the national and state governments, but not from local governments.
Question #27
A two years; six years
B two years; four years
C two years, three years
D six years; four years
E six years; two years
Question #28
A choose not to run for reelection.
B successfully run for reelection.
C are defeated in general elections.
D are term limited and cannot run for reelection.
E are defeated in primary elections.
Question #29
A the president’s political party will be unaffected unless the president campaigns for congressional candidates.
B voter turnout falls sharply.
C the president’s political party will usually gain seats in Congress.
D voter turnout increases sharply.
E incumbents are more likely to lose.
Question #30
A gerrymandering.
B reapportionment.
C the coattail effect.
D redistricting.
E incumbency advantage.
Question #31
A trustee; instructed delegate
B instructed delegate; trustee
C ombudsperson; trustee
D trustee; ombudsperson
E instructed delegate; ombudsperson
Question #32
A the Senate, but not the House.
B the bureaucracy.
C the House, but not the Senate.
D Congress.
E the President.
Question #33
A the chief executive.
B the judiciary.
C the electoral college.
D the bureaucracy.
E the legislature.
Question #34
A members.
B representatives.
C delegates.
D constituents.
E trustees.
Question #35
A multicameralism.
B the separation of powers.
C cameralism.
D unicameralism.
E bicameralism.
Question #36
A Scott Walker.
B Hillary Clinton.
C Bernie Sanders.
D Donald Trump.
E Ted Cruz.
Question #37
A conservatives.
B socialists.
C libertarians.
D moderates.
E liberals.
Question #38
A the public do not pay attention to negative ads.
B it may boost the chances of a third candidate, and the public may think poorly of a candidate who engages in negative advertising.
C it may boost the chances of a third candidate.
D the public may think poorly of a candidate who engages in negative advertising.
E None of these choices is true.
Question #39
A a decline in both positive and negative political advertising; they are too costly
B a decline in negative advertising; it is perceived as having little or no effect
C a decline in both positive and negative political advertising; they are perceived as ineffective
D a decline in negative advertising; it only harms the campaign that “goes negative”
E an increase in negative advertising; it is perceived as effective
Question #40
A a media frame.
B a media bite.
C a quick quote.
D a sound bite.
E a sound frame.
Question #41
A citizenship restrictions.
B sex/gender restrictions.
C racial restrictions.
D property ownership restrictions.
E age restrictions.
Question #42
A increases; increases
B stabilizes; increases
C decreases; increases
D increases; decreases
E stabilizes; decreases
Question #43
A local elections; Congressional elections
B presidential elections; midterm elections
C primary elections; general elections
D state elections; presidential elections
E local elections; presidential elections
Question #44
A increasing turnout; suppressing turnout among members of the armed forces serving abroad
B preventing vote fraud; suppressing turnout among members of the armed forces serving abroad
C increasing turnout; suppressing turnout among minorities and the poor
D preventing vote fraud; suppressing turnout among minorities and the poor
E preventing vote fraud; making ID fraud more common
Question #45
A All of these choices are true.
B voters elect the president directly.
C the number of electors equals each state’s number of senators (two) plus its number of representatives.
D electors have always voted for the candidate who won their state’s vote.
E None of these choices is true.
Question #46
A primary election; general election
B partisan election; general election
C primary election; secondary election
D partisan election; primary election
E general election; primary election
Question #47
A can be done on a state by state basis.
B would require a switch to a parliamentary system of government.
C would require a Constitutional Amendment.
D could be done by an act of Congress.
E is impossible.
Question #48
A they become members of the electoral college.
B they are voting for a slate of electors pledged to support a particular candidate.
C their votes are weighted by their levels of education.
D their votes are weighted by the number of times they have previously voted.
E they are also voting for all other candidates from the same party.
Question #49
A swing voter.
B split-ticket voter
C independent.
D dealigned voter.
E splinter voter.
Question #50
A an establishment candidate who won due to his advantage in the “invisible primary.”
B an establishment candidate who led from the beginning.
C an insurgent candidate who never faded in the polls.
D an establishment candidate who overcame insurgent candidates.
E an insurgent candidate who won over the establishment.
Question #51
A televised debates are believed to have given John Kennedy the edge over Richard Nixon in the close election of 1960.
B debates can undermine the presidential image of an incumbent.
C challengers generally have more to gain by debating than do incumbent Presidents.
D debates put challengers and incumbents on equal footing.
E participation in presidential debates is required of candidates by law.
Question #52
A Kennedy and Nixon in 1960.
B Nixon and Humphrey in 1968.
C Nixon and McGovern in 1972.
D Eisenhower and Stevenson in 1956.
E Johnson and Goldwater in 1964.
Question #53
A choose a party for economic reasons.
B support the economic positions of their party, regardless of how they feel about its cultural positions.
C choose a party for cultural reasons.
D support the cultural positions of their party, regardless of how they feel about its economic positions.
E support both the cultural and economic positions of their party.
Question #54
A are committees created under federal or state law for the purpose of collecting political donations.
B collect funds from the candidate and transfer them to the political party.
C are not covered by federal election laws.
D coordinate all expenditures directly with the candidate.
E are limited in how much they spend
Question #55
A ruled that corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates as long as those expenditures are not coordinated with the candidate campaigns.
B All of these choices are true.
C was opposed by Democrats because it gave corporations some political rights given to individual citizens.
D increased the political power of corporations.
E was supported by Republicans on the basis of free speech.
Question #56
A Federalist candidates.
B Republican candidates.
C Libertarian candidates
D Socialist candidates.
E Democratic candidates.
Question #57
A Roosevelt’s coalition of whites and blacks was large enough to establish the Democrats as the majority party.
B President Roosevelt’s programs were open to whites and African Americans.
C All of these choices are true.
D Democrats made major interventions in the economy to combat the Great Depression.
E The Great Depression shattered working-class voters’ confidence in the Republican Party.
Question #58
A Roosevelt’s relief programs were generally not available to African Americans, resulting in African Americans’ antagonism toward the Democratic Party that lasted for decades.
B The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Republican economic competence.
C The Great Depression shattered the working-class belief in Democratic economic competence.
D Republicans held the presidency from the early 1930s until the late 1960s.
E The Great Depression solidified the Republican Party as the dominant and most trusted party in American government and politics.
Question #59
A legitimate means for interest groups to attempt to gain control of the government.
B threat to national unity and popular government.
C necessity for the functioning of democracy.
D tradition from colonial times that would always exist.
E vestige of politics under Great Britain and thus a thing of the past.
Question #60
A is one in which only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning.
B tends to exist mostly in European democracies.
C is one in which there are only two legal parties.
D is one in which there are only two legal parties and tends to exist mostly in European democracies.
E is one in which control of government is divided between two political parties.
Question #61
A was favored by George Washington.
B emerged in the twentieth century.
C emerged as a consequence of the form of government created by the Constitution.
D is a requirement in the Constitution.
E emerged as a consequence of the form of government created by the Constitution and was favored by George Washington.
Question #62
A is another name for federalism.
B reflects a situation when a person votes for candidates of two parties for different offices.
C is a strong indication of the emergence of a new third party.
D increases the control of the winning party in an election.
E exists when the presidency and Congress are controlled by different parties.
Question #63
A the members of the general public who identify with a political party.
B the members of the electoral college.
C the formal structure and leadership of a political party.
D the individuals who choose the members of the electoral college.
E all of the elected and appointed officials who identify with a party.
Question #64
A Federalist Party
B Republican Party
C Democratic Party
D Green Party
E Libertarian Party
Question #65
A trying to find the other party doing “bad” things.
B getting the party’s candidates elected to office by winning elections.
C peaceably influencing the American public.
D collecting member dues.
E signing up large numbers of deeply committed members.
Question #66
A individuals in a political party agree on all major policy issues.
B individuals must pay dues to a political party but not to an interest group.
C political parties do not want to operate the government and interest groups do.
D political parties want to operate the government and interest groups do not.
E interest groups select candidates to run for office and political parties do not.
Question #67
A 90 percent
B 75 percent
C 25 percent
D 10 percent
E 50 percent
Question #68
A a liberal.
B an independent.
C a naysayer.
D a libertarian.
E a conservative.
Question #69
A have defeated many RINOs
B have faced serious challenges in the Republican primary.
C have switched to the Democratic Party.
D have most often been the most extremely conservative members of the party.
E have dominated leadership positions in Congress.