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Midterm Exam

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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:

Question #1
A  organizes an annual party convention
B  requires all party members to pay dues
C  has no role in the presidential elections
D  is run by the party chair and conducts party business during the four years between national conventions
Question #2
A  the fewest votes
B  the most votes, with less than half the votes
C  a two-thirds majority
D  more than half the votes
Question #3
A  in Washington D.C., in December
B  at their precinct, on Election Day
C  in their state capitol, in December
D  at their state capitol, on Election Day
Question #4
A  Buckley v. Valeo
B  McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
C  Citizens United v Federal Election Commission
D  McCain–Feingold Act
Question #5
A  a college education
B  a higher income
C  social status
D  a lack of an education
Question #6
A  based upon the voter turnout in that state in the previous election.
B  by the Supreme Court.
C  based upon the number of representatives the state has in the House of Representatives.
D  based upon the number of representatives the state has in Congress.
Question #7
A  The United States Constitution requires that the electoral votes be allocated equally to all states
B  Electoral votes are allocated to states based upon the number of representatives they have in the state legislatures
C  To become president of the United States a candidate must receive a majority of the electoral votes cast
D  To become president of the United States a candidate must receive a plurality of the electoral votes cast
Question #8
A  the “extradition” clause
B  the “privileges and immunities” clause
C  the “full faith and credit” clause
D  the supremacy clause
Question #9
A  implied powers
B  inherent powers
C  concurrent powers
D  enumerated powers
Question #10
A  concurrent powers
B  full faith and credit
C  ex-post facto law
D  implied powers
Question #11
A  by a majority vote in both houses of Congress and a ruling by the Supreme Court
B  by a majority vote in both houses of Congress and the president’s signature
C  by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, followed by passage by three-fourths of the state legislatures
D  by a majority vote in both houses of Congress and by the United Nations
Question #13
A  has the power to appoint judges, ambassadors, and other high officials with Senate approval.
B  can serve unlimited terms of office
C  no longer has the power to negotiate treaties
D  can also serve as a state governor at the same time
Question #14
A  indirectly by an electoral college.
B  directly by the state legislatures.
C  directly by Congress.
D  directly by popular vote.
Question #15
A  passing bills of attainder and ex-post facto laws
B  banning the media
C  from eliminating other branches of government
D  passing bills of attainder but not ex-post facto laws
Question #16
A  the power to remove the president to the House of Representatives
B  It gives the power to impeach to the Senate
C  granting titles of nobility
D  It grants the right of the president to veto legislation passed by Congress and the right of Congress to override this veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses.
Question #17
A  Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
B  Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
C  John Jay, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
D  James Madison, John Jay, Thomas Paine
Question #18
A  a unicameral system with no checks and balances
B  no provisions for state governments
C  no judicial court system
D  a federal system that included three branches of government based upon the principle of separation of powers and checks and balances
Question #19
A  a bicameral legislature in which both houses would be apportioned according to the number of free inhabitants plus 3/5 of the slaves
B  a Senate apportioned by the number of free inhabitants and a judiciary consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislators
C  a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus 3/5 of slaves and a Senate consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislators
D  a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus a Senate consisting of two members elected by the people
Question #20
A  Spain
B  China
C  France
D  England
Question #21
A  granted Congress the power to coin money, enter into treaties, and regulate commerce
B  is also known as the Articles of Confederation
C  provided a justification for the colonies’ action of severing their ties with England
D  provided for a central government to govern a new country
Question #22
A  distinct spheres of responsibility for the three branches of the national government
B  the idea that republican virtues are best nurtured in small states
C  the principle that government power shall be divided and that those divisions should balance or check one another to prevent tyranny.
D  the idea that true republicanism can only occur in large states.
Question #23
A  1865, 1900
B  1787, 1879
C  1812, 1859
D  1776, 1849
Question #24
A  the Federalists
B  Publius
C  the anti-Federalists
D  the State of Rhode Island
Question #25
A  can only be applied to gubernatorial and presidential races
B  can only be applied to Congressional races
C  requires candidates to obtain a plurality of the votes before taking office
D  requires candidates to obtain a majority of the votes before taking office
Question #26
A  provide information about public policy
B  provide free election ads for candidates running for office
C  present electoral choices
D  be a watchdog over the government
Question #27
A  more than half the votes
B  a two-thirds majority
C  the most votes without going over 50%
D  the fewest votes
Question #28
A  to make a new law or amend the state constitution
B  to kick out an incompetent public official
C  to impeach the Governor
D  to impeach judges
Question #29
A  permits all voters to select from a “blanket” list of candidates
B  allows for the repeal of laws
C  permits only those registered in a party to vote on that party’s candidates
D  permits voters to switch parties and vote for another party’s candidates
Question #30
A  is very conservative in nature
B  the idea that only the power elite can influence governmental decisions
C  the idea that every person carries equal weight in our society when decisions are made
D  rule by an oligarchy
Question #31
A  politics is a similar to a sporting event that involves players and teams in the hopes of winning the competition
B  involves playing video games
C  the idea that only the power elite can influence governmental decisions
D  a conversation that identifies the compelling issues of the day
Question #32
A  54 electoral votes
B  55 electoral votes
C  56 electoral votes
D  53 electoral votes
Question #33
A  the pursuit of property and a free-market economy
B  Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
C  Life, liberty, and property
D  Life, liberty, and free medical care
Question #34
A  Robert Dahl
B  John Locke
C  Harold Lasswell
D  C. Wright MIlls
Question #35
A  to secede from the nation upon legislative action
B  to create its own laws in many areas
C  to create laws which conflict with the U.S. Constitution
D  to abolish the Bill of Rights as required for security
Question #36
A  the response of the rest of society to the decisions made by authorities in a political system
B  the attitudes and actions of people that sustain and buttress the political system
C  what people and groups want from the political system
D  a course of action that is shaped by government officials
Question #37
A  the process in which people acquire political views, beliefs and opinions
B  the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues
C  the expression of attitudes about government and politics
D  an opinion about music, movies, or fashions
Question #38
A  the expression of attitudes about government and politics
B  a “power elite” governs
C  the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues
D  an opinion about music, movies, or fashions
Question #39
A  a set of prejudices and fears about the world
B  a coherent set of values that often leads to totalitarianism
C  a system of opinions espoused by a political party
D  a coherent set of beliefs about the purpose and scope of government
Question #40
A  an attempt to influence the government solely through the courts
B  the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues.
C  a group who seeks to influence government by electing candidates to public office.
D  communication with legislators or other government officials to try to influence their decisions.
Question #41
A  the process in which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues
B  a group who seeks to influence the government to respond to the shared attitudes of its members
C  a group who seeks to influence government by electing candidates to public office
D  those who will actually be interviewed in a political poll
Question #42
A  People govern through political leaders who are nominated as candidates of political parties and are elected by the people
B  a “power elite” governs
C  the media rules
D  different decisions made by different sets of leaders
Question #43
A  the making of binding rules for society that determine the distribution of resources
B  the response of the rest of society to the decisions made by authorities
C  the ability to influence and control others
D  the pursuit and exercise of demands
Question #44
A  a unitary democracy
B  an indirect or representative democracy
C  an aristocracy
D  a direct democracy
Question #45
A  rule by the few
B  rule by one
C  rule by the people
D  rule by religion
Question #46
A  in person at their home
B  be email
C  by telephone
D  in person at a mall
Question #47
A  newspapers but not magazines
B  Fox and CNN, but not the New York Times
C  television and newspapers only
D  newspapers, magazines, internet, television and radio
Question #48
A  allows news programs and stations to grant air time to their preferred candidate and deny the opposition candidate
B  requires that news programs & stations provide opposing candidates equal air time.
C  that television stations present contrasting points of view.
D  bans all air time for candidates
Question #49
A  the single-member district (SMD)
B  welcomes the involvement of minor parties
C  proportional representation
D  the multi-member district (MMD)
Question #50
A  belonging to interest groups
B  participating in political parties
C  committing a crime
D  voting in free elections to choose those who govern
Question #51
A  the formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted
B  a member of a political community to whom rights and obligations are attached
C  can never really exist
D  the formal vehicle through which the people’s concerns are ignored