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