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