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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A all regulated newspapers establish a section of the editorial page for letters from readers.
B all broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office with equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.
C broadcasters who aired controversial issues provide time for opposing viewpoints.
D all network news reports be balanced and fair-minded or they would be labeled editorials.
Question #2
A 25
B 55
C 40
D 75
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 fact that many important news stories go uncovered by the mainstream media.
D tendency that people have to seek out news sources that confirm their prior beliefs about politics.
Question #4
A charitable donations.
B subscriptions.
C advertising.
D government grants.
Question #5
A yellow journalism.
B adversarial journalism.
C fake news.
D nonprofit journalism.
Question #6
A make their content available to the public at no cost.
B receive funding from the public through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars.
C sell subscriptions to members of the public.
D report extensively on government officials and political issues.
Question #7
A the National Broadcasting Network (NBC)
B the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
C the New York Times
D National Public Radio (NPR)
Question #8
A a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
B investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972.
C a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.
D President Nixon’s repudiation of the Johnson administration’s strategy in Vietnam.
Question #9
A newspapers
B the internet
C television
D radio
Question #10
A speech plus
B strict scrutiny
C Lemon
D clear and present danger
Question #11
A struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional.
B ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women.
C 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.
D overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act.
Question #12
A Nineteen; 31
B Thirty-one; 19
C Zero; 50
D Twenty-five; 25
Question #13
A distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration
B writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper
C posting a comment to a social media website
D reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park
Question #14
A Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
B United States v. Williams
C Miller v. California
D District of Columbia v. Heller
Question #15
A prior restraint is permitted in cases that involve national security.
B journalists are held to a higher standard of libel than ordinary citizens.
C journalists can be punished for reporting inaccurate information on political stories.
D the press has no constitutional right to withhold information in court.
Question #16
A de facto.
B organic.
C de jure.
D libertarian.
Question #17
A indexing.
B means testing.
C general revenue sharing.
D preemption.
Question #18
A federalism
B vesting
C comity
D dual sovereignty
Question #19
A to keep the states from going to war with each other
B to promote competition between the states
C to protect citizens from the abuses of state governments
D to promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states
Question #20
A 1915
B 1937
C 1973
D 1865
Question #21
A preemption
B grant-in-aid
C home rule
D cooperative federalism
Question #22
A The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers.
B The Court announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers’ design.
C The Court declared that a national bank was unconstitutional.
D The Court gave a very restricted definition of Congress’s delegated and implied powers.
Question #23
A Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. Virginia.
B full faith and credit clause of the Constitution.
C supremacy clause of the Constitution.
D Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
Question #24
A nationalizing the nation’s oil reserves
B preventing the production of impure goods
C regulating the health and safety of the workplace
D chartering a national bank
Question #25
A commerce clause
B due process clause
C Tenth Amendment
D necessary and proper clause
Question #26
A Preamble
B First Amendment
C Article I
D Tenth Amendment
Question #27
A could be amended with a simple majority vote of the Congress.
B could not be amended.
C could be amended only through a national constitutional convention in which three-fourths of state governor’s approved of all changes.
D could be amended only with a unanimous vote of the Congress.
Question #28
A It asserted that slavery was a “morally unjust” institution that should be outlawed.
B It asserted that laissez-faire capitalism would be the “supreme law of the land” in America.
C It asserted that there were “unalienable rights” that could not be abridged by governments.
D It asserted that America was “first and foremost, a Christian nation.”
Question #29
A a mixed regime
B tyranny
C a republic
D democracy
Question #30
A the extensive roads and canals built by the British in North America
B the cost of war against Napoleon in Europe
C the expenses incurred in colonizing South Africa
D a deficit that was incurred as a result of the French and Indian War
Question #31
A James Madison, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
B John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, 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 an equal number of votes in the Electoral College.
C the opportunity to elect its own governors.
D a veto over constitutional amendments.
Question #34
A explicitly stated in Article II of the Constitution.
B explicitly stated in Article I of the Constitution.
C explicitly mentioned in the First Amendment.
D not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
Question #35
A the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
B 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.
C the adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the country’s national anthem.
D the Declaration of Independence.
Question #36
A the national government into two branches.
B the legislature into two chambers.
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 increased; remained relatively constant
B remained relatively constant; decreased
C increased; decreased
D decreased; increased
Question #38
A shifted as a result of people leaving urban areas and moving to rural areas.
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 not experienced any regional shifts.
Question #39
A less than a majority of citizens vote in every election.
B citizens are informed.
C all candidates for office are highly educated.
D all candidates for office are wealthy.
Question #40
A 4; 327
B 15; 150
C 4; 150
D 15; 323
Question #41
A decreased between 1960 and 1975 but increased between 1975 and 2015.
B decreased dramatically between 1960 and 2015.
C increased dramatically between 1960 and 2015.
D remained relatively constant between 1960 and 2015.
Question #42
A knowledge of the American political system.
B a lot of corporate connections.
C significant resources, such as money.
D strongly held convictions.
Question #43
A employs a very small number of Americans.
B is the nation’s largest employer.
C is not allowed to directly employ any Americans.
D is the nation’s fifth-largest employer.
Question #44
A a citizen calling her representative to complain about potholes on local roads
B citizens in a state approving the use of medical marijuana through a popular referendum
C a group of citizens coming together to debate the pros and cons of higher taxes
D a citizen deciding to contribute money to his preferred presidential candidate
Question #45
A 52
B 32
C 72
D 12
Question #46
A constitutional.
B democratic.
C oligarchic.
D totalitarian.