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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A providing incentives
B using coersion to punish
C relying on peer pressure
D educating them on what is best
Question #2
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #3
A determine if the actions are harmful
B determine which action is more harmful
C add up the number of people impacted by the action
D determine whether the action is self or other regarding
Question #4
A Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
B McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
C McCutcheon v. Citizens United
D Bopp v. Potter
Question #5
A America’s founding by Protestants
B America’s revolution against England
C strong union membership among American workers
D a lack of common ancestry
Question #6
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #7
A lack of religious, ehtnic, racial parties
B structural requirements a party must meet to get on a ballot
C constitutional language establishing winner-take-all elections
D historical geographic and economic divides in the country
Question #8
A Voters are evenly divided between identifying as Republicans and Democrats.
B Republican identification is greater than Democratic identification.
C Voters identifying as Independent has declined.
D Voters identifying as independent has increased.
Question #9
A Elect members to Congress through a system of proportional representation
B Elect members to Congress under a single-district, winner-take-all system
C Elect members to Congress under a “first-past-the-post” system
D Elect members to Congress on a combined ticket with the President
Question #10
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #11
A decrease the cost of elections
B increase voter turnout
C decrease election fraud
D make the registration process faster
Question #12
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #13
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #14
A more elections
B more polling locations
C fewer registration laws
D compulsory voting laws
Question #15
A Linda Tepsett, a 40-year-old full-time orthopedic surgeon
B Mark Forman, a 70-year-old retired steelworker
C Jeffrey Lyons, a 40-year-old lawyer and father of one
D Maria Trejo, a 28-year-old part-time sonogram technician and mother of two
Question #16
A over forty-five years old
B residency in the South
C high school education or less
D income under $30,000
Question #17
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A competency requirement
B lengthy residency requirement
C grandfather clause
D National Voter Registration Act
Question #20
A candidate’s socioeconomic status
B media’s support of the candidate
C candidate’s political party
D gerrymandering of the candidate’s district
Question #21
A Equal Protection Clause
B Due Process Clause
C Elastic Clause
D Interstate Commerce Clause
Question #22
A Gives the national government complete power over states
B Divides power relatively equally among national, state, and local governments
C Divides powers between the states and central government and gives each constitutional standing
D In theory, gives ultimate sovereignty to the states
Question #23
A Largely agricultural
B Wealthy and well educated
C About the same age as the United States
D Large and diverse
Question #24
A Federal assistance ensures some degree of uniformity of public services across states.
B Cooperative federalism respects the traditional jurisdictional boundaries between states and federal government.
C Federal cooperation helps mitigate the problem of collective action among states.
D Federal assistance encourages state and local governments to generate positive externalities.
Question #25
A Nullification
B Paramount Necessity
C Devolution
D Preemption
Question #26
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #27
A Encourages experimentation and innovation in the states
B Helps assure greater popular control over government
C Promotes the principle of political equality
D Provides another way to fragment government power
Question #28
A Establishing a system of education
B Regulate commerce
C Coin money
D Establish a military
Question #29
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #30
A raise an army and navy
B engage in diplomacy
C declare war
D ratify treaties
Question #31
A It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.
B It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.
C It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.
D It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation.
Question #32
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #33
A Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state’s population and every state would have two senators.
B Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a state’s population.
C Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation.
D Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Question #34
A The failure of states to protect debtors after the Revolution.
B Limitations on democracy put in place at the state level.
C State restrictions on participation such as voting.
D Threats to private property rights enacted by states.
Question #35
A James Madison
B King James II
C Thomas Jefferson
D John Locke
Question #36
A The Judicial Branch
B The Legislative Branch
C The Executive Branch
D States
Question #37
A It could not impose taxes.
B It could not declare war.
C It could not coin money.
D It could not conduct foreign affairs.
Question #38
A TRUE
B FALSE