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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A latent preferences
B intense preferences
C partisanship
D ideology
Question #2
A affirmative action
B the Fourteenth Amendment
C intermediate scrutiny
D strict scrutiny
Question #3
A a radical group of Native American activists who occupied the settlement of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation
B a federal program that returned control of Native American education to tribal governments
C an attempt to reduce the size of reservations
D a federal program to give funds to Native American tribes to help their members open small businesses that would employ tribal members
Question #4
A The government pleases oil companies by allowing them to drill on lands set aside for conservation but allows environmental activist groups to protest the drilling operations.
B The government pleases environmental activists by reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park but angers ranchers by placing their cattle in danger.
C Groups that represent a variety of conflicting interests are all allowed to protest outside Congress and the White House.
D The government pleases environmental activists by preserving public lands but also pleases ranchers by allowing them to rent public lands for grazing purposes.
Question #5
A two-thirds
B three-fourths
C all
D one-half
Question #6
A applies only to searches of the home
B applies only to the seizure of property as evidence
C does not protect people who rent or lease property
D does not apply when there is a serious risk that evidence will be destroyed before a warrant can be issued
Question #7
A It could not coin money.
B It could not declare war?
C It could not conduct foreign affairs.
D It could not impose taxes.
Question #8
A the right to a free public education
B the right to hunt
C the right to privacy
D the right to polygamous marriage
Question #9
A Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
B Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a state’s popluation.
C Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state’s population and every state would have two senators.
D Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation.
Question #10
A States’ involvement in immigration is partly due to their interest in preventing illegal immigrants from accessing public services such as education and welfare benefits.
B Since the 1990s, states have increasingly moved into the policy domain of immigration.
C The Arizona v. United States decision struck down all Arizona’s most restrictive provisions on illegal immigration.
D Federal immigration laws trump state laws.
Question #11
A comparable worth
B substantial confrontation
C the glass ceiling
D affirmative action
Question #12
A In the 1990s and 2000s, the number of state restrictions on same-sex marriage increased.
B More than half the states had legalized same-sex marriage by the time the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal nationwide in 2015.
C United States v. Windsor legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.
D The federal government became involved in this issue when it passed DOMA.
Question #13
A Shelley v. Kraemer
B Loving v. Virginia
C Brown v. Board of Education
D Plessy v. Ferguson
Question #14
A women’s right to an education
B suffrage for women
C access to the professions for women
D greater property rights for women
Question #15
A The United States and Japan have federal systems, while Great Britain and Canada have unitary systems.
B In a federal system, the Constitution allocates powers between the states and the federal government; in a unitary system, powers are lodged in th national government.
C Today there are more countries with federal systems that with unitary systems.
D In a federal system, power is concentrated in the states; in a unitary system, it is concentrated in the national government.
Question #16
A That man would have to pass a religious test before he could become president; thus, citizens could be sure that he was of good character.
B One man could respond to crises more quickly than a group of men like Congress and that man would have to pass a religious test before he could become president; thus, citizens could be sure that he was of good character.
C It was easier to control the actions of one man than the actions of a group
D One man could respond to crises more quickly than a group of men like Congress and It was easier to control the actions of one man than the actions of a group.
Question #17
A the divine right of kings
B a bill of rights
C due process
D the social contract
Question #18
A rational basis test
B strict scrutiny
C equal protection
D intermediate scrutiny
Question #19
A it was part of the Articles of Confederation
B key states refused to ratify the Constitution unless it was added
C it was originally part of the Declaration of Independence
D Alexander Hamilton believed it was necessay
Question #20
A strengthening the right to a jury trial in criminal cases
B reinforcing the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment
C ensuring the right to freedom of the press
D forming a part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second and Fourth Amendments
Question #21
A Asian immigrants were disliked by whites who feared competition for jobs, and several acts of Congress sought to restrict immigration and naturalization of Asians.
B Asian immigrants were welcomed to the United States and swiftly became financially successful.
C Asian immigrants got along well with whites but not with Mexican Americans or African Americans.
D Whites feared Asian immigrants because Japanese and Chinese Americans were often disloyal to the US government.
Question #22
A Thomas Jefferson
B King James II
C John Locke
D James Madison
Question #23
A the bracero program
B the Mattachine Society
C Operation Wetback
D the United Farm Workers union
Question #24
A monarchy
B oligarchy
C totalitarian
D direct democracy
Question #25
A Women must make more than one visit to an abortion clinic before the procedure can be performed.
B Women must notify their spouses before having an abortion.
C Women must be informed of the health consequences of having an abortion.
D Minors must gain the consent of a parent or judge before seeking an abortion.