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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 75
B 55
C 40
D 25
Question #3
A process of preparing the public to bring specific criteria to mind when evaluating a politician or issue.
B tendency that people have to seek out news sources that confirm their prior beliefs about politics.
C bias that news organizations show toward covering dramatic and entertaining stories.
D fact that many important news stories go uncovered by the mainstream media.
Question #4
A subscriptions.
B charitable donations.
C advertising.
D government grants.
Question #5
A fake news.
B nonprofit journalism.
C yellow journalism.
D adversarial journalism.
Question #6
A report extensively on government officials and political issues.
B receive funding from the public through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars.
C sell subscriptions to members of the public.
D make their content available to the public at no cost.
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 Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.
B President Nixon’s repudiation of the Johnson administration’s strategy in Vietnam.
C a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
D investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972.
Question #9
A radio
B the internet
C newspapers
D television
Question #10
A strict scrutiny
B speech plus
C clear and present danger
D Lemon
Question #11
A overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act.
B struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional.
C ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women.
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 Twenty-five; 25
B Thirty-one; 19
C Zero; 50
D Nineteen; 31
Question #13
A posting a comment to a social media website
B reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park
C writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper
D distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration
Question #14
A Miller v. California
B United States v. Williams
C Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
D District of Columbia v. Heller
Question #15
A prior restraint is permitted in cases that involve national security.
B journalists can be punished for reporting inaccurate information on political stories.
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 organic.
B libertarian.
C de jure.
D de facto.
Question #17
A means testing.
B indexing.
C general revenue sharing.
D preemption.
Question #18
A comity
B federalism
C dual sovereignty
D vesting
Question #19
A to promote competition between the states
B to promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states
C to protect citizens from the abuses of state governments
D to keep the states from going to war with each other
Question #20
A 1937
B 1915
C 1973
D 1865
Question #21
A cooperative federalism
B home rule
C preemption
D grant-in-aid
Question #22
A The Court gave a very restricted definition of Congress’s delegated and implied powers.
B The Court declared that a national bank was unconstitutional.
C The Court announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers’ design.
D The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers.
Question #23
A supremacy clause of the Constitution.
B Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. Virginia.
C Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
D full faith and credit clause of the Constitution.
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 Tenth Amendment
B due process clause
C necessary and proper clause
D commerce clause
Question #26
A Tenth Amendment
B Preamble
C Article I
D First Amendment
Question #27
A could not be amended.
B could be amended with a simple majority vote of the Congress.
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 America was “first and foremost, a Christian nation.”
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 laissez-faire capitalism would be the “supreme law of the land” in America.
Question #29
A tyranny
B democracy
C a mixed regime
D a republic
Question #30
A the cost of war against Napoleon in Europe
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 expenses incurred in colonizing South Africa
Question #31
A James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton
B Charles Beard, Daniel Shays, and Paul Revere
C John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson
D James Madison, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
Question #32
A representative bodies that resembled those represented to the highest degree.
B as few representatives as possible.
C representatives who would reflect commercial interests.
D representatives who were significantly more educated and wealthier than the majority of the public.
Question #33
A an equal number of votes in the Electoral College.
B an equal number of senators but linking representation in the House of Representatives to population.
C the opportunity to elect its own governors.
D a veto over constitutional amendments.
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 the adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the country’s national anthem.
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 addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
D the Declaration of Independence.
Question #36
A the legislature into two chambers.
B the federal court system into two levels: the Supreme Court and the appellate courts.
C the powers of the executive branch between two individuals: the president and the vice president.
D the national government into two branches.
Question #37
A decreased; increased
B remained relatively constant; decreased
C increased; decreased
D increased; remained relatively constant
Question #38
A shifted as a result of people leaving the Northeast and Midwest and moving to the South and Southwest.
B shifted as a result of people leaving urban areas and moving to rural areas.
C shifted as a result of people leaving the South and Southwest and moving to the Northeast and Midwest.
D not experienced any regional shifts.
Question #39
A less than a majority of citizens vote in every election.
B all candidates for office are wealthy.
C all candidates for office are highly educated.
D citizens are informed.
Question #40
A 15; 323
B 4; 327
C 15; 150
D 4; 150
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 strongly held convictions.
B significant resources, such as money.
C knowledge of the American political system.
D a lot of corporate connections.
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 group of citizens coming together to debate the pros and cons of higher taxes
B a citizen calling her representative to complain about potholes on local roads
C citizens in a state approving the use of medical marijuana through a popular referendum
D a citizen deciding to contribute money to his preferred presidential candidate
Question #45
A 72
B 32
C 12
D 52
Question #46
A totalitarian.
B democratic.
C constitutional.
D oligarchic.