Question 1

Which of the following statements about the relationship between the judiciary and the other two branches of government in the United States is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The legislature exercises a check on federal judiciary power through its power of appointment of federal judges. 
B)  The Senate wields a check on the power of the Supreme Court through the right of approval of Supreme Court nominees. 
C)  The president exercises a check on the Supreme Court with veto power over the Court's decisions. 
D)  The Supreme Court can overturn presidential vetoes. 
A)  The legislature exercises a check on federal judiciary power through its power of appointment of federal judges. 
B)  The Senate wields a check on the power of the Supreme Court through the right of approval of Supreme Court nominees. 
C)  The president exercises a check on the Supreme Court with veto power over the Court's decisions. 
D)  The Supreme Court can overturn presidential vetoes. B

Question 2

Which of the following parts of the U.S.government are directly elected?

Accepted Answer

A)  House of Representatives,president 
B)  Senate,House of Representatives,federal judges 
C)  Senate,president 
D)  Senate,House of Representatives 
A)  House of Representatives,president 
B)  Senate,House of Representatives,federal judges 
C)  Senate,president 
D)  Senate,House of Representatives D

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It created a Confederation Congress that passed legislation through majority vote. 
B)  It created powerful controls for financial matters. 
C)  It created an extremely weak presidential position. 
D)  It created an alliance of sovereign states with a unicameral legislature. 
A)  It created a Confederation Congress that passed legislation through majority vote. 
B)  It created powerful controls for financial matters. 
C)  It created an extremely weak presidential position. 
D)  It created an alliance of sovereign states with a unicameral legislature. D

Question 4

In which of the following ways does a 527 organization differ from a political action committee?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 527 organization must remain strictly nonpartisan in its funded issue advocacy. 
B)  A 527 organization serves as a vehicle for corporations and trade unions to support individual candidates. 
C)  There are no limits on what a 527 organization can spend,as long as it directly supports a candidate or party. 
D)  A 527 organization is more tightly regulated by federal campaign finance law,but it is also allowed to make higher donations to political campaigns. 
A)  A 527 organization must remain strictly nonpartisan in its funded issue advocacy. 
B)  A 527 organization serves as a vehicle for corporations and trade unions to support individual candidates. 
C)  There are no limits on what a 527 organization can spend,as long as it directly supports a candidate or party. 
D)  A 527 organization is more tightly regulated by federal campaign finance law,but it is also allowed to make higher donations to political campaigns.

Question 5

Which of the following best characterizes poverty and inequality in the United States compared to other advanced democracies?

Accepted Answer

A)  high levels of equality and little poverty 
B)  high levels of equality and a high degree of poverty 
C)  high levels of inequality with little poverty 
D)  high levels of inequality and a high degree of poverty 
A)  high levels of equality and little poverty 
B)  high levels of equality and a high degree of poverty 
C)  high levels of inequality with little poverty 
D)  high levels of inequality and a high degree of poverty

Question 6

Which electoral system is used for the House of Representatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  proportional representation 
B)  multimember district proportional representation 
C)  single-member district majority 
D)  single-member district plurality 
A)  proportional representation 
B)  multimember district proportional representation 
C)  single-member district majority 
D)  single-member district plurality

Question 7

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes political polarization in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recent decades have brought serious and increasingly high levels of polarization among U.S.political elites. 
B)  Political polarization is mainly found among the masses,but political elites are not polarized. 
C)  There is no polarization in the United States,despite perceptions to the contrary. 
D)  Polarization has decreased significantly since the election of Donald Trump in 2016. 
A)  Recent decades have brought serious and increasingly high levels of polarization among U.S.political elites. 
B)  Political polarization is mainly found among the masses,but political elites are not polarized. 
C)  There is no polarization in the United States,despite perceptions to the contrary. 
D)  Polarization has decreased significantly since the election of Donald Trump in 2016.

Question 8

In which of the following ways did U.S.foreign policy in the latter half of the twentieth century differ from foreign policy in the first half of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States was less concerned with acting militarily to prevent the growth of communism. 
B)  The United States established supremacy over affairs in the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  The United States accepted a greater role in peacekeeping and settling ethnic conflicts. 
D)  The United States shifted its concern away from communism and took a more isolationist stance on global issues. 
A)  The United States was less concerned with acting militarily to prevent the growth of communism. 
B)  The United States established supremacy over affairs in the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  The United States accepted a greater role in peacekeeping and settling ethnic conflicts. 
D)  The United States shifted its concern away from communism and took a more isolationist stance on global issues.

Question 9

Neoliberal policies that endorsed cutting back on social spending began under President

Accepted Answer

A)  George H.W.Bush. 
B)  George W.Bush. 
C)  Bill Clinton. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
A)  George H.W.Bush. 
B)  George W.Bush. 
C)  Bill Clinton. 
D)  Ronald Reagan.

Question 10

Americans typically favor equality defined in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  outcome. 
B)  opportunity. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  ideas. 
A)  outcome. 
B)  opportunity. 
C)  wealth. 
D)  ideas.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the United States is true relative to other advanced democracies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States has a high voter turnout but a weak civil society. 
B)  The United States has traditionally been dominated by two strong and disciplined political parties. 
C)  The United States has a relatively weak state with high political legitimacy. 
D)  The United States has a strong state with little respect for the rule of law. 
A)  The United States has a high voter turnout but a weak civil society. 
B)  The United States has traditionally been dominated by two strong and disciplined political parties. 
C)  The United States has a relatively weak state with high political legitimacy. 
D)  The United States has a strong state with little respect for the rule of law.

Question 12

One major source of contention between the colonies and the British was the issue of

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery. 
B)  taxes. 
C)  control over the navigable rivers. 
D)  religious freedom. 
A)  slavery. 
B)  taxes. 
C)  control over the navigable rivers. 
D)  religious freedom.

Question 13

The rise of political action committees (PACs) is often cited as an example of the

Accepted Answer

A)  role of organized interests in fundraising and influencing elected officials. 
B)  difficulty in influencing national government policy. 
C)  growing strength of political parties in the United States. 
D)  ability of average citizens to get involved in politics. 
A)  role of organized interests in fundraising and influencing elected officials. 
B)  difficulty in influencing national government policy. 
C)  growing strength of political parties in the United States. 
D)  ability of average citizens to get involved in politics.

Question 14

What are key examples of the increasing levels of political polarization in U.S.politics? Does the current trend indicate a dysfunctional democracy? What are possible solutions to increased polarization?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note the steady rise

Question 15

The U.S.president serves as head of

Accepted Answer

A)  state and government. 
B)  government and the judiciary. 
C)  state and chair of the Electoral College. 
D)  the party and leader of the Senate. 
A)  state and government. 
B)  government and the judiciary. 
C)  state and chair of the Electoral College. 
D)  the party and leader of the Senate.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the New Deal is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The New Deal resulted in growth of the state bureaucracy despite opposition from the Supreme Court. 
B)  The New Deal concept was largely generated and pushed through by Republican reformers. 
C)  The New Deal increased subsidies to some workers but reduced the rights of workers overall. 
D)  One long-term impact of the New Deal was to devolve power to the states. 
A)  The New Deal resulted in growth of the state bureaucracy despite opposition from the Supreme Court. 
B)  The New Deal concept was largely generated and pushed through by Republican reformers. 
C)  The New Deal increased subsidies to some workers but reduced the rights of workers overall. 
D)  One long-term impact of the New Deal was to devolve power to the states.

Question 17

Discuss three historical themes/ideas that have guided U.S.foreign policy from its founding up to the present day.What theme is most likely to guide U.S.foreign policy in the future?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note the early isolat

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the Electoral College is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only twice in U.S.history has the requirement of winning a plurality of the Electoral College vote in a presidential election not been met. 
B)  The Electoral College system was designed to prevent any single party from dominating the presidency for long periods of time. 
C)  The structure of Electoral College voting and results can sometimes require the intervention of the House of Representatives. 
D)  The election of Donald Trump in 2016 was only the second time in U.S.history that a president was elected without winning the popular vote. 
A)  Only twice in U.S.history has the requirement of winning a plurality of the Electoral College vote in a presidential election not been met. 
B)  The Electoral College system was designed to prevent any single party from dominating the presidency for long periods of time. 
C)  The structure of Electoral College voting and results can sometimes require the intervention of the House of Representatives. 
D)  The election of Donald Trump in 2016 was only the second time in U.S.history that a president was elected without winning the popular vote.

Question 19

Which of the following was a major result of the Civil War in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  greater concentration of power in the federal government 
B)  greater delegation of power to the states 
C)  elimination of a standing army until World War I 
D)  end of all discrimination against African Americans 
A)  greater concentration of power in the federal government 
B)  greater delegation of power to the states 
C)  elimination of a standing army until World War I 
D)  end of all discrimination against African Americans

Question 20

Why is there such hostility toward a strong central state in the United States? What advantages and disadvantages have resulted from this prevalent attitude of anti-statism?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that anti-statis

Which of the following statements about the relationship between the judiciary and the other two branches of government in the United States is accurate?

Which of the following parts of the U.S.government are directly elected?

Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is accurate?

In which of the following ways does a 527 organization differ from a political action committee?

Which of the following best characterizes poverty and inequality in the United States compared to other advanced democracies?

Which electoral system is used for the House of Representatives?

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes political polarization in the United States today?

In which of the following ways did U.S.foreign policy in the latter half of the twentieth century differ from foreign policy in the first half of the twentieth century?

Neoliberal policies that endorsed cutting back on social spending began under President

Americans typically favor equality defined in terms of

Which of the following statements about the United States is true relative to other advanced democracies?

One major source of contention between the colonies and the British was the issue of

The rise of political action committees (PACs) is often cited as an example of the

What are key examples of the increasing levels of political polarization in U.S.politics? Does the current trend indicate a dysfunctional democracy? What are possible solutions to increased polarization?

The U.S.president serves as head of

Which of the following statements about the New Deal is accurate?

Discuss three historical themes/ideas that have guided U.S.foreign policy from its founding up to the present day.What theme is most likely to guide U.S.foreign policy in the future?

Which of the following statements about the Electoral College is accurate?

Which of the following was a major result of the Civil War in the United States?

Why is there such hostility toward a strong central state in the United States? What advantages and disadvantages have resulted from this prevalent attitude of anti-statism?

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Which of the following statements about the relationship between the judiciary and the other two branches of government in the United States is accurate?

Which of the following parts of the U.S.government are directly elected?

Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is accurate?

In which of the following ways does a 527 organization differ from a political action committee?

Which of the following best characterizes poverty and inequality in the United States compared to other advanced democracies?

Which electoral system is used for the House of Representatives?

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes political polarization in the United States today?

In which of the following ways did U.S.foreign policy in the latter half of the twentieth century differ from foreign policy in the first half of the twentieth century?

Neoliberal policies that endorsed cutting back on social spending began under President

Americans typically favor equality defined in terms of

Which of the following statements about the United States is true relative to other advanced democracies?

One major source of contention between the colonies and the British was the issue of

The rise of political action committees (PACs) is often cited as an example of the

What are key examples of the increasing levels of political polarization in U.S.politics? Does the current trend indicate a dysfunctional democracy? What are possible solutions to increased polarization?

The U.S.president serves as head of

Which of the following statements about the New Deal is accurate?

Discuss three historical themes/ideas that have guided U.S.foreign policy from its founding up to the present day.What theme is most likely to guide U.S.foreign policy in the future?

Which of the following statements about the Electoral College is accurate?

Which of the following was a major result of the Civil War in the United States?

Why is there such hostility toward a strong central state in the United States? What advantages and disadvantages have resulted from this prevalent attitude of anti-statism?

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