Question 1

Pressure groups play an important role in trying to shape public opinion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an inalienable right of citizens in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Freedom of speech.
B)   Freedom of assembly.
C)   Freedom of privacy.
D)   Right to due process of law. C

Question 3

The press, or fourth estate, has freedom inherent in the constitution and is also free from influence from private pressure groups and businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

One great protection against an unfair trial is the right to:

Accepted Answer

A)   a trial by jury.
B)   a trial by a panel of three judges.
C)   a trial without legal advice.
D)   an instant trial outside the court system.

Question 5

The direct democracy approach is least used in California, as exemplified by the recall of Governor Gray Davis and election of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of these is not a compromise included in the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)   A mixed unitary and federal system.
B)   Direct election of the president by the people.
C)   Differential representation in the House and the Senate.
D)   The establishment of the Electoral College.

Question 7

The form of government in which the head of state does not inherit the office but is elected by the citizens is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)   monarchy.
B)   republic.
C)   quasi-monarchy.
D)   partial dictatorship.

Question 8

Rights are never absolute. Furthermore, rights involve duties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Constitution specifically gives both Congress and the president the right to declare war either separately or jointly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the 2008 election, Senator Barack Obama promised to abide by the limits and accept federal money but then decided not to accept the money when he discovered he could raise more money through private donations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The writers of the Constitution clearly intended the three branches of government to be completely independent of each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Political action committees
(PACs) began:

Accepted Answer

A)   as a result of the revised 1974 federal election laws.
B)   in the 1830s to stop corruption.
C)   in the Civil War period to block foreign intervention.
D)   before World War I to help U.S. soldiers.

Question 13

The elastic clause of the Constitution grants Congress:

Accepted Answer

A)   implied powers.
B)   the right to impeach the president.
C)   the power to approve nominees to the Supreme Court.
D)   the sole ability to declare war.

Question 14

The Founding Fathers, though desiring a central government strong enough to govern, feared too great a concentration of power and attempted to devise a means for preventing the abuse of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A two-party system seldom shows sharp and clear-cut differences in program or principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Although the number of parties is not determined in the Constitution, the United States has generally operated on a:

Accepted Answer

A)   two-party system.
B)   three-party system.
C)   four-party system.
D)   multiparty system.

Question 17

President Gerald Ford originated the term military-industrial complex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The U.S. government is a constitutional government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The journalistic profession or its members is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   the first association.
B)   the middle factors.
C)   the sixth estate.
D)   the fourth estate.

Question 20

The right to freedoms does not include respecting the freedoms of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Democratic Government in the United States

Pressure groups play an important role in trying to shape public opinion.

Which of the following is NOT an inalienable right of citizens in the U.S.?

The press, or fourth estate, has freedom inherent in the constitution and is also free from influence from private pressure groups and businesses.

One great protection against an unfair trial is the right to:

The direct democracy approach is least used in California, as exemplified by the recall of Governor Gray Davis and election of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003.

Which of these is not a compromise included in the Constitution?

The form of government in which the head of state does not inherit the office but is elected by the citizens is called a:

Rights are never absolute. Furthermore, rights involve duties.

The Constitution specifically gives both Congress and the president the right to declare war either separately or jointly.

In the 2008 election, Senator Barack Obama promised to abide by the limits and accept federal money but then decided not to accept the money when he discovered he could raise more money through private donations.

The writers of the Constitution clearly intended the three branches of government to be completely independent of each other.

Political action committees (PACs) began:

The elastic clause of the Constitution grants Congress:

The Founding Fathers, though desiring a central government strong enough to govern, feared too great a concentration of power and attempted to devise a means for preventing the abuse of power.

A two-party system seldom shows sharp and clear-cut differences in program or principle.

Although the number of parties is not determined in the Constitution, the United States has generally operated on a:

President Gerald Ford originated the term military-industrial complex.

The U.S. government is a constitutional government.

The journalistic profession or its members is called:

The right to freedoms does not include respecting the freedoms of others.