110 questions
Which principle is reflected in the quote from the Declaration of Independence?
"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
Republicanism
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Natural Rights
Who was the major composer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
James Madison
Which of the following aligns with participatory democracy?
Group based activism by nongovernmental interests striving for impact on political decision making
Emphasizes limited participation in politics and civil society
Emphasizes broad participation in politics and civil society
The creation of the Senate was aligned with which of the following representative democracies?
Participatory
Pluralist
Elitist
Madison argued that ___________________ would control the mischiefs of factions in Federalist No. 10
Federalism in a large Republic
Introduction of a Bill of Rights to ease tensions over civil rights
Decentralized government
purely elitist models of democracy
Which of the following were weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?
Lack of centralized power
Couldn't enforce taxes
More power to states
Unanimous consent to change Articles
The Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise) combined ideas from which of the following plans to create a bicameral legislature...
Kentucky and Virginia
New Jersey and Virginia
Pennsylvania and Virginia
Maryland and Virginia
The three/fifths compromise appealed to which group of people?
Northern industrialists
Southern capitalists
Southern slaveholders
Northern capitalists
What is required in order to pass an amendment for the Constitution?
3/4 vote from both houses
3/4 vote from both houses, signature from President
2/3 vote from both houses
2/3 vote from both houses, signature from President
Which issue handled in a compromise continued to generate debate after the ratification of the Constitution?
Representation in states
Importation of goods
Slavery
Concerns over a Bill of Rights
Name one issue with federalism that continues to be present in constitutional arguments
Obamacare
No Child Left Behind
Border Wall
Which of the following foundational documents explains the concepts of separation of powers & checks and balances?
Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 70
Federalist No. 78
Which legal action reflects the purpose of checks and balances?
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Impeachment
Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power?
Make war
Coin Money
Create a postal system
Collect taxes
Which of the following is a grant that has particular congressional guidelines?
Block Grants
Grants-In-Aid
Categorical Grants
Land-Grant
Which of the following is an example of a mandate?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Obamacare
No Child Left Behind
Social Security
Identify the Constitutional Clause cited here:
"To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof..."
Elastic Clause
Commerce Clause
Exercise Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Which of the following Supreme Court cases declared that Congress has implied powers necessary to implement enumerated powers?
Marbury v Madison
United States v Lopez
McCulloch v Maryland
Gideon v Wainwright
Which of the following Supreme Court cases ruled that Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone?
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
United States v Lopez
Gideon v Wainwright
How many U.S. senators are there?
50
100
435
535
Which amendment changed how Senators were elected?
16th
17th
18th
19th
How much of the Senate is up for re-election every 2 years?
1/3
2/3
3/4
1/2
How long are the terms for Representatives?
2 years
3 years
4 years
6 years
One of the most significant powers of Congress is referred to as the Power of the Purse which refers to...
the ability to tax
allocate public funding
use committees for budgeting
Coin money
Which of the following is NOT one of the foreign enumerated powers of Congress?
Power to declare war
Power to institute a draft if deemed necessary
Power to ratify treaties with foreign nations
Oversight over Defense Department
Which house of Congress deals with "Advice and Consent?"
Senate
House of Representatives
Which of the following is NOT a congressional leader mentioned in the Constitution?
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Conference Chair
President Pro Tempore
What is the role of the whip?
Lead debate among their party
Recognize members for speaking
Heads organization of party-centered groups in each House
Handles party discipline and keeps tally of votes
Which individual is the equivalency of the Speaker of the House for the Senate?
President Pro-Tempore
Vice President
Senate majority leader
Which committee is permanent and focused on a specific subject?
Conference
Joint
Standing
Select
Which of the following is the purpose of the Rules Committee in the House?
Centralizes the House through assigning bills to committees and rues of procedure
All Representatives serve to consider new measures from the calendar
Committee in charge of specific investigations
Committee designed to reconcile similar bills
Which of the following terms allow Senators to speak for an extremely long time, not something that can be done in the House?
Cloture
Filibuster
Discharge
Hold
Which of the following terms allows Senators to end debate and call for a vote?
Cloture
Filibuster
Discharge
Hold
Which of the following terms refers to the Senate's ability to stall a bill?
Unanimous Consent
Cloture
Filibuster
Hold
Which of the following allows members in the House to bring a bill out of committee?
Cloture
Filibuster
Discharge
Hold
What is another nickname for a bill that has several facets?
Rider
Pork-Barreling
Log-Rolling
Omnibus
Which of the following is an example of pork barrel spending?
Creating a No Smoking Zone
Creating the Bridge to Nowhere
Increasing spending for education
Creating advanced armory for the military
Which term refer to trading votes to gain support for a bill?
Pork Barrel spending
Logrolling
Earmark
Germane Riders
Where does the government gain its money from?
Individual income taxes
Corporate taxes
Social insurance taxes
excise taxes
Which of the following is an example of Mandatory Spending?
Social programs such as Medicare
Military
Education
Transportation
Which Supreme Court case refer to the ability of the Supreme Court to use the equal protection clause to challenge redistricting with the "one person, one vote"?
Baker v Carr
Shaw v Reno
Marbury v Madison
Tinker v Des Moines
Which of the following cases cited no racial gerrymandering?
Baker v Carr
Shaw v Reno
Marbury v Madison
Tinker v Des Moines
This model of Congress refers to the making decisions based on the will of the people?
Delegate
Politico
Trustee
Which model of Congress refers to the idea that Congress should use its best judgement regardless of constituents?
Delegate
Trustee
Politico
Which model of Congress refers to the blending of models?
Delegate
Trustee
Politico
Which of the following is an informal power and not a formal power of the President?
Veto
Commander in Chief
Executive Order
Signing Statement
Which of the following appointments by the President does the Senate have to approve?
Cabinet
Justices
Ambassadors
Vice President
What is the president's longest lasting influence?
Creation of Budget
Maintenance of the Military
Appointment of Justices
Executive orders challenging congressional agendas
Which Federalist paper cites the power of the Executive Branch as evidenced in the following quote: "Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government. It is essential to the protection of the community against foreign attacks; it is not less essential to the steady administration of the laws; to the protection of property against those irregular and high-handed combinations which sometimes interrupt the ordinary course of justice?"
Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 70
Federalist No. 78
Which amendment set requirements on how long the President could serve in office?
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Which president rapidly expanded the power of the Executive Branch?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Which of the following was considered the first social media president exemplifying the idea of how the presidency uses modern technology?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Which of the following is an example of the president's use of the bully pulpit?
FDR's Fireside Chats
Carter's speech about conserving energy while showing him not using heat in the White House
Obama addressing concerns over the criminal justice system at a NAACP Conference
Reagan's speech on tax reductions in 1981
Which Article of the Constitution refers to the Judicial Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Which SCOTUS case utilized the concept of judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Gideon v Wainwright
Roe v Wade
Which latin term refers to the concept of "let the decision stand" and is similar to a precedent?
Amicus Curiae
Habeas Corpus
Stare Decisis
in omnibus
Which SCOTUS case reflects how ideological changes in the Court have led to rejecting previous precedents?
Marbury v Madison
Miranda v Arizona
Roe v Wade
Brown v Board
How can Congress and the President challenge the Supreme Court?
Future Appointments of a different ideology
Legislation changing court's jurisdiction
Refusing to enforce decisions
Which of the following does the idea that a judge should be able to reinterpret the text of the Constitution refer to?
Judicial Review
Judicial Restraint
Judicial Activism
Judicial Indifference
Which SCOTUS case reflects the concept of judicial activism?
Marbury v Madison
Roe v Wade
Plessy v Ferguson
Miranda v Arizona
Give an example of a regulation passed by a bureaucracy.
NCLB
Obamacare
Clean Air Act
Medicare
Which of the following is not a part of the Iron Triangle?
Congress
Bureuacracy
Interest Groups
President
Which President was the biggest example of implementing the Spoils System?
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Which bureaucratic agency is given discretionary authority to enforce regulations concerning business?
Dept. of Homeland Security
Dept. of Education
EPA
SEC
As Congress attempts to enforce legislation, what might it do?
Create new legislation
Attempt to change jurisdiction for the courts
Hold a committee hearing
Constitutionally established guarantees and freedoms that protect citizens, opinions, and property against arbitrary government interference are ________________________.
Civil Rights
Civil Liberties
Which SCOTUS case cited the establishment clause in its decision?
Marbury v Madison
Wisconsin v Yoder
Engel v Vitale
Gideon v Wainwright
Which SCOTUS case cited the free exercise clause in its decision?
Marbury v Madison
Wisconsin v Yoder
Engel v Vitale
Gideon v Wainwright
Which SCOTUS case protected symbolic speech?
New York Times v United States
Tinker v Des Moines
Schenck v United States
Gregg v Georgia
Which of the following is NOT protected by the first amendment?
Offensive gestures
Speech similar to Schenck v U.S.
Libel
Prior restraint
Which amendment is tied to cruel and unusual punishment?
4th
5th
6th
8th
Which SCOTUS case reflects the right to bear arms for self defense?
McDonald v Chicago
Gideon v Wainwright
United States v Lopez
Which term reflects how the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states?
Civil Liberties
Due Process
Selective Incorporation
Prior Restraint
Which amendment refers to self incrimination, double jeopardy and the right to a grand jury?
4th
5th
6th
7th
Which amendment guarantees a speedy trial, fair jury, attorney, and right to accuse witnesses?
4th
5th
6th
8th
A protection against warrantless searches of your cell phone is included under which amendment?
4th
5th
6th
7th
Which SCOTUS case refers to the right to receive an attorney?
Miranda v Arizona
Gideon v Wainwright
Cunningham v Arizona
Greg v Georgia
The exclusionary rule referring to evidence seizes by law in violation of which amendment can not be used in court?
4th
5th
6th
7th
Which SCOTUS case was used in reference to the due process clause to protect an individuals right to privacy?
Miranda v Arizona
Gideon v Wainwright
Roe v Wade
Brown v Board
Letter from a Birmingham Jail was an attempt to protect an individuals ________________________.
Civil Liberties
Due Process Rights
Civil Rights
Which SCOTUS case declared that the equal protection clause had been violated?
Miranda v Arizona
Gideon v Wainwright
Roe v Wade
Brown v Board
Title IX protects against inequalities in regard to ________________.
Race
Ethnicity
Gender
Age
Which SCOTUS case reflected Jim Crow laws (or laws that restricted African Americans equality) & promoted separate but equal?
Dred Scott v Sanford
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board
Regents of the University of California v Bakke reflects what principle in relation to civil rights?
Majority-Minority redistricting
Due Process
Affirmative Action
Which of the following contributes to one's political socialization?
Family
Peers
School
Media
Conservatives appeal to ......
Younger, white males with an education
Older, white males with an education
Younger, black males with an education
Older, black males without an education
Which of the following impacts the validity of a poll?
Sampling techniques
Format of questions
Sampling error
Identification of respondents
Which group favors little or no regulation of the marketplace?
Conservatives
Liberals
Libertarians
Which of the following economic theories reflects deficit spending?
Supply-Side Economics
Fisherian Economics
Friedmanite Economics
Keynesian Economics
Which of the following supports the idea that government should not intrude on personal privacy?
Liberals
Conservatives
Libertarians
Which amendments supported expanding suffrage?
15th
17th
19th
25th
Voting based on how a party will do in the future is?
Rational Choice
Retrospective
Prospective
Party-Line
Voting based on what is perceived to be in the citizen's individual interest is....
Rational Choice
Retrospective
Prospective
Party-Line
Voting to decide whether the party or candidate should be re-elected based on the past
Rational Choice
Retrospective
Prospective
Party-Line
Which of the following has an impact on voter turnout?
State registration laws
Midterm versus presidential elections
Procedures on how, where, and when to vote
Family
Which of the following is NOT a linkage institution?
Media
Political Party
Interest Groups
Candidates
Which serves as the biggest barrier to third parties?
Money
Name
Winner-Take-All system
Proportional System
Individuals who reap benefits of an interest group but are not in the group are known as....
Agencies
PACs
Free Riders
Constituents
Which roles do political parties and interest groups have in common?
Educate Voters
Draft Legislation
Work with the Iron Triangle
Mobilize Voters
The idea that there are competing actors including interest groups, professional organizations, social movements, military, and bureaucracy that influence policy making is a reflection of __________________.
Elitist Theory
Participatory Theory
Hyperpluralist Theory
Pluralist Theory
Which state does not have the winner take all system?
Maine
Washington
Delaware
Connecticut
Both presidential and congressional elections are impacted by all of the following except
Incumbency Advantage
Open and Closed Primaries
Caucuses
Party Conventions
Which SCOTUS case reflects the idea of free speech in relation to campaign finance?
Roe v Wade
McDonald v Chicago
Citizens United v FEC
New York Times v FEC
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 was an attempt to ban which kind of money and reduce attack ads?
Hard Money
Dark Money
Soft Money
PACs contribute to elections by....
Drafting Legislation
Working within the Iron Triangle
Donating money to candidates
Attending party caucuses
Horse race journalism refers to
Journalism focused on finding newsworthy events
Journalism focused on highlighting negative aspects of campaigns
Journalism focused on popularity rather than platforms
Which media outlet lends itself to more liberal agenda?
NPR
FOX
CNN
Modern campaigns are influenced by all of the following except
Dependence on consultants
Rising campaign costs
Duration of election cycles
Reliance on newspapers for campaign communication
The following is a quote from which foundational document:
"The judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them..."
Federalist No. 10
Federalist No. 51
Federalist No. 70
Federalist No. 78
What is political efficacy?
citizens' faith and trust in government and their belief that they can understand and influence political affairs
easier access to campaign finance and government resources that can be indirectly used to boost a campaign
any individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern