EOC Practice Test #2

Which is a main purpose of public opinion polls?

• analyzing citizen support for a law

• getting a law passed

• interpreting a newly passed law

• opposing a law

“Everybody’s doing it” is the new slogan for a campaign encouraging people to vote. What

propaganda technique is being used?

• bandwagon

• glittering generalities

• name calling

• plain-folks appeal

You want to get a law passed requiring radon detectors in all houses. What type of group would you most likely organize to help reach that goal?

• city council

• focus group

• interest group

• political party

Which debate during the Constitutional Convention is most related to recent controversy over the USA PATRIOT Act?

• distributing power between the state and national governments

• ensuring popular sovereignty

• guaranteeing individual rights

• having a unicameral or bicameral legislature

Which of the following issues would most likely be a foreign policy matter?

• balancing the federal budget

• negotiating a treaty with Mexico

• raising the retirement age for Social Security

• revising neighborhood zoning restrictions

Use the table to answer the question.

Organization Purpose

United Nations ?

Which of the following best completes the table?

• to promote peaceful coexistence and worldwide cooperation

• to protect member countries from North America and Europe

• to resolve international legal disputes

• to supervise and set rules for international trade

Why might a citizen oppose the U.S. government’s involvement with the United Nations?

• Because the UN does not give each member country a vote in the General Assembly, UN membership may lead to greater conflict.

• Because the UN does not have a permanent army, U.S. military forces may become involved in action taken against an aggressor country.

• Because the United States does not pay a share of UN operating costs, it does not have a say in the General Assembly.

• Because the United States is not a permanent member of the Security Council, it may not have much influence on UN decisions.

How did President Washington respond to the war between Great Britain and France in 1793?

• by establishing an international alliance to end the conflict

• by forming an alliance with France

• by forming an alliance with Great Britain

• by practicing isolationism and issuing the Neutrality Proclamation

Which of the following comparisons is correct?

• Direct democracies have always been more common than oligarchies.

• An autocracy might be a monarchy or a dictatorship.

• In a theocracy, the people have more power than they do in a representative democracy.

• Socialism and direct democracy are often combined in the same government.

Which of the following statements is true of the British Parliament?

• It is unicameral.

• Like the U.S. Congress, it is made up of representatives from the states.

• The head of the government is the prime minister.

• It is controlled directly by the queen or king.