Ohio AIR Test Review: American Gov't

In response to public concern about downtown parking availability, a city’s mayor appoints a panel of traffic engineers, transportation officials and citizens to study the issue. Six months later, the panel published a 30-page report documenting its findings.   Which factor will contribute to the credibility of the report as a source on the topic? 

• A. the length of the report 
• B. the cost of the report to the city 
• C. the number of tables and charts in the report 
• D. the qualifications of the contributors to the report 

Federalism is one of the basic principles established in the U.S. Constitution.   Describe how government in the United States reflects a federal structure.

• Power is divided between the state and the federal governments.
• Power is divided among the three branches of government

• Power is checked by the three branches of government

Which constitutional principle is identified with the concept of “consent of the governed?” 

• rule of law 
• popular sovereignty 
• checks and balances 
• separation of powers 

Why did it take the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution in 1933 to make alcohol manufacture, sale, transportation, importation, or exportation legal again? 

• The states each had conflicting versions of the law. 
• A.  The Supreme Court refused to rule on the federal law banning alcohol. 
• A.  Congressional representatives knew they would lose votes if they reversed the original federal law. 
• Alcohol was banned by an amendment to the Constitution, and only another amendment could repeal it. 

The Supreme Court issues a verdict that a law goes against the U.S. Constitution. The law is struck down, and voided. 

• judicial review 
• federal appeal 
• limited government 
• popular sovereignty 

After the Civil War, which goal did the federal government hope to accomplish during Reconstruction? 

• extending rights to southern women 
• establishing freedoms for former slaves 
• ensuring political power for Southern Democrats 
• guaranteeing southern white control over the social and economic  condition of African-Americans 

How did the federal government attempt to accomplish the goal of establishing freedoms for former slaves 

• 
  Ratification of the 13th Amendment 
  

• Establishment of Jim Crow laws 
• Ratification of 19th Amendment 

What event brought about the adoption of the 25th Amendment? 

• President Woodrow Wilson became seriously ill while in office, leaving his ability to perform the duties of president uncertain. 
• President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and was succeeded by  Vice President Johnson, who had heart problems himself. 
• A. When President Franklin Roosevelt died in office, he was succeeded by Vice President Truman, leaving the office of the vice president vacant. 
• President Ronald Reagan was injured in an assassination attempt and was incapacitated for a day, leaving presidential leadership uncertain

Which situation brought about the adoption of the 12th Amendment to  the U.S. constitution? 

• Electoral College voters’ values and interests did not match those of the general population. 
• B.  The Electoral College vote did not correspond to the popular vote in early presidential elections. 
• B.  A scandal in the Electoral College called into question the validity of the presidential election of 1796. 
• B.  The Electoral College did not have the separate ballots for president and vice president, resulting in a tie in 1800.

How did the constitution change as a result of the 26^th amendment?

• A.  It protected the right of African-Americans to own property.
• A.  It made eighteen-year-old citizens eligible to  vote in federal and state elections. 
• A.  It extended the right ot vote to women in federal and state elections.
• A.  It prohibitied practices of racial segregation.