Government 1st QTR TCI

Having a long lame-duck period for government officials is problematic because it can hinder effective government response to events. Which of the following is an event that was difficult for the government to respond to because it occurred during a lame-duck period?

• The secession of Southern states before the Civil War

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Watergate scandal

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

The legislation and agenda of political parties profoundly impacts ______ policy.

• public

• private

• personal

• corporate

Which of the following statements are TRUE about third parties in the United States? (Choose all that apply.)

• Most voters are reluctant to vote for third parties.

• Third parties receive far fewer votes than Republican or Democratic candidates.

• Third parties make major impacts on national politics.

• Third parties often win positions in national government.

After the House of Representatives is ____________, states must engage in redistricting—the process of redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts.

• reapportioned

• sworn in

• called into session

• counted

The Twenty-Fourth Amendment abolished which of the following?

• poll taxes

• segregation

• alcohol

• slavery

• the electoral college

Lateral reading is a reading skill in which you verify the _______ of a source as you read through it.

• credibility

• source

• improbability

• implausibility

The _______ system operates just like a regular election with voters going to the polls and casting their vote for their preferred candidate.

• primary

• caucus

• electoral college

• proportional

The term ________________ comes from the nineteenth-century politician Elbridge Gerry from Massachusetts.

• gerrymandering

• redistricting

• reapportionment

• elbridging

A(n) __________ is the party's official confirmation of a candidate for office.

• nomination

• election

• campaign

• platform

____________ means being devoted to, loving, and supporting your country.

• Patriotism

• Selfishness

• Neutrality

• Indifference