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WorksheetsUnits 4 and 5 Review!!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
A political science professor is researching the effects that the Fifteenth and Twenty-Sixth Amendments have had on the American political system. Which of the following is the most likely reason the professor is researching these amendments?
To study the expansion of the right to equal protection under the law
To study the expansion of voting rights
To study the expansion of due process rights
To study the expansion of federal authority over states
Which of the following describes the Twenty-Fourth Amendment?
It desegregated places of public accommodation.
It required elections for the United States Senate.
It reduced barriers to political participation on the basis of gender.
It eliminated poll taxes.
Which of the following demographic groups has voted most consistently for the Democratic Party in national elections over the last three decades?
African Americans
Hispanics
Protestants
Wealthy White males
The agenda-setting function of the media refers to the power to
endorse specific candidates for political office
favor the position of one interest group over another
counter the censorship activities of media watch groups
mobilize economic interests in favor of a particular candidate
decide which issues are important enough to bring to public attention
Which of the following is true of amicus curiae briefs?
They are used by interest groups to lobby courts.
They are used exclusively by liberal interest groups.
They are used exclusively by conservative interest groups.
They are now unconstitutional.
They are the means by which a litigant seeks Supreme Court review of a lower court decision.
A state government places security cameras facing a popular site of protest in a public square in front of its statehouse. This scenario illustrates
how political attitudes quickly shift in the United States
the balance of promoting stability and ensuring civil liberties
the free-rider problem of organizing a civil rights protests
the impact of globalization on individual political attitudes
In 2002, Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in an effort to regulate campaign finance by limiting the ability of corporations and unions to spend their general treasury funds on election communications. In 2010, the Supreme Court invalidated this provision of the act. Which of the following statements accurately describes the majority decision of the case?
The First Amendment allows corporations and unions to make independent expenditures regarding candidates for office.
The Fourth Amendment protects political action committees from excessive searches by protecting their identities during election campaigns.
The First Amendment allows candidates to spend as much as they want on their own campaigns.
The Fourth Amendment grants professional consultants and other campaign staff immunity from disclosing donor information.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold) did which of the following?
It created interest groups known as 527s.
It made it illegal for unions to donate to presidential campaigns.
It banned soft money donations to national parties.
It banned candidates from running negative advertisements.
In response to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold Act), the United States Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010), ruled that
limits cannot be placed upon candidates’ contributions to their own campaigns
independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions are protected by the First Amendment
limits on issue advertisements 90 days before an election are unconstitutional
limits on campaign contributions by minors are constitutional under the First Amendment
Typically, presidential candidates implement their campaign strategies by
applying their resources evenly among the states, because they must win popular votes in a majority of the states to be elected
focusing on larger, competitive states, because they might tip the balance of the electoral college
focusing on small states, because these states have proportionally more electoral votes than more populous states have
ignoring the electoral college, because the popular vote determines the outcome of the election
Which of the following represents a consequence of candidate-centered electoral campaigns?
A decrease in the role of political parties in campaign management
A decrease in the number of third-party candidates on the ballot
A decrease in the amount of money spent on political campaigns
A decrease in voter outreach and mobilization efforts
Candidates for political office use public opinion polls for all of the following purposes EXCEPT to
assess recognition of the candidate’s name
measure voters’ support for the candidate’s issues
bring the opposition’s opinions into alignment with those of the candidate
fine-tune policy stands
When party members meet to nominate a candidate for office, they participate in which of the following?
General election
Caucus (Party/Nominating Convention)
Blanket primary
Open primary
During the past twenty-five years, all of the following changes in public opinion and political behavior have occurred in the United States EXCEPT
a decline in party competition in the South
a decline in the level of trust in government
a drop in voter turnout
an increase in ticket-splitting
Children are most likely to adopt the party identification
of their parents
of the president
of their friends
of their teachers
A primary election in which voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket is called
an open primary
a blanket primary
a closed primary
a runoff primary
Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture?
Legal equality
Political equality
Economic equality
Freedom of religion
Which of the following public policies would Democrats be most likely to support?
Authorizing additional funding for the military
Securing a universal health care system
Cutting the budget for foreign aid to other countries
Withdrawing from international climate change agreements
Of the following, which best predicts the likelihood that citizens will vote?
Their race
Their religion
Their educational level
Their gender
Which of the following groups would be most likely to support a constitutional amendment banning all abortions?
Conservatives
Libertarians
Independents
Liberals
