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WorksheetsPoli Sci 201_OpenStax_Fall 2024_Final Quiz
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins
What did the Constitution replace?
The British Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
George Washington's Inaugural Address
Name the three branches of the American government.
Executive, Federal, States.
Legislative, Foreign Affairs, Judicial.
Judicial, Legislative, Executive.
Executive, Home Affairs, Overseas.
When was the U.S. Constitution adopted?
1776
1787
1791
1803
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The first 5 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The first 15 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The first 20 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
To protect the rights of the states
To protect the rights of the federal government
To protect the rights of the people
To protect the rights of the military
What is the separation of powers?
The division of power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government
The power held by the president to veto laws passed by Congress
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
The power of Congress to impeach the president.
In Congress, membership is determined by state population
In Congress, each state gets 2 members.
An institutional arrangement that creates two relatively autonomous levels of government, each possessing the capacity to act directly on the people with authority granted by the national constitution
________ states each state would have equal representation in the Senate, but representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population.
The Three fifths rule
The Articles of Confederation
What are Natural Rights?
You can do whatever, whenever, no matter what
life, liberty, and property
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
If Texas and the US governments have a conflict, ________ states that Texas must defer to national laws.
Supremacy Clause
Checks and Balances
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Separation of Powers
Areas of policy that are shared by the federal, state, and local governments are __________
concurrent powers
complacent powers
divided powers
anti-separation of powers
Civil liberties are legal and constitutional protections against
criminals
the government
foreign invasions
private enterprises
Many of our civil liberties can be found in
ex post facto laws
writs of habeus corpus
the Bill of Rights
bills of attainder
Civil Liberties are:
Legal or Moral obligations of the Federal government to protect rights
limitations on the power of government, designed to ensure personal freedoms
Restrictions on state power
Legal or Moral obligations between citizens
Civil Rights are:
guarantees of equal treatment by government authorities
Restrictions on government power
Restrictions on state power
Legal or Moral obligations between citizens
What is the source of civil liberties?
14th Amendment
Bill of Rights
The Constitution
15th Amendment
What is the source of civil rights?
Bill of Rights
14th Amendment
13th Amendment
The Constitution
Which one of Locke’s ideas about government was included in the Declaration of Independence?
The government should control all aspects of life.
There should be no government.
A monarchy is the best government.
Government gets its right to govern from the consent of the people (Social Contract)
This clause of the First Amendment prevents the government from creating a national religion, nor may it sanction or favor a religion.
Due Process Clause
Establishment Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Elastic Clause
Laws cannot be made to prevent the practicing of religion
Free Exercise Clause
Due Process Clause
Equal Protection Clause
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Expression by conduct is known as
marketplace of ideas
prior restraint
symbolic speech
bad tendency
Which of the following receives the most protection?
political speech
libel
slander
fighting words
4th Amendment requirement determining whether a search or seizure is constitutional or a crime has been committed;
Which of the following is defined as prevents the court from using evidence obtained from illegal search and seizure which violates the 4th Amendment?
Protective sweep
Chain of Custody
Exclusionary Rule
4th Amendment
Being tried more than once for the same crime
double jeopardy
jury
self-incrimination
Miranda Rightss
What is the 5th amendment?
The right to bear arms.
Civil cases will have trial by jury.
No excessive bail or punishment.
The right to due process of law, no double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain
What famous 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case provided the advisement of rights to criminal suspects prior to police questioning?
Miranda v. Arizona
Chimel v. California
Tennessee v. Garner.
Nix v. Williams
A Miranda warning would include “You have a right to bail.”
True
False
The power the government has to acquire your property is called:
Economic Freedom
Political Freedom
Eminent Domain
Tyranny
When can the government use eminent domain?
When it benefits the public
Whenever they want
For private use
For personal gain
An agreement between the defendant and the prosecutor in which the defendant pleads guilty to the charge(s) in question or perhaps to less serious charges, in exchange for more lenient punishment than if convicted after a full trial
Bargain
Bail Bargain
Plea Bargain
Contempt of Court
The right of an individual to keep and bear arms is incorporated by which court case?
Gitlow v. New York
McDonald v. Chicago
Barron v. Baltimore
Tinker v. Des Moines
The last clause of Article I, Section 8, which enables the national government “to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying” out all its constitutional responsibilities
Elastic Clause
Federalism
Bicameral
Judicial Review
The sharing of certain powers between the States and Federal government
Federalism
Elastic Clause
Bicameral
Impeach
This says that Federal law is to be followed if there is a conflict between a state law and federal law.
reserved powers
Supremacy Clause
denied powers
Powers that the federal government shares with state governments are called___________powers
reserved
implied
concurrent
delegated
The power to tax is a
implied power
concurrent power
reserved power
delegated power
The power specifically given Congress in the Constitution
enumerated power
reserved power
concurrent power
limited government
Power belonging only to the states
reserved power
enumerated powere
concurrent power
popular sovereignty
Two branches or houses of government
This plan proposed that government representation be based on population
Virginia Plan
Connecticut Plan
Rhode Island Plan
New Jersey Plan
This plan proposed a government based on equal representation from each state
Georgia Plan
Connecticut Plan
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote?
grandfather clause
lengthy residency requirement
National Voter Registration Act
competency requirement
What characterizes those most likely to vote in the next election?
over forty-five years old
income under $30,000
high school education or less
residency in the South
Do you need to register in order to vote?
True
False
Which is a qualification to vote?
graduate high school
pay all of your taxes
own a house
be a U.S. citizen
What age can you vote?
15
18
19
20
What three factors predict who is likely to vote?
Age, Education, Favorite hobby
Hair color, Education, Income
Age, Zip Code, Income
Age, Education, Income
The group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is
college graduates.
young people.
women.
senior citizens over 70.
Which election usually has the highest voter turnout?
Senate elections
Governor elections
Presidential elections
Mayoral elections
Every vote is important.
Yes
Sometimes
No
It depends on the election
When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____
be denied based on whether you were male or female
be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave
be denied even if a person was not a citizen
After the 15th Amendment was passed giving freed slaves the right to vote, some states used certain laws to try to prevent them from voting. These were called "Jim Crow" laws. One was a __________ (which is money a voter must pay to be able to vote)
crime tax
slave tax
poll tax
The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920
1st
14th
19th
The ___________ protects voting rights guaranteed in the Constitution
Legislative Branch
Civil Rights Act of 1965
Civil War Act of 1865
The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18
26th
14th
1st
Which was the first election that Social Media played a key role in?
2010
2015
2017
2019
What is a two party system?
Two events are scheduled at the same time
This refers to Communism and Socialism
Refers to having third parties and dominant parties
Political system consisting of two major parties, Democrats and Republicans
What type of organizations can special interest groups create to collect money?
Political Action Committees
Steering Committees
Lobbying Party Committee
Conference Committee
Which of the following are the qualifications for president?
native born citizen, 35 years old, must live in US for 14 years
American citizen, 35 years old, must live in US for 7 years
immigrant citizen, 30 years old, must live in US for 20 years
native born citizen, 30 years, must live in US for 14 years
When citizens & politicians do not compromise, but instead they choose sides.
partisanship
hatred
federalism
democratization
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
320
500
270
None of the above
What was the law passed in 1974 to reform campaign financing laws and practices?
The Federal Elections Campaign Act
McCain-Feingold
The Pendleton Act
None of the above
What name was given to the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign reform Act?
McCain-Feingold
McGovern- Johnson
Obama-Pelosi
None of the above
What does impeachment mean?
Removal from office.
Conviction of a crime.
Formal accusation of wrongdoing.
Sentenced to prison.
Which section of government has the power to begin the process of impeachment?
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
The President's Cabinet
Who votes on if a president should be removed from office during an impeachment trial?
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
Any U.S citizen that can vote
The heads of federal departments that the president appoints are referred to as the president's __________________________.
pentagon
squad
cabinet
party
There's another legislative power that the President has that is probably the most important one. He can give ________________. These are presidential directives, or rules, that have the force of law.
Executive Orders
Judicial Review
Federal Prosecution
Executive Agreements
Why does the President issue Executive Orders?
to remove members of Congress
to reverse Supreme Court decisions
to create laws that are unconstitutional
to avoid Congressional approval
Which of the following is the MOST important underlying factor affecting the outcome of a presidential election?
the candidates religion
the candidates southern heritage
the candidates college education
the Incumbency Advantage
Which of the following is not a provision of the Motor Voter Law?
Provide registration by mail.
Government offices must have the forms on hand.
Government must allow American citizens to electronically register to vote.
Renew registration when renewing you driver licence
Which statement is TRUE?
A High School Graduate is more likely to vote than a College Graduate.
The less money you make the more likely you are to vote.
All states are equal and count the same in an election.
Older people vote more often than younger people.
Which is true about executive orders?
They are issued by Congress
They are treated like a law, without going through the same steps as a law
They can be vetoed by the Speaker of the House
They are written by the President but must be approved by the Senate like a treaty.
True or False: A Presidential pardon is legal forgiveness for committing a federal crime.
True
False
The President claims the Constitution gives him the power to refuse to reveal certain information to Congress or the federal courts. This idea is known as
clemency
line-item veto
executive privilege
reprieve
True or False: The President would most likely be supported in claiming executive privilege if the information in question involved national security.
True
False
Affirmative Action refers to positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities.
True
False
As the Civil War came to a close, southern states began to pass a series of discriminatory state laws collectively known as
Black Codes
Brown Codes
People of Color Codes
Whites only laws
True or False. Native Americans were considered citizens when the country was founded.
True
False
True or false. Land ownership was required as a qualification for voting in early America (1700's).
True
False
