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US Government Final Exam (Alt Assignments)

Total questions: 100

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Name
Class
Date
1.
What did John Locke believe all people were born with? 
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Life
c)
Liberty
d)
Property
2.
The Articles of Confederation was the first national ____________ in America.
a)
Letter to the king
b)
System of government
c)
Declaration of war
d)
Collection of banks
3.
What kind of national (central) government did the Articles of Confederation create?
a)
Weak
b)
Powerful
c)
Non-existent
d)
Confusing
4.
Which of these was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress could not collect taxes
b)
Congress could not force states to follow laws
c)
No court system created
d)
President had too much power
5.

What principle allows the federal government full authority within its defined sphere?

a)

State sovereignty

b)

National supremacy

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Judicial review

6.

Who believed that a list of rights (Bill of Rights) was necessary to complete the Philadelphia mission?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Federalists

7.

The Federal Government and State Governments share power between each other. However, the ____________ government(s) has/have more authority and power.

a)

State Governments

b)

Federal Government

c)

Local Governments

d)

Foreign Governments

8.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
9.

The process for changing or amending the Constitution is found in:

a)

Article 6

b)

Article 4

c)

Article 5

d)

Article 1

10.

Who has the power to make & enforce laws?

a)

the Federal Government

b)

the State Governments

c)

both the Federal & State Government

11.

Gives the Constitution precedent over state laws and state constitutions

a)

Establishment Clause

b)

Privileges and Immunities Clause

c)

Supremacy Clause

d)

Necessary and Proper Clause

12.

Why did the Framers of the Constitution want to limit the power of the federal government?

a)

to keep taxes low

b)

to prevent wars

c)

to reserve more power for the president

d)

to preserve the rights of the people.

13.

What kind of power is "Enforcing laws"?

a)

Federal Power

b)

Reserved Power (states)

c)

Concurrent Power (shared)

14.

What was the Great Compromise regarding representation in Congress?

a)

Each state has one vote in Congress

b)

Representation based on state wealth

c)

Members of the House are apportioned by population; each state has two senators

d)

Each state has equal representation in both houses

15.

Who are congressional members responsible to?

a)

their constituents

b)

the President

c)

the Supreme Court

16.

Government officials can be _____, or charged with a crime, by the House of Representatives.

a)

indicted

b)

filibustered

c)

impeached

d)

jailed

17.

Allows a majority of representatives to force a bill out of committee and onto the full House floor for a vote.

a)

franking privilege

b)

discharge petition

c)

markup

d)

fillibuster

18.

Allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population.

a)

gerrymandering

b)

apportionment

c)

redistricting

d)

franking

19.

Ending debate in the Senate and taking a vote on a bill.

a)

filibuster

b)

markup

c)

cloture

d)

markup

20.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress refuses to approve presidential appointments?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
21.

The Senate has ________ members.

a)

100

b)

250

c)

300

d)

435

22.

Who is first in line to take over if the president can no longer serve?

a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
23.

To accuse the President or a federal judge of a crime which could result in a removal from office.

a)

Override

b)

Veto

c)

Execute

d)

Impeach

24.
What does the President do as Chief Diplomat?
a)
Leads foreign policy
b)
Leads his political party
c)
Leads the Executive Branch
d)
Leads the military 
25.

What independent government bureaucracy did the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act create?

a)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

b)

Office of Personnel Management

c)

The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

d)

All the above

26.

Where are the powers of the federal executive branch listed?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

United States Constitution; Article 2

c)

Preamble

d)

Declaration of Independence

27.

What are the broad social purposes of bureaucracies?

a)

To implement public policy

b)

To grow as much as possible to offset and regulate capitalism

c)

To impose order and stability in society

d)

None of the above

28.

Which branch of government are all of the following part of:

-The Cabinet

-The Vice President

-The White House staff

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

State

29.

Judicial approach to the Constitution that is described as "strict Constitutionalist" who is hesitant to go against precedent:

a)

Judicial Apathy

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Judicial Restraint

d)

Judicial Activism

30.

A term used to describe examples from previous cases used to help rule in current case:

a)

Precedent

b)

Priority

c)

Patterning

d)

Previosity

31.

The Supreme Court has the power of Judicial Review. What is Judicial Review?

a)

when the Supreme Court decides if a law is unconstitutional or not

b)

when the Supreme Court creates a new law

c)

when the Supreme Court enforces the laws of the Legislative Branch

d)

when the Supreme Court vetoes a Bill from Congress

32.
What allows for the Supreme Court to have Judicial Independence?
a)
There are three branches.
b)
Justices serve for life.
c)
Federalism
d)
The Judiciary Act.
33.

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

a)

to make the laws

b)

to interpret the laws

c)

to enforce the laws

d)

to renew the laws

34.
What court case created the doctrine of "separate but equal" (1896)?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
the Civil  Rights Cases
35.

What is the name of the individual who will prosecute you for the United States government?

a)
States Attorney
b)
District Attorney
c)
United States Attorny
d)
Attorney General
36.

The chief justice of the Supreme Court's primary role is to:

a)

Act as a tie-breaker in cases

b)

Determine if state law applies to a court case.

c)

Decide what cases are heard before the court.

d)

Act as administrator of the court

37.

fair treatment through the normal judicial system

a)

due process

b)

common law

c)

Process of Incorporation

d)

civil rights

38.

Guarantees each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion.

a)

Free Exercise Clause

b)

Nobility Clause

c)

Establishment Clause

d)

Civil Rights

39.

a constitutional doctrine - the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the states

(Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment)

a)

due process

b)

civil rights

c)

Process of Incorporation

d)

civil liberties

40.

rights that protect individuals from discrimination

(race, ethnicity, religion, disability...)

a)

due process

b)

concurrent rights

c)

precedent

d)

civil rights

41.

What is limited government?

a)
A government that has unlimited power
b)
A government that has limited power and respects individual rights
c)
A government that has no power
d)
A government that is controlled by a single person
42.

Due process is...

a)

No one above the law

b)

way to deal with legal issues to make sure people are treated fairly

c)

Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of laws

d)

Separation of power between state and federal governments

43.

What is the primary purpose of the Miranda rights?

a)

To ensure fair treatment in police custody

b)

To inform suspects of their constitutional rights

c)

To speed up legal proceedings

d)

To intimidate suspects into confessing

44.

If a civil case goes to court, what is the name for the person who sues someone else?

a)

Prosecution

b)

Plaintiff

c)

Torter

d)

Defendant

45.

A body of citizens assembled to receive complaints and accusations in criminal cases, to hear evidence, and to determine whether probable cause exists that a crime has been committed and whether an indictment could be issued.

a)

Indictment

b)

Grand jury

c)

Parole board

d)

Judicial council

46.

Powers not exclusively given to the federal government belong to the states or people.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

4th Amendment

47.

What might cause someone to file a writ of habeas corpus?

a)

a claim of disproportionate incarceration

b)

a sentence of community service

c)

perceived unlawful imprisonment

d)

the threat of double jeopardy

48.
Which protection states you are innocent until proven guilty?
a)
Presumption of innocence
b)
Unanimity Requirement
c)
Confront the Witness
d)
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
49.
Immigrants came to America to escape
a)
religious persecution
b)
famine
c)
poor economies
d)

all of these

50.

What valuable contributions do immigrants make to host countries?

a)

Increased discrimination and marginalization

b)

Cultural homogeneity and economic decline

c)

Economic growth and cultural diversity

d)

Labor shortages and economic stagnation

51.

The law of the soil - citizenship is determined by place of birth, by where someone is born.

a)

Jus Soli

b)

Jus Sanguinis

c)

Jus de jure

d)

Jus de facto

52.

The process that can only occur by court order, only after it has been shown that the person became a citizen by fraud or deception.

a)

Ostracization

b)

Denaturalization

c)

Expatriation

d)

Deportation

53.

Which Supreme Court case provided a constitutional basis for Jim Crow Laws by creating the separate-but-equal doctrine?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Dred Scot v. Sandford

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Billings v. State of Arizona

54.

A citizen is someone who is

a)

a member of a community who owe loyalty to a government, and in turn are entitled to protection

b)

not able to run for President

c)

allowed to vote but cannot get any government jobs

d)

knowledgeable about more than 3 languages

55.

Quotas placed limits on immigrants based on...

a)

special skills

b)

certain countries

c)

hostile countries

d)

family members

56.

Which of the following is a CIVIC responsibility of U.S. citizens?

a)

Serving in the military

b)

Owning property

c)

Paying taxes

d)

Voting in elections

57.

The infamous Dred Scott decision [with Chief Justice Taney] asserted that African Americans ___________.

a)

Could become citizens

b)

Were citizens if free

c)

Were not and could never be United States citizens

d)

Should petition for citizenship

58.

a feeling of unfair dislike directed against an individual or a group because of some characteristic (as race or religion)

a)

Prejudice

b)

Boycott

c)

SNCC

d)

SCLC

59.

What did the 15th Amendment say?

a)

Slavery is illegal/not allowed.

b)

All men can vote.

c)

All people (born in the U.S.A.) are citizens of the United States.

d)

All women can vote.

60.

Breaking the law or creating a disturbance in a non-violent way to gain attention of it's unjust nature is known as...

a)

Boycotting

b)

Civil Disobedience

c)

Strikes

d)

Petition

61.

This law officially ended the use of unfair testing and established federal agents to register African Americans to vote.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1968

d)

Equal Protection Act of 1865

62.

This act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, and sex.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Equal Opportunity Act of 1896

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

63.

One common complaint by those who oppose affirmative action is that

a)

it results in reverse discrimination against white people and males

b)

in unfairly targets minorities over women

c)

it excludes Asian Americans

d)

none of the above

64.

Which law helped women athletes obtain greater support in American high schools and universities?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Title IX

c)

Twenty-sixth Amendment

d)

Affirmative action

65.

Which of the following laws require men and women to be paid the same when performing the same work?

a)

Raise the Minimum Wage Act

b)

The Equal Pay Act of 1963

c)

The Fair Labor Act of 1938

d)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commision

66.
This group tries to shape public opinion and is made up of a group of people that share the same opinions. 
a)
Click
b)
Interest Group
c)
politicians
d)
Representatives
67.

Who influences public policy by identifying issues, making political contributions, and lobbying government officials?

a)

Legislators

b)

Ambasssadors

c)

Interest groups

d)

Federal judges

68.

Ideas used to influence people's thinking or behavior is

a)

Lobbying

b)

Propaganda

c)

Crazy

d)

Opinion

69.

What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties?

a)

Interest groups have more members than political parties.

b)

Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern.

c)

Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office.

d)

Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues.

70.

Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist?

a)

To raise campaign funds for political parties.

b)

To influence public decision-making for the common good.

c)

to influence state legislators or members of congress on issues

d)

to advise political candidates on how to manager their election campaigns

71.

Why is freedom of the press important for a functioning democracy?

a)

Freedom of the press is not important for a functioning democracy.

b)

Freedom of the press leads to misinformation and confusion.

c)

Freedom of the press hinders government control and authority.

d)

Freedom of the press allows for the dissemination of information, promotes transparency and accountability, and enables citizens to make informed decisions.

72.

Which of the following best describes generational differences in political ideology?

a)

Issue networks shift over time

b)

Younger Americans are more influenced by family members

c)

Older Americans are less influenced by social media

d)

Major political events can shift political ideology

73.

an election in which only voters registered with a party may vote for that party’s candidates

a)

Open Primary

b)

Primary Election

c)

Closed Primary

d)

Absentee Election

74.

Which function of the party requires them to recruit individuals to run as a party member?

a)

Nominating

b)

Informing

c)

Watchdog

d)

Bonding Agent

75.

All of the following are purposes of political parties, EXCEPT:

a)

Inform and educate citizens

b)

Write party platforms

c)

Participate in the President’s cabinet

d)

Nominate candidates

76.

A political party is...

a)

an organized group of people with similar political ideas

b)

a group of people celebrating a win in an election

c)

people who disagree with one another about political ideas

77.

What advantage do Democratic and Republican candidates have over minor (or Third) party candidates?

a)

More media coverage

b)

A strong, existing party network

c)

Easier access to government funding

d)

More diverse political platforms

78.

Why do political parties matter in a representative democracy?

a)

They create laws

b)

They provide a voice for the people in politics

c)

They control the judiciary

d)

They manage the economy

79.

Money that is directly donated to a candidate instead of a political party or PAC is known as:

a)

Hard money

b)

Soft money

c)

Dark money

d)

Private money

80.

Describe the role of national party committees in the U.S. political system.

a)

They create laws for the country

b)

They coordinate party activities and support candidates

c)

They manage the electoral college

d)

They oversee the Supreme Court

81.

Today the ______ from each state still officially vote on the nominee at the convention.

a)

Electors

b)

Legislature

c)

Delegates

d)

Governors

82.

an election in which any registered voter may vote in any party’s primary or caucus

a)

Open Primary

b)

Primary Election

c)

Closed primary

83.
  1. A gathering of delegates from a political party to officially nominate their candidates and establish the party’s platform and rules.

a)

National convention

b)

Voting bloc

c)

Platform nomination

d)
  1. Interest group

84.

The U.S. has a federal system of government. Federalism explains the relationship between the ________ and the _______ governments.

a)

state, national

b)

state, local

c)

local, national

d)

national, federal

85.

States receive money from the federal government in the form of

a)

grants.

b)

bonds.

c)

lotteries.

d)

taxes.

86.
Which of the choices below are most prevalent in the US ? (of which are there the most?)
a)
Municipalities
b)
Counties
c)
Special Districts
d)
townships
87.
The process by which states have established cities as legal bodies is known as
a)
zoning
b)
charter
c)
statute
d)
incorporation
88.
Which is an agreement between two or more countries?
a)
diplomacy
b)
treaty
c)
domestic policy
d)
embassy
89.

The president can make treaties, but who has to approve them?

a)

the Executive Office

b)

the Cabinet

c)

the Senate

d)

the House of Representatives

90.

Which principle suggests that the United States should refrain from involvement in international affairs?

a)

Multilateralism

b)

Internationalism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Realism

91.

How is America's military force primarily used in foreign policy?

a)

As a tool for economic bargaining

b)

As a cultural influence

c)

As a deterrent

d)

As a primary source of foreign aid

92.
Who are the 5 permanent members of the Security Council? 
a)
United States, Germany, Russia, China and the United Kingdom
b)
United States, France, Japan, China and the United Kingdo
c)
United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom
d)
United States, Russia, China, Canada and the United Kingdom
93.

What is the obligation of each Member of the United Nations regarding the decisions of the International Court of Justice?

a)

To comply with the decisions

b)

To reject the decisions

c)

To seek approval from the Security Council

d)

To appeal the decisions

94.

What is it called when multiple candidates get together to answer questions and argue issues?

a)

Press conference

b)

Campaign

c)

Debate

d)

Stump speech

95.

What is the lack of interest?

a)

issue

b)

apathy

c)

ballot

d)

initiative

96.

What is the paper on which a vote is marked that has a list of candidates and initiatives?

a)

ballot

b)

platform

c)

turnout

d)

suffrage

97.
What is "soft money"?
a)

Money given to a political party

b)

Money given to a candidate

c)

Money used for attack ads

d)

Money used for biographical ads

98.

Political Action Committees (PACs) have become more influential in recent campaigns because they ________..

a)

limit the number of candidates seeking elected office

b)

help pay the high costs of campaigns

c)

provide candidates for public office

d)

limit opportunities for people to run for office

99.
Why are political parties essential to democratic government?
a)
It is the only way for someone to run for office
b)
They are a link between representatives and their constituents
c)
They are the only way to get things to change
d)
Everyone fits into a major party
100.

It is a group people who seek to control governments through the winning of elections and holding of public office.

a)

interest group

b)

political action committee

c)

political party

d)

city council