Question: What is horse-race journalism?
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The act of the media following every candidate’s move throughout the campaign The process by which people are trained to understand and join a country’s political world The process of learning background information before making a decision The continual furthering of political opinions to the far right or far left
Answer: A: “The act of the media following every candidate’s move throughout the campaign”
Question: What was one accomplishment of the Civil War Amendments?
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The end of Jim Crow laws The end of slavery Equal access to education and employment The end of segregation
Answer: B: “The end of slavery”
Question: What was a result of Plessy v. Ferguson?
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It decided that segregated schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment. It required that same-sex marriages be recognized across states. It established the guiding principle for segregation until the 1950s. It determined that separate facilities are inherently unequal.
Answer: C: “It established the guiding principle for segregation until the 1950s.”
Question: Which statement is an example of a court-decided limitation on commercial speech?
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Food packages do not have to include nutritional information or the calorie count per serving. Airlines do not have to disclose taxes and other fees when advertising their ticket prices. Tobacco products must contain labels warning of the adverse effects of using the product. Businesses can use copyrighted materials owned by another in ads without the owner’s permission.
Answer: C: “Tobacco products must contain labels warning of the adverse effects of using the product.”
Question: What identified a test for obscenity, facilitating regulation of indecency in broadcasting?
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The equal-time rule A sunshine law Miller v. California (1973) The fairness doctrine
Answer: C: “Miller v. California (1973)”
Question: This assessment reflected the types of things that are important for the job.
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Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree N/A or I don’t know
Answer: (Also an opinion-based question. No single “correct” choice. If needed, we selected) “Strongly Agree”
Question: What is one of the approved reasons for which the government can stop publication or reporting?
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The equal-time rule Disagreement with majority party Revelation of troop movements Lack of corroborative sources
Answer: C: “Revelation of troop movements”
Question: This assessment allowed me to demonstrate my competence in this subject matter.
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Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree N/A or I don’t know
Answer: (This was an opinion-based question. No single “correct” choice. If needed, we selected) “Strongly Agree”
Question: Which political ideology is left-wing?
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Modern conservatism Modern liberalism Traditional conservatism Authoritarianism
Answer: B: “Modern liberalism”
Question: Which condition must be met for conscientious objection to military service to be considered valid, according the Supreme Court?
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The individual is willing to serve jail time for the duration of the service. The individual can demonstrate they belong to a church. The individual is opposed to serving in any war and not just a particular war. The individual was outside of the United States when drafted.
Answer: C: “The individual is opposed to serving in any war and not just a particular war.”
Question: Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson that segregation was not in violation of the 14th Amendment?
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It claimed that because segregation was based on race, not national origin, it had to be upheld. It claimed that because segregation did not infringe upon voting rights, no violation had taken place. It asserted that segregation was allowed as long as other groups such as women were also separated. It asserted that segregating people based on race was acceptable as long as conditions were equal.
Answer: D: “It asserted that segregating people based on race was acceptable as long as conditions were equal.”
Question: What describes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District?
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Students from families with lower incomes are not in a protected class that is entitled to Fourteenth Amendment protections. School newspapers have similar First Amendment protections as other local or national newspapers. Students’ First Amendment rights are protected in school unless they disrupt the school’s ability to function. Parents have the right to remove their children from classes that teach things contradicting their religious beliefs.
Answer: C: “Students’ First Amendment rights are protected in school unless they disrupt the school’s ability to function.”
Question: How do the Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio and Weeks v. United States support the civil liberties protected by the Fourth Amendment?
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They provide protection for government officials who accidentally perform an illegal search or seizure. They require government officials to obtain a warrant in order to use evidence obtained by a drug-sniffing dog. They make evidence obtained in an illegal search or seizure unusable in court in most circumstances. They define specific situations in which warrants for search or seizure are not needed.
Answer: C: “They make evidence obtained in an illegal search or seizure unusable in court in most circumstances.”
Question: Several rights in the Bill of Rights are grouped together as the freedom of expression. What is one of them?
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Freedom of press Right to legal counsel Right to a trial by jury Right to a speedy trial
Answer: A: “Freedom of press”
Question: Which characteristic is used to form common demographic groups?
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IQ Race Commute time Family of origin
Answer: B: “Race”
Question: The government can stop publication or reporting for limited reasons. What is one of them?
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Names of undercover operatives Disagreement with majority party The fairness doctrine Harm to presidential reputation
Answer: A: “Names of undercover operatives”