Answer Options:
A. polls results are not equally good or equally believable.
\nB. knowing what makes a poll accurate is not as important as the results of the poll.
\nC. polls, such as election or network samples are the most valid.
\nD. poll that consist of sampling mall interviews may produce inaccurate results.
\nE. validity-designed polls based on probability samples may result in 95 percent accuracy.
Answer: B. knowing what makes a poll accurate is not as important as the results of the poll.
Question: Ethical and legal reasoning often overlap for which of the following reasons?
Answer Options:
A. Legislation is derived from community beliefs and demands.
\nB. Judicial decisions are shaped by precedent (previous decisions) and by what cases are brought to the court.
\nC. Public opinion changes over time, often influenced by medical advances.
\nD. Elected officials make executive orders based on their own interpretation of laws.
\nE. All of these are correct.
Answer: E. All of these are correct.
Question: The Affordable Care Act that Congress passed in March 2010 will end health care fraud and abuse once and for all.
Answer Options:
True
\nFalse
Answer: False
Question: All of the following are true of public opinion except that it:
Answer Options:
A. plays a small role in U.S. political system.
\nB. can be expressed by letters written to newspapers.
\nC. is shared in online forums.
\nD. can be peaceful.
\nE. can be shaped by political leaders.
Answer: A. plays a small role in U.S. political system.
Question: Ethical and legal reasoning often overlap for which of the following reasons?
Answer Options:
A. Legislation is derived from community beliefs and demands.
\nB. Judicial decisions are shaped by precedent (previous decisions) and by what cases are brought to the court.
\nC. Public opinion changes over time, often influenced by medical advances.
\nD. Elected officials make executive orders based on their own interpretation of laws.
\nE. All of these are correct.
Answer: E. All of these are correct.
Question: Unlike liberals or conservatives, socialists advocate
Answer Options:
A. personal liberty.
\nB. private property rights.
\nC. market capitalism.
\nD. private educational & governmental systems.
\nE. replacing investor ownership of businesses by government ownership. Correct
Answer: replacing investor ownership of businesses by government ownership.
Question: U.S. district courts:
Answer Options:
A. are courts of informative appellate courts.
\nB. have final appellate jurisdiction to review cases.
\nC. are the state courts.
\nD. are the trial courts of the federal system.
\nE. are courts of limited jurisdiction.
Answer: D. are the trial courts of the federal system.
Question: The impeachment process begins with charges in _________ and concludes with a trial in _________.
Answer Options:
A. the House of Representatives; the Senate
\nB. the Senate; the House of Representatives
\nC. both houses of Congress; the Supreme Court
\nD. the Supreme Court; the Senate
\nE. the Supreme Court; the House of Representatives
Answer: A. the House of Representatives; the Senate
Question: A question that has to do with the U.S. Constitution, acts of Congress, or treaties is known as a _______ question.
Answer Options:
A. moot
\nB. political
\nC. federal
\nD. national
\nE. legal
Answer: C. federal
Question: A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules is called:
Answer Options:
A. a confederation.
\nB. a social contract. Correct
\nC. a syndication.
\nD. a constitution.
\nE. a natural law.
Answer: a social contract.
Question: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal” are the first words of
Answer Options:
A. the Constitution of the United States of America.
\nB. the Declaration of Independence.
\nC. the Magna Carta.
\nD. the United Nations Charter.
\nE. the Bill of Rights. Incorrect
Answer: the Declaration of Independence.