Question: All of the following statements regarding the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives are true except that the Speaker:
Answer Choices:
A. is elected by a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives every two years.
B. must be an elected member of the House.
C. presides over House meetings.
D. is the most influential member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
E. schedules legislation for a vote.
Answer: E. schedules legislation for a vote.
Question: Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the yellow journalism genre?
Answer Choices:
A) self-promotion for the newspaper
B) disinterest in using anonymous sources
C) experimental page layouts
D) sensational stories with lurid images
Answer: B) disinterest in using anonymous sources
Question: The powers of the Speaker of the House include all of the following except:
Answer Choices:
A. presiding over meetings of the House.
B. appointing members of conference committees.
C. scheduling legislation for floor action.
D. presiding over the conference of the majority party.
E. sending legislation to the appropriate standing committee.
Answer: E. sending legislation to the appropriate standing committee.
Question: A vice president may become president:
Answer Choices:
A. when a president resigns.
B. when a president is impeached and convicted.
C. when a president dies.
D. after winning a presidential election.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E. All of the above.
Question: The Civil Rights Acts passed by Congress between 1865 and 1875:
Answer Choices:
A. were designed to enforce the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
B. implemented the affirmation of citizenship to anyone born in the United States.
C. were intended to equalize the burdens of Americans of all ethnic backgrounds.
D. made it illegal to use race or customs to deprive anyone of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution.
Answer: A. were designed to enforce the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
Question: Presidents have frequently invoked _________ to avoid disclosing to Congress about the activities of the executive branch.
Answer Choices:
A. executive secrecy
B. the House rule
C. executive privilege
D. strict scrutiny
E. None of the above
Answer: C. executive privilege
Question: A _________ is a permanent body established by a house of Congress, while a _________ is appointed to reconcile differences between two different versions of the same basic bill.
Answer Choices:
A. standing committee; select committee
B. joint committee; conference committee
C. select committee; standing committee
D. standing committee; conference committee
E. conference committee; joint committee
Answer: D. standing committee; conference committee
Question: After a bill has been introduced and referred to a committee, the committee:
Answer Choices:
A. on which a bill has been referred is required to pass the bill on to the entire house.
B. is not allowed to make changes in the wording of the bill.
C. may hold hearings and discussions to explore the merits of the bill.
D. may give some bills a subcommittee, although the Constitution requires that subcommittee involvement in legislation not exceed 25 percent of the total congressional workload.
E. is required by the Constitution to consult with the president of the United States or the president’s officially designated legislative liaison.
Answer: C. may hold hearings and discussions to explore the merits of the bill.
Question: As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to:
Answer Choices:
A. enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.
B. submit a balanced budget to Congress.
C. inform Congress prior to any military action.
D. oversee actions of state governments.
E. honor pronouncements of previous presidents.
Answer: A. enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.
Question: The wave of nonviolent protests in the civil rights movement resulted in many of the legislative gains in the 1960s. Which of the following was not true of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Answer Choices:
A) It prevented discrimination in federally assisted programs.
B) It established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
C) It eliminated discriminatory voter tests that prevented African Americans from registering to vote.
D) It provided relief against discrimination in public accommodations.
Answer: C) It eliminated discriminatory voter tests that prevented African Americans from registering to vote.
Question: All of the following statements are true about gerrymandering except:
Answer Choices:
A. the term of gerrymandering has been repealed.
B. the term originally came into use to signify a government of Massachusetts named Gerry.
C. the tactic of gerrymandering is used to create districts to the advantage of one political party or another.
D. the use of gerrymandering has been used for racial discrimination.
E. the practice can cause excessive manipulation of the shape of a district.
Answer: A. the term of gerrymandering has been repealed.