Question: Which type of voting allows the selection of candidates from one preferred political party only?
Answer Options:
Retrospective voting Prospective voting Strategic voting Straight-ticket voting
Answer: D: “Straight-ticket voting”
Question: What is one common method of influence used by interest groups?
Answer Options:
They target transition teams to rearrange priorities for new executive and congressional members. They target the judicial branch by filing amicus briefs to advocate for particular court rulings. They target the staff of opposing congressional members to educate them on relevant policy. They target the vice president to gain support in the event of a tie in the Senate.
Answer: B: “They target the judicial branch by filing amicus briefs to advocate for particular court rulings.”
Question: Which interest group is using a legislative strategy to influence policy?
Answer Options:
A group that forms a PAC and contributes funds to the election campaign of a new political candidate with similar values One that gets around contribution limits by bundling member donations made directly to the candidate One that organizes a meeting with a lobbyist and senator through a PAC that contributes to the senator’s reelection A group that launches an extensive advertising campaign in support of a presidential candidate
Answer: C: “One that organizes a meeting with a lobbyist and senator through a PAC that contributes to the senator’s reelection”
Question: Which amendment promotes civil liberty protection against excessive bail?
Answer Options:
Seventh Amendment Sixth Amendment Fifth Amendment Eighth Amendment
Answer: D: “Eighth Amendment”
Question: What is outside lobbying?
Answer Options:
An attempt to sway government decision-making by influencing public opinion An attempt to sway government decision-making targeted directly at government officials An attempt to sway government decision-making through media-covered events An attempt to sway government decision-making by proposing legislative policies
Answer: A: “An attempt to sway government decision-making by influencing public opinion”
Question: Why do groups of organizations in the same industry join to form associations?
Answer Options:
It decreases the influence of foreign companies in overseas markets. It increases their lobbying influence over government policy makers. It allows them to bypass regulations regarding limits on campaign contributions. It helps them work together to set prices for goods and services.
Answer: B: “It increases their lobbying influence over government policy makers.”
Question: There are five basic exceptions to the requirements for a search warrant. What is one of them?
Answer Options:
If the police fear evidence will be tampered with If the search is conducted with a witness If the person is a minor If the item in question is a firearm
Answer: A: “If the police fear evidence will be tampered with”
Question: Which effect did the 19th Amendment have on women’s political participation?
Answer Options:
It allowed women to vote but disallowed female candidates from running in elections. It ended the use of literacy tests and poll taxes but did not give women the right to vote. It granted women the right to vote but did not immediately close the voting gap between men and women. It encouraged states to pass gender-neutral voting laws but did not enforce this mandate.
Answer: C: “It granted women the right to vote but did not immediately close the voting gap between men and women.”
Question: What did some states use during the early 20th Century in an attempt to circumvent the 15th Amendment?
Answer Options:
Online voter registration Phantom voters Motor Voter Act Grandfather clauses
Answer: D: “Grandfather clauses”
Question: Which term is defined as a right of individuals to obtain, use, and trade things of value for their own benefit?
Answer Options:
Common law Probable cause Exclusionary rule Economic liberty
Answer: D: “Economic liberty”
Question: What is a main method for classifying interest groups?
Answer Options:
By how many lobbyists are employed and which strategies the lobbyists use By who is represented and whether the interests are public or private By whether professional lobbyists are hired or volunteers are used from the interest group By how much money is raised for legislators’ reelection campaigns
Answer: B: “By who is represented and whether the interests are public or private”
Question: What is an exception to the need for law enforcement to obtain a warrant before entering a private residence?
Answer Options:
Proof that the owner of the residence is not a U.S. citizen Participation of a federal law enforcement agency Criminal activity taking place in plain view of law enforcement officers Providing a one-hour notice before entering
Answer: C: “Criminal activity taking place in plain view of law enforcement officers”
Question: What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act?
Answer Options:
Protect minority voters’ rights by prohibiting racist voting laws End the use of the poll tax in each state Create a national voter ID law, administered equally to adults Enact literacy tests for every American, regardless of race
Answer: A: “Protect minority voters’ rights by prohibiting racist voting laws”
Question: Which amendment protects the right to own a firearm?
Answer Options:
The Second Amendment The First Amendment The Fourth Amendment The Third Amendment
Answer: A: “The Second Amendment”
Question: What does the First Amendment protect in addition to freedom of speech, religion, and the press?
Answer Options:
The right to have a lawyer present in a criminal trial The right to own land and move freely from state to state The right to assemble and to petition government The right to vote and to run for public office
Answer: C: “The right to assemble and to petition government”
Question: What is one difference between civil liberties and civil rights?
Answer Options:
Civil liberties cases are evaluated with a rational basis test, while civil rights cases are evaluated with a strict scrutiny test. Civil liberties cases are evaluated with a Lemon test, while civil rights cases are evaluated with a Miller test. Civil liberties focus on individual freedoms, while civil rights focus on equality of citizenship. Civil liberties are enforced by the state governments, while civil rights are enforced by the national government.
Answer: C: “Civil liberties focus on individual freedoms, while civil rights focus on equality of citizenship.”