Answer Options:
A. are used by the president to have the force of law.
B. are used to regulate further the use of force.
C. represent the president’s legislative power.
D. have been used to establish rules for the executive administrative agencies.
E. All of the above are true.
Answer: A. are used by the president to have the force of law.
Question: A major consequence of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was:
Answer Options:
A. the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests.
B. the acceptance of lesser voter rights regimes.
C. the establishment of federally administered voter registration procedures.
D. limitations on the abilities of counties in the South to change voter registration procedures without federal approval.
E. All of the above are true.
Answer: E. All of the above are true.
Question: After the Civil War, civil rights legislation was passed by Congress
Answer Options:
A. but much of it was very ineffective and parts were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
B. and participated in more equality causing for African Americans.
C. and was accepted by the American public.
D. that prevented African Americans from being excluded equal public accommodations.
E. All of the above are true.
Answer: A. but much of it was very ineffective and parts were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Question: Calculate the present value of $1,000,000 to be received 5 years in the future assuming an annual discount rate of 5% compounded monthly.
Answer: 779,205.39
Question: As commander in chief, the president is:
Answer Options:
A. the ultimate decision maker in military matters.
B. only a symbolic leader of the military.
C. able to unilaterally declare war.
D. allowed to make military decisions, but only with the approval of the joint chiefs of staff.
E. not responsible for military decisions.
Answer: A. the ultimate decision maker in military matters.
Question: A vice president may become president:
Answer Options:
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: Executive privilege:
Answer Options:
A. enables the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts.
B. means that members of the executive branch cannot be prosecuted for official acts.
C. is the concept that has special benefits to the president’s use of the pocket veto.
D. allows the president discretion in making political appointments.
E. was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1974.
Answer: A. enables the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts.
Question: The implementation of judicial decisions is dependent upon _______ because _______.
Answer Options:
A. the other branches of government; the courts have no enforcement power
B. the police; they are the enforcement arm of the judiciary
C. Congress; resolutions enact court decisions
D. presidents; all decisions affect the executive branch, via the bureaucracy
E. None of the above.
Answer: A. the other branches of government; the courts have no enforcement power
Question: Calculate the present value of $10,000 to be received 20 years in the future assuming an annual discount rate of 5% compounded daily (assume 365 days/year).
Answer: 3,679.05
Question: This medium favored by ancient Egyptians has a wax base colored by pigment.
Answer Options:
A. Enamel
B. Encaustic
C. Tempera
D. Gouache
Answer: B. Encaustic
Question: In cases involving juveniles, courts have:
Answer Options:
A. declared minors to have all the same rights as adults.
B. declared juveniles to have only the rights that their parents allow them to have.
C. maintained the right to act in the best interests of minors.
D. renounced their authority to protect the best interests of minors.
E. None of the above.
Answer: C. maintained the right to act in the best interests of minors.
Question: True or False? Fee-for-service is a form of payment whereby an individual pays a fixed, pre-specified amount in exchange for services.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: The major function of Congress is:
Answer Options:
A. enforcing laws.
B. interpreting laws.
C. lawmaking.
D. using the impeachment power.
E. investigating other branches of government through oversight.
Answer: C. lawmaking.
Question: Calculate the present value of $10,000 to be received 20 years in the future assuming an annual discount rate of 5%.
Answer: 3,768.89
Question: When you experience stage fright, your body is producing extra __________, a hormone that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
Answer Options:
A. glucocorticoid.
B. cortisone.
C. serotonin.
D. potassium.
E. adrenaline.
Answer: E. adrenaline.