Answer Options:
A. the Speaker of the House; the secretary of state
B. the secretary of state; the Speaker of the House
C. the Speaker of the House; the president pro tempore of the Senate
D. the president pro tempore of the Senate; the Speaker of the House
E. the secretary of state; the president pro tempore of the Senate
Answer: A. the Speaker of the House; the secretary of state
Question: All of the following are true of the 1964 and 1968 Civil Rights Acts except:
Answer Options:
A. the right to equality of opportunity in employment was included.
B. discrimination in public accommodations was banned.
C. state governments to control school integration were allowed.
D. discrimination in housing was banned.
E. penalties for those attempting to interfere with civil rights workers were provided.
Answer: C. state governments to control school integration were allowed.
Question: All of the following statements regarding the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives are true except that the Speaker:
Answer Options:
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: The law has given children extra defenses against criminal prosecutions because:
Answer Options:
A. parents punish children more effectively than the criminal justice system.
B. of their presumed inability to have criminal intent.
C. the Constitution does not provide for criminal prosecution of juveniles.
D. juveniles are too easily led to erroneous.
E. constitutional protections regarding children shield a number of juvenile behaviors.
Answer: B. of their presumed inability to have criminal intent.
Question: A pocket veto:
Answer Options:
A. can be used by a president only once during a term in office, although the veto can be used twice if the president serves two terms.
B. can only be used when Congress adjourns for the session within ten days of the bill being submitted to the president.
C. means that the legislation cannot be reintroduced in the next Congress.
D. was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1975.
E. is a way in which the president does not send a veto message back to Congress.
Answer: B. can only be used when Congress adjourns for the session within ten days of the bill being submitted to the president.
Question: The concept of senatorial courtesy refers to the:
Answer Options:
A. Senate approving judges only if they belong to the same party that is in control of the Senate.
B. practice of a president’s deferring to the exclusive right to nominate candidates for the federal district courts in their state.
C. practice of allowing members of the House to participate in the nomination process.
D. practice of Senate assent to veto candidates for federal district courts in their state.
E. Senate’s deferring to the president and routinely approving his or her nominees.
Answer: D. practice of Senate assent to veto candidates for federal district courts in their state.
Question: Calculate the present value of $1,000,000 to be received 5 years in the future assuming an annual discount rate of 5% (calculated annually). Your Answer: 738,526.16
Answer: 738,526.1665 (with margin: 0.010000000)
Question: The powerful Pope that was most influential in giving rise to one of the most productive times in the Renaissance was…
Answer Options:
A. Leo X.
B. Julius II.
C. Innocent X.
Answer: B. Julius II.
Question: Many of the skills used in public speaking are the same as those used in everyday conversation. These skills include __________.
Answer Options:
A. All of these answers are correct.
B. tailoring your message to your audience.
C. Both tailoring your message to your audience and adapting to listener feedback.
D. adapting to listener feedback.
E. organizing your thoughts logically.
Answer: A. All of these answers are correct.
Question: Laws that potentially interfere with fundamental rights or classify people based on race have to pass which test employed by the courts?
Answer Options:
A. strict scrutiny
B. intermediate or exacting scrutiny
C. rational basis review
D. the Kenesaw test
E. the any-rational-discrimination rule
Answer: A. strict scrutiny