Answer Options:
A. about 30 percent of waking hours.
B. about 10 percent of waking hours.
C. about 50 percent of waking hours.
D. about 40 percent of waking hours.
E. about 20 percent of waking hours.
Answer: E. about 20 percent of waking hours.
Question: The Academies main purpose was to…
Answer Options:
A. Recruit priests and nuns.
B. Emphasize learning and knowledge.
C. Control the military.
D. Control their crafts.
Answer: B. Emphasize learning and knowledge.
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 daily (assume 365 days/year).
Answer: 778,814.11
Question: The tests commonly administered as a precondition for voting were called:
Answer Options:
A. poll tests.
B. constitutional causes.
C. literacy tests.
D. privacy tests.
E. registration tests.
Answer: C. literacy tests.
Question: The two houses of Congress are:
Answer Options:
A. able to assume executive authority in the absence of a president.
B. perfectly equal in their powers.
C. organized by political party.
D. organized by seniority.
E. None of the above.
Answer: C. organized by political party.
Question: Presidents have frequently invoked _________ to avoid disclosing to Congress about the activities of the executive branch.
Answer Options:
A. executive secrecy
B. the House rule
C. executive privilege
D. strict scrutiny
E. None of the above
Answer: C. executive privilege
Question: A filibuster is:
Answer Options:
A. an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate.
B. an attempt to persuade others to vote for a particular bill in return for a favor at a later date.
C. used in the House to force a standing committee to release a bill.
D. a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the majority party’s legislation.
E. a technique that is unique to the House.
Answer: A. an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate.
Question: In specialized fields, technical knowledge is more important to employers than communication skills when deciding whom to hire and promote.
Answer: The correct answer is not visible, but commonly, both technical knowledge and communication skills are important, with the emphasis varying by field and position.
Question: In order to pass strict scrutiny, a law must do all of the following except:
Answer Options:
A. be justified by a compelling government interest.
B. be narrowly tailored to meet a government interest.
C. be minimally related to a government interest.
D. use the least restrictive means to accomplish the goal.
E. None of the above.
Answer: C. be minimally related to a government interest.
Question: As your textbook explains, many of the skills used in public speaking are the same as those used in everyday conversation. These skills include __________.
Answer Options:
A. tailoring your message to your audience.
B. both telling a story for maximum impact and organizing your thoughts logically.
C. telling a story for maximum impact.
D. All of these answers are correct.
E. organizing your thoughts logically.
Answer: D. All of these answers are correct.
Question: All of the following are enumerated or expressed powers except the power to:
Answer Options:
A. impose a variety of taxes.
B. coin money.
C. declare war.
D. create a national bank.
E. establish post offices.
Answer: D. create a national bank.
Question: A court that overturns an unconstitutional law that is clearly in violation of the Constitution:
Answer Options:
A. may still be exercising judicial restraint.
B. is exercising judicial activism.
C. is exercising both.
D. may have its decision overturned by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress.
E. Both B and C.
Answer: A. may still be exercising judicial restraint.
Question: This art history term refers to the 1400s CE.
Answer Options:
A. The Middle Ages.
B. The Pre-Classic Period.
C. The Quattrocento.
D. The Post-Modern.
Answer: C. The Quattrocento.