A The Confrontation Clause deals with which Amendment, based on which

civil liberty?
a: 6th/right to cross examine b: 2nd/right to bear arms
c: 4th/right to
privacy
d: 5th/right to due process
D Since their introduction in the late nineteenth century, voter registration
laws have:
a: reduced the voting of African Americans and immigrants b: made
America a better place c: made America the best democracy in the
world d: increased the voting of African Americans and immigrants
D Which of the following measures to improve voter turnout have not been
tried?
a: mail-in voting b: registering when you apply for a drivers license c:
absentee voting d: declaring election day a national holiday e: multiple
election days
A Extension of the franchise to Black males occurred with the passage of
the _______ Amendment in 1870.
a: 15th b: 16th c: 17th d: 18th
C The Senate is the chamber of the Congress that: a: must first approve
all money bills b: must first approve amendments c: ratifies treaties d:
has the first opportunity to override presidential vetoes
B Some functions are restricted to only one house of Congress. The
Senate is the only house that can:
a: propose amendments b: approve presidential appointments c:
approve the budget d: investigate the president
A The central difference between the House and the Senate is that the:
a: House is much larger in membership than the Senate b: House
represents people, the Senate represents geography c: Senate ratifies
treaties d: House first appropriates money
A For the House of Representatives: a: each state is allowed at least one
representative b: there is no set number of minimum or maximum for
each state c: each state is allowed two representatives d: membership
for each state is determined by the House itself

A Midterm Congressional elections: a: usually result in the presidents

party losing seats in Congress
b: attract more voters than presidential elections c: attract as many voters
as presidential elections d: usually result in the presidents party gaining
seats in Congress
B Gerrymandering refers to the process of : a: ending debate in the
Senate
b: redrawing legislative boundaries c: forcing a bill out of committee d:
selecting a committee chair
A In the House of Representatives, the majority leader:
a: acts as the spokesperson for the majority party in the House b: serves
as Speaker of the House
c: is elected in a vote of all members of the House d: is rarely able to
exert any meaningful leadership because of the dominance of the Speaker
C The fiscal year (FY) of the federal government is:
a: January to December b: April to February c: October to September
d: July to June
B What is the ultimate check that Congress has over the bureaucracy?
a: the blank check b: withholding the appropriations of money c: the
rubber check d: the pocket veto
D The term human bomb refers to:
a: changing the facts on the ground
b:
mortality rates d: none of the choices

biological warfare c: infant

B This massive economic rebuilding effort was put into action after World
War II:
a: the Keynesian Plan b: the Marshall Plan c: Perestroika d:
Glasnost e: containment
C How huge is the current approximate U.S. national
debt?
a: $2 trillion b: $20 trillion c: $12 trillion d: $200 billion
trillion

e: $5.6

A Which of the following was not listed as a suggested governmental

reform in the last chapter of the Tarikh text?

a: mandatory military service b: elimination of the Electoral College c:
elimination of the two party system d: elimination of the federal income
tax
e: mandatory voting
A The major requirement imposed by the Government in the Sunshine Act
is that:
a: all multi-headed federal agencies conduct their business regularly in
public session
b: all multi-headed federal agencies conduct their business regularly in
private session
c: all multi-headed federal agencies conduct their business regularly in
secret
d: all multi-headed federal agencies conduct their business regularly in
D.C.
D The most common occupation of presidents has been:
a: politicians b: governors c: capitalists d: lawyers
B In the event that no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College
votes, the president is selected:
a: by the Senate b: by the House c: by the People d: by the
Supreme Court
D Can the president remove federal judges from office?
a: yes b: maybe c: sometimes d: no
A The role in which the president has probably exercised more authority
than in any other role is ____________________.
a: party leader b: Commander-in-Chief c: moral leader d: media
mogul
D What is the only requirement of a president in issuing an executive
order?
a: that it be written b: that it be verbal c: that it be true d: that it be
published in the Federal Register
D The ability of the president to withhold certain information from Congress
and/or the courts is based on:
a: pure power b: abuse of power c: congressional privilege d:

executive privilege
A Which constitutional amendment established procedures for presidential
succession and disability?
a: 25th b: 27th c: 29th d: 12th
C Which Congressional Act resolved the question of who shall be president
if both the president and vice president die?
a: The Presidential Act of 2004 b: The National Act of 1941 c: The
Succession Act of 1947 d: The Act of the Apostle
D Which government official is third in line of succession to the presidency?
a: vice president b: governor c: Secretary of State d: Senate president
pro tempore
C Who were the two presidents impeached by the House of
Representatives?
a: Nixon and Clinton b: Nixon and Johnson c: Johnson and Clinton d:
Nixon and Bush
B Which California ethnic group is most underrepresented in holding public
office?
a: African Americans b: Black Americans c: Mexican Americans d:
Asian Americans
D The main feature differentiating a faction from a political party is that a
faction:
a: has a permanent organized structure b: has no structure c: has no
leaders
d: does not have a permanent organized structure
B A situation in which one major party controls the presidency and the other
controls Congress is referred to as ____________.
a: problematic b: a balance of power c: divided government d: good
government
B Stare decisis is a doctrine: a: enabling court decisions to vary from
case to case
b: providing guidance to judges when common law does not apply c:
encouraging the following of precedent or previous court decisions d:

requiring hearings about complaints arising from regulations

C Policies regulating the amount of money in circulation are part of a :
a: fiscal policy b: national economizing c: monetary policy d: zero
sum budgeting
A The level of trial courts in the federal judiciary hierarchy is the:
a: district courts b: Circuit Court of Appeals c: Supreme Court d: state
courts
D The foreign policy that allows the U.S. to sell weapons to dictators who
support American business interests around the world and to repel
terrorism with force is the policy of:
a: dtente b: moral
idealism
c: counterintelligence d: political realism
A One major reason for the massive increase in U.S. public debt in recent
years is:
a: massive increases in social welfare spending b: the war in Iraq c:
new prison construction d: tax increases on the rich
B The justices who believe that the Court should use its power to alter or
challenge the policy direction of Congress, state legislatures, or
administrative agencies are advocating:
a: judicial restraint b: judicial activism c: strict constructionism d:
moderate pragmatism
D The fastest-growing subgroup of the homeless population is:
a: street people b: the mentally ill c: illegal immigrants d: families
C The courts that have become stepping stones to appointment to the
Supreme Court are the: a: District Courts b: State Supreme Courts
c: Circuit Courts of Appeal d: Tax Court
B Concern over nuclear weapon proliferation intensified in 1999 when the
Senate rejected the: a: China/North Korea Treaty b: Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty c: Middle East Peace Treaty d: Nuclear
Terrorism Treaty
B Appellate jurisdiction means the authority of a court to:

a: serve as a trial court b: hear cases for the first time c: review
decisions from a lower court d: establish grand juries
E The Powell Doctrine states each of the following about the U.S. entering
war except:
a: there should be a clear, obtainable objective b: we should strike our
enemies before they strike us
c: all other non violent means have been exhausted d: the action should
be supported by the American people
e: there should be genuine, broad international support
A The major provision of the War Powers Act was to:
a: limit the presidents use of troops in military action without congressional
approval
b: allow the president more freedom in the use of military troops
throughout the world
c: give the president new powers in the area of foreign policy
d: prevent aggressor nations from becoming too strong militarily
B A writ of certiorari is issued by the Supreme Court only when:
a: a majority of justices vote for such a request b: four justices vote for
such a request
c: a unanimous Court supports such a request d: the Solicitor General
approves such a request
C Monetary policy is primarily made by the:
c: Federal Reserve d: Treasury Secretary

a: President b: Congress

D A Justice who accepts the majority decision, but not the reasons for it
may write his/her own:
a: minority opinion b: majority opinion c: amicus curiae opinion d:
concurring opinion
D The event that signified the Soviet Union had relinquished its political and
military control over the states of Eastern Europe was the:
a: renewed interest in Cuba b: fall of the Berlin Wall c: defeat in
Afghanistan d: dissolution of the Soviet Union
C The United States ran a budget surplus under the presidency of:
a: Ronald Reagan b: Jimmy Carter c: Bill Clinton d: George W. Bush

D The Monroe Doctrine states that the U.S.:

a: had territorial dominion over South America b: was neutral in its
relations with Europe and Asia c: could trade openly with China d:
would not accept foreign intervention in the Western Hemisphere
B The official who represents the national government in the Supreme
Court is the:
a: Attorney General b: Solicitor General c: Vice-President d: Chief
Justice
B Foreign policy based on moral imperatives is often unsuccessful for the
U.S. because it: a: makes policy making difficult to understand b:
assumes that other nations agree with American views of morality and
politics
c: requires the president to establish absolute standards of conduct for
U.S. personnel d: makes too many enemies