American Government Test Questions Part III

Exam 3 (Complete) 1. In class, I mentioned the time that Oprah caught the wrath of Texas. Oprah Winfrey being sued by cattle farms in Texas is an example of what? a. Libel. b. Fighting Words Doctrine. c. Clear and Present Danger Doctrine. d. Obscenity. e. Flagrantly. 2. Which of these is not a benefit of remonstrance? a. Faster tax returns. b. Develops a dialogue with government. c. Seen as a way to increase dialogue between citizens and government d. Allows for greater dialogue between government officials. e. All of these. 3. The 1967 Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Virginia outlawed what? a. Miscegenation laws. b. School segregation. c. Racial quotas. d. Cross burnings. e. School busing. 4. The example of Medgar Evers given in class is an example of what? a. How African American who served in World War II worked to gain voting rights in the South. b. How African American law schools trained civil rights lawyers. c. How African American elected officials used their influence to pass laws. d. How northern African Americans were able to express their right to vote. e. How government officials, in the South, created laws to increase school desegregation. 5. In the Sweatt v. Painter case, the Supreme Court ruled against what school for banning African Americans from attending its law school? a. The University of Texas. b. Southern Methodist University. c. Baylor University. d. The University of Oklahoma. e. Rice University. 6. Of the most famous boycotts during the Civil Rights Movement, which city had the first bus boycott? a. Baton Rouge LA. b. Birmingham, AL. c. Montgomery, AL. d. Tallahassee, FL. e. Austin, TX. 7. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued Executive Order 11246. What did Executive Order 11246 establish? a. Desegregation of the military. b. c. d. e. Affirmative Action. Moratorium on Federal Executions. The Miranda Law. Desegregation of public schools. 8. In what case did the Supreme Court rule that same-sex sexual harassment is a form of discrimination protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. a. Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Service, Inc. b. Oncale v. Plessy. c. Shelly v. Kramer. d. Sweatt v. Painter. e. Conklin v. Jones. 9. Government programs and regulations that directly affect those living within a country are called what types of policies? a. Domestic Policy. b. Foreign Policy. c. Economic Policy. d. Congressional Policy e. Executive Policy. 10. Thomas Dye argues that this is "anything a government chooses to do or not to do." What is it? a. Public Policy. b. Congressional Deliberation. c. Executive Deliberation. d. Gubernatorial Deliberation e. Private Policy. 11. In John Kingdon's discussion of agenda setting, he argues that three streams must converge in order for a policy window to open. Which of these is not a stream that Kingdon is concerned with? a. Policy Stream. b. Problem Stream. c. Political Stream. d. Solution Stream. e. All of these. 12. Which of these is a form of administrative evaluation? a. Effort Evaluation. b. Performance Evaluation. c. Adequacy of Performance Evaluation. d. Efficiency Evaluation. e. All of these. 13. What type of policy instrument uses little to no involvement from the government? a. Voluntary Instrument. b. Compulsory Instrument. c. Mixed Instrument. d. Participatory Instrument. e. Regulatory Instrument. 14. Consequences that affect people who are not directly engaged in the activities that bring those consequences about, are called what? a. Externalities. b. Natural Monopolies. c. Regulation. d. Deregulation. e. None of these. 15. What was the ruling in the "Lemon Grove Incident?" a. The school district committed a crime by segregating the Latino students because Latinos were classified as Caucasian in the state of California. The school district had the legal authority to segregate the Latino students because Latinos were classified as Caucasian in the state of California. c. The school district had the legal authority to segregate the Latino students because Latinos were classified as Indian in the state of California. d. The school district had the legal authority to segregate the Latino students because Latinos were classified as Black in the state of California. e. The school district had the legal authority to segregate the Latino students because Latinos were classified as Asian in the state of California. b. 16. The Troubled Asset Relief Program was signed into law by whom? a. Jimmy Carter. b. Rick Perry. c. Barack Obama. d. Bill Clinton e. None of these. 17. Which of these groups is not eligible for government assisted health insurance? a. Illegal Immigrants. b. Children below the poverty line. c. Seniors below the poverty line. d. Individuals below the poverty line. e. Pregnant women below the poverty line. 18. Policy Implementation is the same as what in the problem solving process? a. Problem Recognition. b. Proposal of Solution. c. Choice of Solution. d. Putting Solution into effect. e. Monitoring Results. 19. The decision by the 5th Circuit Federal Appeal Court, which banned the use of race in college admissions is referred to as what? a. The Hopwood Decision b. Sweatt v. Painter. c. Brown v. Board. d. Shelley v. Kramer. e. Moose v. Squirrel. 20. The film, "The Lemon Grove Incident,” dealt with what subject? a. School Segregation. b. c. d. e. Bus Boycotts. Miranda Laws. Immigration Policy. The Korean War. 21. Which of these amendments guaranteed women the right to vote? a. 6th Amendment. b. 13th Amendment. c. 14th Amendment. d. 15th Amendment. e. None of these. 22. Which court case established that police officers must inform people of their Fifth Amendment rights? a. b. c. d. e. Miranda v. Arizona. Washington v. Chrisman. Douglass v. Roberts. Dennis v. United States. Virgina v. Black et al. 23. A tax intended to discourage unwanted behavior is referred to as what type of tax? a. Sin Tax. b. Regulatory Tax. c. Behavioral Tax. d. Tolerance Tax. e. Archival Tax. 24. People who regularly participate in politics, who are more extreme in their views, and who tend to focus on certain issues and candidates more than the average American, are called a. political activists. b. centrists. c. liberals. d. conservatives. e. political elites. 25. The vice president is nominated by a. primary. b. caucus. c. party convention. d. the presidential candidate. e. voters. 26. In 1996 Clinton won 49 percent of the popular vote but 70 percent of the electoral vote because a. of the winner-take-all system. b. of the electoral system. c. the Republican Congress had alienated some of the electorate. d. of the gender gap. e. all of the above 27. The practice by which congressional representatives took turns holding the seats in Congress was called a. b. c. d. e. rotation. cycling. amateur. electoral change. none of the above 28. The House is reapportioned every ___ years following the national census. a. 4 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 e. 25 29. Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding U.S. senators? a. They generally have a great deal of political experience. b. They are often well known to their constituents. c. They enjoy a higher status than members of the House of Representatives. d. They stand for reelection every four years. e. They are often politically ambitious. 30. In the 2006 Congressional elections a. Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate. b. President Bush's approval ratings were very low. c. a majority of Americans believed the Iraq war was a mistake. d. some members of Congress distanced themselves from the President. e. all of the above 31. In the 2000 elections a. Republicans won control of all three elected portions of government for the first time b. c. d. e. since the 1950s. Republicans won control of the House but lost control of the Senate and the presidency. Democrats won control of all three elected portions of government. Democrats won control of the House. Democrats won control of the Senate. 32. Which of the following Supreme Court cases deals with the way in which congressional districts are drawn? a. Marbury v. Madison b. McCulloch v. Maryland c. Wesberry v. Sanders d. U.S. v. Nixon e. Plessy v. Ferguson 33. Who controls redistricting? a. the states b. the courts c. the Congress d. bipartisan commissions e. none of the above 34. Which of the following was NOT a factor that contributed to the growing incumbency advantage? a. the weakness of political parties b. c. d. e. campaign funding disparities growth in incumbency resources the strength of political parties changes in representative activities 35. What is the fear of the tyranny of the majority based on? a. the suppression of minority opinions by those voted into power by a majority b. the elimination of the Bill of Rights c. the more convinced the majority are that their views are correct, the more the majority d. e. will write legislation without any other participation the greater the majority, the more they would have to tolerate dissent the majority's attempts to change the Bill of Rights to please their constituencies 36. The Smith Act a. forbade free speech. b. was passed during the Civil War to allow the arrest of secessionists. c. forbade advocating the overthrow of the government. d. was aimed at Vietnam-era anti-war protesters. e. none of the above 37. The Fourth Amendment guarantees a person's right to be protected against a. unreasonable search and seizure. b. cruel and unusual punishment. c. double jeopardy. d. self-incrimination. e. all of the above 38. What was the Supreme Court decision which gave indigent people accused of crimes the right to court-appointed counsel? a. Gideon v. Wainwright b. Roe v. Wade c. Benton v. Maryland d. Miranda v. Arizona e. Plessy v. Ferguson 39. What do we call a judicial order that a prisoner be brought before a judge to determine the legality of his or her imprisonment? a. a writ of habeas corpus b. the fighting words doctrine c. a writ of mandamus d. a writ of certiorari e. the due process clause 40. Since minorities cannot control the outcome of elections, they often seek to achieve their civil rights through a. collective bargaining. b. litigation. c. political parties. d. the electoral process. e. none of the above 41. In the 1948 ruling of Shelley v. Kraemer, a. the court outlawed discrimination in employment. b. the court ordered desegregation of the military. c. restrictive housing covenants were outlawed. d. the white primary was outlawed. e. education was desegregated. 42. The president who oversaw passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a. Richard M. Nixon. b. Harry S. Truman. c. Lyndon B. Johnson. d. John F. Kennedy. e. Franklin Roosevelt. 43. In Grutter v Bollinger, the Supreme Court a. determined the University of Michigan could use race as a factor in law school b. c. d. e. admissions. determined the law school’s use of race as a factor in admissions was unconstitutional. held that the law school’s point system, which gave points for race, was constitutional. held that the undergraduate school’s point system, which gave points for race, was constitutional. none of the above 44. Which of the following programs are based on the insurance principle? a. social security and Medicare b. social security and food stamps c. the Earned Income Tax Credit and food stamps d. Medicaid and food stamps e. the Earned Income Tax Credit and welfare 45. The removal of government rules governing various activities is called a. fast tracking. b. streamlining. c. deregulation. d. downsizing. e. trickle down regulation. 46. What did Congress pass in 1973, in order to prevent the usurpation of congressional foreign policy prerogatives? a. the War Powers Resolution b. the Helms-Burton Act c. the Tonkin Gulf Resolution d. the Monroe Doctrine e. the Defense Doctrine 47. Which of these acts are part of what Domke and Coe refer to as the "God Strategy"? a. Acting as a political priest by speaking the language of the faithful. b. Fusing God and country by linking America with divine will. c. Embracing important religious symbols, practices, and rituals. d. Engaging in morality politics by trumpeting bellwether issues. e. All of these. 48. What is Daron Shaw referring to when he make the following statement? [They] are usually conceived of as essential contact points between voters and public officials in the United States. They are thought to be the means by which candidates articulate the issue positions and policy commitments that are validated by elections and bind officeholders to a course of action a. Campaigns. b. Interest Groups. c. Public Policy. d. Civil Liberties. e. Administrative Evaluation. 49. Gerber, Gimpel, Green and Shaw (2011) discover what about the effect of campaign ads? a. The persuasive effects of ads decay rapidly. b. Ads are not persuasive at all. c. The persuasive effects of ads are long lasting. d. Politicians choose not to use their ads to persuade voters. e. Most of the ads only work with children and the elderly. 50. Lau, Sigelman and Rovner (2007) provide a summary of the various findings in regards to negative campaign advertising. What are their findings? a. There is no consistent evidence in the research literature that negative political campaigning ‘works’ in achieving the electoral results that attackers desire. b. Negative ads hurt both the opponent and the attacker. c. Negative ads do not reduce voter turnout. d. Negative ads lower trust in government, generate a lessened sense of political efficacy, and possibly a darker public mood. e. All of these. 51. In Jenifer Jerit's analysis of campaign rhetoric, she highlights three emotions that candidates appeal to most. What are they? a. Anger, Anxiety, and Fear. b. Fear, Disgust and Hope. c. Anger, Hope and Pride. d. Pride, Lust and Caring. e. Lust, Caring and Pride. 52. In Jenifer Jerit's analysis of candidate rhetoric she notes several reasons why candidates make these appeals. What are they? a. Emotional appeals have longer lasting effects and mobilize the base and uncommitted voters. b. Emotional appeals draw greater media attention. c. Emotional appeals reduce media attention d. Emotional appeals demobilize the base. e. Both A and B 53. In class, I discussed an article, by UT Prof. Bethany Albertson, which found evidence that the "God Strategy" might work. What evidence did she find that the "God Strategy" might actually work? a. Christian religious appeals by candidates do affect the perception of the candidate from those who identify as Christians. Christian religious appeals have no effect on Christians. The effect of Christian religious appeals are moderated by beliefs about the role of religion in politics. d. Both A and C. e. None of these. b. c. 54. What does James Gibson state about pluralistic intolerance? a. Pluralistic intolerance indicates that there can be a high level of intolerance in society, but b. c. d. e. no clearly defined enemy reduces the chances of limiting individual political freedom. Pluralistic intolerance does not exist. Pluralistic intolerance is a creation of the liberal media. All of these. None of these. 55. Last week, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, _______________ , conducted the first ever press conference in the central bank's history. a. Timothy Geithner. b. Ben Bernanke. c. Alan Greenspan. d. Bud Selig. e. Roger Goodell. 56. In early March, the Supreme Court ruled the following in regards to the Westboro Baptist Church? a. The First Amendment protects the rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to hold anti-gay protests outside military funerals. b. The First Amendment does not protect the rights of the Westboro Baptist Church to hold anti-gay protests outside military funerals. c. The case was sent back to the lower courts because the Supreme Court split its decision. d. It was unconstitutional for a church to express anti-gay rhetoric. e. The Nineteenth Amendment protected the Westboro Baptist Church, and thus female members of the church were not only allowed to vote, but also drive cars. 57. The Supreme Court handed down the following ruling in regards to the Westboro Baptist Church? a. 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church. b. 6-3 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church. c. 5-4 in favor of plaintiff Albert Snyder. d. 5-5 split decision. e. 6-3 in favor of plaintiff Albert Snyder. 58. Who dissented in the Westboro Baptist Church case? a. Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas. b. Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor. c. Samuel Alito. d. Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Roy Halladay. e. Muammar Qaddafi, Hosni Mubarak, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Bashar al Assad. 59. On May 1, President Obama delivered a statement in regards to following – a. The United States initiated military exercises in Libyan airspace. b. The launch of the US space shuttle Endeavor had to be delayed. c. d. e. The United States discovered the whereabouts of and killed Osama bin Laden. Muammar Qadaffi and Mahmud Ahmedinejad expressed their desire to defect. The United States would pull troops out out of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. 60. According to Davis and Silver, what are the two interacting factors that affect a person's willingness to sacrifice civil liberties for security? a. Income and Age. b. Sense of Threat and Trust in Government. c. Religion and Marital Status. d. Gender and Party Identification. e. Height and Weight. 61. Which is NOT a criticism that Howlett and Ramesh make of the Policy Cycle model of policy- making? a. It conceives of policy-making as a linear process. b. It lacks any notion of causation. c. It is too complex and nuanced. d. It fails to identify the actors and institutions involved in the process. e. It lacks any notion of causation. 62. What strategies do Huang and Shaw argue Obama and McCain, respectively, pursued to amass Electoral College majorities in the 2008 presidential election? a. offensive and defensive. b. defensive and offensive. c. both pursued focused, high risk strategies. d. mixed and mixed/offensive. e. aggressive and passive. 63. Campbell, Alford, and Henry argue that television market and political district congruence work in the favor of which candidate? a. Republican. b. Democrat. c. Incumbent. d. Challenger. e. Third Party Candidates. Bonus Questions 1. Please complete the greatest rap lyric of all time ○ 7, 7, 7, 21 2. What is the greatest rap song of all time? ○ Microphone Fiend 3. Who is the greatest rap artist of all time? ○ Big Daddy Kane