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BYU GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM-QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS| VERIFIED ASSURED SUCCESS
You are a Supreme Court justice. A case before you challenges the
constitutionality of affirmative action programs for African
Americans. You believe the programs are constitutional and that
they deserve "strict scrutiny." Which case would you use as a
precedent to support your point of view?
Adarand Constructors, Inc. V. Peña
The Supreme Court strives to protect freedom of speech and
expression. As such, it is worried about creating "chilling effects";
The violation of which of the following is least likely to produce
"chilling effects"
Content neutrality
Which of the following best describes the establishment clause?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
Which case found that former slaves did not have the same legal
rights as citizens?
Dred Scott v Sandford
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Which case required states to end segregation with "all due haste"?
Brown II
The practice of paying teachers who teach secular subjects at private
religious schools has been rejected by the Supreme Court as a
violation of the Establishment Clause. It violates which of the
following tenets of the Lemon test?
Excessive government entanglement
There is a narcotics agent who regularly gets information from a
reliable informant. The information the informant has given the
agent in the past has led to several arrests and convictions. One day,
the informant tells the agent about a man, whom the agent has
never met, who has gone to another city to purchase 20 kilograms of
cocaine. Based on the tip, the agent goes to the airport, recognizes
the man from the informant's description, arrests him, and seizes the
cocaine. What is this action considered?
Constitutional because there was "probable cause" to search the
man
According to the lesson, which of the following is one of the most
common and practical definitions of a political party?
A team of political office seekers
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What are the major political parties in the United States of America
today?
The Republican and Democratic Parties
What change in presidential elections was made by the Twelfth
Amendment?
The president and vice president ran as a team, not individually.
If the Electoral College did not exist and presidents campaigned with
the goal of maximizing their portion of the popular vote, which of the
following would occur?
Large states would be visited more than small states.
Two hundred and seventy Electoral College votes are needed to win
the presidency. What would happen if the Republican candidate won
245 votes, the Democrat won 265 votes, and a third candidate won
the remaining votes?
The House of Representative would decide.
How did the Founders ensure that the political representatives
would reflect public opinion?
They provided for regularly scheduled elections so voters could pass
judgment on their representatives.
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Which of the following is necessary for a public opinion poll to
accurately represent the population?
Interview a random sample of the population
How did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002) change
campaign finance in the United States?
It banned unlimited contributions to political parties.
What is the term given to a law that is written and passed in the
legislature but given final approval by the voters?
A referendum
You are a census worker and are asked by your neighbor, "What is
the most important reason for a census to be taken every ten
years?" How do you respond?
"A census is needed to find how many citizens reside in each state,
which determine the number of representatives and that would
allow election district boundaries to be drawn."
According to the lesson, who is given the responsibility to draw
congressional and state legislative districts?
BYU GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM-QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS| VERIFIED ASSURED SUCCESS
You are a Supreme Court justice. A case before you challenges the
constitutionality of affirmative action programs for African
Americans. You believe the programs are constitutional and that
they deserve "strict scrutiny." Which case would you use as a
precedent to support your point of view?
Adarand Constructors, Inc. V. Peña
The Supreme Court strives to protect freedom of speech and
expression. As such, it is worried about creating "chilling effects";
The violation of which of the following is least likely to produce
"chilling effects"
Content neutrality
Which of the following best describes the establishment clause?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
Which case found that former slaves did not have the same legal
rights as citizens?
Dred Scott v Sandford
,2
Which case required states to end segregation with "all due haste"?
Brown II
The practice of paying teachers who teach secular subjects at private
religious schools has been rejected by the Supreme Court as a
violation of the Establishment Clause. It violates which of the
following tenets of the Lemon test?
Excessive government entanglement
There is a narcotics agent who regularly gets information from a
reliable informant. The information the informant has given the
agent in the past has led to several arrests and convictions. One day,
the informant tells the agent about a man, whom the agent has
never met, who has gone to another city to purchase 20 kilograms of
cocaine. Based on the tip, the agent goes to the airport, recognizes
the man from the informant's description, arrests him, and seizes the
cocaine. What is this action considered?
Constitutional because there was "probable cause" to search the
man
According to the lesson, which of the following is one of the most
common and practical definitions of a political party?
A team of political office seekers
,3
What are the major political parties in the United States of America
today?
The Republican and Democratic Parties
What change in presidential elections was made by the Twelfth
Amendment?
The president and vice president ran as a team, not individually.
If the Electoral College did not exist and presidents campaigned with
the goal of maximizing their portion of the popular vote, which of the
following would occur?
Large states would be visited more than small states.
Two hundred and seventy Electoral College votes are needed to win
the presidency. What would happen if the Republican candidate won
245 votes, the Democrat won 265 votes, and a third candidate won
the remaining votes?
The House of Representative would decide.
How did the Founders ensure that the political representatives
would reflect public opinion?
They provided for regularly scheduled elections so voters could pass
judgment on their representatives.
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Which of the following is necessary for a public opinion poll to
accurately represent the population?
Interview a random sample of the population
How did the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002) change
campaign finance in the United States?
It banned unlimited contributions to political parties.
What is the term given to a law that is written and passed in the
legislature but given final approval by the voters?
A referendum
You are a census worker and are asked by your neighbor, "What is
the most important reason for a census to be taken every ten
years?" How do you respond?
"A census is needed to find how many citizens reside in each state,
which determine the number of representatives and that would
allow election district boundaries to be drawn."
According to the lesson, who is given the responsibility to draw
congressional and state legislative districts?
