STRAIGHTERLINE POLS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT GRADED EXAM 4 - APRIL 2022

Page path • POLS101_MH_V4 • Topic 14: State and Local Politics Started on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 2:56 PM State Finished Completed on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 3:16 PM Time taken 20 mins 12 secs Grade 125.00 out of 125.00 (100%) Question 1 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The presidency was created by Article ________ of the U.S. Constitution. Select one: a. I b. II c. III d. IV e. VII Question 2 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is a provision of the War Powers Act? Select one: a. It prohibits the president from sending troops into combat. b. It requires hostilities to end within sixty days unless Congress extends the period. c. It requires Congress to consult with the president whenever feasible before passing measures that will restrict president-ordered military action. d. It requires the president to inform Congress within one month of the reason for the military action. e. It removes from Congress the power to restrict the timing or size of president-initiated military actions. Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In the modern era, the equivalent practice of using the presidency as a bully pulpit (Theodore Roosevelt) could best be summed up in the phrase, "________." Select one: a. going public b. spin control c. air wars d. lobbying the bureaucracy e. manipulating the media Question 4 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The President serves which roles: Select one: a. Chief Executive b. Commander and chief c. Chief diplomat d. Legislative leader e. all of these Question 5 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following states is MOST likely to vote Republican in the next presidential election? Select one: a. Pennsylvania b. New York c. Vermont d. Colorado e. Texas Question 6 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text President Andrew Jackson was responsible for the government hiring practice known as Select one: a. Neutral competence, a system of hiring based on ability. b. Merit system, a system of hiring based competitive exams. c. Patronage, a system of hiring those loyal to his campaign. d. Partisanship, hiring based on political affiliation. e. Executive action, hiring based on presidential decree. Question 7 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The principles on which bureaucratic organization is based include which of the following? Select one: a. hierarchical authority b. job specialization c. formalized rules d. hierarchical authority, job specialization, and formalized rules e. None of these answers is correct. Question 8 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Amtrak is an example of a(n) Select one: a. cabinet department. b. government corporation. c. independent agency. d. regulatory agency. e. presidential commission. Question 9 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following agencies or departments is likely to have strong allies from a group of particular states in Congress? Select one: a. the Department of State b. the Central Intelligence Agency c. the Environmental Protection Agency d. the Department of Agriculture e. the Federal Trade Commission Question 10 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Precedent, while not an absolute constraint on the courts, is needed to Select one: a. preserve the courts as a counter majoritarian institution. b. maintain legal consistency over time, so confusion and uncertainty about the law can be avoided. c. check the president in the area of public law. d. balance the policy making authority of Congress. e. check the president in the area of foreign policy. Question 11 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The laws applicable to a case Select one: a. reveal the relevant circumstances of the case, and are determined solely by trial courts. b. are more important than the facts of a case, and supersede the facts when the two conflict. c. constrain the judiciary, because court decisions must be based on applicable laws. d. apply only in the area of criminal cases and not in the area of civil disputes. e. None of these answers is correct. Question 12 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The Supreme Court is likely to grant a hearing when a case involves Select one: a. an issue of state law as opposed to an issue of federal law. b. an issue of private law as opposed to an issue of public law. c. an issue that is being decided inconsistently by the lower federal courts. d. the possibility that an innocent person has been wrongly convicted of a crime. e. an issue dealing with state constitutional law. Question 13 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The federal district courts Select one: a. are the chief trial courts of the federal system. b. are the only federal courts where the two sides present their case to a jury for a verdict. c. are the courts that, in practice, make the final decision in most federal cases. d. exist in each state. e. All of these answers are correct. Question 14 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The total cumulative amount the federal government owes to its creditors is known as Select one: a. a trade deficit. b. a budget deficit. c. the national debt. d. a credit imbalance. e. income disparity. Question 15 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Judged in the context of the full range of public policies, the government in the United States has been Select one: a. equally hostile to the interests of business and labor. b. equally supportive of the interests of business and labor. c. substantially more supportive of business than labor. d. substantially more supportive of labor than business. e. substantially more supportive of left-wing radicals than conservatives. Question 16 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The creation of the Food and Drug Administration and the passage of the Securities and Exchange Act were intended to Select one: a. promote equity in the economy. b. eliminate the problem of externalities in the economy. c. destroy the legal foundation of the business trust. d. promote efficiency in the economy. e. None of these answers is correct. Question 17 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Farm subsidies account for approximately ________ of net agricultural income, making America's farmers among the most heavily subsidized in the world. Select one: a. ten percent b. one-fifth c. a third d. one-seventh e. two-thirds Question 18 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Who among the framers of the Constitution noted that no issue was more likely to provoke conflict that how society's resources are distributed? Select one: a. John Adams b. Alexander Hamilton c. Benjamin Franklin d. James Madison e. Thomas Jefferson Question 19 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The BEST predictor of how well schools perform on standardized tests is the Select one: a. salary levels of the teachers. b. population density of the community. c. level of local school board control over policy. d. community's wealth. e. ratio of private to public schools in the community. Question 20 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text ________ was called "the great leveler" when it began in the early nineteenth century. Select one: a. Social welfare b. Public education c. The federal government d. The Internal Revenue Service e. Social security Question 21 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Since the 1970s US importation of goods from overseas has lead to the loss of high-paying American factory jobs and a decline in union membership. This has resulted in Select one: a. wage stagnation for the last 30 years b. a rise in unemployment and filing for unemployment benefits c. a rise in employment in the service sector and lower wage jobs d. the realization that Congress must raise the minimum to $15 e. higher tax rates passed onto businesses to offset the loss of tax revenue. Question 22 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The foundation of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union after World War II was Select one: a. détente. b. unilateralism. c. containment. d. internationalism. e. isolationism. Question 23 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following terms MOST accurately describes the international economy today? Select one: a. unilateralism b. isolationism c. interdependence d. protectionism e. insurgency Question 24 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The first U.S. military action after the September 11, 2001 attacks was an invasion of Select one: a. Afghanistan. b. Kosovo. c. Iraq. d. Somalia. e. Panama. Question 25 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text What characteristic of states like Montana and Wyoming contributes to the comparatively high military recruitment from those areas? Select one: a. a high number of military installations b. rural, with few well-paying jobs available to young adults c. a strong military tradition d. state mandates for public service e. enlistment bonuses offered to recruits from certain states