STRAIGHTERLINE POLS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT GRADED MIDTERM EXAM - APRIL 2022

Page path • POLS101_MH_V4 • Topic 7: Voting and Party Systems Started on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 1:13 PM State Finished Completed on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 2:17 PM Time taken 1 hour 3 mins Grade 188.00 out of 200.00 (94%) Question 1 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text In an oligarchy, Select one: a. the state is run by corporate interests and companies instead of individuals. b. control rests with a small group of popularly elected individuals. c. control rests with a single individual, such as a dictator. d. control rests with a small group, such as military officers or a few wealthy families. e. the state controls all aspects of individuals' lives, including family relations and the practice of religion. Question 2 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text In a constitutional system, Select one: a. there are no restrictions on the lawful uses of power, as long as this power is obtained by majority rule. b. there are lawful restrictions on a government's power. c. the economy is based on the free enterprise system. d. officials govern according to the traditions established by their predecessors. e. all citizens have absolute free speech rights. Question 3 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text What type of government suppresses individuality, forcing people to think and act in prescribed ways or risk punishment? Select one: a. communistic b. socialistic c. authoritarian d. egalitarian e. republican Question 4 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text From 1945 until the late 1960s, there was the highest degree of bipartisanship in the area of: Select one: a. economic regulation. b. taxation levels. c. civil rights. d. foreign affairs. e. environmental policy. Question 5 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The Bill of Rights added to the Constitution, among other things, Select one: a. a guarantee of freedom of speech. b. a division of governmental authority into three branches. c. checks and balances among the three branches of government. d. restrictions against the power of corporations to influence the election process. e. term limits for elected officials to reduce their power. Question 6 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text How many lawyers does the United States have in comparison to Britain, Germany, and Italy? Select one: a. The U.S. has twice as many lawyers on a per capita basis. b. The U.S. has roughly the same amount of lawyers on a per capita basis. c. The U.S. has roughly twice as many lawyers, in terms of total numbers. d. The U.S. has roughly five times as many lawyers on a per capita basis. e. The U.S. has roughly half as many lawyers on a per capita basis. Question 7 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Roughly two-thirds of all lobbyists in the nation's capital represent Select one: a. activist organizations. b. labor unions. c. business firms. d. foreign-based political action groups. e. nonprofit organizations. Question 8 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text In a democratic society, who or what is responsible for personal development? Select one: a. the education system b. political parties c. the progressive being d. the individual e. parents, ministers, and political leaders Question 9 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text As described in the text, "political thinking" Select one: a. is the reflection of an individual's ideological position when applied to political issues. b. results from an individual allowing personal bias to inform all thoughts about political issues, instead of doing objective learning or research to form an opinion. c. involves the careful gathering and sifting of information in the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue. d. is the result of an individual's attempts to seek out news media that reinforce a pre-existing political bias. e. is a strategy taken by those seeking election to public office in which their publicly stated positions are designed to maximize their attractiveness to the widest voting bloc. Question 10 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text West Virginia, the state with the lowest percentage of college graduates in the United States, Select one: a. is indicative of Americans' relative indifference to higher education. b. is evidence of the general truth that the states with the highest percentage of college graduates are located between the Rockies and the Mississippi River. c. is one of seven U.S. states with fewer than five institutions of higher learning. d. demonstrates how closed higher education in the United States is compared to the rest of the world. e. has a higher proportion of college graduates than most European countries. Question 11 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text ________ presided over the Philadelphia convention of 1787. Select one: a. Benjamin Franklin b. Gouverneur Morris c. Edmund Randolph d. James Madison e. George Washington Question 12 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text ________ was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Select one: a. John Locke b. Thomas Jefferson c. James Madison d. George Washington e. Alexander Hamilton Question 13 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The Federalist Papers were written by _______, _______ , and ______ to persuade New York to vote for the new Constitution. Select one: a. Washington, Hamilton, Adams b. Hamilton, Madison, Adams c. Jay, Hamilton, Madison d. Washington, Madison, Jay e. Jay, Adams, Hamilton Question 14 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text All but one state constitution formed after the American Revolution Select one: a. provided for choosing governors in direct annual elections. b. provided for a less direct form of self-government than the national-level framers intended. c. provided for annual legislative elections. d. included more severe checks and balances than the U.S. Constitution. e. drastically limited the power of the executive in comparison to the legislature. Question 15 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The term of office for a U.S. senator is ________ years, while that of a member of the U.S. House is ________ years. Select one: a. six; two b. four; two c. six; four d. four; four e. eight; four Question 16 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The Constitution prevents the government from suspending the writ of habeas corpus, meaning that the government cannot Select one: a. prosecute persons for acts that were legal at the time they were committed. b. establish a state religion based on Christian beliefs. c. enact laws that would legalize the practice of indentured servitude. d. jail a person without a court hearing to determine the legality of his or her imprisonment. e. silence freedom of the press. Question 17 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision because it Select one: a. established national supremacy. b. set the precedent for judicial review. c. defined the scope of state powers under the Tenth Amendment. d. affirmed the necessary and proper clause. e. helped to end Thomas Jefferson's political career. Question 18 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text A federal system is one where Select one: a. constitutional authority is centralized in a national government. b. constitutional authority is decentralized, only residing in state governments. c. constitutional authority is divided between a national government and state governments. d. constitutional authority is unlimited. e. constitutional authority is divided between multiple branches of the national government. Question 19 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text ________ opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Select one: a. George Washington b. Patrick Henry c. James Madison d. Benjamin Franklin e. John Adams Question 20 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Viewed in historical terms, federalism has been a Select one: a. contentious and dynamic system that has adapted to the needs of the time. b. theoretical principle, in that constitutional provisions for federalism have had virtually no impact on the relationship between the nation and the states. c. flawed principle, in that the relationship between the nation and the states has been a constant source of problems without many positive benefits. d. fixed principle, in that the relationship between the nation and states is almost completely defined by provisions of the Constitution. e. poor replacement for the confederal system which existed before the Constitution. Question 21 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text In America today, public education is primarily the responsibility of Select one: a. the national government. b. state and local governments. c. the National Education Association (NEA). d. the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). e. the U.S. Department of Education. Question 22 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text In key decisions early in the New Deal era, the Supreme Court Select one: a. invalidated key pieces of FDR's New Deal legislation. b. upheld FDR's "court-packing" proposal. c. ruled that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment. d. ruled that public accommodations were part of interstate commerce. e. invalidated the commerce clause. Question 23 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The Fourth Amendment says: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, homes, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.” Which recent Supreme Court case affirmed this: Select one: a. Lawrence v. Texas b. District of Columbia v. Heller c. Riley v. California d. McDonald v. Chicago e. McNabb v. United States Question 24 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is true of the appeal process? Select one: a. The Constitution guarantees at least one appeal after conviction, but many states continue to challenge this guarantee in court. b. Both the federal and all state constitutions guarantee an appeal after conviction. c. The Constitution does not guarantee an appeal after conviction, but the federal government and all states permit at least one appeal. d. There are no guarantees of appeal at the federal or state level, but the appeal process has been effectively certified through common practice. e. The guarantee of appeal in the states was established as part of selective incorporation as applied to the Fourteenth Amendment. Question 25 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The Fourth Amendment protects Americans from Select one: a. any search conducted without a warrant. b. unreasonable searches. c. unreasonable searches conducted only by federal officers. d. all searches conducted by state officers. e. searches conducted only by local officers. Question 26 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following amendments contains a due process clause? Select one: a. First b. Tenth c. Third d. Fourteenth e. Twenty-first Question 27 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text In the 2014 case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, the Supreme Court ruled that Select one: a. the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not require employers to provide insurance for employees. b. companies with only a few owners can refuse, on religious grounds, to include contraceptives in employees' health coverage. c. businesses can decide which employees deserve employer-paid health insurance based on employee performance. d. the free exercise of religion clause in the First Amendment does not apply to the secular business practices of corporations. e. All of these answers are correct. Question 28 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The “Patriot Act” passed after 9/11 was Select one: a. found to be constitutional by the court. b. was only used to track suspected terrorists c. expanded the federal government’s surveillance power d. found to have mass public support for the program. e. was not reauthorized by congress because of public displeasure. Question 29 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The U.S. Constitution offers procedural safeguards designed to protect a person from wrongful arrest, conviction, and punishment. These safeguards can be found in which Constitutional amendments: Select one: a. 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, &14th b. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, &14th c. 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, & 14th d. 4th, 5th, 13th, 14th, & 15th e. 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, & 14th Question 30 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Today there are approximately _____ African Americans serving as mayors, and ____ serving as members of Congress. Select one: a. 40%, 20 b. 50%, 4% c. 500, 40 d. 250, 20 e. 25%, 2% Question 31 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Which type of household has the LOWEST percentage of families living in poverty? Select one: a. Two-Parent Family b. Single-Parent Family c. Male-Headed Family d. Female-Headed Family e. All of these households have about the same percentage of families with two parents. Question 32 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Politically, the fight for civil rights in Congress in the 1960s was led primarily by Select one: a. southern Democrats. b. southern Republicans. c. Republicans. d. Democrats. e. an about equal coalition of Democrats and Republicans. Question 33 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court was: Select one: a. Ruth Bader Ginsburg b. Geraldine Ferraro c. Sandra Day O’Conner d. Elena Kagan e. Sonia Sotomajor Question 34 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following groups is MOST likely to identify with the Democratic Party? Select one: a. Hispanics b. African Americans c. white women d. white men e. white southerners Question 35 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text What was politically significant about Geraldine Ferraro in 1984? Select one: a. She became the first woman to be elected governor of a state. b. She became the first woman to run on the national ticket of a major political party. c. She became the first woman to serve as attorney general of the United States. d. She was the first woman to hold the top position in the U.S. House of Representatives. e. She was the first person to hold the top position in the U.S. Senate. Question 36 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Public support for same-sex marriage has Select one: a. decreased significantly since the 1990s. b. increased significantly since the 1990s. c. remained steady since the 1990s. d. increased slightly since the 1990s. e. decreased slightly since the 1990s. Question 37 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Historically, dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of Select one: a. a change in the policy position of the president. b. major upheaval. c. popular satisfaction with a government initiative. d. a change in the law. e. a Supreme Court ruling. Question 38 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Gender, race, religion, level of education, age, income, and religion are all examples of: Select one: a. group orientation that determines our opinions on policy. b. factors that bias our opinions. c. factors that are irrelevant to how we vote. d. factors which political party we belong to. e. factors that create “information cocoons.” Question 39 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The political socialization begins with: Select one: a. church b. school c. family d. media e. peers Question 40 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The accuracy of a poll is usually expressed in terms of Select one: a. population density. b. census parameter. c. population error. d. sampling error. e. interview error. Question 41 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text According to a recent Pew Research Center poll, young adults are substantially more likely than senior citizens to support Select one: a. stronger environmental regulations. b. affirmative action. c. religious teaching in public schools. d. strengthening social security. e. the use of military force. Question 42 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Each of the following statements could be considered true of either economic or social liberals, EXCEPT that Select one: a. they favor government activism in the area of distribution of economic benefits. b. they prefer a smaller role for government in upholding social and cultural traditions. c. they favor more government spending for the poor. d. they believe lifestyle choices should be left to the individual. e. they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values. Question 43 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Remove flag Question text All of the following tend to decrease voter turnout EXCEPT Select one: a. sharp policy differences between major parties. b. alienation. c. frequent elections. d. an individualistic culture. e. lack of interest in politics. Question 44 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Alexis de Tocqueville described the United States Select one: a. as less religious than Europeans. b. as a nation of loners. c. as a nation of joiners. d. as not very civic minded. e. as lacking sophistication among voters. Question 45 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Citizens in which of the following countries are MOST likely to engage in political activities, such as volunteering for political campaigns? Select one: a. Germany b. France c. Great Britain d. United States e. There is no difference among the four nations. Question 46 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Literacy tests were used to Select one: a. disenfranchise African Americans in the South. b. finance election campaigns. c. ensure that women voted with their husbands, who legally controlled the money in a marriage. d. ensure that the people who voted would take the vote seriously. e. help subsidize public education in the North. Question 47 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text ________ was the only Republican elected president from 1932 to 1964. Select one: a. Richard Nixon b. Barry Goldwater c. Dwight Eisenhower d. Herbert Hoover e. Calvin Coolidge Question 48 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Television first became a major medium for campaign ads during the Select one: a. 1940s. b. 1950s. c. 1960s. d. 1970s. e. 1980s. Question 49 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The largest share of campaign spending in a Presidential election goes to Select one: a. fundraising b. strategy & research c. media d. salaries & administration e. other Question 50 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Flag question Question text The FCC's equal time requirement Select one: a. included the print media. b. prohibited broadcasters from selling or giving time to political candidates while denying it to their opponents. c. required broadcasters to give equal time to the two major political parties. d. required broadcasters to give equal time to news programming and to commercial advertising. e. required broadcasters to give equal time to third parties as well as the Democrats and Republicans.