Test Bank for American Government Stories of a Nation The Essentials 2nd Edition

Test Bank for American Government Stories of a Nation The Essentials 2nd Edition Chapter 1: American Political Stories: Claiming Rights, Demanding to Be Heard Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Politics is best described as the process of ______. a. making and enforcing laws and policies b. selecting governmental leaders c. influencing actions and policies of a government d. administering and executing governmental activities Ans: C TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Medium 2. Politics and government are seen as ______. a. synonymous with each other b. closely connected to each other c. unrelated to each other d. opposed to each other Ans: B TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Medium 3. Bridget Mergens’s request to start a new club on her high school campus was different because she wanted to start a campus-sponsored ______. a. Christian Bible study club b. athletic booster club c. Gay and Lesbian Alliance club d. political debate club Ans: A TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights Difficulty Level: Easy 4. The legal basis of Bridget Mergens’ claim against her high school was which of the following? a. the Equal Rights Amendment b. the 14th Amendment c. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 d. the Equal Access Act of 1984 Ans: D TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights Difficulty Level: Medium 5. The purpose of the Equal Access Act of 1984 was to ______. a. enable the ability of public high schools to place limits on faith-based clubs and organizations b. restrict the ability of public high schools to limit faith-based clubs and organizations c. create new opportunities for students to start a variety of new clubs and organizations d. place limits on the types of new clubs and organizations that could be created on a public school campus Ans: B TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights Difficulty Level: Medium 6. Which of the following best explains the outcome of the Mergens’ case? a. The Court reaffirmed the principle of separation of church and state by forbidding the creation of faith-based clubs on campus. b. The Court upheld students’ rights to establish faith-based clubs and organizations on high school campuses. c. The Court refused to acknowledge the Equal Access Act in its application to high school campuses. d. The Court decided that high school students lacked the maturity to conduct faithbased activities on campus. Ans: B TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government. REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights Difficulty Level: Hard 7. An unintended consequence of the Mergens decision was the application of the Equal Access Act to organizations and clubs related to ______. a. intramural sports b. free speech and debate c. LGBT associations d. Bible study groups Ans: C TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government. REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights Difficulty Level: Hard 8. Why did the Boyd County GSA feel it was discriminated against? a. No school faculty member agreed to be its adviser. b. The school principal told them explicitly he did not support homosexuals. c. Theirs was the only one of twenty proposed student groups to be denied. d. The bylaws of the school prohibited student groups composed of outed homosexuals. Ans: C TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government. REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights Difficulty Level: Medium 9. The case studies of Bridget Mergens and the Boyd County GSA were similar in that both cases ______. a. made it to the U.S. Supreme Court b. occurred in elementary schools c. relied on the 1984 Equal Access Act for legal foundation d. sought to start Bible study groups, albeit in different areas of the country Ans: C TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements. KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government. REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights Difficulty Level: Medium