PLATO Government End of Semester Test 85
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 NEW
UPDATE
During the 1970s, which piece of legislation did the National Organization for Women
actively promote, though it was never ratified?
A. the Clean Air Act
B. the Voting Rights Act
C. the Civil Rights Act
D. the Equal Rights Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: D. the Equal Rights
Amendment
For the first 11 years of its existence, which governmental system did the United States
use?
A. monarchy
B. confederation
C. federation
D. theocracy - CORRECT ANSWER: B. confederation
How are electors to the electoral college chosen?
A. They are appointed by the state legislatures.
B. They are members of the candidate's election campaign.
C. The people in a state vote for them on the ballot.
D. They are appointed by Congress. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. They are appointed by
the state legislatures.
,How are the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates chosen?
A. They are nominated by their state governments.
B. Each is nominated by his or her respective party.
C. Each is chosen by the governor of his or her home state.
D. They are chosen by the House of Representatives. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Each
is nominated by his or her respective party.
How can Congress initiate the formal constitutional amendment process?
A. through a two-thirds majority vote of each house
B. through a simple majority vote of each house
C. through a unanimous vote of each house
D. Congress cannot initiate the constitutional amendment process. - CORRECT
ANSWER: A. through a two-thirds majority vote of each house
How did Shays's Rebellion highlight major problems with the Articles of Confederation?
A. By ending the rebellion, the strong central government angered the local state
government.
B. The rebellion showed that local farmers needed to defend themselves against the
government.
C. A prospering Massachusetts showed that a strong central government was not
needed.
D. State governments had difficulties fixing their economies and raising militias for
defense. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. State governments had difficulties fixing their
economies and raising militias for defense
How long is a term for a US senator?
A. two years
B. four years
, C. six years
D. eight years - CORRECT ANSWER: A. two years
How long is the term of a federal judge in a constitutional court?
A. two years
B. four years
C. six years
D. lifetime - CORRECT ANSWER: D. lifetime
If politicians evaluate a domestic policy and grade it as ineffective, what would most
likely be the next step?
A. agenda setting
B. budgeting
C. policy adoption
D. problem recognition - CORRECT ANSWER: D. problem recognition
If you went door-to-door with a petition trying to get enough signatures for a proposal to
be voted on by citizens, what form of direct democracy would you be engaging in?
A. recall
B. initiative
C. bond
D. referendum - CORRECT ANSWER: B. initiative
In the modern US political system, what is the main system political parties use to
nominate candidates?
A. primary
B. caucus
C. general election
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 NEW
UPDATE
During the 1970s, which piece of legislation did the National Organization for Women
actively promote, though it was never ratified?
A. the Clean Air Act
B. the Voting Rights Act
C. the Civil Rights Act
D. the Equal Rights Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: D. the Equal Rights
Amendment
For the first 11 years of its existence, which governmental system did the United States
use?
A. monarchy
B. confederation
C. federation
D. theocracy - CORRECT ANSWER: B. confederation
How are electors to the electoral college chosen?
A. They are appointed by the state legislatures.
B. They are members of the candidate's election campaign.
C. The people in a state vote for them on the ballot.
D. They are appointed by Congress. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. They are appointed by
the state legislatures.
,How are the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates chosen?
A. They are nominated by their state governments.
B. Each is nominated by his or her respective party.
C. Each is chosen by the governor of his or her home state.
D. They are chosen by the House of Representatives. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Each
is nominated by his or her respective party.
How can Congress initiate the formal constitutional amendment process?
A. through a two-thirds majority vote of each house
B. through a simple majority vote of each house
C. through a unanimous vote of each house
D. Congress cannot initiate the constitutional amendment process. - CORRECT
ANSWER: A. through a two-thirds majority vote of each house
How did Shays's Rebellion highlight major problems with the Articles of Confederation?
A. By ending the rebellion, the strong central government angered the local state
government.
B. The rebellion showed that local farmers needed to defend themselves against the
government.
C. A prospering Massachusetts showed that a strong central government was not
needed.
D. State governments had difficulties fixing their economies and raising militias for
defense. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. State governments had difficulties fixing their
economies and raising militias for defense
How long is a term for a US senator?
A. two years
B. four years
, C. six years
D. eight years - CORRECT ANSWER: A. two years
How long is the term of a federal judge in a constitutional court?
A. two years
B. four years
C. six years
D. lifetime - CORRECT ANSWER: D. lifetime
If politicians evaluate a domestic policy and grade it as ineffective, what would most
likely be the next step?
A. agenda setting
B. budgeting
C. policy adoption
D. problem recognition - CORRECT ANSWER: D. problem recognition
If you went door-to-door with a petition trying to get enough signatures for a proposal to
be voted on by citizens, what form of direct democracy would you be engaging in?
A. recall
B. initiative
C. bond
D. referendum - CORRECT ANSWER: B. initiative
In the modern US political system, what is the main system political parties use to
nominate candidates?
A. primary
B. caucus
C. general election
