History - Final Exam - Students Flashcards by Julia Latun

Which document is the current governing document of the federal government of the United States?
Group of answer choices

Constitutional Convention

Articles of Confederation

US Constitution

None of the above

US Constitution

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Which of the following are freedoms protected by the US Constitution?
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Freedom of religion

Freedom of speech

Freedom of the press

Freedom from discrimination

All of the above are freedoms protected by the US Constitution

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Which of the following are rights protected by the US Constitution?
Group of answer choices

Right to bear arms

Right to due process

Right to trial by jury

All of the above are rights protected by the US Constitution

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The State of Nevada started as a part of which other US state?
Group of answer choices

Utah

Arizona

California

Idaho

Utah

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The State of Nevada needed how many conventions to approve the current state Constitution?
Group of answer choices

One

Two

Three

Two

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The State of Nevada is similar in structure and allocation of powers to the federal government.
Group of answer choices

True

False

True

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The Nevada State Legislature holds sessions lasting 120 days every:
Group of answer choices

One year

Two years

Three years

Four years

Two years

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Special Sessions of the Nevada Legislature can be convened by:
Group of answer choices

Governor

Two-thirds of the members of both houses

Both of the above

None of the above

Both of the above

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Who is responsible for the Great Seal of the State of Nevada?
Group of answer choices

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Attorney General

All residents of Nevada

Governor

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Which of the following are qualifications for candidates for governor?
Group of answer choices

Qualified elector (voter)

25 years old

Resident of Nevada for at least 2 years

All of the above

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How many justices serve on the Nevada Supreme Court?
Group of answer choices

One

Three

Five

Seven

7 Seven

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Who is responsible for the nominating candidates to fill judicial vacancies?
Group of answer choices

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

Attorney General

Vacancies are left unfilled until the next general election

Governor

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Americans generally have the lowest levels of confidence in which of the following institutions?
Group of answer choices

the press

business and industry

the executive branch

Congress

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What percentage of Americans are immigrants?
Group of answer choices

0.7 percent

3 percent

9 percent

15 percent

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In general, which of the following is true about the U.S. population?
Group of answer choices

It is mostly under the age of thirty.

It is getting older.

It is becoming more homogeneous.

It is becoming more Christian.

It is getting older.

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What are republics?

Representative democracies

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The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of which of the following?
Group of answer choices

economic equality

aristocracy

racial equality

religious freedom

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the Declaration of Independence from 1775 to 1776?

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The Bill of Rights comprises how many amendments?
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ten

thirteen

twenty

twenty-seven

ten

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Which of the following people generally favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution?
Group of answer choices

Shaysites

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

Constitutionalists

Anti-Federalists

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How many of the thirteen colonies voted for independence?
Group of answer choices

nine

ten

twelve

thirteen

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Which philosopher greatly influenced the colonists’ views on the role of government?

John Locke

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the primary author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

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At the Constitutional Convention, it was decided that the President would be elected by the ___________.
Group of answer choices

Electoral College

people

states

congress

Electoral College

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Prior to ratification of the Constitution, the United States was governed by the Articles of __________. Group of answer choices Confederation Declaration Federalism Independence

Confederation

What caused the Rehnquist Court to start to restrict Congress's ability to regulate various areas of the economy?

Constitutional amendments

The __________ Amendment states that those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people. Group of answer choices Eighth Tenth Eleventh Fourteenth

The Supreme Court's Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) decision

In a __________ system, local and regional governments derive authority from the national government. Group of answer choices unitary bicameral confederal federal

Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another? Group of answer choices commerce full faith and credit due process equal protection

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court __________. Group of answer choices

The USA PATRIOT Act

What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime? Group of answer choices assistance of counsel the right to parole reasonable bail a written indictment

What kind of speech is intended to inflict injury or incite an immediate breach of peace? Group of answer choices hate speech symbolic speech obscenity fighting words

the protections in the Bill of Rights

If a police officer has a reasonable belief that someone is committing or about to commit a crime, that officer can stop the suspect __________. Group of answer choices only if that person gives consent only if the officer plans to arrest that person without getting a warrant only if there are three witnesses

the right to bear arms

In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that detainees have a right to which of the following? Group of answer choices the assistance of counsel equal protection habeas corpus a bill of attainder

The doctrine of prior restraint

the House of Representatives members

In the House of Representatives, who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House? Group of answer choices majority leader majority whip minority leader president pro tempore (or pro tem)

the appropriations process

Party members vote with each other approximately ______ of the time. Group of answer choices 30 percent 50 percent 70 percent 90 percent

the Congressional Research Service

members of Congress

__________ committee is created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate. Group of answer choices A conference An appropriations A ways and means A standing

Members of the House are apportioned to states

Which group is the closest and most loyal to the president? Group of answer choices Executive Office of the President White House staff armed forces National Security Council

the Twenty-Second Amendment

Which first lady acted as a surrogate for her partially paralyzed husband? Group of answer choices Abigail Adams Edith Bolling Galt Wilson Eleanor Roosevelt Nancy Davis Reagan

Which of the following is a constitutional power that the president shares with the Senate? Group of answer choices making treaties declaring war granting pardons receiving foreign ambassadors

What did Benjamin Franklin want included in the Constitution? Group of answer choices a resolution to limit the president's power to send troops into battle a process for dealing with a vacancy in the office of the president a process for impeaching and removing the president a process for the people to directly elect the president

Which best describes a president's constitutional duty to Congress? Group of answer choices The president must give Congress an occasional update on the state of the union. The president must have at least one Cabinet member of the opposing party. The president must maintain party support in Congress. The president must inform Congress of the reasoning behind a veto.

powers of the president

President's veto

Which of the following confirms all federal judges? Group of answer choices House of Representatives Supreme Court Senate president

The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the basic three-tiered structure of the __________ court system. Group of answer choices state appellate trial federal

Courts established by Congress for specialized purposes are known as __________ courts. Group of answer choices appellate constitutional legislative public

In 1869, Congress set the number of Supreme Court Justices at __________. Group of answer choices five six eight nine

Which term refers to an opinion written by a justice in the majority that outlines additional considerations? Group of answer choices concurring en banc dissenting per curiam

Following oral arguments, the justices gather for a __________ during which they discuss the case and cast preliminary votes. Group of answer choices conference moot court session hearing review

What are some of the major barriers to minor-party political success? Group of answer choices political polarization, campaign finance rules, and union shop laws the winner-take-all system, public financing rules, and the Electoral College system constitutional restrictions, voter perceptions, and the secret ballot unpopular policies, voter identification laws, and constitutional restrictions

a prominent feature of the modern era of political parties

the formal governing body of both major parties.

The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee focus on __________.

a collection of researchers and academics who are sources of policy ideas.

Boycotting and picketing are examples of __________. Group of answer choices illegal political participation civil disobedience radical political participation political activism

Voters who select a candidate based on the candidate's policy promises are making __________ judgments. Group of answer choices conventional unconventional prospective retrospective

A majority of the __________ selects the president of the United States. Group of answer choices popular vote Electoral College House of Representatives Senate

The __________ was enacted after the 2000 election to assist states with upgrading their voting equipment.

How do most citizens in Washington and Oregon vote?

Roughly what percentage of Americans vote in presidential elections? Group of answer choices 20 percent 35 percent 55 percent 70 percent

A __________ is a live engagement between a press secretary and the press in which the range of questions is limited. Group of answer choices press briefing press conference press release news conference

The first penny press paper was the __________. Group of answer choices Cincinnati Enquirer National Gazette New York Post New York Sun

AIM and FAIR are __________. Group of answer choices partisan watchdogs of the media governmental agencies that regulate the media citizen journalist cooperatives partnerships between television news networks designed to aid journalistic accuracy

The equal time rule prohibits television stations from doing which of the following? Group of answer choices denying candidates equal time to speak during debates excluding third-party candidates from debates refusing to sell advertising time to ALL candidates if it sells advertising time to any candidates refusing to sell advertising time to all candidates in a given election

Which older news medium has had the hardest time competing with newer modern news sources? Group of answer choices blogs newspapers radio television

To overcome the free rider problem, many interest groups offer __________. Group of answer choices the policies that interest groups help to bring about gifts given to members of Congress in return for their support on legislation benefits given only to group members campaign contributions to elected officials

Which is considered lobbying?

What is a public interest group?

Whom do political action committees tend to give money to? Group of answer choices presidential candidates challengers members of Congress who serve on committees or subcommittees that routinely consider legislation important to that group members of Congress with policy preferences that would not normally coincide with those of the group

What is a primary responsibility of the Department of Defense? Group of answer choices to formulate diplomatic policy to implement military policy to coordinate domestic security efforts to advise the president about national security threats

Who is the largest trading partner with the United States? Group of answer choices China Canada Germany Japan

What is the role of the national security adviser? Group of answer choices to be a consultant for academics and others with foreign policy expertise to act as a liaison between the Department of Defense and the military to lead the Department of Homeland Security to advise the president on foreign and defense policy

the Marshall Plan

Which country is a member of NATO? Group of answer choices Russia China Japan the United States