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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

A

US Constitution

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

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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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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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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

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

A

Congress

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What percentage of Americans are immigrants?
Group of answer choices

0.7 percent

3 percent

9 percent

15 percent

A

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.

A

It is getting older.

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What are republics?

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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

A

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?
Group of answer choices

ten

thirteen

twenty

twenty-seven

A

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

A

Anti-Federalists

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

nine

ten

twelve

thirteen

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

A

John Locke

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the primary author of the Declaration of Independence

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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

A

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

A

Confederation

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

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Constitutional amendments

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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

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29
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The Supreme Court’s Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) decision

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

unitary

bicameral

confederal

federal

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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

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

A
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The USA PATRIOT Act

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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

A
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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

A
36
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the protections in the Bill of Rights

A
37
Q

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

A
38
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the right to bear arms

A
39
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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

A
40
Q

The doctrine of prior restraint

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41
Q

the House of Representatives members

A
42
Q

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)

A
43
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the appropriations process

A
44
Q

Party members vote with each other approximately ______ of the time.
Group of answer choices

30 percent

50 percent

70 percent

90 percent

A
45
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the Congressional Research Service

A
46
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members of Congress

A
47
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__________ 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

A
48
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Members of the House are apportioned to states

A
49
Q

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

A
50
Q

the Twenty-Second Amendment

A
51
Q

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

A

2

52
Q

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

A
53
Q

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

A
54
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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.

A
55
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powers of the president

A
56
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President’s veto

A
57
Q

Which of the following confirms all federal judges?
Group of answer choices

House of Representatives

Supreme Court

Senate

president

A
58
Q

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

state

appellate

trial

federal

A
59
Q

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

appellate

constitutional

legislative

public

A
60
Q

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

five

six

eight

nine

A
61
Q

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

A
62
Q

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

A
63
Q

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
64
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a prominent feature of the modern era of political parties

A
65
Q

the formal governing body of both major parties.

A
66
Q

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

A
67
Q

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

A
68
Q

Boycotting and picketing are examples of __________.
Group of answer choices

illegal political participation

civil disobedience

radical political participation

political activism

A
69
Q

Voters who select a candidate based on the candidate’s policy promises are making __________ judgments.
Group of answer choices

conventional

unconventional

prospective

retrospective

A
70
Q

A majority of the __________ selects the president of the United States.
Group of answer choices

popular vote

Electoral College

House of Representatives

Senate

A
71
Q

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

A
72
Q

How do most citizens in Washington and Oregon vote?

A
73
Q

Roughly what percentage of Americans vote in presidential elections?
Group of answer choices

20 percent

35 percent

55 percent

70 percent

A
74
Q

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

A
75
Q

The first penny press paper was the __________.
Group of answer choices

Cincinnati Enquirer

National Gazette

New York Post

New York Sun

A
76
Q

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

A
77
Q

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

A
78
Q

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

blogs

newspapers

radio

television

A
79
Q

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

A
80
Q

Which is considered lobbying?

A
81
Q

What is a public interest group?

A
82
Q

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

A
83
Q

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

A
84
Q

Who is the largest trading partner with the United States?
Group of answer choices

China

Canada

Germany

Japan

A
85
Q

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

A
86
Q

the Marshall Plan

A
87
Q

Which country is a member of NATO?
Group of answer choices

Russia

China

Japan

the United States

A

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