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| 1. What is a common result of gerrymandering? |
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| The party controlling the state legislature gains an elecotral advantage |
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| 2. Type of election that usually brings out lowest voter turnout |
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| 3. When would a pres. veto most likely be overturned? |
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| The proposed legislation is controversial and divided gov't is in place |
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| 4. a concurring opinion is issed by the supreme court when |
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| a justice votes w/ majority but for different reasons |
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| 5. most directly inspired the constitutional convention in 1787 |
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| 6. Pres. elections in the u.s. are conducted according to the rules of the electoral college. rules often impact pres. campaigns because |
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| pres. candidates focus campaigns on states where the election appears close |
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| 7. recent efforts to reform the u.s. electoral process have centered on |
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| controlling the influence of campaign contributions |
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| 8. True or false: Americans are more likely to passively participate in campaigns than become actively involved |
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| 9. people said during the 1996-2004 that they voted in areas around 77%. True or false? |
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| 10. Federal courts ruled that restrictions on flag burning are unconstitutional 'cause they abuse |
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| freedom of symbolic speech |
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| 11. body in house of rep. most directly responsible for setting parameters for debate and proposal of amendments to bills on the floor |
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| 12. laws that maintained segregation and discrimination in public places in the U.S. were prohibited by |
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| the civil rights act of 1964. |
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| 13. The founders decided that voter qualifications should be: |
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| left for states to decide |
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| 14. The constitution dictates what on voting? |
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| setting an age requirement. |
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| 15. Creeping categorization of federal grants usually results in |
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| increasing controll over how states spend federal money |
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| 16. the fourteenth amendment to the constitution helped clarify |
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| protections of civil rights from abuse by states |
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| 17/ Which of the following is not a theoretical advantage of federalism |
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| the public usually has a clear understanding of each level of gov't's responsibility |
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| 18. following group usually most directly involved in organising primary elections |
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| State/local party leaders |
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| 19. The use of earmarks is a practice of both polit. parties. True or false? |
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| 20. To insure a sample accurately represents a population, follow the principle of |
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| 21. Liberal political belief. |
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| crime fighting by curing social/economic reasons for crime |
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| 22. If a person voted for a democrat in house + pres, but a repub. in senate, that would be a |
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| 23. IF the results of the election matched the previous question, what kind of government would result? |
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| 24. Who controls most of the way the pres. spends his time? |
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| 25. const. amendments may be formally proposed by |
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| 26. Congressional district boundaries are reset every 10 years based on |
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| results from census study |
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| 27. Right of members of congress to send mail to constituents |
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| 28. main intent of most gerrymandering |
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| create districts that give candidates from one party an advantage over the other |
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| 29. judicial branch generally has high level of trust. true or false |
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| 30. What is a result of the presidential primary system? |
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| an increase in the cost of campaigns for candidates |
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| 31. What is not addressed directly by the first amendment? |
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| Protection of those committing a crime |
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| 32. What does not provide advice to congress regarding legislation? |
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| 33. Court case that helped set the precedent that evidence seized during an illegal search is excluded in state criminal trial |
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| 34. pres. Power directly mentioned in constitution |
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| vetoing legislative proposals by congress |
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| 35. US system of checks and balances allows |
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| congress to declare a law unconstitutional |
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| 36. High level of education is most important in determing how a voter will vote.true or false |
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| true; citizens w/ college degrees more likely to vote than those w/ high school degrees |
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| 37. pres. action that requires consent by senate |
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| appointment of ambassadors |
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| 38. Supporters of the line-item veto believe it is one way to |
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| cut pork projects in legislative bills |
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| 39. Development and approval of us budget primarily involves |
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| president and both houses of congress |
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| 40. example of entitlement spending in the federal budget |
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| 41. Doctrine of selective incorporation refers to |
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| supreme court decisions that gradually extend the requirements of the bill of rights to the states |
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| 42. political efficacy refers to |
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| how citizens feel about governemnt responding to views/demands |
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| 43. Court case most closely associated w/ right to privacy |
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| 44. If supreme court is struggling w/ doctrine of original intent, it means they're concerned about |
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| intention of the framers as they put together the original constitution |
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| 45. Filibusters are used to deliberately slow down the policy making process by |
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| senate members which wish to prevent a vote on the floor |
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| 46. group best represented by PACs in washington |
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| 47. not a difference between House and Senate |
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| direct election of members of each house |
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| 48. amount that the federal gov't spends over its budget in any fiscal year is called |
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| 49. saying "or wouldn't you want to guess about that" in a questionairre follows the principle of political polling in that: |
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| people do not like to admit they lack knowledge about a political issue |
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| 50. Third party candidates have affected recent U.S. elections by |
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| increasing voter turnout by drawing previously disaffected voters in the election |
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| 51. cabinet position responsible for advising the pres. in foregin affairs |
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| 52. Accurate statement regarding political liberalism |
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| women usually have more liberal polit. beliefs than men |
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| 53. Civil service was created primarily to guarantee |
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| proper qualification of those working in the bureaucracy |
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| 54. Not an independent regulatory agency: |
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| The Executive office of the PResident |
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| 55. the war powers resolution of 1973 has had little effect in |
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| restricting the president from deploying troops w/o formal declaration of war |
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| 56. According to the 25th amendment, if the pres. is disabled and refuses to give up his office, how do they go about that? |
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| the vice president and cabinet determine that the pres. is disabled, the vice pres. becomes acting pres. |
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| 57. House Rules Comm. is important 'cause |
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| it makes decisions when a bill is referred to the floor for debate |
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| 58. If a committee chair in the House steps down/ is not reelected, how are they replaced? |
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| the majority party member with the most seniority is chosen. |
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| supreme court justice number needed to bring a case up from lower courts for consideration. |
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| 60. what chief justice SC guy was a liberal activist? |
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