American Democracy and Citizenship Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course explores the foundations, principles, and evolution of American democracy, focusing on the structures and functions of government, the U.S. Constitution, and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Students will examine the historical development of democratic ideals, the roles of political institutions, and the influence of political parties, interest groups, and the media. Through analysis of civic participation and contemporary issues, the course aims to foster informed and engaged citizenship, emphasizing the importance of active involvement in the democratic process.
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American Politics Today Essentials 5th Edition by William
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T. Bianco
Chapter 1: Understanding American Politics
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Q1) Which one of the following is an example of checks and balances?
A)Federal judges can recuse themselves from participating in certain cases.
B)the power of impeachment
C)the president is the head of the entire federal bureaucracy
D)the ability of senators to filibuster a bill
Answer: B
Q2) Government
A)only has an impact on public goods in American society.
B)is not involved in the protection of civil liberties.
C)is basically involved in all aspects of the daily lives of citizens.
D)is not typically involved in the regulation of human behavior.
Answer: C
Q3) Liberals tend to support which of the following views?
A)Government involvement in social welfare should be limited.
B)There should be greater government regulation of economic markets.
C)Government should support the pro-life position on the abortion issue.
D)Government should end all restrictions and regulations on trade with foreign nations.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Constitution and the Founding
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Q1) ________ established the power of judicial review.
A)Marbury v.Madison
B)Fletcher v.Peck
C)McCulloch v.Maryland
D)Barron v.Baltimore
Answer: A
Q2) Which one of the following statements is accurate about the U.S.Constitution?
A)The president has more specific powers delineated in the Constitution than does Congress.
B)The Supreme Court received the most attention by the framers of the Constitution of the three primary institutions of government.
C)The creation of Congress was the most important issue to the framers of the Constitution, along with its assignment of duties.
D)The framers of the Constitution clearly wanted the president to have the power to tax.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Federalism
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Q1) How was the John Marshall Court different from the Roger Taney Court?
Answer: Chief Justice Marshall served from 1801-1835 and Chief Justice Roger Taney served from 1836-1864.They had very different visions of federalism.Marshall was a Federalist who opposed the doctrine of states' rights and Taney was a Democrat and an advocate of states' rights.A series of decisions under Marshall's leadership strengthened national power in the political system; Taney succeeded in limiting national power during his tenure due to his support of dual federalism.
Q2) What contributed to increased national control over state policies in the 1960s?
A)New Federalism
B)Great Society social programs
C)the tendency of members of Congress to favor block grants over categorical grants
D)the rejection of the "rights revolution" by the Supreme Court justices
Answer: B
Q3) The idea of giving states more control over social programs began when Lyndon Johnson was president.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Civil Liberties
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Q1) What is the clear and present danger test and who created it?
Q2) What are due process rights and why are they important in a democracy?
Q3) The Supreme Court's decision in Griswold v.Connecticut
A)established the right to privacy as existing in the Bill of Rights.
B)guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion.
C)meant the police had to read a person a list of her or his rights in advance of an arrest.
D)created a standard for determining when political speech could be regulated.
Q4) The Supreme Court justices have ruled that the government can make laws about commercial speech when
A)someone brings the speech to their attention.
B)the Federal Communications Commission is unanimous in opposition.
C)that speech is misleading.
D)the speech airs on television.
Q5) What is the right to privacy? Why are privacy rights typically controversial?
Q6) Governments cannot regulate fighting words.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What did the Supreme Court justices rule in Engel v.Vitale (1962) and why is it important?
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Chapter 5: Civil Rights
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Q1) Despite having long-standing roots in the United States, Latinos have only recently become a political force because
A)they are a politically diverse group of voters.
B)there are not enough Latino voters to compel politicians to pay attention to this group.
C)conflict between African-American and Latino politicians has led to internal rifts.
D)Latinos have only recently received the right to vote.
Q2) President ________ initiated the policy of affirmative action.
A)Harry Truman
B)Dwight Eisenhower
C)Lyndon Johnson
D)Bill Clinton
Q3) The poverty rate is roughly three times as great for ________ families as for ________ families.
A)African-American; Latino
B)Caucasian; Latino
C)African-American; Caucasian
D)Asian-American; Caucasian
Q4) What was the Stonewall rebellion and why was it important?
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Chapter 10: Congress
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Q1) There is a persistent ________ gap between approval ratings for individual members of Congress and for the institution as a whole.
A)5 to 10 percent
B)20 to 25 percent
C)30 to 40 percent
D)60 to 70 percent
Q2) Before any bill can become a law, the House and Senate must pass identical versions of the bill.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is it called when Congress is unable to pass important legislation because of partisan conflict?
A)gridlock
B)whipping
C)gerrymandering
D)filibustering
Q4) Differentiate between closed, open, and modified rules in the legislative process.
Q5) What is the difference between redistricting and apportionment?
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Chapter 11: The Presidency
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Q1) Presidential vetoes are more likely under divided party government.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Executive agreements
A)are just like treaties.
B)are binding on future presidents.
C)are not binding on future presidents.
D)require the approval of Congress.
Q3) Which one of the following is a limit on a president's ability to issue executive orders?
A)Congress can pass a law changing policy.
B)Congress can hold a special session to review the order and delay it from taking effect.
C)Executive orders expire at the end of the year and must be reissued continuously to remain in effect.
D)Executive orders are always subject to review by the Supreme Court before taking effect.
Q4) Presidents act unilaterally in both foreign and domestic policy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: The Bureaucracy
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Q1) Under the Hatch Act, federal employees cannot engage in organized political activities, which include voting and contributing money to candidates.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What accounts for the overwhelming majority of federal spending?
A)education, interest on the debt, and foreign aid
B)defense, health care, and Social Security
C)diplomacy, unemployment, and infrastructure
D)crime prevention, agriculture, and environmental protection
Q3) Melissa is a bureaucrat for the Department of Education.During her free time she volunteers for a political campaign and actively speaks out on behalf of a candidate.Melissa may be violating
A)the Pendleton Civil Service Act.
B)the Hatch Act.
C)the Lobbying and Campaigning Act.
D)the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Q4) What are the different views of the bureaucracy from the perspective of leaders in the Republican and Democratic parties?
Q5) What are the implications of limiting bureaucratic discretion?
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Chapter 13: The Courts
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Q1) The current Supreme Court is quite conservative but also activist.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which one of the following is the most severe restriction on the Supreme Court's policy-making role?
A)The Court has only nine members.
B)The justices cannot set the judicial agenda and can only choose from cases appealed to it.
C)The president can change the size of the Court if the president disagrees with its decisions.
D)The Court is required to follow the dictates of precedent even when its justices disagree with those precedents.
Q3) Many criminal and civil cases are settled without a trial through plea bargaining.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is senatorial courtesy and why is it important?
Q5) Explain why Marbury v.Madison (1803) was a case involving judicial review.
Q6) How can appeals arrive to the Supreme Court? Explain.
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Chapter 14: Economic and Social Policy
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Q1) Although many argue that employment is important for a healthy economy, the U.S.government has never made full employment an explicit goal of its economic policy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) During the nation's recent economic crisis, what would a proponent of Keynesian economics have done?
A)supported the government's entire $787 billion stimulus plan of tax cuts and government spending
B)supported the stimulus plan's tax cuts but not the increases in government spending
C)opposed the stimulus plan's tax cuts but supported the increases in government spending
D)opposed the government's entire stimulus plan because it added to the federal debt
Q3) Funding for the Great Society was quickly threatened by A)income tax cuts passed by Congress.
B)World War II.
C)the Korean War.
D)the Vietnam War.
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Chapter 15: Foreign Policy
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Q1) The United States' operating on its own to engage in antiterrorism operations in Pakistan is an example of a unilateral action.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What was the dominant idea utilized by U.S.officials in the conflict in Vietnam?
Q3) Explain the doctrine of containment.
Q4) What does the clash of civilizations hypothesis emphasize?
A)War is inevitable between nations that have nuclear capabilities.
B)Democracies do not go to war with each other but almost always initiate war with nondemocracies.
C)Terrorism is motivated by hatred of the Western world.
D)Communism is a time-bound governmental system that will inevitably fall when up against democracies with free-market economic systems.
Q5) The rise of internationalism as a guiding principle in U.S.foreign policy can be evidenced in U.S.efforts to create the United Nations in 1945.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is the purpose of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
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