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Which of the following most accurately describes voter behavior in the U.S:

A) The voting population added by the passage of the 26th amendment shows the highest percentage in voter participation in U.S elections

B) Voters who are not active participants in a religious group are more likely to vote than active members

C) Single people are more likely to participate in elections than those that are married

D) Persons with White Collar jobs show a higher Percentage of Participation in elections than those with blue collar jobs.

D

Which of the Following statement best describes a Concurring opinion of a supreme court Decision?

A) It is written by a justice who agrees with the majority but disagrees with the reasoning behind the majority opinion.

B) It must be written by the chief justice of the supreme court

C) It is an informal poll of the justices to determine their opinion during the discussion of the case, but it is not binding on the justices.

D) it is an opinion of a justice or justices who disagree with the majority opinion.

A

When the President has been impeached, the impeachment case must be tried in the...

A) Senate

B) House of Representatives

C) Senate and House

D) Senate and House with the Supreme Court Presiding

A

Which of the following best describes the purpose of primary elections?

A) They narrow down the field of candidates within a political party.

B)They are used to expand the field of candidates within a political party

C) They give the voters more choice in the general election.

D) They lead to an increase in participation of third-party candidates

A

The Primary purpose of major U.S political parties is to control the government by...

A) Affecting public policy

B) Defining party principals

C) Winning elections through peaceful legal actions

D) Pushing legislation though Congress

C

Senatorial elections...

A) Occur within single-member districts

B) Attract less media attention than elections of representatives

C) Promote frequent personal contact with senatorial constituencies

D) Provide for a Continuous body in the Senate

D

The pivotal Supreme Court decision which ruled that wearing black arm bands in school to protest war was a form of symbolic speech, and therefor protected by the First Amendment was...

A) Gitlow V. New York (1925)

B) Texas V. Johnson (1989)

C) Tinker V. Des Moines (1969)

D) Reno V. Shaw (1993)

C

The membership of the House of Representatives...

A) is a continuous body

B) is dependent on the national census

C) a basic understanding of Government

D) Ignoring Government altogether

B

The Supreme Court case that established the implied powers of Congress and upheld the supremacy of the federal government over state was...

A) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

B) Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

C) Marbury v. Madison (1803)

D) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

D

Which of the following is a specific power of the House of Representatives?

A) ratification of treaties

B) election of the vice president if the electoral college fails

C) initiation of revenue bills

D) trial of presidential impeachment cases

C

Members of the federal executive bureaucracy tend to represent the interests of...

A) the president

B) the departments in which they work

C) the special interests to which they belong

D) the political party to which they belong

B

Which of the following best describes political parties in the United States?

A) Political parties are addressed in the Constitution

B) Membership is voluntary and represents a good cross section of the country's population

C) Membership is voluntary, but only a small portion of the voting public belongs

D) Party membership is strengthening

B

In developing the United States Constitution, which of the following plans called for a strong national government with these separate branches?

A) Virginia plan

B) New Jersey plan

C) Connecticut plan

D) Philadelphia plan

A

Which Supreme Court decision supports declaring this redistricting unconstitutional?

A) Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee (2010)

B) U.S. v. Lopez (1995)

C) Shaw v. Reno (1993)

D) McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

C

As a result of recent events of school campuses and wanting to create safer schools for students, some citizens have advocated repealing the Second Amendment's right to bear arms. Which of the following is necessary for that amendment to be repealed?

A) proposal by the United States House of Representatives and ratification by the Senate

B) proposal by the United States Senate and ratification by the House of Representatives

C) proposal and ratification by both houses of Congress

D) proposal by the United States Congress and ratification by the states

D

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