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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: In the Constitution as originally ratified in
1788, the provisions regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy?
Answer:
Election of members of the House of Representatives
Question 2: The practice whereby individual senators can
veto federal judicial nominations in their respective states is called
Answer:
senatorial courtesy
Question 3: Which of the following statements best reflects
the pluralist theory of American politics?
Answer:
Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups.
Question 4: The passage of broad legislation that leaves the
making of specific rules to the executive branch is an example of
Answer:
delegated authority
Question 5: The power of judicial review was established in
Answer:
Marbury v. Madison
Question 6: The declining number of marginal seats in
Congress means that
Answer:
fewer seats are won by 55% or less of the vote
Question 7: The framers of the original Constitution thought
that which of the following would best protect judicial independence?
Answer:
Life tenure during good behavior Question 8: States, according to the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution
Answer:
must honor public records, acts, and judicial proceedings of every other state
Question 9: Which of the following Supreme Court cases
involved the principle of one person, one vote?
Answer:
Baker v. Carr
Question 10: The most likely and often the most powerful
policy coalition of interests is likely to include a federal agency plus which of the following?
Answer:
An interest group and a congressional subcommittee
Question 11: The details of legislation are usually worked out
in which of the following settings?
Answer:
A subcommittee Question 12: Which of the following is true of both the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Answer:
Both chambers employ a complex system of permanent committees to assist them in carrying out their legislative duties.
Question 13: All of the following help to explain the
president’s difficulty in controlling cabinet-level
agencies EXCEPT:
Answer:
The president cannot dismiss appointees after they have been confirmed by the Senate.
Question 14: Which of the following was a consequence of
the New Deal legislation passed during the Great Depression under the administration of Franklin
- Roosevelt?
Answer:
The federal government became a more important agent of change than in previous presidential administrations.
Question 15: The redrawing of congressional districts in such
a way as to give special advantage to one political party is referred to as
Answer:
gerrymandering
Question 16: Which of the following best describes a referendum?
Answer:
Citizens vote directly on laws proposed by a state legislature.Question 17: Which of the following contemporary political ideologies posits that government power should be used to promote individual economic security and redistribute resources, but rejects the notion that gov should favor a particular set of social values?
Answer:
Liberalism
Question 18: Congressional oversight is best described as
Answer:
monitoring the federal bureaucracy Question 19: Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of expenditure for state and local governments in the United States?
Answer:
Elementary and secondary education
Question 20: Which of the following statements accurately
describes the president’s veto power?
Answer:
- A president sometimes threatens to veto a
bill that is under discussion in order to influence congressional decision making.III. Congress is usually unable to override a president’s veto.
Question 21: Which of the following political philosophers
most influenced the writing of the United States Constitution?
Answer:
Locke
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