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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A all network news reports be balanced and fair-minded or they would be labeled editorials.
B all regulated newspapers establish a section of the editorial page for letters from readers.
C broadcasters who aired controversial issues provide time for opposing viewpoints.
D all broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office with equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.
Question #2
A 40
B 55
C 25
D 75
Question #3
A tendency that people have to seek out news sources that confirm their prior beliefs about politics.
B bias that news organizations show toward covering dramatic and entertaining stories.
C process of preparing the public to bring specific criteria to mind when evaluating a politician or issue.
D fact that many important news stories go uncovered by the mainstream media.
Question #4
A advertising.
B government grants.
C charitable donations.
D subscriptions.
Question #5
A fake news.
B adversarial journalism.
C yellow journalism.
D nonprofit journalism.
Question #6
A sell subscriptions to members of the public.
B receive funding from the public through license fees, subsidies, or tax dollars.
C make their content available to the public at no cost.
D report extensively on government officials and political issues.
Question #7
A the New York Times
B the National Broadcasting Network (NBC)
C the American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
D National Public Radio (NPR)
Question #8
A a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
B a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.
C investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972.
D President Nixon’s repudiation of the Johnson administration’s strategy in Vietnam.
Question #9
A television
B radio
C newspapers
D the internet
Question #10
A Lemon
B strict scrutiny
C clear and present danger
D speech plus
Question #11
A ruled that state-sponsored schools must be open to both men and women.
B overturned significant portions of the Violence Against Women Act.
C led Congress to pass a new law giving workers expanded rights to sue in cases where they learn of discriminatory treatment well after it has started.
D struck down Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as unconstitutional.
Question #12
A Twenty-five; 25
B Nineteen; 31
C Zero; 50
D Thirty-one; 19
Question #13
A writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper
B distributing leaflets while chanting slogans at a protest demonstration
C reading a poem out loud in the middle of a public park
D posting a comment to a social media website
Question #14
A Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
B District of Columbia v. Heller
C United States v. Williams
D Miller v. California
Question #15
A the press has no constitutional right to withhold information in court.
B journalists can be punished for reporting inaccurate information on political stories.
C prior restraint is permitted in cases that involve national security.
D journalists are held to a higher standard of libel than ordinary citizens.
Question #16
A organic.
B de facto.
C libertarian.
D de jure.
Question #17
A general revenue sharing.
B indexing.
C preemption.
D means testing.
Question #18
A federalism
B vesting
C dual sovereignty
D comity
Question #19
A to promote the development of commercial activity between and among the states
B to protect citizens from the abuses of state governments
C to promote competition between the states
D to keep the states from going to war with each other
Question #20
A 1865
B 1915
C 1973
D 1937
Question #21
A preemption
B cooperative federalism
C home rule
D grant-in-aid
Question #22
A The Court gave a very restricted definition of Congress’s delegated and implied powers.
B The Court allowed Congress to use the necessary and proper clause to broadly interpret its delegated powers.
C The Court declared that a national bank was unconstitutional.
D The Court announced that dual federalism did not conform to the framers’ design.
Question #23
A supremacy clause of the Constitution.
B Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
C Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. Virginia.
D full faith and credit clause of the Constitution.
Question #24
A regulating the health and safety of the workplace
B chartering a national bank
C nationalizing the nation’s oil reserves
D preventing the production of impure goods
Question #25
A commerce clause
B due process clause
C Tenth Amendment
D necessary and proper clause
Question #26
A Tenth Amendment
B First Amendment
C Article I
D Preamble
Question #27
A could not be amended.
B could be amended only with a unanimous vote of the Congress.
C could be amended only through a national constitutional convention in which three-fourths of state governor’s approved of all changes.
D could be amended with a simple majority vote of the Congress.
Question #28
A It asserted that laissez-faire capitalism would be the “supreme law of the land” in America.
B It asserted that there were “unalienable rights” that could not be abridged by governments.
C It asserted that slavery was a “morally unjust” institution that should be outlawed.
D It asserted that America was “first and foremost, a Christian nation.”
Question #29
A a republic
B a mixed regime
C tyranny
D democracy
Question #30
A a deficit that was incurred as a result of the French and Indian War
B the expenses incurred in colonizing South Africa
C the cost of war against Napoleon in Europe
D the extensive roads and canals built by the British in North America
Question #31
A James Madison, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
B James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton
C Charles Beard, Daniel Shays, and Paul Revere
D John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson
Question #32
A representatives who would reflect commercial interests.
B representative bodies that resembled those represented to the highest degree.
C as few representatives as possible.
D representatives who were significantly more educated and wealthier than the majority of the public.
Question #33
A a veto over constitutional amendments.
B an equal number of senators but linking representation in the House of Representatives to population.
C an equal number of votes in the Electoral College.
D the opportunity to elect its own governors.
Question #34
A not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
B explicitly stated in Article II of the Constitution.
C explicitly stated in Article I of the Constitution.
D explicitly mentioned in the First Amendment.
Question #35
A a carefully worded resolution calling on the Congress to send commissioners to Philadelphia at a later time to improve and reform the Articles of Confederation.
B the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
C the Declaration of Independence.
D the adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the country’s national anthem.
Question #36
A the powers of the executive branch between two individuals: the president and the vice president.
B the federal court system into two levels: the Supreme Court and the appellate courts.
C the legislature into two chambers.
D the national government into two branches.
Question #37
A increased; decreased
B increased; remained relatively constant
C decreased; increased
D remained relatively constant; decreased
Question #38
A not experienced any regional shifts.
B shifted as a result of people leaving urban areas and moving to rural areas.
C shifted as a result of people leaving the South and Southwest and moving to the Northeast and Midwest.
D shifted as a result of people leaving the Northeast and Midwest and moving to the South and Southwest.
Question #39
A all candidates for office are highly educated.
B less than a majority of citizens vote in every election.
C all candidates for office are wealthy.
D citizens are informed.
Question #40
A 4; 327
B 4; 150
C 15; 323
D 15; 150
Question #41
A remained relatively constant between 1960 and 2015.
B decreased between 1960 and 1975 but increased between 1975 and 2015.
C increased dramatically between 1960 and 2015.
D decreased dramatically between 1960 and 2015.
Question #42
A a lot of corporate connections.
B knowledge of the American political system.
C significant resources, such as money.
D strongly held convictions.
Question #43
A is the nation’s fifth-largest employer.
B employs a very small number of Americans.
C is not allowed to directly employ any Americans.
D is the nation’s largest employer.
Question #44
A citizens in a state approving the use of medical marijuana through a popular referendum
B a citizen calling her representative to complain about potholes on local roads
C a group of citizens coming together to debate the pros and cons of higher taxes
D a citizen deciding to contribute money to his preferred presidential candidate
Question #45
A 32
B 12
C 52
D 72
Question #46
A constitutional.
B democratic.
C oligarchic.
D totalitarian.