Multiple Choice Questions
josh
September 24, 2015
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United States Government
Government By The People by Magleby and Light, 23rd edition.
1) Figure 9-1 in your book demonstrates that
- most House seats are won by the candidate of the same party as the presidential candidate getting the most popular votes in that district.
- about half of House elections are closely contested.
- a large majority of House seats are not competitive. most Senate elections are won by incumbents.
- None of these.
- ________ primaries have become the main method of choosing delegates to the national convention.
- State
- National
- Judicial
- Local
- County
3) Diversification of the news media lessens the ability of any one medium to influence
- straight ticket voting.
- the outcome of elections.
- party loyalty.
- partisanship.
- individual ideology.
4) The modern president who had held the fewest total news conferences was
- Johnson.
- Clinton.
- Nixon.
- Carter.
- Reagan.
5) Newspapers no longer play an important role in American political culture.
- True
- False
6) In large urban areas, residents are bombarded with news stories about their local member of Congress.
- True
- False
7) The general goal of “police patrol” oversight is to detect criminal activity among federal employees.
- True
- False
8) Judges in the United States
- can personally enforce their decisions.
- can only rule on the actual cases before them.
- are the most free of all government officials to take action.
- prevent politicians from making foolish legal mistakes.
- All of the above.
- Research has proven that female or minority judges decide most cases differently than white male judges.
- True
- False
- Which of the following is NOT a guideline used by the Supreme Court to apply the equal protection clause to legislation?
- Suspect classification test
- Strict scrutiny test
- Rational basis test
- Separate but equal test
- None of the above are used by Supreme Court
