Teaser Quiz

1.

All of the following were designed to stop the spread of communism except . . .

the CIA
the Marshall Plan
the Roosevelt Corollary
NATO
the Truman doctrine

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2.

The state governments formed after the Declaration of Independence . . . 

I. had weak legislatures. 
II. had weak executives.
 III. were outlined in written constitutions. IV. all contained bills of rights.

I
II
I and III
II and III
II,III, and IV

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3.

Independent executive agencies . . .

are government agencies created by the president rather than Congress.
are government agencies that are not part of the executive branch.
are self-created agencies within the government.
are executive agencies that do not fall under the jurisdiction of one of the fifteen executive departments.
are executive agencies that fall under the jurisdiction of another department but are insulated from interference from the president.

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4.

Which amendment stated that the right to vote could not be denied on the basis of race?

The Seventeenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment
The Twenty-fourth Amendment
The Twenty-sixth Amendment

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5.

Which of the following may appeal a court verdict . . .

 I. the loser in a civil suit. 
II. the winner in a civil suit. 
III. the government prosecutor after winning a guilty verdict. 
IV. an accused person judged guilty.

I
II
I and III
I, II, and IV
I, II, III, IV

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6.

A writ of habeas corpus

requires that all evidence in a trial be disclosed to the defense.
requires that the police show good cause for detaining a person.
requires that the police provide proof that a suspect has been notified of his rights.
may not be suspended for any reason.
may be suspended only by the Supreme Court.

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7.

Discretionary spending constitutes . . .

one-fifth of the budget
one-third of the budget.
one-half of the budget.
two-thirds of the budget.
three-fourths of the budget.

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8.

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the First Amendment did not protect a student from school disciplinary action for unfurling a large banner reading "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" just across the street from his high school during a school-sanctioned event?

New York Times v. Sullivan
New York Times v. United States
Morse v. Frederick
Bethel School District v. Frasier
Yates v. United States

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9.

Which of the following are required by the War Powers Act? 

I. The president must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops in hostile areas. 
II. The troops may remain deployed for only 60 days without Congressional authorization. 
III. If Congress takes no action during the 60 days, the troops must be removed. 
IV. Congress may remove the troops at any point within those 60 days by passing a concurrent resolution.

I
I and II
II
I, II, and IV
I, II, III, and IV

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10.

What did the Twelfth Amendment do?

I. It made the Speaker of the House second in the line of succession to the presidency.
 II It limited the president to two terms in office. 
III. It established the procedures for transferring power to the vice-president should the president die, resign, or be removed from office. 
IV. It established the procedures for filling the vice-presidency should the vice-president die, resign, or be removed from office. 
V. It reformed the Electoral College system. Electors thereafter cast separate ballots for the president and vice-president.

I and III
II
II and III
III and IV
V

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11.

Roe v. Wade established all of the following except . . .

women could obtain an abortion without government interference during the first three months of a pregnancy.
states could intervene to protect a mother's health during the second three months of a pregnancy.
states could regulate but not prohibit abortions during the last three months of a pregnancy.
women had a constitutional right to an abortion.
abortion was a privacy right.

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12.

All of the following have strengthened presidential powers except . . .

the inherent unity of the office.
Clinton v. New York City.
Myers v. United States.
national emergencies such as war and depression.
America's increasing role in international affairs.

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13.

In which two cases did the Supreme Court advance a narrow interpretation of the commerce power?

United States v. Darby and Gibbons v. Ogden
Swift and Company v. United States and Morrison v. United States
Morrison v. United States and Lopez v. United States
Houston E. & W. Ry. Co. v. U. S. and United States v. Darby
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States and Lopez v. United States

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14.

There are

9 district courts and 12 courts of appeals.
12 district courts and 50 courts of appeals.
12 district courts and 94 courts of appeals.
94 district courts and 12 courts of appeals.
50 district courts and 50 courts of appeals.

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15.

Excluding the military, but including the postal service, how many federal employees are there?

750,000
2.7 million
1.4 million
1.7 million
2.3 million

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16.

All of the following are true about entitlements EXCEPT . . .

Social Security is an entitlement program.
Medicare is an entitlement program.
Entitlements fall under the category of mandatory spending.
The government spends more on defense than entitlements.
Entitlements represent more than 50% of all federal spending.

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17.

In what case did the Supreme Court hold that there was a Constitutional right to marital privacy?

Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Griswold v. Connecticut
Gonzales v. Carhart
Wesberry v. Sanders

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18.

All of the following are true of the Speaker of the House except . . .

She is required to act in a non-partisan manner.
She is a member of the majority party.
She is expected to advance her party's legislative agenda.
She is second in the line of succession to the presidency.
She interprets the rules and rules on all points of order.

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19.

In which case did the Court hold that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?

Loving v. Virginia
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Roe v. Wade
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Gonzales v. Carhart

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20.

Fiscal policy

utilizes interest rates and reserve requirements.
utilizes interest rates and tax rates.
utilizes government spending levels and reserve requirements.
utilizes reserve requirements and tax rates.
utilizes tax rates and government spending levels.

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