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| Which of the following techniques has been used as an attempt to reform the bureaucracy? |
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| The privatization of public goods and services |
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| The Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), which upheld the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense, best exemplifies the doctrine of |
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| Which of the following protections is found in the Bill of Rights? |
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| Freedom to practice any religion |
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| The United States Supreme Court has used the equal protection clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to overturn legislation that |
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| allows for race-based segregation in schools |
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| If a party to a federal civil lawsuit loses the case and chooses to appeal, it would take the appeal to the? |
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| United States Courts of Appeals |
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| When judicial nominees come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify, the Senate is fulfilling which of its roles? |
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| The Supreme Court’s decision in Arizona v. United States (2012), which held that Congress, not the states, has the sole authority to regulate immigration, best illustrates which of the following features of the Constitution? |
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| Which of the following best describes the relationship between the media and citizens? |
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| Citizens tend to seek out media that reinforce rather than challenge existing ideological views. |
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| As compared with Republicans and Democrats, Independents in the United States are typically |
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| less likely to vote in elections |
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| Which of the following factors has most contributed to the persistence of the two-party system in the United States? |
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| Plurality rules for determining election outcomes |
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| The phrase “divided government” refers to |
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| one political party controlling the presidency while another political party controls one or both houses of Congress |
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| Individuals who identify themselves as conservative would most likely support which of the following? |
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| Lowering personal income taxes |
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| Each of the following is a power of Congress EXCEPT |
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| recognizing foreign governments |
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| In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court establish the precedent that a right to privacy stems from several amendments in theBill of Rights? |
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| Which of the following is the strongest determinant of an individual’s voting behavior? |
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| Political party affiliation |
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| Which of the following best defines political culture? |
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| It is the shared attitudes of a people regarding government. |
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| Which of the following is true of political parties? |
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| They try to gain control of government by winning elections. |
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| Which of the following actions gives the president an advantage over Congress in promoting policy? |
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| Utilizing the media through the bully pulpit |
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| Which of the following statements is historically true of the electoral college? |
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| The winner of the electoral college also usually wins the popular vote. |
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| Congress has the least discretion to changes pending for which of the following? |
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| Interest on the national debt and entitlement programs |
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| Which of the following is an example of monetary policy? |
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| Increasing the reserve requirement |
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| According to the United States Constitution, who has the right to create inferior courts? |
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| Which of the following is true of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| They created a national government with a legislature but no executive or judiciary. |
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| The constitutional redistribution of House seats after the census every ten years is known as |
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| Which of the following best accounts for the inability of third parties to challenge the dominance of the Republican and Democratic parties in United States elections? |
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| The ability of the Republican and Democratic parties to co-opt popular third-party policy ideas |
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| The use of initiative and referendum illustrates which of the following theories of governance? |
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| Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of expenditure for state and local governments in the United States? |
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| regulate interstate trade and commerce |
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