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Which best describes the representation role of a member of the House of Representatives?

serving on committees

meeting with constituents

voting on bills

speaking on the House floor

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A graph titled Republican Nomination Race, 2012 shows candidates on the horizontal axis and number of delegates on the vertical axis. Romney won 1575 delegates. Santorum won 375 delegates. Paul won 200 delegates. Gingrich won 185 delegates.

Romney had more success in states with caucuses, not primaries.

Paul, Gingrich, and Santorum combined won more delegates than Romney.

Santorum’s strategy should have been to run in more primaries.

Romney won the most delegates in the race for the 2012 nomination.

Which of these is an example of a way in which a young American might make a choice to be of national service without being required?

volunteering for the Peace Corps.

paying local, state, and federal taxes.

registering for the draft at a certain age.

responding to a summons to serve on juries.

What is a landmark case?

a case that is based on a dispute over land

a case that is based on a previous court’s decision.

a case that sets a precedent for future court decisions

a case that has been overturned from a previous court.

Which of the following was a direct result of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

Individual states were allowed to choose whether or not to segregate their public schools.

The Fourteenth Amendment was deemed outdated and revised to reflect the court’s verdict.

The process of desegregation began in all public schools throughout the country.

The connection between self-esteem and learning was made a top national priority.

Among many other influences, which helped to shape United States governmental documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

Athens' Council of 500

Middle Eastern monarch rule

Judeo-Christian principles

the fall of Sparta

Which statement reflects Thomas Gibbons’s view of interstate commerce?

State and federal governments should jointly negotiate interstate commerce.

The federal government should have power over interstate commerce.

Individual operators should negotiate interstate commerce.

State governments have power over interstate commerce.

What is the primary reason to have three branches of government?

Having three branches prevents the concentration of power in one branch.

Having three branches delineates specific roles for each branch.

Having three branches ensures that every decision made is one everyone can agree with.

Having three branches affirms absolute civilian control of the government.

Which of these is least likely to be protected by the First Amendment because it creates an immediate threat to public safety?

shouting "FIRE!" as a prank in a crowded movie theater

writing an opinion article criticizing government policies

wearing a political button to work at a private firm

peacefully protesting a government policy in a public park

The concept of checks and balances ensures that

each branch of government does not have power over the others.

only one branch of government maintains power over the others.

each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the others.

no branch of government has a separate power from the others.

Read this excerpt from the Constitution.The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent . . . abuse of its powers, that further . . . restrictive clauses should be added.

to adopt the Constitution

to restrict citizens’ rights

to prevent the abuse of power

to create a convention

One of the vice president’s key jobs is to

advises the Supreme Court.

advises Congress.

presides over the Senate.

presides over Congress.

How has the Internet revolutionized political campaigns?

It has drastically reduced the need for traditional forms of advertising.

It has increased foreign participation in elections.

It has increased competition between candidates.

It has enabled immediate communication between candidates and supporters.

Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence."For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury."Which legal change after the American Revolution most likely resulted from this grievance?

Due process of law was implemented.

A new legal system was founded.

The court system was established.

All colonial court cases were retried.

What are the two smallest forms of government in the United States?

federal and state

county and municipal

state and municipal

state and county

How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

by taking a historical view

by taking a divine right view

by taking a faith-based view

by taking a secular view

Political advertisements are considered most effective among voters.

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Why could the British restriction of trade be considered a violation of natural rights?

Restrictions interfered with individuals’ pursuit of economic self-interest.

Restrictions sacrificed trade that would have benefited the colonies for the Crown’s benefit.

Restrictions inhibited the natural right to property by denying colonists access to goods.

Restrictions denied colonists the right to conduct business with foreign powers.

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An important part of Article VI in the Constitution is the

Full Faith and Credit Clause.

Supremacy Clause.

Privileges and Immunities Clause.

Enslaved Persons Clause.

A state refusing to follow a federal law would be guilty of

refusing to amend the Constitution.

refusing to ratify Constitutional amendments.

violating the Full Faith and Credit Clause.

violating the Supremacy Clause.

In a direct primary, voters

select a nominee through a delegate.

debate as a group to nominate a candidate.

vote for a nominee themselves, not through a delegate.

vote for their candidate of choice in the general election.

Protections are guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment to ensure that

police officers have more rights than suspected criminals.

the police do not become powerful at the expense of citizens’ rights.

judges can work with the police to keep suspected criminals in jail.

citizens do not become more powerful than the police.

A 3 column table with 5 rows. Column 1 is labeled State with entries Florida, Michigan, New York, California, Texas. Column 2 is labeled Republican primary (percentage) with entries 12.8, 16.5, 1.4, 22.9, 12.8. Column 3 is labeled General Election (percentage) with entries 63.5, 64.7, 53.1, 55.2, 49.7.

Voters are more likely to participate in a presidential election than in a primary.

Texas and California have the same number of Republican voters.

Voters are more likely to participate in a primary than in a presidential election.

The number of voters who participated in the Republic Primary is higher in New York than in California.

Original jurisdiction refers to

the Supreme Court’s authority to hear a case for the first time.

the Supreme Court’s authority to hear a case from a lower court.

a lower court’s authority to hear a case from the executive branch.

a lower court’s authority to hear a case from the legislative branch.

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