Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The elimination of tax increases may result in _
a. | cuts to state and local government budgets | d. | increases in foreign
trade | b. | an increase to the budget of the federal government | e. | improvement to services that people have come
to expect | c. | decreases in the national debt |
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. Theoretically, the colonies were governed by England, but the colonists
were able to exercise a large measure of self-government because the __________.
a. | British Crown had little interest in the activities in the colonies | d. | colonial
representatives in Parliament had lobbied for more freedom | b. | distance between
mother country and the colonies allowed more freedom | e. | British had not issued a charter to each of the
colonies thus allowing greater individual rights | c. | British were more concerned with colonies in
India |
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In 1998, President Clinton was able to report that the federal
government
a. | was going to reduce taxes dramatically. | d. | was going to reopen the facilities
the Republican Congress had shut down in its protest in 1994. | b. | was going to
dramatically cut military spending. | e. | was drastically shrinking its labor force. | c. | was moving from a
budget deficit to a budget surplus. |
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. In Osborne v. Ohio the Supreme Court ruled that states can outlaw
the possession of child pornography in the home, because __________.
a. | ownership of child pornography perpetuates the commercial demand for the exploitation
of children | d. | child pornography encourages deviant behavior | b. | children may be
living in the home | e. | child
pornography employs images as opposed to text | c. | child pornography universally violates
community standards |
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Following the ruling in Minor v. Happersett, suffragists recognized the
options to extend voting rights to women were either a state-by-state campaign or a(n)
a. | change in the justices on the Supreme Court | d. | amendment to the U.S.
Constitution | b. | act of Congress | e. | national convention | c. | executive order |
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Which of the following is a form of political expression?
a. | purchasing an American-made automobile | d. | watching
television | b. | viewing a campaign ad for a candidate for Congress | e. | participating in a
demonstration | c. | reading a political blog |
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The activities of interest groups are protected by __________.
a. | Article III of the Constitution | d. | the Fourth
Amendment | b. | the First Amendment | e. | the Eighth Amendment | c. | the Second
Amendment |
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Which of the following is true of political parties in America?
a. | The party organization at the national level is most important for recruiting young
adults into political work. | d. | The party organization is hierarchical with power being centered at
the national level. | b. | The party organization is responsible for
maintaining the affiliation of the party-in-the-electorate. | e. | The party organization at the national level
funds the operations of the state and local party organizations. | c. | The party
organization begins working two years before an election to recruit
workers. |
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Which statement about Internet
voting is true?
a. | Internet voting would magnify the problem of announcing election results in the
eastern states while the polls in the western states are still open. | d. | Maintaining the security of the
vote is the main reason that Internet voting has not been adopted. | b. | Exit polling would
be more accurate with the implementation of Internet voting. | e. | Internet voting conducted on a trial basis in
the District of Columbia proved that hacking into the voting system is highly
unlikely | c. | Because broadband Internet service has been extended to the entire country, Internet
voting would allow all eligible individuals to vote easily. |
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