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  3. Question Number 1   Points: 0.00/2.50
  4. Question Text
  5. A person who fails to vote because he or she believes the government is controlled by forces beyond control of the average voter is failing to vote because of what?
  6. Your Answer
  7. D. Satisfaction
  8. Question Number 2   Points: 2.50/2.50
  9. Question Text
  10. Measuring how many hold to a certain public opinion is known as what?
  11. Your Answer
  12. A. Distribution of public opinion
  13. Question Number 3   Points: 2.50/2.50
  14. Question Text
  15. Which will be most likely to cause a person not to vote?
  16. Your Answer
  17. A. Cross-pressures
  18. Question Number 4   Points: 2.50/2.50
  19. Question Text
  20. When a minority viewpoint wins an election it would most likely be because of what?
  21. Your Answer
  22. B. Intensity of public opinion
  23. Question Number 5   Points: 2.50/2.50
  24. Question Text
  25. Most of our ideological terms come from what nation's revolution?
  26. Your Answer
  27. B. France
  28. Question Number 6   Points: 0.00/2.50
  29. Question Text
  30. Persons who tend to be cautious toward changes are called what?
  31. Your Answer
  32. D. Radicals
  33. Question Number 7   Points: 0.00/2.50
  34. Question Text
  35. Persons who tend to have a favorable attitude toward change within the existing system are known as what?
  36. Your Answer
  37. A. Conservatives
  38. Question Number 8   Points: 0.00/2.50
  39. Question Text
  40. How are most Republican Party positions classified?
  41. Your Answer
  42. A. Far Left
  43. Question Number 9   Points: 2.50/2.50
  44. Question Text
  45. A person who changed his or her view on the government treatment of criminals after being unjustly accused of a crime would be an example of what?
  46. Your Answer
  47. C. Personal impact of public opinion
  48. Question Number 10  Points: 0.00/2.50
  49. Question Text
  50. Which has the most impact on the determination of political identity?
  51. Your Answer
  52. C. Peer groups
  53. Question Number 11  Points: 2.50/2.50
  54. Question Text
  55. Which song is the National Anthem of the United States?
  56. Your Answer
  57. D. Star-Spangled Banner
  58. Question Number 12  Points: 0.00/2.50
  59. Question Text
  60. Reactionaries sometimes tend toward no government at all called what?
  61. Your Answer
  62. C. Monarchy
  63. Question Number 13  Points: 0.00/2.50
  64. Question Text
  65. Besides the reactionaries, which groups is most likely to reject the democratic process?
  66. Your Answer
  67. B. Liberals
  68. Question Number 14  Points: 2.50/2.50
  69. Question Text
  70. Beside the Democrats, what is the other major political party in the USA today?
  71. Your Answer
  72. D. Republican
  73. Question Number 15  Points: 0.00/2.50
  74. Question Text
  75. What term is often used for those on the Far Left?
  76. Your Answer
  77. A. Conservatives
  78. Question Number 16  Points: 2.50/2.50
  79. Question Text
  80. Who is often called the Father of our Country?
  81. Your Answer
  82. B. George Washington
  83. Question Number 17  Points: 0.00/2.50
  84. Question Text
  85. How are most Democratic Party positions classified?
  86. Your Answer
  87. C. Center
  88. Question Number 18  Points: 0.00/2.50
  89. Question Text
  90. Persons who tend to favor activist government to solve social problems through the political process are called what?
  91. Your Answer
  92. C. Moderates
  93. Question Number 19  Points: 0.00/2.50
  94. Question Text
  95. What did Vladimir Lenin consider the most important art form in shaping opinion?
  96. Your Answer
  97. D. Plays
  98. Question Number 20  Points: 2.50/2.50
  99. Question Text
  100. Persons who do not hold strong views on most political subjects are known as what?
  101. Your Answer
  102. C. Moderates
  103. Question Number 21  Points: 2.50/2.50
  104. Question Text
  105. Besides the conservatives, which other group is the most likely to vote?
  106. Your Answer
  107. A. Liberals
  108. Question Number 22  Points: 0.00/2.50
  109. Question Text
  110. A person who fails to vote because he or she believes that government does not affect them is failing to vote because of what?
  111. Your Answer
  112. C. Indecision
  113. Question Number 23  Points: 0.00/2.50
  114. Question Text
  115. What would we call a public opinion that tended to last for a long period of time?
  116. Your Answer
  117. B. Intensity of public opinion
  118. Question Number 24  Points: 2.50/2.50
  119. Question Text
  120. What president lost in 1992, despite holding very high approval ratings 18 months earlier?
  121. Your Answer
  122. B. George H.W. Bush
  123. Question Number 25  Points: 2.50/2.50
  124. Question Text
  125. Which of the following was an important issue in the 1860 presidential race?
  126. Your Answer
  127. C. Slavery
  128. Question Number 26  Points: 2.50/2.50
  129. Question Text
  130. Ross Perot's 1992 independent candidacy tended to hurt President Bush with what group of voters?
  131. Your Answer
  132. A. Conservatives
  133. Question Number 27  Points: 0.00/2.50
  134. Question Text
  135. Giving too much attention to the moderates might lose what group?
  136. Your Answer
  137. D. Radicals
  138. Question Number 28  Points: 2.50/2.50
  139. Question Text
  140. Which of the following is a reason that political labels are useful?
  141. Your Answer
  142. D. Useful as a shorthand method of describing the political spectrum
  143. Question Number 29  Points: 2.50/2.50
  144. Question Text
  145. Which of the following would best illustrate e pluribus unum?
  146. Your Answer
  147. A. Immigrant groups adding their culture to the common sense of community in the United States
  148. Question Number 30  Points: 2.50/2.50
  149. Question Text
  150. The two political parties tend to target their campaigns toward what group of voters?
  151. Your Answer
  152. C. Moderates
  153. Question Number 31  Points: 2.50/2.50
  154. Question Text
  155. What Big Event made the Democrats the dominant political party?
  156. Your Answer
  157. B. Great Depression
  158. Question Number 32  Points: 2.50/2.50
  159. Question Text
  160. About what percentage of Americans usually vote for president?
  161. Your Answer
  162. A. One-half
  163. Question Number 33  Points: 0.00/2.50
  164. Question Text
  165. What state is still a swing state in presidential elections as it was right after the Civil War?
  166. Your Answer
  167. C. New York
  168. Question Number 34  Points: 2.50/2.50
  169. Question Text
  170. Who delivered the Gettysburg Address?
  171. Your Answer
  172. A. Abraham Lincoln
  173. Question Number 35  Points: 2.50/2.50
  174. Question Text
  175. What environmentalist party nominated Ralph Nader in 2000, and contributed to Al Gore's defeat?
  176. Your Answer
  177. B. Green
  178. Question Number 36  Points: 0.00/2.50
  179. Question Text
  180. In which group would most Americans be found?
  181. Your Answer
  182. A. Conservatives
  183. Question Number 37  Points: 0.00/2.50
  184. Question Text
  185. Which would be an example of an authority symbol?
  186. Your Answer
  187. B. Flag
  188. Question Number 38  Points: 2.50/2.50
  189. Question Text
  190. What Big Event made the Republicans the dominant political party?
  191. Your Answer
  192. A. Civil War
  193. Question Number 39  Points: 0.00/2.50
  194. Question Text
  195. Which of the following would be a false statement about American political culture?
  196. Your Answer
  197. D. Traditional distrust of government, while expressing love of country
  198. Question Number 40  Points: 2.50/2.50
  199. Question Text
  200. What is considered the highest level of political activity?
  201. Your Answer
  202. D. Running for office
  203. Question Number 1   Points: 0.00/2.50
  204. Question Text
  205. Intentionally writing something false about someone is known as what?
  206. Your Answer
  207. D. Slander
  208. Question Number 2   Points: 0.00/2.50
  209. Question Text
  210. Laws made by local city councils are known as what?
  211. Your Answer
  212. C. Precedents
  213. Question Number 3   Points: 2.50/2.50
  214. Question Text
  215. Which of the following refers to laws made by judges for the cases that come before them?
  216. Your Answer
  217. A. Common law
  218. Question Number 4   Points: 2.50/2.50
  219. Question Text
  220. Selling someone property that you do not own would be what crime?
  221. Your Answer
  222. C. Fraud
  223. Question Number 5   Points: 2.50/2.50
  224. Question Text
  225. Which of the following would be most likely ruled irrelevant in a murder case?
  226. Your Answer
  227. C. The accused was suspended from school five years earlier for smoking cigarettes.
  228. Question Number 6   Points: 2.50/2.50
  229. Question Text
  230. The person who brings a lawsuit in a civil case is called what?
  231. Your Answer
  232. C. Plaintiff
  233. Question Number 7   Points: 0.00/2.50
  234. Question Text
  235. What type of law is considered the most subjective?
  236. Your Answer
  237. A. Contract law
  238. Question Number 8   Points: 0.00/2.50
  239. Question Text
  240. Legal cases where judges try to "make things right" are called what?
  241. Your Answer
  242. B. Constitution
  243. Question Number 9   Points: 2.50/2.50
  244. Question Text
  245. Willful damage to another person's property is called what?
  246. Your Answer
  247. D. Vandalism
  248. Question Number 10  Points: 2.50/2.50
  249. Question Text
  250. Laws that are created by a legislative body are called what?
  251. Your Answer
  252. D. Statutes
  253. Question Number 11  Points: 0.00/2.50
  254. Question Text
  255. A court that attempts to determine if the law was correctly applied in a case is called what?
  256. Your Answer
  257. B. Probate court
  258. Question Number 12  Points: 0.00/2.50
  259. Question Text
  260. Which of the following is an example of a constitutional law?
  261. Your Answer
  262. B. Murder
  263. Question Number 13  Points: 0.00/2.50
  264. Question Text
  265. A court that attempts to interpret the meaning of a will is called what?
  266. Your Answer
  267. C. Small claims court
  268. Question Number 14  Points: 0.00/2.50
  269. Question Text
  270. An accusation against an individual by a grand jury is known as what?
  271. Your Answer
  272. A. Arraignment
  273. Question Number 15  Points: 2.50/2.50
  274. Question Text
  275. What legal principle allows someone to sue a person for all damages, even if the person was only responsible for a part of the damages?
  276. Your Answer
  277. B. Joint and several liability
  278. Question Number 16  Points: 2.50/2.50
  279. Question Text
  280. Which of the following is the supreme law of the land?
  281. Your Answer
  282. B. Constitution
  283. Question Number 17  Points: 2.50/2.50
  284. Question Text
  285. Which of the following would indicate a person had committed a misdemeanor?
  286. Your Answer
  287. A. Person spends one month in the county jail.
  288. Question Number 18  Points: 2.50/2.50
  289. Question Text
  290. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is an example of what kind of law?
  291. Your Answer
  292. C. International law
  293. Question Number 19  Points: 2.50/2.50
  294. Question Text
  295. Which would best describe the person who drove the get-away car in a hold-up?
  296. Your Answer
  297. C. Accomplice
  298. Question Number 20  Points: 2.50/2.50
  299. Question Text
  300. How many jurors usually hear a criminal case?
  301. Your Answer
  302. C. 12
  303. Question Number 21  Points: 2.50/2.50
  304. Question Text
  305. A case in which attorneys file suit against an individual that allegedly harmed several people is called what?
  306. Your Answer
  307. A. Class action
  308. Question Number 22  Points: 2.50/2.50
  309. Question Text
  310. What type of law deals more with the family?
  311. Your Answer
  312. B. Domestic relations law
  313. Question Number 23  Points: 0.00/2.50
  314. Question Text
  315. A court order releasing a person who has not been charged with any crime is known as a writ of what?
  316. Your Answer
  317. A. Arraignment
  318. Question Number 24  Points: 2.50/2.50
  319. Question Text
  320. The crime of having more than one wife at a time is called what?
  321. Your Answer
  322. A. Bigamy
  323. Question Number 25  Points: 2.50/2.50
  324. Question Text
  325. A case involving two neighbors, in which one has a dog that tore up the other's flower garden, would most likely be settled in what kind of court?
  326. Your Answer
  327. C. Small claims court
  328. Question Number 26  Points: 2.50/2.50
  329. Question Text
  330. Which of the following is the burden of proof in a criminal case?
  331. Your Answer
  332. C. Beyond reasonable doubt
  333. Question Number 27  Points: 0.00/2.50
  334. Question Text
  335. Under what circumstance would a lawyer be forbidden from challenging a juror for cause?
  336. Your Answer
  337. A. Juror knows the other lawyer.
  338. Question Number 28  Points: 2.50/2.50
  339. Question Text
  340. Which of the following is an example of a private or civil law?
  341. Your Answer
  342. D. Tort law
  343. Question Number 29  Points: 2.50/2.50
  344. Question Text
  345. Direct examination refers to what?
  346. Your Answer
  347. A. Questions asked by the lawyer who called the witness
  348. Question Number 30  Points: 2.50/2.50
  349. Question Text
  350. If a judge followed the principles established in a similar case, the judge would be following what legal principle?
  351. Your Answer
  352. D. Stare decisis
  353. Question Number 31  Points: 2.50/2.50
  354. Question Text
  355. A person who failed to get his or her brakes repaired and caused a car wreck might be sued for what kind of tort?
  356. Your Answer
  357. B. Negligence tort
  358. Question Number 32  Points: 2.50/2.50
  359. Question Text
  360. A court order, forbidding a certain action is known as what?
  361. Your Answer
  362. B. Injunction
  363. Question Number 33  Points: 0.00/2.50
  364. Question Text
  365. An appearance before a judge to plead guilty or not guilty is known as what?
  366. Your Answer
  367. D. Indictment
  368. Question Number 34  Points: 2.50/2.50
  369. Question Text
  370. Which is the only crime defined in the Constitution?
  371. Your Answer
  372. D. Treason
  373. Question Number 35  Points: 2.50/2.50
  374. Question Text
  375. The crime of planning a crime is known as what?
  376. Your Answer
  377. A. Conspiracy
  378. Question Number 36  Points: 0.00/2.50
  379. Question Text
  380. If a person attacked  an old woman and took off with her purse, the crime would be called what?
  381. Your Answer
  382. A. Grand larceny
  383. Question Number 37  Points: 2.50/2.50
  384. Question Text
  385. If someone struck a football referee for making a bad call, and the referee died, what would the crime be?
  386. Your Answer
  387. B. Manslaughter
  388. Question Number 38  Points: 2.50/2.50
  389. Question Text
  390. To what crime might an accused plead guilty in order to avoid a car theft charge?
  391. Your Answer
  392. C. Joyriding
  393. Question Number 39  Points: 0.00/2.50
  394. Question Text
  395. A rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service is an example of what kind of law?
  396. Your Answer
  397. C. International law
  398. Question Number 40  Points: 2.50/2.50
  399. Question Text
  400. A person claiming to be forced to commit a crime because they would otherwise get beat up is using what criminal defense?
  401. Your Answer
  402. B. Duress
  403. Question Number 1   Points: 4.00/4.00
  404. Question Text
  405. Which function of political parties is illustrated by registration of new voters?
  406. Your Answer
  407. A. Campaign for candidates
  408. Question Number 2   Points: 4.00/4.00
  409. Question Text
  410. How often do political parties hold a national convention?
  411. Your Answer
  412. D. Every four years
  413. Question Number 3   Points: 4.00/4.00
  414. Question Text
  415. Which political party was known for its opposition to immigration?
  416. Your Answer
  417. A. American Know-Nothing Party
  418. Question Number 4   Points: 4.00/4.00
  419. Question Text
  420. Which of the following is an example of a one-party system?
  421. Your Answer
  422. B. China
  423. Question Number 5   Points: 4.00/4.00
  424. Question Text
  425. Instability of the government is a common problem of what party system?
  426. Your Answer
  427. B. Multi-party
  428. Question Number 6   Points: 4.00/4.00
  429. Question Text
  430. Which party was dominant from the Civil War until the Great Depression?
  431. Your Answer
  432. C. Republican Party
  433. Question Number 7   Points: 4.00/4.00
  434. Question Text
  435. What party was dominant from the Great Depression until 1994?
  436. Your Answer
  437. A. Democratic Party
  438. Question Number 8   Points: 4.00/4.00
  439. Question Text
  440. Which nation is best known for its frequent changes in governing political parties?
  441. Your Answer
  442. C. Italy
  443. Question Number 9   Points: 4.00/4.00
  444. Question Text
  445. Which of these political parties was created by Alexander Hamilton?
  446. Your Answer
  447. A. Federalist Party
  448. Question Number 10  Points: 4.00/4.00
  449. Question Text
  450. Which of these men was an opponent to the creation of political parties?
  451. Your Answer
  452. C. George Washington
  453. Question Number 11  Points: 4.00/4.00
  454. Question Text
  455. Who names the national chairman (or chairperson) of the party?
  456. Your Answer
  457. A. National committee
  458. Question Number 12  Points: 4.00/4.00
  459. Question Text
  460. What party is the oldest party in the world still in existence?
  461. Your Answer
  462. A. Democratic Party
  463. Question Number 13  Points: 4.00/4.00
  464. Question Text
  465. Who was nominated for president in 1896 by the Democrats after advocating many of the ideas of the Populist Party?
  466. Your Answer
  467. A. William Jennings Bryan
  468. Question Number 14  Points: 4.00/4.00
  469. Question Text
  470. The two major parties in Great Britain are the Conservative Party and what other party?
  471. Your Answer
  472. C. Labour Party
  473. Question Number 15  Points: 4.00/4.00
  474. Question Text
  475. If a party wins an election, but fails to break the dominance of the majority party, it is called what type of election?
  476. Your Answer
  477. A. Deviating election
  478. Question Number 16  Points: 4.00/4.00
  479. Question Text
  480. Which best describes the organizational structure of U.S. political parties?
  481. Your Answer
  482. C. Federal
  483. Question Number 17  Points: 4.00/4.00
  484. Question Text
  485. What political party was based on opposing a strong president and favoring a strong Congress?
  486. Your Answer
  487. D. Whig Party
  488. Question Number 18  Points: 4.00/4.00
  489. Question Text
  490. An election in which the second-place party displaces the first-place party as the new majority party is called what?
  491. Your Answer
  492. D. Realigning election
  493. Question Number 19  Points: 0.00/4.00
  494. Question Text
  495. What group contended that the original Republican Party had abandoned their original principles?
  496. Your Answer
  497. B. National-Republicans
  498. Question Number 20  Points: 4.00/4.00
  499. Question Text
  500. Who was the first president elected by the Democratic Party in 1828?
  501. Your Answer
  502. B. Andrew Jackson
  503. Question Number 21  Points: 4.00/4.00
  504. Question Text
  505. In which system do most coalitions exist within a party?
  506. Your Answer
  507. B. Multi-party
  508. Question Number 22  Points: 4.00/4.00
  509. Question Text
  510. What party was created through the organizational efforts of Martin Van Buren?
  511. Your Answer
  512. A. Democratic Party
  513. Question Number 23  Points: 4.00/4.00
  514. Question Text
  515. Which function of political parties is also called the "watchdog function?"
  516. Your Answer
  517. B. Monitor the party in power
  518. Question Number 24  Points: 4.00/4.00
  519. Question Text
  520. Who was the first president elected by the Republican Party in 1860?
  521. Your Answer
  522. A. Abraham Lincoln
  523. Question Number 25  Points: 4.00/4.00
  524. Question Text
  525. What party has won the majority of presidential elections since 1856?
  526. Your Answer
  527. C. Republican Party
  528. Question Number 1   Points: 6.25/6.25
  529. Question Text
  530. What party was created through the organizational efforts of Martin Van Buren?
  531. Your Answer
  532. A. Democratic Party
  533. Question Number 2   Points: 6.25/6.25
  534. Question Text
  535. Who was the first president elected by the Democratic Party in 1828?
  536. Your Answer
  537. B. Andrew Jackson
  538. Question Number 3   Points: 6.25/6.25
  539. Question Text
  540. Who names the national chairman (or chairperson) of the party?
  541. Your Answer
  542. A. National committee
  543. Question Number 4   Points: 6.25/6.25
  544. Question Text
  545. Instability of the government is a common problem of what party system?
  546. Your Answer
  547. B. Multi-party
  548. Question Number 5   Points: 6.25/6.25
  549. Question Text
  550. Which of the following is an example of a one-party system?
  551. Your Answer
  552. B. China
  553. Question Number 6   Points: 6.25/6.25
  554. Question Text
  555. Which nation is best known for its frequent changes in governing political parties?
  556. Your Answer
  557. C. Italy
  558. Question Number 7   Points: 0.00/6.25
  559. Question Text
  560. What group contended that the original Republican Party had abandoned their original principles?
  561. Your Answer
  562. A. Federalists
  563. Question Number 8   Points: 6.25/6.25
  564. Question Text
  565. Which function of political parties is also called the "watchdog function?"
  566. Your Answer
  567. B. Monitor the party in power
  568. Question Number 9   Points: 6.25/6.25
  569. Question Text
  570. What party was dominant from the Great Depression until 1994?
  571. Your Answer
  572. A. Democratic Party
  573. Question Number 10  Points: 6.25/6.25
  574. Question Text
  575. In which system do most coalitions exist within a party?
  576. Your Answer
  577. B. Multi-party
  578. Question Number 11  Points: 6.25/6.25
  579. Question Text
  580. What political party was based on opposing a strong president and favoring a strong Congress?
  581. Your Answer
  582. D. Whig Party
  583. Question Number 12  Points: 6.25/6.25
  584. Question Text
  585. An election in which the second-place party displaces the first-place party as the new majority party is called what?
  586. Your Answer
  587. D. Realigning election
  588. Question Number 13  Points: 6.25/6.25
  589. Question Text
  590. What party is the oldest party in the world still in existence?
  591. Your Answer
  592. A. Democratic Party
  593. Question Number 14  Points: 6.25/6.25
  594. Question Text
  595. The two major parties in Great Britain are the Conservative Party and what other party?
  596. Your Answer
  597. C. Labour Party
  598. Question Number 15  Points: 6.25/6.25
  599. Question Text
  600. Who was the first president elected by the Republican Party in 1860?
  601. Your Answer
  602. A. Abraham Lincoln
  603. Question Number 16  Points: 6.25/6.25
  604. Question Text
  605. Which party was dominant from the Civil War until the Great Depression?
  606. Your Answer
  607. C. Republican Party
  608. Question Number 1   Points: 2.50/2.50
  609. Question Text
  610. What Supreme Court decision was overturned by a constitutional amendment?
  611. Your Answer
  612. A. Chisolm v. Georgia
  613. Question Number 2   Points: 2.50/2.50
  614. Question Text
  615. Which of the following refers to laws made by judges for the cases that come before them?
  616. Your Answer
  617. A. Common law
  618. Question Number 3   Points: 2.50/2.50
  619. Question Text
  620. From which court would an appeal go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court?
  621. Your Answer
  622. D. State Supreme Court
  623. Question Number 4   Points: 2.50/2.50
  624. Question Text
  625. What president lost in 1992, despite holding very high approval ratings 18 months earlier?
  626. Your Answer
  627. B. George H.W. Bush
  628. Question Number 5   Points: 2.50/2.50
  629. Question Text
  630. The dispute over the boundary of the Red River was between Oklahoma and what other state?
  631. Your Answer
  632. C. Texas
  633. Question Number 6   Points: 2.50/2.50
  634. Question Text
  635. How many justices must agree to hear a case on appeal?
  636. Your Answer
  637. C. 4
  638. Question Number 7   Points: 2.50/2.50
  639. Question Text
  640. In which case would federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction?
  641. Your Answer
  642. C. Counterfeiting
  643. Question Number 8   Points: 2.50/2.50
  644. Question Text
  645. What written opinion is important because it might be cited in reversing the court's opinion in a future decision?
  646. Your Answer
  647. B. Dissenting opinion
  648. Question Number 9   Points: 2.50/2.50
  649. Question Text
  650. Who has the power to restrict the appellate jurisdiction of federal courts?
  651. Your Answer
  652. A. Congress
  653. Question Number 10  Points: 2.50/2.50
  654. Question Text
  655. What president failed to add six more positions to the Supreme Court?
  656. Your Answer
  657. D. Franklin Roosevelt
  658. Question Number 11  Points: 2.50/2.50
  659. Question Text
  660. Laws that are created by a legislative body are called what?
  661. Your Answer
  662. D. Statutes
  663. Question Number 12  Points: 0.00/2.50
  664. Question Text
  665. A judge would not rule on an election dispute that occurred in 1960 because of what?
  666. Your Answer
  667. A. A judge only has authority in his or her own courtroom.
  668. Question Number 13  Points: 2.50/2.50
  669. Question Text
  670. What president named both Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court?
  671. Your Answer
  672. D. Bill Clinton
  673. Question Number 14  Points: 0.00/2.50
  674. Question Text
  675. A judge cannot rule on a dispute on how much money should be appropriated to the Department of State because of what?
  676. Your Answer
  677. C. Other remedies are considered to be available.
  678. Question Number 15  Points: 2.50/2.50
  679. Question Text
  680. If you believed a teacher had mistreated a fellow student, you could not bring a lawsuit because of what?
  681. Your Answer
  682. A. Lack of standing
  683. Question Number 16  Points: 2.50/2.50
  684. Question Text
  685. A written opinion of the Supreme Court that agrees with the outcome of the winning side, but for different reasons is called what?
  686. Your Answer
  687. A. Concurring opinion
  688. Question Number 17  Points: 2.50/2.50
  689. Question Text
  690. Measuring how many hold to a certain public opinion is known as what?
  691. Your Answer
  692. A. Distribution of public opinion
  693. Question Number 18  Points: 2.50/2.50
  694. Question Text
  695. A judge might refuse to hear a job-related dispute because of what?
  696. Your Answer
  697. D. Other remedies are considered to be available.
  698. Question Number 19  Points: 2.50/2.50
  699. Question Text
  700. Which of the following is the supreme law of the land?
  701. Your Answer
  702. B. Constitution
  703. Question Number 20  Points: 2.50/2.50
  704. Question Text
  705. Who was the only Supreme Court justice ever impeached?
  706. Your Answer
  707. A. Samuel Chase
  708. Question Number 21  Points: 2.50/2.50
  709. Question Text
  710. In which of these courts would you see a jury?
  711. Your Answer
  712. B. District Court
  713. Question Number 22  Points: 2.50/2.50
  714. Question Text
  715. What president considered the threat of impeachment of a federal judge little more than a scarecrow?
  716. Your Answer
  717. B. Thomas Jefferson
  718. Question Number 23  Points: 2.50/2.50
  719. Question Text
  720. What Supreme Court justice had served previously as president?
  721. Your Answer
  722. D. William Howard Taft
  723. Question Number 24  Points: 2.50/2.50
  724. Question Text
  725. A limitation on the appellate jurisdiction of federal courts is an example of what constitutional principle?
  726. Your Answer
  727. A. Checks and balances
  728. Question Number 25  Points: 2.50/2.50
  729. Question Text
  730. Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, was appointed by what president?
  731. Your Answer
  732. C. Ronald Reagan
  733. Question Number 26  Points: 2.50/2.50
  734. Question Text
  735. A judge cannot decide who was right in a car wreck he or she sees on his or her way home because of what?
  736. Your Answer
  737. A. A judge only has authority in his or her own courtroom.
  738. Question Number 27  Points: 2.50/2.50
  739. Question Text
  740. A legal brief from a person or group not directly involved in a case is known as what?
  741. Your Answer
  742. A. Amicus curiae
  743. Question Number 28  Points: 2.50/2.50
  744. Question Text
  745. In which case would state and federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction?
  746. Your Answer
  747. B. Bank robbery
  748. Question Number 29  Points: 2.50/2.50
  749. Question Text
  750. What Senate committee conducts hearings for Supreme Court nominees?
  751. Your Answer
  752. B. Judiciary Committee
  753. Question Number 30  Points: 2.50/2.50
  754. Question Text
  755. Why is a Supreme Court decision often referred to as the law of the land?
  756. Your Answer
  757. C. No appeal exists in law above a Supreme Court decision.
  758. Question Number 31  Points: 2.50/2.50
  759. Question Text
  760. Who was the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court?
  761. Your Answer
  762. B. Thurgood Marshall
  763. Question Number 32  Points: 2.50/2.50
  764. Question Text
  765. Who was the first Roman Catholic on the Supreme Court?
  766. Your Answer
  767. C. Roger Taney
  768. Question Number 33  Points: 2.50/2.50
  769. Question Text
  770. Who did President George W. Bush nominate as Chief Justice?
  771.  
  772. Your Answer
  773. B. John Roberts
  774. Question Number 34  Points: 2.50/2.50
  775. Question Text
  776. The Supreme Court begins a session on the first Monday of what month?
  777. Your Answer
  778. D. October
  779. Question Number 35  Points: 0.00/2.50
  780. Question Text
  781. What president lamented that his "biggest mistakes" sat on the Supreme Court?
  782. Your Answer
  783. D. Franklin Roosevelt
  784. Question Number 36  Points: 2.50/2.50
  785. Question Text
  786. Who was the only president not to appoint a judge to the Supreme Court?
  787. Your Answer
  788. A. Jimmy Carter
  789. Question Number 37  Points: 2.50/2.50
  790. Question Text
  791. Who was the first Jewish person on the Supreme Court?
  792. Your Answer
  793. A. Louis Brandeis
  794. Question Number 38  Points: 2.50/2.50
  795. Question Text
  796. What Supreme Court justice served the longest time, which was 36 years?
  797. Your Answer
  798. B. William O. Douglas
  799. Question Number 39  Points: 2.50/2.50
  800. Question Text
  801. What is a Supreme Court order granting a petition to hear a case?
  802. Your Answer
  803. A. Writ of certiorari
  804. Question Number 40  Points: 2.50/2.50
  805. Question Text
  806. A judge who attempts to follow the exact text of the Constitution or a law is known as what?
  807. Your Answer
  808. D. Strict constructionist
  809. Q
  810. Question Number 1   Points: 5.00/5.00
  811. Question Text
  812. A person who fails to vote because they do not have, or have lost the right to vote, is failing to vote because of what?
  813. Your Answer
  814. C. Disenfranchisement
  815. Question Number 2   Points: 5.00/5.00
  816. Question Text
  817. What Big Event made the Republicans the dominant political party?
  818. Your Answer
  819. A. Civil War
  820. Question Number 3   Points: 5.00/5.00
  821. Question Text
  822. Persons in which of these groups are more likely to vote?
  823. Your Answer
  824. B. Higher income, as opposed to lower income
  825. Question Number 4   Points: 0.00/5.00
  826. Question Text
  827. About what number of Americans vote for president?
  828. Your Answer
  829. C. Three-fifths
  830. Question Number 5   Points: 0.00/5.00
  831. Question Text
  832. The reason that most Americans fail to vote is because of what?
  833. Your Answer
  834. B. Apathy
  835. Question Number 6   Points: 0.00/5.00
  836. Question Text
  837. A person who fails to vote because he or she believes that government does not affect them is failing to vote because of what?
  838. Your Answer
  839. D. Satisfaction
  840. Question Number 7   Points: 5.00/5.00
  841. Question Text
  842. The tendency of men to vote Republican, and women to vote Democrat is known as what?
  843. Your Answer
  844. A. Gender gap
  845. Question Number 8   Points: 5.00/5.00
  846. Question Text
  847. Saying "My opponent opened his campaign in the home town of the Ku Klux Klan," would be an example of what form of propaganda?
  848. Your Answer
  849. C. Name-calling
  850. Question Number 9   Points: 5.00/5.00
  851. Question Text
  852. A person who fails to vote because they cannot make up his or her mind, is failing to vote because of what?
  853. Your Answer
  854. D. Indecision
  855. Question Number 10  Points: 0.00/5.00
  856. Question Text
  857. A candidate having his or her picture taken standing next to a ship if running for office in a port city would be known as using what form of propaganda?
  858. Your Answer
  859. A. Appeal to authority
  860. Question Number 11  Points: 5.00/5.00
  861. Question Text
  862. An election in which the candidate of a political party is chosen is called what?
  863. Your Answer
  864. D. Primary election
  865. Question Number 12  Points: 5.00/5.00
  866. Question Text
  867. Persons in which of these groups is more likely to vote?
  868. Your Answer
  869. A. College educated, as opposed to persons with no college
  870. Question Number 13  Points: 0.00/5.00
  871. Question Text
  872. Which of the following would best describe the reason that Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber did not vote?
  873. Your Answer
  874. B. Apathy
  875. Question Number 14  Points: 0.00/5.00
  876. Question Text
  877. Which will be most likely to cause a person not to vote?
  878. Your Answer
  879. C. Mass media
  880. Question Number 15  Points: 0.00/5.00
  881. Question Text
  882. What is probably the biggest reason that Americans never give to a political cause?
  883. Your Answer
  884. B. They do not trust politicians
  885. Question Number 16  Points: 0.00/5.00
  886. Question Text
  887. An election in which the candidate is not identified on the ballot by political party is called what?
  888. Your Answer
  889. D. Primary election
  890. Question Number 17  Points: 0.00/5.00
  891. Question Text
  892. Which has the most impact on the determination of political identity?
  893. Your Answer
  894. B. Mass media
  895. Question Number 18  Points: 0.00/5.00
  896. Question Text
  897. Creating the impression that one's position is the majority or popular position is known as what?
  898. Your Answer
  899. C. Cardstacking
  900. Question Number 19  Points: 5.00/5.00
  901. Question Text
  902. If someone attempted to win an argument by selecting only the facts that would tend to prove his or her case, that would be called what?
  903. Your Answer
  904. C. Cardstacking
  905. Question Number 20  Points: 5.00/5.00
  906. Question Text
  907. If a candidate were to say, "I am for jobs and peace," that candidate would be using what form of propaganda?
  908. Your Answer
  909. B. Glittering generalitiesuestion Number 1  Points: 0.00/5.00
  910. Question Text
  911. Which of the following is a reason that political labels are useful?
  912. Your Answer
  913. B. Meanings of terms can change from one generation to another
  914. Question Number 2   Points: 0.00/5.00
  915. Question Text
  916. What would we call a public opinion that tended to last for a long period of time?
  917. Your Answer
  918. C. Personal impact of public opinion
  919. Question Number 3   Points: 0.00/5.00
  920. Question Text
  921. Reactionaries sometimes tend toward no government at all called what?
  922. Your Answer
  923. D. Oligarchy
  924. Question Number 4   Points: 0.00/5.00
  925. Question Text
  926. What term is often used for those on the Far Left?
  927. Your Answer
  928. B. Liberals
  929. Question Number 5   Points: 5.00/5.00
  930. Question Text
  931. A person who changed his or her view on the government treatment of criminals after being unjustly accused of a crime would be an example of what?
  932. Your Answer
  933. C. Personal impact of public opinion
  934. Question Number 6   Points: 0.00/5.00
  935. Question Text
  936. Persons who tend to be cautious toward changes are called what?
  937. Your Answer
  938. C. Moderates
  939. Question Number 7   Points: 0.00/5.00
  940. Question Text
  941. Which of the following would best illustrate e pluribus unum?
  942. Your Answer
  943. C. Immigrant groups keeping to themselves once in the United States
  944. Question Number 8   Points: 0.00/5.00
  945. Question Text
  946. In which group would most Americans be found?
  947. Your Answer
  948. B. Liberals
  949. Question Number 9   Points: 0.00/5.00
  950. Question Text
  951. Ross Perot's 1992 independent candidacy tended to hurt President Bush with what group of voters?
  952. Your Answer
  953. B. Liberals
  954. Question Number 10  Points: 0.00/5.00
  955. Question Text
  956. Besides the reactionaries, which groups is most likely to reject the democratic process?
  957. Your Answer
  958. A. Conservatives
  959. Question Number 11  Points: 5.00/5.00
  960. Question Text
  961. Beside the Democrats, what is the other major political party in the USA today?
  962. Your Answer
  963. D. Republican
  964. Question Number 12  Points: 0.00/5.00
  965. Question Text
  966. Persons who tend to have a favorable attitude toward change within the existing system are known as what?
  967. Your Answer
  968. D. Radicals
  969. Question Number 13  Points: 5.00/5.00
  970. Question Text
  971. Which song is the National Anthem of the United States?
  972. Your Answer
  973. D. Star-Spangled Banner
  974. Question Number 14  Points: 0.00/5.00
  975. Question Text
  976. Persons who tend to favor activist government to solve social problems through the political process are called what?
  977. Your Answer
  978. A. Conservatives
  979. Question Number 15  Points: 0.00/5.00
  980. Question Text
  981. How are most Democratic Party positions classified?
  982. Your Answer
  983. D. Center-Right
  984. Question Number 16  Points: 0.00/5.00
  985. Question Text
  986. Giving too much attention to the moderates might lose what group?
  987. Your Answer
  988. C. Reactionaries
  989. Question Number 17  Points: 5.00/5.00
  990. Question Text
  991. What president lost in 1992, despite holding very high approval ratings 18 months earlier?
  992. Your Answer
  993. B. George H.W. Bush
  994. Question Number 18  Points: 5.00/5.00
  995. Question Text
  996. Which of the following was an important issue in the 1860 presidential race?
  997. Your Answer
  998. C. Slavery
  999. Question Number 19  Points: 0.00/5.00
  1000. Question Text
  1001. Persons who do not hold strong views on most political subjects are known as what?
  1002. Your Answer
  1003. B. Liberals
  1004. Question Number 20  Points: 0.00/5.00
  1005. Question Text
  1006. Besides the conservatives, which other group is the most likely to vote?
  1007. Your Answer
  1008. C. Radicalsuestion Number 1 Points: 6.25/6.25
  1009. Question Text
  1010. What protects a company's logo from being copied by another company?
  1011. Your Answer
  1012. C. Trademark
  1013. Question Number 2   Points: 6.25/6.25
  1014. Question Text
  1015. A case in which attorneys file suit against an individual that allegedly harmed several people is called what?
  1016. Your Answer
  1017. A. Class action
  1018. Question Number 3   Points: 6.25/6.25
  1019. Question Text
  1020. The requirement that a lawsuit be filed within a reasonable length of time is called what?
  1021. Your Answer
  1022. D. statute of limitations
  1023. Question Number 4   Points: 0.00/6.25
  1024. Question Text
  1025. Which of the following is an example of a warranty?
  1026. Your Answer
  1027. C. "I would feel safe driving this car all the way to California."
  1028. Question Number 5   Points: 0.00/6.25
  1029. Question Text
  1030. Which of the following is a FALSE statement concerning contracts?
  1031. Your Answer
  1032. A. A person must be legally competent to make a contract.
  1033. Question Number 6   Points: 6.25/6.25
  1034. Question Text
  1035. The legal situation in which the surviving spouse inherits all property occurs with what?
  1036. Your Answer
  1037. B. Joint tenancy
  1038. Question Number 7   Points: 6.25/6.25
  1039. Question Text
  1040. A person who failed to get his or her brakes repaired and caused a car wreck might be sued for what kind of tort?
  1041. Your Answer
  1042. B. Negligence tort
  1043. Question Number 8   Points: 0.00/6.25
  1044. Question Text
  1045. What tort has happened if someone borrowed your car and damaged the engine by running it low on oil?
  1046. Your Answer
  1047. C. Mayhem
  1048. Question Number 9   Points: 6.25/6.25
  1049. Question Text
  1050. Which defense would be used the by a baseball team if a person sued them after being hit by a foul ball?
  1051. Your Answer
  1052. A. Assumption of risk
  1053. Question Number 10  Points: 6.25/6.25
  1054. Question Text
  1055. Damages awarded in a tort case designed to punish the defendant are called what?
  1056. Your Answer
  1057. D. Punitive
  1058. Question Number 11  Points: 6.25/6.25
  1059. Question Text
  1060. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
  1061. Your Answer
  1062. B. A landlord may enter rented property at any time, for any reason.
  1063. Question Number 12  Points: 6.25/6.25
  1064. Question Text
  1065. A new car which is in almost constant need of repair is known as what?
  1066. Your Answer
  1067. C. Lemon
  1068. Question Number 13  Points: 6.25/6.25
  1069. Question Text
  1070. Which is true about borrowed property?
  1071. Your Answer
  1072. D. It must be treated with scrupulous care.
  1073. Question Number 14  Points: 0.00/6.25
  1074. Question Text
  1075. Which is a FALSE statement about laws concerning automobiles?
  1076. Your Answer
  1077. B. A licensed driver in one state has the right to drive on the roads of another state.
  1078. Question Number 15  Points: 0.00/6.25
  1079. Question Text
  1080. Which of the following is an example of personal property?
  1081. Your Answer
  1082. A. Curtains over a window
  1083. Question Number 16  Points: 6.25/6.25
  1084. Question Text
  1085. The condition that a person has died without a will is called what?
  1086. Your Answer
  1087. C. Intestate
  1088. Question Number 1   Points: 0.00/4.00
  1089. Question Text
  1090. Legal cases where judges try to "make things right" are called what?
  1091. Your Answer
  1092. A. Common law
  1093. Question Number 2   Points: 4.00/4.00
  1094. Question Text
  1095. A court order, forbidding a certain action is known as what?
  1096. Your Answer
  1097. B. Injunction
  1098. Question Number 3   Points: 0.00/4.00
  1099. Question Text
  1100. A court that attempts to interpret the meaning of a will is called what?
  1101. Your Answer
  1102. A. Appellate court
  1103. Question Number 4   Points: 4.00/4.00
  1104. Question Text
  1105. Which of the following is the supreme law of the land?
  1106. Your Answer
  1107. B. Constitution
  1108. Question Number 5   Points: 4.00/4.00
  1109. Question Text
  1110. A case involving two neighbors, in which one has a dog that tore up the other's flower garden, would most likely be settled in what kind of court?
  1111. Your Answer
  1112. C. Small claims court
  1113. Question Number 6   Points: 0.00/4.00
  1114. Question Text
  1115. Which of the following is an example of a private or civil law?
  1116. Your Answer
  1117. B. Felony law
  1118. Question Number 7   Points: 4.00/4.00
  1119. Question Text
  1120. Which is the only crime defined in the Constitution?
  1121. Your Answer
  1122. D. Treason
  1123. Question Number 8   Points: 4.00/4.00
  1124. Question Text
  1125. Which of the following would be most likely ruled irrelevant in a murder case?
  1126. Your Answer
  1127. C. The accused was suspended from school five years earlier for smoking cigarettes.
  1128. Question Number 9   Points: 0.00/4.00
  1129. Question Text
  1130. A rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service is an example of what kind of law?
  1131. Your Answer
  1132. B. Domestic relations law
  1133. Question Number 10  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1134. Question Text
  1135. Which of the following would indicate a person had committed a misdemeanor?
  1136. Your Answer
  1137. B. Person has to pay a traffic ticket.
  1138. Question Number 11  Points: 4.00/4.00
  1139. Question Text
  1140. What type of law deals more with the family?
  1141. Your Answer
  1142. B. Domestic relations law
  1143. Question Number 12  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1144. Question Text
  1145. What type of law is considered the most subjective?
  1146. Your Answer
  1147. D. Strict liability tort law
  1148. Question Number 13  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1149. Question Text
  1150. What is the act of planning a crime?
  1151. Your Answer
  1152. A. Conspiracy
  1153. Question Number 14  Points: 4.00/4.00
  1154. Question Text
  1155. The crime of having more than one wife at a time is called what?
  1156. Your Answer
  1157. A. Bigamy
  1158. Question Number 15  Points: 4.00/4.00
  1159. Question Text
  1160. Which of the following is the burden of proof in a criminal case?
  1161. Your Answer
  1162. C. Beyond reasonable doubt
  1163. Question Number 16  Points: 4.00/4.00
  1164. Question Text
  1165. Which would best describe the person who drove the get-away car in a hold-up?
  1166. Your Answer
  1167. C. Accomplice
  1168. Question Number 17  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1169. Question Text
  1170. Under what circumstance would a lawyer be forbidden from challenging a juror for cause?
  1171. Your Answer
  1172. B. Juror expresses dislike of all persons of the defendant's race.
  1173. Question Number 18  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1174. Question Text
  1175. Laws made by local city councils are known as what?
  1176. Your Answer
  1177. A. Common law
  1178. Question Number 19  Points: 4.00/4.00
  1179. Question Text
  1180. Direct examination refers to what?
  1181. Your Answer
  1182. A. Questions asked by the lawyer who called the witness
  1183. Question Number 20  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1184. Question Text
  1185. A court that attempts to determine if the law was correctly applied in a case is called what?
  1186. Your Answer
  1187. D. Trial court
  1188. Question Number 21  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1189. Question Text
  1190. Willful damage to another person's property is called what?
  1191. Your Answer
  1192. B. Embezzlement
  1193. Question Number 22  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1194. Question Text
  1195. An appearance before a judge to plead guilty or not guilty is known as what?
  1196. Your Answer
  1197. C. Habeas corpus
  1198. Question Number 23  Points: 4.00/4.00
  1199. Question Text
  1200. How many jurors usually hear a criminal case?
  1201. Your Answer
  1202. C. 12
  1203. Question Number 24  Points: 0.00/4.00
  1204. Question Text
  1205. If a person grabbed an old woman's purse and took off with it, the crime would be called what?
  1206. Your Answer
  1207. C. Petty larceny
  1208. Question Number 25  Points: 4.00/4.00
  1209. Question Text
  1210. If someone struck a football referee for making a bad call, and the referee died, what would the crime be?
  1211. Your Answer
  1212. B. Manslaughter
  1213. Question Number 1   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1214. Question Text
  1215. What president said that the dole, or direct government aid to individuals, would be like a narcotic?
  1216. Your Answer
  1217. C. Franklin Roosevelt
  1218. Question Number 2   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1219. Question Text
  1220. Law designed to regulate soft money was written by what two Senators?
  1221. Your Answer
  1222. D. Feingold and McCain
  1223. Question Number 3   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1224. Question Text
  1225. How often do political parties hold a national convention?
  1226. Your Answer
  1227. D. Every four years
  1228. Question Number 4   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1229. Question Text
  1230. Which best describes a dark horse candidate?
  1231. Your Answer
  1232. D. An unexpected choice
  1233. Question Number 5   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1234. Question Text
  1235. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is found inside what department?
  1236. Your Answer
  1237. C. Justice
  1238. Question Number 6   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1239. Question Text
  1240. What political party is based on the core idea of limited government and individual liberty?
  1241. Your Answer
  1242. B. Libertarian Party
  1243. Question Number 7   Points: 0.00/1.00
  1244. Question Text
  1245. Which is the voting unit used to elect delegates to a county party convention?
  1246. Your Answer
  1247. A. Delegations
  1248. Question Number 8   Points: 0.00/1.00
  1249. Question Text
  1250. Democrats who wanted to create Super Tuesday were from what part of the nation?
  1251. Your Answer
  1252. B. New England states
  1253. Question Number 9   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1254. Question Text
  1255. What is the speech called that the party's candidate for president delivers at the National Convention?
  1256. Your Answer
  1257. A. Acceptance speech
  1258. Question Number 10  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1259. Question Text
  1260. Which of these political parties was created by Alexander Hamilton?
  1261. Your Answer
  1262. A. Federalist Party
  1263. Question Number 11  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1264. Question Text
  1265. What is the first state to hold a presidential preference primary?
  1266. Your Answer
  1267. C. New Hampshire
  1268. Question Number 12  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1269. Question Text
  1270. Which function of political parties is illustrated by registration of new voters?
  1271. Your Answer
  1272. A. Campaign for candidates
  1273. Question Number 13  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1274. Question Text
  1275. Which political party was known for its opposition to immigration?
  1276. Your Answer
  1277. A. American Know-Nothing Party
  1278. Question Number 14  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1279. Question Text
  1280. The president's top lawyer in the executive office is called what?
  1281. Your Answer
  1282. A. Attorney general
  1283. Question Number 15  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1284. Question Text
  1285. What party has won the majority of presidential elections since 1856?
  1286. Your Answer
  1287. A. Democratic Party
  1288. Question Number 16  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1289. Question Text
  1290. Who was the first Secretary of State?
  1291. Your Answer
  1292. B. Thomas Jefferson
  1293. Question Number 17  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1294. Question Text
  1295. What year was the first time that a televised presidential debate was held?
  1296. Your Answer
  1297. A. 1960
  1298. Question Number 18  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1299. Question Text
  1300. What type of primary is used by most states?
  1301. Your Answer
  1302. C. Open primary
  1303. Question Number 19  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1304. Question Text
  1305. What was the first state or territory to allow women to vote?
  1306. Your Answer
  1307. D. Wyoming
  1308. Question Number 20  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1309. Question Text
  1310. Which of these men was an opponent to the creation of political parties?
  1311. Your Answer
  1312. C. George Washington
  1313. Question Number 21  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1314. Question Text
  1315. Which tax is considered a regressive tax?
  1316. Your Answer
  1317. D. Tariff
  1318. Question Number 22  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1319. Question Text
  1320. Which president won approval for a prescription drug entitlement benefit for those on medicare?
  1321. Your Answer
  1322. A. George W. Bush
  1323. Question Number 23  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1324. Question Text
  1325. If a party wins an election, but fails to break the dominance of the majority party, it is called what type of election?
  1326. Your Answer
  1327. C. Mid-term election
  1328. Question Number 24  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1329. Question Text
  1330. Which president failed in an effort to create a comprehensive national health care system?
  1331. Your Answer
  1332. B. Bill Clinton
  1333. Question Number 25  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1334. Question Text
  1335. Which department is in charge of the nation's financial affairs?
  1336. Your Answer
  1337. D. Treasury
  1338. Question Number 26  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1339. Question Text
  1340. Which was most important in the creation of the civil service system?
  1341. Your Answer
  1342. A. Assassination of President Garfield
  1343. Question Number 27  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1344. Question Text
  1345. On November 6, 1954, the federal government was in what fiscal year?
  1346. Your Answer
  1347. B. 1954
  1348. Question Number 28  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1349. Question Text
  1350. Which was a voter qualification ended by the states by 1810?
  1351. Your Answer
  1352. D. Religion
  1353. Question Number 29  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1354. Question Text
  1355. The words "We the People" are the opening words of what document?
  1356. Your Answer
  1357. A. Constitution
  1358. Question Number 30  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1359. Question Text
  1360. An election in which a person is not identified, on the ballot as a member of a political party is called what?
  1361. Your Answer
  1362. C. Nonpartisan election
  1363. Question Number 31  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1364. Question Text
  1365. Which of the governmental departments is led by a person whose title is something other than secretary?
  1366. Your Answer
  1367. C. Labor
  1368. Question Number 32  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1369. Question Text
  1370. What political party of 1912 was also known as the Bull Moose Party?
  1371. Your Answer
  1372. D. Progressive Party
  1373. Question Number 33  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1374. Question Text
  1375. To what part of the U.S. government does the CIA director report?
  1376. Your Answer
  1377. C. National Security Council
  1378. Question Number 34  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1379. Question Text
  1380. Over what part of the executive branch does the president have the most control?
  1381. Your Answer
  1382. C. Executive office
  1383. Question Number 35  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1384. Question Text
  1385. Which constitutional amendment lowered the national voting age to 18?
  1386. Your Answer
  1387. D. Twenty-sixth
  1388. Question Number 36  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1389. Question Text
  1390. Which best describes the organizational structure of U.S. political parties?
  1391. Your Answer
  1392. C. Federal
  1393. Question Number 37  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1394. Question Text
  1395. What residency requirement was allowed in the Voting Rights Act of 1970?
  1396. Your Answer
  1397. C. Three months
  1398. Question Number 38  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1399. Question Text
  1400. What political party of 1948 did not like the "tough" line taken against the Soviet Union by President Truman?
  1401. Your Answer
  1402. A. American Know-Nothing Party
  1403. Question Number 39  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1404. Question Text
  1405. Which of the following pre-Civil War issues is still a major issue today?
  1406. Your Answer
  1407. D. Tariffs on foreign goods
  1408. Question Number 40  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1409. Question Text
  1410. An interest group that represents the interests of business in general is called what?
  1411. Your Answer
  1412. A. American Farm Bureau Federation
  1413. Question Number 41  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1414. Question Text
  1415. Which of these groups has a tendency to vote Republican?
  1416. Your Answer
  1417. A. Blue-collar workers
  1418. Question Number 42  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1419. Question Text
  1420. What British economist favored government spending to spur the economy with demand-side economics?
  1421. Your Answer
  1422. C. John Maynard Keynes
  1423. Question Text
  1424. What environmentalist party nominated Ralph Nader in 2000, and contributed to Al Gore's defeat?
  1425. Your Answer
  1426. B. Green
  1427. Question Number 2   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1428. Question Text
  1429. What president considered the threat of impeachment of a federal judge little more than a scarecrow?
  1430. Your Answer
  1431. B. Thomas Jefferson
  1432. Question Number 3   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1433. Question Text
  1434. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is an example of what kind of law?
  1435. Your Answer
  1436. C. International law
  1437. Question Number 4   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1438. Question Text
  1439. When a minority viewpoint wins an election it would most likely be because of what?
  1440. Your Answer
  1441. B. Intensity of public opinion
  1442. Question Number 5   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1443. Question Text
  1444. A court order that a couple was never legally married is called what?
  1445. Your Answer
  1446. A. Annulment
  1447. Question Number 6   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1448. Question Text
  1449. What states are found in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals?
  1450. Your Answer
  1451. B. Far West
  1452. Question Number 7   Points: 1.00/1.00
  1453. Question Text
  1454. What is considered the highest level of political activity?
  1455. Your Answer
  1456. D. Running for office
  1457. Question Number 8   Points: 0.00/1.00
  1458. Question Text
  1459. In which case would federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction?
  1460. Your Answer
  1461. B. Bank robbery
  1462. Question Number 9   Points: 0.00/1.00
  1463. Question Text
  1464. Which of the following is an example of a constitutional law?
  1465. Your Answer
  1466. C. Perjury
  1467. Question Number 10  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1468. Question Text
  1469. Under which circumstance would a driver be held liable for a car wreck?
  1470. Your Answer
  1471. C. A driver with a history of blackouts, suffers a blackout and runs into another car.
  1472. Question Number 11  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1473. Question Text
  1474. Most of our ideological terms come from what nation's revolution?
  1475. Your Answer
  1476. A. Britain
  1477. Question Number 12  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1478. Question Text
  1479. Which is a judge's order to a public official to carry out a duty of office?
  1480. Your Answer
  1481. B. Writ of habeas corpus
  1482. Question Number 13  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1483. Question Text
  1484. The two political parties tend to target their campaigns toward what group of voters?
  1485. Your Answer
  1486. C. Moderates
  1487. Question Number 14  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1488. Question Text
  1489. Laws that are created by a legislative body are called what?
  1490. Your Answer
  1491. D. Statutes
  1492. Question Number 15  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1493. Question Text
  1494. Which of the following refers to laws made by judges for the cases that come before them?
  1495. Your Answer
  1496. A. Common law
  1497. Question Number 16  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1498. Question Text
  1499. A court order releasing a person who has not been charged with any crime is known as a writ of what?
  1500. Your Answer
  1501. B. Bail
  1502. Question Number 17  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1503. Question Text
  1504. Who was the only Supreme Court justice ever impeached?
  1505. Your Answer
  1506. A. Samuel Chase
  1507. Question Number 18  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1508. Question Text
  1509. From which court would an appeal go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court?
  1510. Your Answer
  1511. D. State Supreme Court
  1512. Question Number 19  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1513. Question Text
  1514. The person who brings a lawsuit in a civil case is called what?
  1515. Your Answer
  1516. C. Plaintiff
  1517. Question Number 20  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1518. Question Text
  1519. What written opinion is important because it might be cited in reversing the court's opinion in a future decision?
  1520. Your Answer
  1521. B. Dissenting opinion
  1522. Question Number 21  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1523. Question Text
  1524. Measuring how many hold to a certain public opinion is known as what?
  1525. Your Answer
  1526. A. Distribution of public opinion
  1527. Question Number 22  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1528. Question Text
  1529. A person who fails to vote because he or she believes the government is controlled by forces beyond control of the average voter is failing to vote because of what?
  1530. Your Answer
  1531. C. Indecision
  1532. Question Number 23  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1533. Question Text
  1534. What Supreme Court justice served the longest time, which was 36 years?
  1535. Your Answer
  1536. B. William O. Douglas
  1537. Question Number 24  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1538. Question Text
  1539. Which of the following is the strongest influence on how a person casts his or her vote?
  1540. Your Answer
  1541. C. Issues preferences
  1542. Question Number 25  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1543. Question Text
  1544. The Supreme Court begins a session on the first Monday of what month?
  1545. Your Answer
  1546. D. October
  1547. Question Number 26  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1548. Question Text
  1549. What president made the Midnight Appointments?
  1550. Your Answer
  1551. A. John Adams
  1552. Question Number 27  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1553. Question Text
  1554. Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, was appointed by what president?
  1555. Your Answer
  1556. C. Ronald Reagan
  1557. Question Number 28  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1558. Question Text
  1559. The belief that capital punishment is now unconstitutional because society has changed is an example of what doctrine?
  1560. Your Answer
  1561. A. Evolving standard
  1562. Question Number 29  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1563. Question Text
  1564. The dispute over the boundary of the Red River was between Oklahoma and what other state?
  1565. Your Answer
  1566. C. Texas
  1567. Question Number 30  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1568. Question Text
  1569. What state is still a swing state in presidential elections as it was right after the Civil War?
  1570. Your Answer
  1571. B. Indiana
  1572. Question Number 31  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1573. Question Text
  1574. What was the main problem of the Literary Digest poll in 1936, that incorrectly picked Landon over Roosevelt?
  1575. Your Answer
  1576. D. They left out too many voters from the survey.
  1577. Question Number 32  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1578. Question Text
  1579. What Big Event made the Democrats the dominant political party?
  1580. Your Answer
  1581. B. Great Depression
  1582. Question Number 33  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1583. Question Text
  1584. Selling someone property that you do not own would be what crime?
  1585. Your Answer
  1586. C. Fraud
  1587. Question Number 34  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1588. Question Text
  1589. Why is a Supreme Court decision often referred to as the law of the land?
  1590. Your Answer
  1591. C. No appeal exists in law above a Supreme Court decision.
  1592. Question Number 35  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1593. Question Text
  1594. What legal principle allows someone to sue a person for all damages, even if the person was only responsible for a part of the damages?
  1595. Your Answer
  1596. C. Sovereign immunity
  1597. Question Number 36  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1598. Question Text
  1599. Who delivered the Gettysburg Address?
  1600. Your Answer
  1601. A. Abraham Lincoln
  1602. Question Number 37  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1603. Question Text
  1604. What did Vladimir Lenin consider the most important art form in shaping opinion?
  1605. Your Answer
  1606. C. Novels
  1607. Question Number 38  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1608. Question Text
  1609. If a judge followed the principles established in a similar case, the judge would be following what legal principle?
  1610. Your Answer
  1611. D. Stare decisis
  1612. Question Number 39  Points: 1.00/1.00
  1613. Question Text
  1614. When someone is ordered to pay back a person that they have hurt in some way it is known as what?
  1615. Your Answer
  1616. C. Restitution
  1617. Question Number 40  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1618. Question Text
  1619. How are most Republican Party positions classified?
  1620. Your Answer
  1621. B. Center-Left
  1622. Question Number 41  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1623. Question Text
  1624. Protection of musical compositions comes from what?
  1625. Your Answer
  1626. B. Patent
  1627. Question Number 42  Points: 0.00/1.00
  1628. Question Text
  1629. Intentionally writing something false about someone is known as what?
  1630. Your Answer
  1631. B. Interference with peace of mind
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