History And Politics Examination
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1. Which of the following statements best describe the relationship between
politics and government?
A. Democracy is a form of politics.
B. Politics describe process that influence government.
C. Government describes institutions that influence politics.
D. Government and politics are forms of democracy. - ANSWER B. Politics
describe process that influence government.
2. Why was the Equal Access Act passed in 1984?
A. to allow college students to create school-sponsored Bible clubs legally
B. to extend protections to public high school students to organize religious clubs
C. to integrate America's public school along ethnic and racial lines
D. to permit every high school to have a school-supported Christian club -
ANSWER B. to extend protections to public high school students to organize
religious clubs
3. Which of the following best articulates the Boyd county GSA's rationale for
suing the school district in 2002?
,A. closing down the schools for the year stunted the students' educational growth
B. shutting down all non-curricular clubs violated students' First and Second
Amendment rights.
C. enforcing a club shut down against only the GSA discriminated against the GSA
D. banding the GSA violated the students' due process rights - ANSWER C.
enforcing a club shut down against only the GSA discriminated against the GSA
4. As a result of the Boyd county GSA's legal case against the school district:
A. the Supreme Court broadly extended the rights of the public school students.
B. same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide by the U.S. Supreme Court.
C. Boyd county school district employees were required to undergo anti-
harassment training.
D. the Boyd county GSA was prohibited from using school property for its club
meetings. - ANSWER C. Boyd county school district employees were required
to undergo anti-harassment training.
5. Bridget Mergens and the Boyd county GSA efforts both demonstrated:
A. how to use tactics effectively in the political process.
B. the public support for gay students social clubs.
C. the failures of students in the legal realm.
D. know how Christians can achieve their goals. - ANSWER A. how to use
tactics effectively in the political process.
6. All of the following ideas were affirmed as self evident in the declaration of
independence, making them part of the counties DNA except that:
A. God orientated a constitutional republic for the United States.
,B. all men are created equal.
C. the Creator endowed all men with certain unalienable rights.
D. all men are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. - ANSWER
A. God orientated a constitutional republic for the United States.
7. In its most basic form, power in a democracy is held by:
A. elected officials.
B. the president.
C. congress.
D. the people. - ANSWER D. the people.
8. According to John Locke, per the terms of the
___________________________, people give their governments the ability to
rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society. - ANSWER social
contract
9. You and your classmates have had enough of your AP government teacher's
tyranny and seek to remove yourself from his or her autocratic rule. You intend to
write a manifesto, as did Thomas Jefferson in 1776, because that seemed to stir
up public opinion so well. As a result of your affinity for Jefferson and his
declaration, your manifesto should include all the following EXCEPT a(n):
A. pledge between your classmates to stick together through the crisis.
B. list of grievances against your tyrannical AP U.S. government teacher.
C. explanation of a natural rights of AP U.S. government students.
D. plan for a future in better A.P. U.S. government teacher. - ANSWER D. plan
for a future in better A.P. U.S. government teacher.
, 10. The concept of popular sovereignty implies that the government's right to rule
comes from:
A. a small group of connected people.
B. God or a deity of some type.
C. the people.
D. the wealth. - ANSWER C. the people.
11. Your principal has selected you to become chairperson of planning for your
senior prom. You want to make decisions about the prom in a republican manner.
Which course of action should you take as a result?
A. collect all seniors in the auditorium and make decisions by a simple majority
vote
B. ask each group of twenty seniors to select people to speak on their behalf on
prom matters.
C. select a small group of friends to serve as the prom committee to make all
decisions
D. make all pertinent decisions about the dance personally - ANSWER B. ask
each group of twenty seniors to select people to speak on their behalf on prom
matters.
12. What makes inalienable rights inalienable?
A. They only apply to property-owning males.
b. They are God-given.
C. They cannot be taken away by government.
D. They are ceded by government. - ANSWER C. They cannot be taken away
by government.
Questions With Revised Correct Detailed
Answers
>> BRAND NEW VERSION!!
STUDY MATERIAL
1. Which of the following statements best describe the relationship between
politics and government?
A. Democracy is a form of politics.
B. Politics describe process that influence government.
C. Government describes institutions that influence politics.
D. Government and politics are forms of democracy. - ANSWER B. Politics
describe process that influence government.
2. Why was the Equal Access Act passed in 1984?
A. to allow college students to create school-sponsored Bible clubs legally
B. to extend protections to public high school students to organize religious clubs
C. to integrate America's public school along ethnic and racial lines
D. to permit every high school to have a school-supported Christian club -
ANSWER B. to extend protections to public high school students to organize
religious clubs
3. Which of the following best articulates the Boyd county GSA's rationale for
suing the school district in 2002?
,A. closing down the schools for the year stunted the students' educational growth
B. shutting down all non-curricular clubs violated students' First and Second
Amendment rights.
C. enforcing a club shut down against only the GSA discriminated against the GSA
D. banding the GSA violated the students' due process rights - ANSWER C.
enforcing a club shut down against only the GSA discriminated against the GSA
4. As a result of the Boyd county GSA's legal case against the school district:
A. the Supreme Court broadly extended the rights of the public school students.
B. same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide by the U.S. Supreme Court.
C. Boyd county school district employees were required to undergo anti-
harassment training.
D. the Boyd county GSA was prohibited from using school property for its club
meetings. - ANSWER C. Boyd county school district employees were required
to undergo anti-harassment training.
5. Bridget Mergens and the Boyd county GSA efforts both demonstrated:
A. how to use tactics effectively in the political process.
B. the public support for gay students social clubs.
C. the failures of students in the legal realm.
D. know how Christians can achieve their goals. - ANSWER A. how to use
tactics effectively in the political process.
6. All of the following ideas were affirmed as self evident in the declaration of
independence, making them part of the counties DNA except that:
A. God orientated a constitutional republic for the United States.
,B. all men are created equal.
C. the Creator endowed all men with certain unalienable rights.
D. all men are entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. - ANSWER
A. God orientated a constitutional republic for the United States.
7. In its most basic form, power in a democracy is held by:
A. elected officials.
B. the president.
C. congress.
D. the people. - ANSWER D. the people.
8. According to John Locke, per the terms of the
___________________________, people give their governments the ability to
rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society. - ANSWER social
contract
9. You and your classmates have had enough of your AP government teacher's
tyranny and seek to remove yourself from his or her autocratic rule. You intend to
write a manifesto, as did Thomas Jefferson in 1776, because that seemed to stir
up public opinion so well. As a result of your affinity for Jefferson and his
declaration, your manifesto should include all the following EXCEPT a(n):
A. pledge between your classmates to stick together through the crisis.
B. list of grievances against your tyrannical AP U.S. government teacher.
C. explanation of a natural rights of AP U.S. government students.
D. plan for a future in better A.P. U.S. government teacher. - ANSWER D. plan
for a future in better A.P. U.S. government teacher.
, 10. The concept of popular sovereignty implies that the government's right to rule
comes from:
A. a small group of connected people.
B. God or a deity of some type.
C. the people.
D. the wealth. - ANSWER C. the people.
11. Your principal has selected you to become chairperson of planning for your
senior prom. You want to make decisions about the prom in a republican manner.
Which course of action should you take as a result?
A. collect all seniors in the auditorium and make decisions by a simple majority
vote
B. ask each group of twenty seniors to select people to speak on their behalf on
prom matters.
C. select a small group of friends to serve as the prom committee to make all
decisions
D. make all pertinent decisions about the dance personally - ANSWER B. ask
each group of twenty seniors to select people to speak on their behalf on prom
matters.
12. What makes inalienable rights inalienable?
A. They only apply to property-owning males.
b. They are God-given.
C. They cannot be taken away by government.
D. They are ceded by government. - ANSWER C. They cannot be taken away
by government.
