26. The Jim Crow era refers to the period
a. immediately following the Civil War in which the federal government set the
conditions that would allow the rebellious southern states back into the Union.
b. between the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case and the start of the
Civil War.
c. after the Civil War and before the 1960s.
d. between the ratification of the Constitution and the start of the Civil War.
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c. after the Civil War and before the 1960s.
82. After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of
succession?
a. Speaker of the House
,b. Senate majority leader
c. Secretary of state
d. Attorney general
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a. Speaker of the House
7. Which of the following groups typically has the highest level of political
participation?
a. senior citizens (65 and older)
b. Asian Americans
c. young people (18-24)
d. people who did not graduate high school
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a. senior citizens (65 and older)
65. In the United States, freedom of the press is protected by
a. Article I of the Constitution.
b. the Declaration of Independence.
c. the First Amendment of the Constitution.
d. the Freedom of the Press Act of 1790.
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c. the First Amendment of the Constitution.
,41. The purpose of the Tenth Amendment is to
a. ensure that each state constitution offers the same number of individual rights
provided by the federal Constitution.
b. limit the powers of the federal government by reserving certain powers to the
states and to the people.
c. grant citizens of each state access to the federal court system.
d. protect freedom of speech.
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b. limit the powers of the federal government by reserving certain powers
to the states and to the people.
48. What occurs when electoral districts are drawn so that one group or party is
unfairly advantaged?
a. reapportionment
b. gerrymandering
c. logrolling
d. redlining
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b. gerrymandering
83. The Department of Health and Human Services
a. is under the direct administrative control of the National Institutes of Health.
b. administers the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
, c. has no influence over Medicare or Medicaid..
d. administers Social Security.
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REMOVED
69. ________ are areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained
from interfering.
a. Civil rights
b. Political rights
c. Electoral rights
d. Civil liberties
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d. Civil liberties
97. In ________ cases, the losers cannot be fined or incarcerated by the state
a. common law
b. appellate
c. Civil law
d. Criminal law
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c. Civil law
a. immediately following the Civil War in which the federal government set the
conditions that would allow the rebellious southern states back into the Union.
b. between the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case and the start of the
Civil War.
c. after the Civil War and before the 1960s.
d. between the ratification of the Constitution and the start of the Civil War.
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c. after the Civil War and before the 1960s.
82. After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of
succession?
a. Speaker of the House
,b. Senate majority leader
c. Secretary of state
d. Attorney general
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a. Speaker of the House
7. Which of the following groups typically has the highest level of political
participation?
a. senior citizens (65 and older)
b. Asian Americans
c. young people (18-24)
d. people who did not graduate high school
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a. senior citizens (65 and older)
65. In the United States, freedom of the press is protected by
a. Article I of the Constitution.
b. the Declaration of Independence.
c. the First Amendment of the Constitution.
d. the Freedom of the Press Act of 1790.
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c. the First Amendment of the Constitution.
,41. The purpose of the Tenth Amendment is to
a. ensure that each state constitution offers the same number of individual rights
provided by the federal Constitution.
b. limit the powers of the federal government by reserving certain powers to the
states and to the people.
c. grant citizens of each state access to the federal court system.
d. protect freedom of speech.
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b. limit the powers of the federal government by reserving certain powers
to the states and to the people.
48. What occurs when electoral districts are drawn so that one group or party is
unfairly advantaged?
a. reapportionment
b. gerrymandering
c. logrolling
d. redlining
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b. gerrymandering
83. The Department of Health and Human Services
a. is under the direct administrative control of the National Institutes of Health.
b. administers the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
, c. has no influence over Medicare or Medicaid..
d. administers Social Security.
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REMOVED
69. ________ are areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained
from interfering.
a. Civil rights
b. Political rights
c. Electoral rights
d. Civil liberties
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d. Civil liberties
97. In ________ cases, the losers cannot be fined or incarcerated by the state
a. common law
b. appellate
c. Civil law
d. Criminal law
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c. Civil law
