USPS Exam 3 Latest Update Questions
with Approved Answers Graded Perfect
Score A+
"Clear and Present Danger" Test - Answer -test used to determine whether speech is protected or
unprotected, based on its capacity to present a "clear and present danger" to society
"Speech Plus" - Answer -speech accompanied by conduct such as sit-ins, picketing, and
demonstrations; protection of this form of speech under the First Amendment is conditional, and
restrictions imposed by state or local authorities are acceptable if properly balanced by considerations of
public order
1st Amendment - Answer -Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
527 Committees - Answer -nonprofit organizations such as parties, committees, or associations
that operate primarily to influence the election of candidates for public office. Political action
committees (PACs) and Super PAC groups are 527 committees.
Affective Polarization - Answer -the emotional dislike of members of the other party
Affirmative Action - Answer -government policies or programs that seek to redress past injustices
against specified groups by making special efforts to provide members of those groups with access to
education and employment opportunities
Agents of Socialization - Answer -social institutions, including families and schools, that help to
shape individuals' basic political beliefs and values
Attitudes (or opinions) - Answer -a specific preference on a particular issue
Bandwagon Effect - Answer -in electoral support to the candidate whom public-opinion polls
report to be the front-runner
Brown v. Board of Education - Answer -the 1954 Supreme Court Decision that struck down the
"separate but equal" doctrine as fundamentally unequal; this case eliminated state power to use race as
a criterion of discrimination in law and provided the national government with the power to intervene
by exercising strict regulatory policies against discriminatory actions
Burden of Proof - Answer -the responsibility of an individual, organization, or government to
provide sufficient evidence in support of a claim in court
Campaign - Answer -an effort by political candidates and their supporters to win the backing of
donors, political activists, and voters in their quest for political office
, Civil Liberties Act of 1988 - Answer -a historic piece of legislation in which the federal government
formally acknowledged the forced removal and internment of Japanese people as an injustice that has
been motivated largely by racial prejudice
Civil Right (lecture) - Answer -enforced by the government to create equality
equality is equal access to liberty
civil rights do not restrict civil liberties, they create access to the liberties
Civil Rights - Answer -guarantees of equal opportunity and protection through obligations imposed
on government to protect individuals
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer -landmark legislation that ended segregation in public spaces and
prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, sex, and national origin
Civili Liberties - Answer -areas of personal freedom constitutionally protected from government
interference
Closed Primary - Answer -an election in which voters election in which voters select candidates but
only of the party in which they are enrolled
Collective Action - Answer -the process of a group of people organizing anf acting based on a
shared goal
Collective Goods - Answer -benefits sought by groups that are broadly available and cannot be
denied to nonmembers
Conservatism - Answer -today this term refers to those who generally support the social and
economic status quo and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political formulas and economic
arrangements; conservatives believe that a large and powerful government poses a threat to citizens'
freedom
Dark Money Groups or 510(c)(4) Committees - Answer -politically active nonprofit social welfare
groups; these nonprofits can spend unlimited amounts on political campaigns and not disclose their
donors so long as their activities are not coordinated with the candidate campaigns and political
activities are not their primary purpose
De Facto - Answer -literally, "by fact"; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal
enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
De Jure - Answer -literally, "by law"; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation
in the South before the 1960s.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - Answer -a government program intended to allow
undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors to legally remain in the
country to study or work
Delegate (in political parties) - Answer -a representative to national party conventions who votes
according to the preferences of voters in caucus and primary elections
with Approved Answers Graded Perfect
Score A+
"Clear and Present Danger" Test - Answer -test used to determine whether speech is protected or
unprotected, based on its capacity to present a "clear and present danger" to society
"Speech Plus" - Answer -speech accompanied by conduct such as sit-ins, picketing, and
demonstrations; protection of this form of speech under the First Amendment is conditional, and
restrictions imposed by state or local authorities are acceptable if properly balanced by considerations of
public order
1st Amendment - Answer -Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of
the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
527 Committees - Answer -nonprofit organizations such as parties, committees, or associations
that operate primarily to influence the election of candidates for public office. Political action
committees (PACs) and Super PAC groups are 527 committees.
Affective Polarization - Answer -the emotional dislike of members of the other party
Affirmative Action - Answer -government policies or programs that seek to redress past injustices
against specified groups by making special efforts to provide members of those groups with access to
education and employment opportunities
Agents of Socialization - Answer -social institutions, including families and schools, that help to
shape individuals' basic political beliefs and values
Attitudes (or opinions) - Answer -a specific preference on a particular issue
Bandwagon Effect - Answer -in electoral support to the candidate whom public-opinion polls
report to be the front-runner
Brown v. Board of Education - Answer -the 1954 Supreme Court Decision that struck down the
"separate but equal" doctrine as fundamentally unequal; this case eliminated state power to use race as
a criterion of discrimination in law and provided the national government with the power to intervene
by exercising strict regulatory policies against discriminatory actions
Burden of Proof - Answer -the responsibility of an individual, organization, or government to
provide sufficient evidence in support of a claim in court
Campaign - Answer -an effort by political candidates and their supporters to win the backing of
donors, political activists, and voters in their quest for political office
, Civil Liberties Act of 1988 - Answer -a historic piece of legislation in which the federal government
formally acknowledged the forced removal and internment of Japanese people as an injustice that has
been motivated largely by racial prejudice
Civil Right (lecture) - Answer -enforced by the government to create equality
equality is equal access to liberty
civil rights do not restrict civil liberties, they create access to the liberties
Civil Rights - Answer -guarantees of equal opportunity and protection through obligations imposed
on government to protect individuals
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Answer -landmark legislation that ended segregation in public spaces and
prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, sex, and national origin
Civili Liberties - Answer -areas of personal freedom constitutionally protected from government
interference
Closed Primary - Answer -an election in which voters election in which voters select candidates but
only of the party in which they are enrolled
Collective Action - Answer -the process of a group of people organizing anf acting based on a
shared goal
Collective Goods - Answer -benefits sought by groups that are broadly available and cannot be
denied to nonmembers
Conservatism - Answer -today this term refers to those who generally support the social and
economic status quo and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political formulas and economic
arrangements; conservatives believe that a large and powerful government poses a threat to citizens'
freedom
Dark Money Groups or 510(c)(4) Committees - Answer -politically active nonprofit social welfare
groups; these nonprofits can spend unlimited amounts on political campaigns and not disclose their
donors so long as their activities are not coordinated with the candidate campaigns and political
activities are not their primary purpose
De Facto - Answer -literally, "by fact"; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal
enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
De Jure - Answer -literally, "by law"; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation
in the South before the 1960s.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) - Answer -a government program intended to allow
undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors to legally remain in the
country to study or work
Delegate (in political parties) - Answer -a representative to national party conventions who votes
according to the preferences of voters in caucus and primary elections
