POLS 1101 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of political ideology? - Answer-It helps us make political choices.
It helps people evaluate political Conditions or public policies.
It provides explanation for why some things in government are the way they are.
It helps people maintain a sense of political identity.
It does NOT give us a perfect understanding of others people's political identity.
Which event did NOT precede the Founder's Declaration of Independence?
a) The Second Continental Congress
b) The Stamp Act congress
c) Shay's Rebellion
d) The First Continental Congress
e) The Olive Branch Petition - Answer-c) Shay's Rebellion
Expressed powers explicitly granted by the Constitution are also referred to as -
Answer-Enumerated powers
Which of the following is NOT a power held by state governments?
A) Establishing local governments
b) Setting up schools
c) Declaring war
d) Regulating state commerce
e) Running elections - Answer-Declaring war
Checks and balances - Answer-A constitutionally mandated structure that gives each of
the three branches of government some degree of oversight and control over the
actions of the others
What is the name of the doctrine underlying a system of government in which power is
divided between a central government and constituent political subunits? - Answer-
Federalism
McCulloch v.s Maryland (1819) - Answer-McCulloch v.s Maryland (1819)
This is the supreme court case that established that congress enjoys broad and
extensive authority to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out its
constitutionally delegated powers
9th Amendment - Answer-Just because certain rights aren't listed in the constitution
doesn't mean the people don't have them
, Articles of Confederation - Answer-This is the compact among the thirteen original
colonies that created a loose league of friendship, with the national government drawing
its powers from the states
Full faith and credit clause - Answer-this section of Article 4 of the constitution ensures
judicial and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in any other
state.
This is a system of government in which members of the polity meet to discuss all policy
decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule: - Answer-Direct Democracy
Brown v Board of Education - Answer-This is the US Supreme court decision holding
that school segregation is inherently unconstitutional because it violates the fourteenth
amendment's guarantee of equal protection
Which of these is NOT a First Amendment freedom?
a) Religion
b) Bear arms
c) press
d) assembly
e) petition - Answer-B) Bear arms
Filibuster - Answer-This is the action by a single senator or a minority of senators to
block a bill from passage by refusing to end discussion.
Cloture - Answer-(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking
a vote.
Hold - Answer-which allows one or more Senators to prevent a motion from reaching a
vote on the Senate floor.
An expressed power of the President is - Answer-President as Commander-in-Cheif
What body must approve of the president's appointments to the cabinet? - Answer-The
senate
About what proportion of seats in the U.S. Senate in the U.S. Senate will be up for
election in 2018? - Answer-One-Third
About what proportion of seats in the U.S. HOR will be up for election in 2018? -
Answer-All of them
The principal officers who also serve as key advisers to the U.S. President from what
executive body: - Answer-The Cabinet
The leader of the U.S. HOR is given the title of: - Answer-Speaker of the house
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the purpose of political ideology? - Answer-It helps us make political choices.
It helps people evaluate political Conditions or public policies.
It provides explanation for why some things in government are the way they are.
It helps people maintain a sense of political identity.
It does NOT give us a perfect understanding of others people's political identity.
Which event did NOT precede the Founder's Declaration of Independence?
a) The Second Continental Congress
b) The Stamp Act congress
c) Shay's Rebellion
d) The First Continental Congress
e) The Olive Branch Petition - Answer-c) Shay's Rebellion
Expressed powers explicitly granted by the Constitution are also referred to as -
Answer-Enumerated powers
Which of the following is NOT a power held by state governments?
A) Establishing local governments
b) Setting up schools
c) Declaring war
d) Regulating state commerce
e) Running elections - Answer-Declaring war
Checks and balances - Answer-A constitutionally mandated structure that gives each of
the three branches of government some degree of oversight and control over the
actions of the others
What is the name of the doctrine underlying a system of government in which power is
divided between a central government and constituent political subunits? - Answer-
Federalism
McCulloch v.s Maryland (1819) - Answer-McCulloch v.s Maryland (1819)
This is the supreme court case that established that congress enjoys broad and
extensive authority to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out its
constitutionally delegated powers
9th Amendment - Answer-Just because certain rights aren't listed in the constitution
doesn't mean the people don't have them
, Articles of Confederation - Answer-This is the compact among the thirteen original
colonies that created a loose league of friendship, with the national government drawing
its powers from the states
Full faith and credit clause - Answer-this section of Article 4 of the constitution ensures
judicial and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in any other
state.
This is a system of government in which members of the polity meet to discuss all policy
decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule: - Answer-Direct Democracy
Brown v Board of Education - Answer-This is the US Supreme court decision holding
that school segregation is inherently unconstitutional because it violates the fourteenth
amendment's guarantee of equal protection
Which of these is NOT a First Amendment freedom?
a) Religion
b) Bear arms
c) press
d) assembly
e) petition - Answer-B) Bear arms
Filibuster - Answer-This is the action by a single senator or a minority of senators to
block a bill from passage by refusing to end discussion.
Cloture - Answer-(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking
a vote.
Hold - Answer-which allows one or more Senators to prevent a motion from reaching a
vote on the Senate floor.
An expressed power of the President is - Answer-President as Commander-in-Cheif
What body must approve of the president's appointments to the cabinet? - Answer-The
senate
About what proportion of seats in the U.S. Senate in the U.S. Senate will be up for
election in 2018? - Answer-One-Third
About what proportion of seats in the U.S. HOR will be up for election in 2018? -
Answer-All of them
The principal officers who also serve as key advisers to the U.S. President from what
executive body: - Answer-The Cabinet
The leader of the U.S. HOR is given the title of: - Answer-Speaker of the house
