American Government CLEP test #4 Latest Uploaded

Which amendment to the Constitution most supports the protection of minority rights? - ANSWER-First Amendment All of the following are major agents of political socialization except: - ANSWER-Pollsters What is the first formal step in hearing a case by the Supreme Court? - ANSWER-The Court issues a writ of certiorari to lower courts All of the following features of U.S. politics support the dominance of the two-party system except: - ANSWER-Political realignments Which two political parties were the first to emerge in the United States? - ANSWER-Democratic Republicans and Federalists The purpose of the filibuster is to - ANSWER-delay or prevent the passage of laws "The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment." - ANSWER-Checks and balances Which Supreme Court case created the "clear and present danger" rule to test the limits of free speech? - ANSWER-Schenck v. US Which of the following is NOT a power granted to Congress? - ANSWER-Suspend habeas corpus Which term best describes a polling distribution in which a graph of responses resembles a bell curve? - ANSWER-Normal distribution The chief of staff and national security adviser are both part of the - ANSWER-Executive Office of the President The U.S. Constitution introduced the idea of federalism to divide power between/among - ANSWER-the national and state governments July 2, 1864, Congress passed the Wade-Davis Bill. Congress adjourned, and Lincoln did not sign the bill. Why did the bill fail to become law? - ANSWER-By not signing, Lincoln exercised the pocket veto What was one way the Fourteenth Amendment expanded rights in the U.S.? - ANSWER-By granting equal protection under the law to African Americans The act of seeking to influence members of government to support certain issues or policies is known as - ANSWER-lobbying What is the main reason that the use of PACs has grown since the 1970s? - ANSWER-Campaign finance laws prevent individuals from giving large amounts of money directly to candidates Which type of federalism is closest to that laid out in the Tenth Amendment? - ANSWER-Dual federalism Politicians must pay attention to pubic opinion primarily because - ANSWER-otherwise people may decide not to reelect them How did the Seventeenth Amendment change the process of U.S. government? - ANSWER-It allowed for the direct election of senators On which concept of U.S. government did the Court overturn the doctrine of "separate but equal" established in Plessy v. Ferguson? - ANSWER-Equal protection Which of the following is an example of progressive taxation? - ANSWER-Income taxes Offices of the federal bureaucracy are often concerned with - ANSWER-making rules and regulations