Unit 3: Civil Rights, Citizenship, and Civic
Participation UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is a way politicians in the United States attempt to influence the media? - CORRECT
ANSWER -They try to "spin" the news by manipulating how reporters interpret events.
Why are elections are important to democracies? - CORRECT ANSWER -Elections allow
the peaceful transfer of power between officials though voter participation.
What must be demonstrated for the election of government officials to be perceived as
legitimate? - CORRECT ANSWER -All legal votes have been counted accurately.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president elected from which political party? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Republican Party
In what year did feminists first propose the ERA? - CORRECT ANSWER -1923
Which US president worked with civil rights leaders to secure equality and liberty? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Lyndon Johnson
What significant civil rights legislation did the federal government pass in 1990? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The Americans with Disabilities Act
Why was Roe v. Wade a controversial case? - CORRECT ANSWER -It argued that
privacy extends to a woman's reproductive system thus allowing abortion.
Which type of group would the National Rifle Association be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
the National Rifle Association
Participation UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is a way politicians in the United States attempt to influence the media? - CORRECT
ANSWER -They try to "spin" the news by manipulating how reporters interpret events.
Why are elections are important to democracies? - CORRECT ANSWER -Elections allow
the peaceful transfer of power between officials though voter participation.
What must be demonstrated for the election of government officials to be perceived as
legitimate? - CORRECT ANSWER -All legal votes have been counted accurately.
Abraham Lincoln was the first president elected from which political party? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Republican Party
In what year did feminists first propose the ERA? - CORRECT ANSWER -1923
Which US president worked with civil rights leaders to secure equality and liberty? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Lyndon Johnson
What significant civil rights legislation did the federal government pass in 1990? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The Americans with Disabilities Act
Why was Roe v. Wade a controversial case? - CORRECT ANSWER -It argued that
privacy extends to a woman's reproductive system thus allowing abortion.
Which type of group would the National Rifle Association be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
the National Rifle Association
