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OABPOS1041 MESQ
OAB POS1041 Midterm Exam Study Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Another term used to describe a country when discussing global politics is a | state |
| A government that is an oligarchy can also accurately be described as a representative democracy. | False |
| A key characteristic of authoritarian-style governments is a strong press and news media that is free to question and/or criticize the actions of the government without fear of punishment. | False |
| In a government that is a true republic, governing decisions and public policy are made directly by the people. | False |
| Business organizations that seek to make a profit are part of the private sector of the economy. | True |
| Someone who works as a server in a local area restaurant works in the public sector of the economy. | False |
| The U.S. form of government established by the Constitution is a pure democracy just like the democracy begun in Ancient Greece. | False |
| One of the most important functions of a constitution is to guarantee economic equality to all of its citizens. | False |
| If the United States was a unitary state instead of a federal state, there would be no division of power between the national government and the 50 state governments. | True |
| The Articles of Confederation, which established the form of U.S. government that existed before the current constitution was written in 1787, created a confederate state that made the national (federal) government supreme over the state governments. | False |
| The "Supremacy Clause" of Article VI in the constitution specifies that laws passed by state governments are supreme over federal laws. | False |
| The 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gives states "reserve" powers, allows states to ignore federal laws if they want to. | False |
| Congress has the constitutional authority to pass laws, but no laws are legally valid until citizens get a chance to vote on them and approve of the laws passed by Congress. | False |
| Congress and the legislative branch of the federal government are the same thing. | True |
| Article I of the constitution creates the executive branch headed by the president. | False |
| The right to bear arms is a right given to citizens by the First Amendment to constitution. | False |
| Under the U.S. constitution, the three branches are considered co-equal branches of government. | True |
| The House of Representatives and the Senate represent two different branches of the U.S. government. | False |
| The "Reserved Powers" clause refers to the | 10th Amendment |
| The "Enumerated Powers" of Article I of the constitution | specify the lawmaking power of the Congress |
| The process of becoming a legal U.S. citizen, which is called naturalization, is determined separately by each of the 50 states. | False |
| One of the reserved powers given to the states by the constitution is the authority to establish which religions can be legally practiced in each of the states. | False |
| Federal grant programs are programs that | provide federal financial assistance for specific purposes |
| Interest groups and political parties have the same goal, which is to win elections and make public policy. | False |
| A political party's general values and policy objectives are communicated through | its party platform |
| A member of Congress who introduces a bill is called | a sponsor |
| Lobbyists are among the most powerful members of a political party. | False |
| A person who lives in an area represented by an elected member of government is called that member's | constituent |
| The purpose of primary elections is to | select candidates who will represent their party in the general election |
| If a candidate receives a plurality of the vote, then it means they received at least 50% of the total vote. | False |
| A third party is any political party that is not the Republican party or Democratic party. | True |
| The 2nd Amendment deals with | the right of Americans to arm themselves |
| The 4th Amendment to the constitution deals with | the right of Americans to be protected against unreasonable searches of their private property or person |
| Liberals generally believe that if the government over-regulates businesses it will hurt business profitability and lead to a weaker overall economy and reduce employment opportunities, while conservatives generally believe that more regulation of busine | False |
| Republicans are also known as Progressives. | False |
| A politician who makes statements, or uses rhetoric, that is intended to appeal to people's fears and emotions instead of their reason in order to gain their political support is called a | demagogue |
| When votes are cast in the Electoral College for president they are cast by Electors who cast their votes according to | the result of the popular vote in their state |
| If a state awards all of its electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins a plurality of the popular vote in that state, this method of electoral vote allocation is called | winner-take-all |
| Florida has ________ votes in the Electoral College for president. | 29 |
| There are 535 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. | False |
| The lower chamber of the U.S. Congress is also called | the people's chamber |
| It takes winning only a majority of the total 538 votes cast in the Electoral College for a candidate to win the presidential election. | True |
| The first stage of the required two-stage process to amend the constitution is for the proposed change to be ratified by three-quarters of the states. | False |
| Because every state has two senators, the U.S. Congress is called a bicameral body. | False |
| A U.S. senator elected in 2018 will be up for re-election in | 2024 |
| After the process of congressional apportionment every 10 years when states do their redistricting, each of the districts created within the states represents | a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives |
| The powers (authority) specifically given to Congress in Article I of the constitution are called the | enumerated powers |
| The process of changing or revising a bill in congressional committees is called | markup |
| Ending a filibuster in the U.S. Senate really just means ending the debate of bill so a vote can take place. | True |
| Bipartisanship means | that Republicans and Democrats are working together cooperatively |
| When legislative bills are being negotiated in Congress, if additional money is included in a bill to pay for a specific project in an individual legislator's district or state in order to get their vote in favor of a bill, this is what is often describe | pork barrel politics wasteful and unnecessary spending of taxpayer money |
| President Trump is currently considered a "lame duck" president. | False |
| In the process of how a bill becomes a law, a bill is voted on by ALL of the members of the chamber before it is debated. | False |
| In the process of how a bill becomes a law, the procedures followed by the House and Senate chambers are very similar, but one of the major differences is that when a bill moves out of committee to the floor to be considered by the entire chamber, in the | Rules Committee |
| As a check against the substantial power of the president to kill a bill by vetoing it, the constitution gives Congress the ability to override a presidential veto and have a bill become law over the objection of the president by | Congress voting in favor of it by a two-thirds majority |
| The most powerful person in the U.S. Senate is the Speaker. | False |
| The official name for "pork" that gets added to legislative bills is | earmarks |
| If a committee of Congress conducts an investigation, it has the legal authority to force someone to appear before the committee and testify under sworn oath as a witness using its ________________, and if the person refuses they can be held in Contempt | subpoena power |
| President Barack Obama after leaving office is now considered the incumbent president. | False |
| In the second stage of the process to amend the constitution, the 50 states vote on whether to __________ the proposed change. | ratify |
| Congress's implied powers, which are not specifically enumerated in Article I of the constitution, are derived from | the "necessary and proper" clause of Article I section 8 |
| In a presidential election, if no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes in the Electoral College, then the election is decide by | the House of Representatives |
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