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OABPOS1041 Respondus
OAB POS1041 Respondus Practice Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term "public sector" refers to | organizations connected to the government and funded with taxpayer money |
| Another name for a republic is | a representative democracy |
| One of the most important functions of a constitution beyond establishing the structure of a government is to | limit the power of government over citizens |
| The legislative branch of the federal government (Congress) has the constitutional power to pass national laws. One constitutional check against abuse of this power is | that the federal judicial branch can invalidate laws passed by Congress if it believes those laws are unconstitutional |
| The division of authority between the national government and the 50 state governments established by the constitution reflects | the principle of federalism |
| Article I of the constitution establishes the ___________ branch of government and defines the powers of the _________. | legislative; Congress |
| The U.S. Constitution will be successfully amended if a change proposed by Congress passes by a two-thirds majority vote in both houses and is ratified by 26 of the 50 states. | False |
| Which of the following is NOT a right granted by the First Amendment to the constitution? | The right to bear arms |
| The U.S. constitutional system of checks and balances is designed to | to prevent one individual or branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| Although the state of Colorado passed a law allowing marijuana to be legally purchased for recreational purposes in that state, the federal government can choose to arrest Colorado citizens and criminally charge them with breaking a federal law that proh | the Supremacy Clause contained in Article VI |
| Only the federal government can determine who can become a legal citizen of the United States. This power is not shared with the states. | True |
| Only the federal government has the authority to tax citizens. This power is not shared with the states. | False |
| Establishing official relations with foreign countries is a shared power between the federal and state governments. | False |
| The federal government is able to exercise control over the states in some areas that are reserved exclusively to the states by the 10th Amendment—such as education—because | states voluntarily decide to comply with the federal government in order to receive funding provided by federal grant programs |
| The Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment prohibits the government from | establishing an official religion that all must follow |
| The main goal of an interest group is to | influence those who hold policymaking positions in government |
| Someone who works for an interest group and makes personal contact with members of the government in order to try and influence them is called a | lobbyist |
| If interest groups want to raise and spend money to try and influence elections and public policy, they must first, by law, establish a | PAC |
| One strategy that interest groups use to influence public policy is to get their members elected to government positions so they have the authority to make government policy. | False |
| Political parties select their presidential candidates to represent them in the general election based on | the results of primary elections held in the states |
| The main function of a political party is to | get its members elected to positions in government |
| Only two main parties in the United States win most elections: Republicans and Democrats. But there are many third parties available for voters to support. One of the reasons someone would vote for a third party candidate is because | they want to send the major parties a message of protest |
| The strongest supporters of 2nd Amendment rights tend to be | Conservatives |
| _____________ generally advocate for a more secular government. | Liberals |
| The strongest supporters of raising the federal minimum wage tend to be | Liberals |
| If you generally believe raising taxes on corporations and individuals—even the richest citizens—is never a good idea because you have little faith the government will put the money to good use, then you are most likely a | Republican |
| Voters who don’t identify strongly with any of the available political parties are described as | Independents |
| If someone believes that strong government action is necessary in order to solve many of America’s social and economic problems such as inequality, poverty, employment conditions, etc., then that is an idea most strongly supported by | Liberals |
| The Electoral College method of selecting the president is best described as | an election decided by 50 separate state elections |
| In a presidential election, if a candidate has won a total of 240 votes in the Electoral College with only Florida’s votes remaining to be cast, then that candidate will win the presidential election if they win the popular vote in Florida. | False |
| Identify which presidential candidate below will receive all of California’s 55 votes in the Electoral College. | Democrat Candidate A who received 39.6% of the total popular vote in the state |
| If you believe the Electoral College method of selecting the president is outdated, and you think that the election should be determined simply by whoever gets the most votes in the national popular vote, then it would require an amendment to the constit | passage in both houses of Congress by a two-thirds majority vote and ratification by three-quarters of the states |
| Another name for a house of Congress is a | chamber |
| The U.S. Congress is bicameral in that | it consists of upper and lower houses |
| In the U.S. federal system of government the Senate is intended to represent the interests of the | states |
| When every member of the U.S. House of Representatives casts a vote on a bill, the total number of votes cast is | 435 |
| A member of the U.S. House of Representatives who is elected in 2018 will be up for re-election in | 2020 |
| The number of senators each state has in the U.S. Senate is determined by a process called apportionment. | False |
| When President Barack Obama was first elected in 2008, the next midterm election was conducted in | 2010 |
| The majority party in the current U.S. House of Representatives is the __________ Party, while the minority party in the current U.S. Senate is the _________ Party. | Democrat; Democrat |
| After the U.S. Census is taken every 10 years and the process of apportionment is completed in order to determine the number of representatives that each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives, states must then go through a process of | redistricting |
| During the redistricting process in the states, if district boundaries are drawn in ways that intentionally favor one political party over another it is called | gerrymandering |
| A bill in Congress that is said to contain a lot of wasteful or unnecessary spending of taxpayer dollars is said to include a lot of | Pork |
| If the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have 199 members and they all vote together in favor of passing a bill, then they will need at least _______ Democrats to vote along with them in order for the bill to pass. | 19 |
| The steps listed below in the process of how a bill becomes a law are shown in their proper order beginning with step #1 and ending with step #8. For your answer indicate whether this is true or false. (1) The bill is introduced by a member of Congres | False |
| If a bill passes in either the House or Senate with both Republicans and Democrats voting together in favor of it, then that bill is said to have passed with _________ support. | bipartisan |
| In the U.S. Senate, the tactic of the filibuster is used to prevent a vote on a bill from taking place. | True |
| The majority party will always win every vote taken on bills in every committee of Congress if that party’s members all vote the same way. | True |
| It takes _____ votes in the U.S. Senate to end a filibuster by passing a motion to invoke _________. | 60; cloture |
| One reason the filibuster tactic in the U.S. Senate is so powerful is that it empowers the MINORITY party. | True |
| The U.S. House of Representatives is also known as | the lower chamber |
| The people who elect a member of Congress to represent them in government are referred to as that elected member’s | constituents |
| A member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected to represent the people | of a particular district |
| The most powerful position in the U.S. House of Representatives is the Majority Leader. | False |
| If the president vetoes a bill passed by Congress, then Congress can __________ the veto by a two-thirds majority vote in both houses and the bill will become law against the president’s wishes. | override |
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