Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which powers are solely at the state level?

A
expressed
B
implied
C
concurrent
D
reserved
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A theocracy is ruled by religious leaders who

A
believe that a communist government leads best.
B
claim to act with divine authority.
C
want to have influence over a non-religious government.
D
believe that rule by religious law is wrong.
3

Which would the FCC most likely penalize for violating a regulation?

A
a TV station
B
a school
C
a business
D
a foreign country
4

Which of the following illustrates a foreign policy duty of Congress?

A
negotiating a peace treaty with a rival nation
B
declaring war on an enemy nation
C
sending an operative to gather information about an enemy nation
D
appointing an ambassador to improve relationships with rival nations
5

In a criminal court case, the prosecutor is the person who

A
goes on trial for potentially committing a felony or misdemeanor.
B
claims that a suspect has committed a felony or misdemeanor.
C
has committed a tort that has wrongly harmed someone else.
D
was wrongly harmed by someone who committed a tort.
6

Which statement reflects the Federalists’ view on abuses of power?

A
Separating government into branches can lead to abuses of power.
B
A bill of rights can address abuses of power.
C
A republic can’t protect people from governmental abuses of power.
D
Government controls can guard against abuses of power.
7

Who was responsible for creating the Great Compromise?

A
Roger Sherman
B
William Paterson
C
George Washington
D
James Williams
8

Read the passage.You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.Which practice of American government is reflected in this excerpt from Judeo-Christian principles?

A
separation of powers
B
trial by a jury of peers
C
separation of church and state
D
representative democracy
9

As a result of the Supreme Court decision in Baker v. Carr, courts can require states to

A
keep voting districts the same even if the population changes.
B
change the number of voting districts within the state.
C
appoint government officials if voting districts are unfair.
D
redraw voting districts that are roughly equal in population.
10

Anti-Federalists believed that most of the government’s power should lie with

A
states.
B
the president.
C
Congress.
D
individuals.
11

Who investigates possible impacts of legislation to prepare bills to be considered by the House?

A
the Speaker of the House
B
the Majority Floor Leader
C
the caucuses
D
the committees
12

One of the results of the Schenck decision was that it removed protections for

A
speech intended to cause panic or harm.
B
those serving in the military.
C
those who committed crimes.
D
hate speech.
13

The power to recognize the political legitimacy of foreign nations is best categorized as part of which presidential role?

A
commander in chief
B
chief executive
C
head diplomat
D
first citizen
14

Chin was arrested for vandalism, and his case is going to court. What is the next step in the pretrial process?

A
He will make an initial appearance to hear the charges.
B
He will face a preliminary hearing at a magistrate court.
C
He will face a grand jury and may receive an indictment.
D
He will go to an arraignment and formally enter a plea.
15

Natural rights are the same as

A
legal rights.
B
unalienable rights.
C
societal rights.
D
government rights.
16

One way that campaign workers communicate information during a campaign is by

A
making speeches.
B
canvassing a neighborhood.
C
donating money.
D
volunteering at the polls.
17

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.

A
limited the number of people who can become citizens.
B
gave everyone free passports if they became citizens.
C
was the first time the Constitution defined what a citizen is.
D
restricted freed enslaved people from becoming citizens.
18

How was the creation of money handled under the Articles of Confederation?

A
In the confederate system, each state created its own money.
B
The federal government alone created money.
C
Each state and the national government created money.
D
The Articles of Confederation did not mention creating or managing money.
19

Punishing someone for an action that did not used to be a crime is an example of

A
an ex post facto law.
B
habeas corpus.
C
a “necessary and proper” law.
D
a bill of attainder.
20

The Supreme Court’s jurisdiction mainly includes

A
criminal cases.
B
cases of constitutional importance.
C
lawsuits between citizens.
D
lawsuits between companies.

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