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PACs enable individuals to donate unlimited amounts of money to campaigns.
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PACs ensure that the voice of each individual is heard by powerful sitting politicians.
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PACs facilitate access for individuals to speak to politicians one-on-one.
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PACs combine individuals’ donations into significant contributions.
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Which best describes an important civic responsibility?

A
legislating
B
voting
C
taxing
D
teaching
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A graph titled Republican Nomination Race, 2012 shows candidates on the horizontal axis and number of delegates on the vertical axis. Romney won 1575 delegates. Santorum won 375 delegates. Paul won 200 delegates. Gingrich won 185 delegates.

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A
Romney had more success in states with caucuses, not primaries.
B
Paul, Gingrich, and Santorum combined won more delegates than Romney.
C
Santorum’s strategy should have been to run in more primaries.
D
Romney won the most delegates in the race for the 2012 nomination.
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How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

A
by taking a historical view
B
by taking a divine right view
C
by taking a faith-based view
D
by taking a secular view
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Why was it decided to lower the voting age to 18 from 21?

N
Not enough people were showing up to vote in elections.
C
College students began to protest a lack of rights.
I
It was unusual that 18-year-olds could be drafted but could not vote.
Y
Young people were the only group to not receive increased rights.
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Writing a state constitution is an example of

A
an implied power.
B
a reserved power.
C
a concurrent power.
D
an expressed power.
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the vice president
a
a senator
a
a cabinet member
t
the chief of staff
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According to Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, each representative must

A
have resided in the United States for one’s entire life.
B
be a citizen in one of the 50 American states.
C
have reached a minimum age of 25 years old.
D
have earned a four-year degree from an accredited university.
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Beginning in 2001, one of the goals of the war in Afghanistan was to

A
use force to seize oil supplies.
B
contain the spread of communism.
C
weaken the threat posed by al-Qaeda.
D
remove Saddam Hussein from power.
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Which of these is an example of a way in which a young American might make a choice to be of national service without being required?

A
volunteering for the Peace Corps.
B
paying local, state, and federal taxes.
C
registering for the draft at a certain age.
D
responding to a summons to serve on juries.
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How does the Tenth Amendment differ from the rest of the amendments in the Bill of Rights?

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The Tenth Amendment reserves the rights of the states, whereas the others only reserve the rights of the people.
T
The Tenth Amendment makes the Constitution applicable to state law, whereas the others apply only to federal law.
T
The Tenth Amendment involves unenumerated rights, whereas the others only outline enumerated rights.
T
The Tenth Amendment establishes the role of state governments, whereas the others establish the role of federal government.
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How did Regents v. Bakke change affirmative action policies?

A
It struck down the use of strict racial quotas.
B
It ruled race could not be factored into admissions.
C
It limited diversity and inequality in the workplace.
D
It changed the way applications could be written.
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Why is the Supremacy Clause considered to be “the root of federalism”?

A
It describes the relationship between federal and state power.
B
It outlines the basic rights due to every American citizen.
C
It lists the powers that are directly reserved for each of the states.
D
It identifies the “supreme law of the land” as the US president.
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In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court ruled that Gideon had been denied his rights because he had

A
hired an expensive lawyer he could not afford.
B
not been provided an attorney when he could not afford one.
C
paid bail he could not afford.
D
been questioned without having his Miranda warning read.
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Which statement describes the majority party’s power when it comes to Senate committees?

A
All committees must report daily to the majority leader.
A
All sixteen chairpersons are members of the majority party.
T
The majority party can refuse to accept the committee’s conclusions.
T
The majority party determines what bills the committees work on.
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The first step in approving the Constitution involved sending it to

A
the states.
B
Congress.
C
the judicial branch.
D
the executive branch.
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The chart shows the 112th U.S. Congress (2011–2012).

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b
be able to pursue their legislative agenda.
l
lack sufficient votes to pass a law.
b
be force to agree with a different agenda.
a
acquire additional power to pass a law.
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Read the excerpt from the US Constitution.Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.

A
Congress cannot promote a religion.
B
Congress cannot make disrespectful laws.
C
Religious groups can only be formed by Congress.
D
Religious groups must be governed by Congress.
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What is the Senate’s only defense to a filibuster?

c
calling a recess
i
invoking cloture
e
ending the session
i
ignoring the person
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Which of the following was a direct result of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

A
Individual states were allowed to choose whether or not to segregate their public schools.
B
The Fourteenth Amendment was deemed outdated and revised to reflect the court’s verdict.
C
The process of desegregation began in all public schools throughout the country.
D
The connection between self-esteem and learning was made a top national priority.

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