QUESTION 1 1. Under which President did thousands of party loyalists fill bureaucratic positions and as a result, create a spoils system in the US? a. President George Washington b. President Andrew Jackson c. President Theodore Roosevelt d. President Franklin D. Roosevelt 2 points QUESTION 2 1. What is the name of the most powerful oversight tool that Congress created in order to hold government agencies accountable for their performance? a. Affordable Agency Act b. Government Accountability Office c. Ways and Means Act d. Whistleblower Protection Act 2 points QUESTION 3 1. Which Act was passed by Congress to protect bureaucrats who report corruption and risk possible termination from their position? a. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau b. Whistleblower Protection Act c. Affordable Care Act d. Negotiated Rulemaking Act 2 points QUESTION 4 1. Which term defines the various departments, agencies, bureaus, offices and other government units that responsible for administering a nation's laws and policies? a. Democracy b. Administration c. Bureaucracy d. Autocracy 2 points QUESTION 5 1. All of the following are examples of cases in which the Supreme Court’s decision has shaped public policyEXCEPT: a. Bush v. Gore b. Brown v. Board of Education c. Roe v. Wade d. Miranda v. Arizona 2 points QUESTION 6 1. Cases heard by the US Supreme Court come from which of the following lower courts? a. State Supreme Courts b. US Court of Appeals c. The circuit courts d. All of the above 2 points QUESTION 7 1. Of all the court cases in the United States, almost 90% of the cases are handled by what type of court? a. By the Supreme Court b. By state courts c. By circuit courts d. US Supreme Court 2 points QUESTION 8 1. The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in all of the following situations EXCEPT: a. Cases involving the United States and a state b. Cases involving two states c. Cases violating a state’s Constitution d. Cases violating the US Constitution 2 points QUESTION 9 1. Under Chief Justice John Marshall, which Supreme Court case established the Court's power of judicial review over another branch of government? a. Miranda v. Arizona b. McCulloch v. Maryland c. Plessy v. Ferguson d. Marbury v. Madison 2 points QUESTION 10 1. What term describes when a court hears a case on appeal from a lower court and that court may change the lower court’s decision? a. Original Jurisdiction b. Appellate Jurisdiction c. Final Jurisdiction Supreme Jurisdiction d. 2 points QUESTION 11 1. Which Article of the US Constitution created the Judicial Branch and the Supreme Court? a. Article I b. Article II c. Article III d. Article IV 2 points QUESTION 12 1. Which Supreme Court Justice is the first Hispanic American appointed to the Supreme Court? Day O’Connor b. Sonia Sotomayor a. Sandra c. Anthony Scalia d. Elena Kagan 2 points QUESTION 13 1. Based on information in the textbook from 2015, what accounts for approximately one-quarter (25%) of the federal spending (national budget)? a. Social Security b. National defense c. Foreign Aid d. Medicaid and Medicare 2 points QUESTION 14 1. What economic theory holds that aggregate demand can be adjusted through government involvement with a combination of fiscal and monetary policies? This theory dominated US fiscal policies from 1930s to 1970s. a. Government economic theory b. Keynesian theory c. Laissez-faire economics d. Supply-side economics 2 points QUESTION 15 1. Based on Elazar's Cultural theory, Texas is a moralistic culture and it expects and encourages political participation by all its citizens. True False 3 points QUESTION 16 1. What type of tax funds almost half the amount of total tax revenue collected by the US government? Excise taxes b. Corporate Income taxes c. Payroll taxes d. Individual Income Taxes a. 2 points QUESTION 17 1. What organization collects campaign contributions from group members and donates them to candidates for political office? a. 527 Committees b. Federal Election Commission (FEC) c. Policital Action Committee (PAC) d. 501(c)4 Social Welfare Organizations 2 points QUESTION 18 1. Which term defines a preliminary election conducted within a political party to select candidates who will run for public office in a following election? a. Primary Election b. Special Election c. General Election d. Recall Election 2 points QUESTION 19 1. What are the objectives of US foreign policy? a. Protection of US and its citizens b. Preservation of balance of power in the world c. Maintenance of access to key resources and markets d. The protection of human rights and democracy e. All of the above 2 points QUESTION 20 1. What is the United Nations? Describe its main functions. 6 points QUESTION 21 1. What is the name of the organizational that formed after World War II just as the Cold War between Eastern and Western Europe began to emerge? a. UN b. NATO c. League of Nations d. African Union 2 points QUESTION 22 1. What terms describes an organization that pools campaign contributions from group members and donates those funds to candidates? a. Program monitoring b. Political Action Committee c. Information Campaigning d. Trade Association 2 points QUESTION 23 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a lobbying tactic? a. Grassroots lobbying b. Legal Advocacy c. Indirect lobbying d. Congressional hearing 2 points QUESTION 24 1. Which term describes a situation in which people benefit from activities of an organization even though they do not contribute to the activities or pay dues to that organization? a. Coalition Building b. Free-rider Problem c. Program Monitoring d. Political Campaign 2 points QUESTION 25 1. According to the Department of Treasury, what was the national debt (the amount owed to creditors) in 2015? a. 3 trillion dollars b. 10 trillion dollars c. 15 trillion dollars d. 19 trillion dollars 2 points QUESTION 26 1. Do you think that Congress should repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare)? Explain why or why not. 6 points QUESTION 27 1. In modern democracies many people believe that government should provide basic needs like social security and health care. Do you agree or disagree? Explain why. 6 points QUESTION 28 1. Social Security provides economic assistance to persons faced with unemployment, disability and old age and Americans who currently pay into the system receive retirement benefits financed by future participants. True False 2 points QUESTION 29 1. What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? Explain each program and who receives aid under each one. 6 points QUESTION 30 1. What is the name of the federal program provides assistance for purchasing food to eligible beneficiaries that is administered by the state? a. Social Security b. Temporary Assistance of Needy Families c. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program d. No Child Left Behind Act 2 points QUESTION 31 1. What is the name of the program created by President Obama that directed federal immigration authorities to cease pursuing deportations for most undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children? a. DREAMS b. ACA c. ESEA d. DACA 2 points QUESTION 32 1. What term defines the broad strategy of government to do it's job or the practice of action adopted by the government to solve a social problem or pursue an objective? a. Affirmative action b. Public policy c. Distributive policy d. Redistributional policy 2 points QUESTION 33 1. Federal judges have lifetime appointments but the President can remove them from their appointments at any time. True False 3 points QUESTION 34 1. In 2019, only 25% of state legislators across the United State were women. True False 3 points QUESTION 35 1. In which Supreme Court case, did the Court decided that state poll taxes were unconstitutional? a. Sweatt v. Painter b. Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections c. Citizens United v. FEC d. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 2 points QUESTION 36 1. In which Supreme Court case, did the Court hold that laws preventing blacks from voting in primary elections were unconstitutional? a. Roe v. Wade b. United States v. Texas c. Sweatt v. Painter d. Smith v. Allwright 2 points QUESTION 37 1. Explain the two sources how cases reach the Supreme Court for review? 6 points QUESTION 38 1. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of state legislatures and their representatives? State legislatures perform lawmaking function by researching, writing and a. passing legislation State legislature representives meet with lobbyists and vote on legislation that b. support interest groups State representatives and senators help constituents in their districts and vote on c. legislation supporting their districts d. State legislatures provide oversight function for the executive branch. 3 points QUESTION 39 1. Can you name all 9 Supreme Court Justices that on the Court as of 2019? 3 points (Extra Credit) QUESTION 40 1. Describe 3 facts or events that surprised you about the US Government this semester. Good luck!
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