1 The Bill of Rights was added after the Constitution was ratified because of the concerns of the Anti-Federalists.TrueFalseQuestion2 The words "All men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness..." are from the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution.TrueFalseQuestion3 An open primary is one in which all voters can vote for any candidate.TrueFalseQuestion4 An enumerated power of the presidency includes the power to declare war.TrueFalseQuestion5 The Internal Revenue Service prepares the President's annual budget.TrueFalseQuestion6 A term used interchangeably with representative democracy isdirect democracy.theocracy.monarchy.republic.Question7When one party controls the Congress and another controls the Presidency, the government is said to bea lame duck government.realigned.a divided government.transitional.Question8The distribution of constitutional authority among the three branches of the national government is known asseparation of powers.divided government.checks and balances.veto power.Question9 Compromise(s) agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention included which of the following?The Great Compromise or bicameral legislatureThe Three-Fifths CompromiseThe Electoral CollegeAll of the aboveQuestion10 The political system in which those who have governmental authority get and retain authority directly or indirectly because of winning free elections is calleda republic.an authoritarian system.a direct democracy.a representative democracy.Question11 In a system of checks and balances,a majority of voters can win control over all parts of government at one time.each branch is politically dependent upon the other.all branches of government must be elected at the same time.each branch has some authority over the others.Question12 The Supreme Court's power of judicial review was established in the case ofRoe v. Wade.McCullough v. Maryland.Marbury v. Madison.Gibbons v. Ogden.Question13 The Constitution reflects the Founders' respect for __________ law, which implies a universal sense of right and wrong.federalnaturalcorporalformalQuestion14 The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census is calledgerrymandering.redistricting.reapportionment.none of the above.Question15 The Federal Administrative System's main goal is to ________________________.implement the laws that are passed by Congress and signed into law by the Presidentbe as independent as possible from the executive branchcreate a huge bureaucracy to ensure that government jobs are always available for everyonepolice the other branches of governmentQuestion16 The ___________ were the first governing document of the confederated states.Bill of RightsAmendmentsArticles of ConfederationThe Federalist PapersQuestion17 All of the following are considerations in choosing a Supreme Court Justice exceptjudicial philosophy.political experience.ideological beliefs.gender or ethnicity.Question18 A___________ is a form of government in which a constitution distributes powers between a central government and sub-divisional governments.ConfederationUnitary system or UnionNational supremacyFederal systemQuestion19 With the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in effect, _________.party contributions to candidates are no longer allowedsoft money contributions to the national committees are bannedindividual contributions to candidates are unlimitedcontributions to parties for buildings are limited to $10,000 per election cycleQuestion20 The United States' electoral system can be described as a _________.proportional representation systemcoalition systemwinner-take-all systemmajority vote systemQuestion21The constitutional provision that ensures that state courts enforce civil judgments of the courts of other states as valid is found in thecommerce clause.full faith and credit clause.privileges and immunities clause.due process clause.Question22 A formal petition used to appeal a case to the Supreme Court is known as a(n)writ of certiorari.writ of habeas corpus.writ of mandamus.appeal.Question23 Under the federal Hatch Act (as revised in 1993), federal employees are allowed to do all of the following exceptvote in elections.run for political or partisan office while holding a federal job.hold positions in political parties.participate in political campaigns during non-working hours.Question24 The membership of the House of Representatives is determined byapportionment.gerrymandering.districting.constituents.Question25 Which of the following is true regarding U.S. Senators?Senators are elected to 2 year terms.Senators can approve executive agreements.Each state has two Senators.Senators must be 25 years old.