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Question 1

1. The second amendment covers the rights concerning:

		speech.
		voting.
		arms.
		assembly.

20 points

Question 2

1. Which of the following did Cesar Chavez help to bring about?

		California's decision to allow migrant workers to bargain collectively
		The passage of several state laws granting "guest worker" status to migrant workers
		Arizona's decision to allow migrant workers to bargain collectively
		New Mexico's decision to allow migrant workers to bargain collectively

20 points

Question 3

1. Which test did the Supreme Court justices devise for free speech in Schenck v. United States (1919)?

		Undue burden test
		Clear and present danger test
		Imminent lawless action test
		Free liberty test

20 points

Question 4

1. According to the clear-and-present-danger test, free expression is allowed except when:

		a danger to national security.
		Considered a "hate" word.
		Considered as obscene.
		It denounces a respected institution.

20 points

Question 5

1. The Supreme Court rejected the constitutionality of Plessy's "separate but equal" in

		Plessy v. Ferguson.
		United States v. Virginia.
		Milliken v. Bradley.
		Brown v. Board of Education.

1. Which of the following is true about the office of the president?

		The president is also the President of the Senate
		The president is the Commander-in-Chief
		The president can be a naturalized citizen
		The president can be of any age

10 points

Question 2

1. __________ requires that each bill introduced in Congress be referred to the proper committee.

		The U.S. Constitution
		The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
		Public opinion
		The Legislative Act of 1789

10 points

Question 3

1. Which of the following is true of the president and his or her veto power?

		It can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the Congress.
		It is only a sign of presidential strength.
		Threatening a veto never causes Congress to bend to the president's demands.
		It has no limits.

10 points

Question 4

1. Congress's policymaking role is based on lawmaking, oversight and:

		power.
		incumbency.
		pork spending.
		representation.

10 points

Question 5

1. Most of the work that is done in Congress today:

		is done through standing committees.
		is done in conjunction with the president.
		is done on the floor of each chamber.
		occurs in private meetings with lobbyists.

10 points

Question 6

1. After the president, __________ is widely considered the second most powerful federal official in Washington, D.C.

		the vice president
		the U.S. Senate majority leader
		the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
		The U.S. Senate president pro tempore

10 points

Question 7

1. Which of the following is a procedural tactic in which a minority of senators can block a bill by talking until other senators give in and the bill is withdrawn?

		Filibuster
		Pocket veto
		Cloture
		Veto

10 points

Question 8

1. The Senate majority whip:

		is tasked with coordinating between officials of the political party in power and its members in the Senate.
		is primarily responsible for aiding incumbent reelection efforts.
		Acts as the House majority leader in the case of the absence of that member.
		Sees to it that members know when important votes are scheduled.

10 points

Question 9

1. __________ are the two states that do not use the unit rule in the Electoral College.

		California and New Jersey
		New Mexico and Texas
		Vermont and Rhode Island
		Maine and Nebraska

10 points

Question 10

1. The __________ controls the scheduling of bills for debate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

		House majority leader
		House majority whip
		House Rules Committee
		House clerk

1.Explain the evolution of political parties from the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans to the political parties that exist today.