Wesberry v. Sanders established the principle of:

1. The exclusionary rule. • “One man, one vote.” • Race as a factor for admitting students to institutions of higher education. • Judicial review. • The right to counsel. Wesberry v. Sanders established the principle of:

2. The exclusionary rule. • “One man, one vote.” • Race as a factor for admitting students to institutions of higher education. • Judicial review. • The right to counsel. Wesberry v. Sanders established the principle of:

3. A case between two or more states. • A case involving an appeal based on denial of due process. • A case between one state and citizens of another state. • A case involving a foreign diplomat. • A case between a state and a foreign nation. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court does not include which of the following:

4. A case between two or more states. • A case involving an appeal based on denial of due process. • A case between one state and citizens of another state. • A case involving a foreign diplomat. • A case between a state and a foreign nation. The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court does not include which of the following:

5. Establish a civil service system for the federal government. • Make the assassination of the president a federal crime. • Make the federal government more efficient and less susceptible to corruption. • Prohibit political parties in power from soliciting campaign contributions from federal officeholders. • Limit the level of federal officeholders who were appointed rather than elected. The indirect purpose of the Pendleton Act was to:

6. Establish a civil service system for the federal government. • Make the assassination of the president a federal crime. • Make the federal government more efficient and less susceptible to corruption. • Prohibit political parties in power from soliciting campaign contributions from federal officeholders. • Limit the level of federal officeholders who were appointed rather than elected. The indirect purpose of the Pendleton Act was to:

7. Abolished the national quota system for immigration. • Reinstated the elements of the Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1906. • Continued the system of preferences for skilled workers and relatives of US citizens. • Provided an amnesty under which undocumented aliens could become legal citizens. • Made it easier for the INS to deport illegal aliens. The significance of the Immigration Act of 1965 is that the act:

8. Abolished the national quota system for immigration. • Reinstated the elements of the Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1906. • Continued the system of preferences for skilled workers and relatives of US citizens. • Provided an amnesty under which undocumented aliens could become legal citizens. • Made it easier for the INS to deport illegal aliens. The significance of the Immigration Act of 1965 is that the act:

9. Subcommittees. • Select committees. • Networks. • Caucuses. • Congressional staffs. The informal organization of interests in Congress is dominated by:

10. Subcommittees. • Select committees. • Networks. • Caucuses. • Congressional staffs. The informal organization of interests in Congress is dominated by:

11. Line-item veto. • War Powers Resolution of 1973. • National Performance Review. • Law authorizing the appointment of an independent counsel. • National Security Advisor. Which of the following was instituted to limit the power of the presidency:

12. Line-item veto. • War Powers Resolution of 1973. • National Performance Review. • Law authorizing the appointment of an independent counsel. • National Security Advisor. Which of the following was instituted to limit the power of the presidency:

13. Party loyalty. • The interests of his or her constituents. • What the president wants, regardless of which party the president belongs to. • What the president wants if the Congress member and the president belong to the same party. • The urging of the parties whip. In voting on legislation, a member of Congress is more likely to vote based on:

14. Party loyalty. • The interests of his or her constituents. • What the president wants, regardless of which party the president belongs to. • What the president wants if the Congress member and the president belong to the same party. • The urging of the parties whip. In voting on legislation, a member of Congress is more likely to vote based on:

15. Americans favor conservative moral values but also favor the latest in management techniques to supervise government bureaucracy. • Americans are both conservative and liberal. • Americans are likely to support limited government in theory but support social programs in practice. • Americans are likely to talk about the need for social welfare programs but to vote for legislators who restrain government spending. • Ideology has little impact on American politics. To say that the American people tend to be “ideologically conservative but operationally liberal” means that:

16. Americans favor conservative moral values but also favor the latest in management techniques to supervise government bureaucracy. • Americans are both conservative and liberal. • Americans are likely to support limited government in theory but support social programs in practice. • Americans are likely to talk about the need for social welfare programs but to vote for legislators who restrain government spending. • Ideology has little impact on American politics. To say that the American people tend to be “ideologically conservative but operationally liberal” means that:

17. I. only • II. only • III. only • I. and II. • II. and III. Public opinion is: The sum total of the opinion of everyone in the nation. Made up of many different publics. Related to a specific issue.

18. I. only • II. only • III. only • I. and II. • II. and III. Public opinion is: The sum total of the opinion of everyone in the nation. Made up of many different publics. Related to a specific issue.

19. The Confederation government established guidelines for settling new territories and admitting new states. • Because of the colonists’ experiences with Great Britain, the Article of Confederation had been written so that real power remained with the states. • States could not make treaties without Congress’s approval, nor could the states pass laws that conflicted with treaties made by the central government. • The Confederation government was hampered in its ability to levy taxes. • Because of sectional interests, the central government could not agree on whether or not to set customs duties or how high the tariff should be. Which of the following statements best describes government under the Articles of Confederation:

20. The Confederation government established guidelines for settling new territories and admitting new states. • Because of the colonists’ experiences with Great Britain, the Article of Confederation had been written so that real power remained with the states. • States could not make treaties without Congress’s approval, nor could the states pass laws that conflicted with treaties made by the central government. • The Confederation government was hampered in its ability to levy taxes. • Because of sectional interests, the central government could not agree on whether or not to set customs duties or how high the tariff should be. Which of the following statements best describes government under the Articles of Confederation:

21. Department of Agriculture. • Department of Labor. • Department of Housing and Urban Development. • Department of Defense. • Department of Education. All of the following are clientele agencies EXCEPT the:

22. Department of Agriculture. • Department of Labor. • Department of Housing and Urban Development. • Department of Defense. • Department of Education. All of the following are clientele agencies EXCEPT the:

23. Want to influence specific policies whereas political parties want to control government. • Lobby government officials whereas members of political parties are elected or appointed officials. • Raise money to donate to political parties. • Have no allegiance to the general public whereas political parties have allegiance at least to constituents. • Work behind the scenes whereas political parties are open to anyone. The major difference between interest groups and political parties is that interest groups:

24. Want to influence specific policies whereas political parties want to control government. • Lobby government officials whereas members of political parties are elected or appointed officials. • Raise money to donate to political parties. • Have no allegiance to the general public whereas political parties have allegiance at least to constituents. • Work behind the scenes whereas political parties are open to anyone. The major difference between interest groups and political parties is that interest groups:

25. Brown v. Board of Education • Plessy v. Ferguson • Miranda v. Arizona • Marbury v. Madison • McCulloch v. Maryland The statement “it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is” relates to which of the following cases:

26. Brown v. Board of Education • Plessy v. Ferguson • Miranda v. Arizona • Marbury v. Madison • McCulloch v. Maryland The statement “it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is” relates to which of the following cases:

27. Of appointing senators to the committees they wish to sit on. • Whereby a nominee to the federal court is rejected if opposed by the senator from the state where the nominee will serve if the senator is from the president’s party. • Of relinquishing the floor to a senator who wishes to speak. • Of senators’ supporting pork-barrel legislation from one another. • Of inviting the president to deliver the State of Union address in the Senate chamber. Senatorial courtesy refers to the practice:

28. Of appointing senators to the committees they wish to sit on. • Whereby a nominee to the federal court is rejected if opposed by the senator from the state where the nominee will serve if the senator is from the president’s party. • Of relinquishing the floor to a senator who wishes to speak. • Of senators’ supporting pork-barrel legislation from one another. • Of inviting the president to deliver the State of Union address in the Senate chamber. Senatorial courtesy refers to the practice:

29. Making a campaign contribution to a candidate for public office. • Testifying at a public hearing. • Voting. • Participating in a march to protest pending legislation. • Volunteering as a campaign worker to stuff envelopes for a mailing. All of the following are examples of conventional political participation EXCEPT:

30. Making a campaign contribution to a candidate for public office. • Testifying at a public hearing. • Voting. • Participating in a march to protest pending legislation. • Volunteering as a campaign worker to stuff envelopes for a mailing. All of the following are examples of conventional political participation EXCEPT:

31. The difficult process involved in registering to vote. • A decline in Americans’ sense of political efficiency. • A decline in political parties. • Lack of interest. • A decline in the belief that government is responsive to citizens’ concerns. All of the following help to explain the decline of voter turn out EXCEPT:

32. The difficult process involved in registering to vote. • A decline in Americans’ sense of political efficiency. • A decline in political parties. • Lack of interest. • A decline in the belief that government is responsive to citizens’ concerns. All of the following help to explain the decline of voter turn out EXCEPT:

33. Political parties. • Elections. • The media. • Interest groups. • Congress. All of the following are linkage institutions in the United States EXCEPT:

34. Political parties. • Elections. • The media. • Interest groups. • Congress. All of the following are linkage institutions in the United States EXCEPT:

35. Contributions by client groups to the elections campaigns of subcommittee members. • Expert information from government agency witnesses at subcommittee hearings. • Assistance from the government agency with complaints from constituents. • The seniority of the committee chair. • Expert testimony at subcommittee hearings from the client groups’ representatives. All of the following benefit congressional subcommittees in an iron triangle EXCEPT:

36. Contributions by client groups to the elections campaigns of subcommittee members. • Expert information from government agency witnesses at subcommittee hearings. • Assistance from the government agency with complaints from constituents. • The seniority of the committee chair. • Expert testimony at subcommittee hearings from the client groups’ representatives. All of the following benefit congressional subcommittees in an iron triangle EXCEPT:

37. The need for coalition building. • Compromise. • Republicanism. • A strata of wealthy people. • Civil disobedience. The elite theory of politics posits which of the following?

38. The need for coalition building. • Compromise. • Republicanism. • A strata of wealthy people. • Civil disobedience. The elite theory of politics posits which of the following?

39. Role of the Federal Communications Commission. • Doctrine against prior restraint. • Fairness doctrine. • Commerce clause. • Equal time rule. The relationship between the print media and the federal government is defined by the

40. Role of the Federal Communications Commission. • Doctrine against prior restraint. • Fairness doctrine. • Commerce clause. • Equal time rule. The relationship between the print media and the federal government is defined by the

41. The deregulation of some industries. • The increasing federal oversight of state activities. • Revenue sharing. • The devolution of federal powers. • Pork-barrel legislation. Federal block grants are an example of:

42. The deregulation of some industries. • The increasing federal oversight of state activities. • Revenue sharing. • The devolution of federal powers. • Pork-barrel legislation. Federal block grants are an example of:

43. Office of Management and Budget. • Independent Prosecutor's Office. • Library of Congress. • General Accountability Office. • Federal Emergency Management Agency. Which of the following is a Congressional staff agency?

44. Office of Management and Budget. • Independent Prosecutor's Office. • Library of Congress. • General Accountability Office. • Federal Emergency Management Agency. Which of the following is a Congressional staff agency?

45. Gender • Religion • Social class • Ethnicity • Age Which of the following is less a predictor of one’s political ideology than it once was?

46. Gender • Religion • Social class • Ethnicity • Age Which of the following is less a predictor of one’s political ideology than it once was?

47. Gideon vs. Wainwright • Schenck vs. United States • Miranda vs. Arizona • Mapp vs. Iowa • Heart of Atlanta Motel vs. United States Which of the following cases extended the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures to the states?

48. Gideon vs. Wainwright • Schenck vs. United States • Miranda vs. Arizona • Mapp vs. Ohio • Heart of Atlanta Motel vs. United States Which of the following cases extended the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures to the states?

49. The President • The House • The Senate • Both the House and Senate • Congress and the President Which of the following has a Constitutional responsibility to participate in the budget-making process?

50. The President • The House • The Senate • Both the House and Senate • Congress and the President Which of the following has a Constitutional responsibility to participate in the budget-making process?