Which question is best given in a free-response format?
A
What is your gender?
B
What is your favorite television show?
C
What is your grade classification?
D
In what range is your grade point average?
D
In what range is your grade point average?
You are conducting a case study on a school with the highest SAT scores in the state. Prior to going to the school, you conduct a quick internet search to learn the demographics of the school. Which type of data collection did you use?
A
observation
B
interview
C
questionnaire
D
historical data
D
historical data
A panel meets every six months to discuss their answers to assigned questions. Bill, Ted, Mark, and Jim are members of the panel. Which of the following could threaten the effectiveness of the panel?
A
Mark can't make it to the meetings and has to contribute by telephone.
B
Jim gets mad at the rest of the panel, turns in his diary, and quits the panel.
C
None of the panel members know each other outside of the study.
D
The panel members are all different ages.
B
Jim gets mad at the rest of the panel, turns in his diary, and quits the panel.
In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each is subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself."
—The Federalist No. 51
Use the passage to answer the question.
This excerpt was written to
A.
convince people that the Constitution contained safeguards against government becoming too strong.
B.
convince people that the power they gave up would be used wisely by a central government.
C.
remind people that the concept of popular sovereignty was written into the Constitution.
D.
remind people that the government must always be subject to majority rule.
A.
This excerpt was written to convince people that the Constitution contained safeguards against government becoming too strong.
How did the Bill of Rights help to satisfy the arguments of some critics of the U.S. Constitution?
A.
It guaranteed the powers of the federal government.
B.
It guaranteed certain freedoms and rights to the people.
C.
It limited the authority of state governments.
D.
It restricted the territories in which slavery was legal.
B.
It guaranteed certain freedoms and rights to the people.
Why are conflicts between the executive and legislative branches of a parliamentary government unlikely to occur?
A.
Parliament as a whole maintains strict oversight over the executive branch.
B.
The executive branch is part of the Parliament, which is the legislature.
C.
There are checks and balances among the different branches.
D.
The central government’s limited power restricts its ability to act on behalf of the country as a whole.