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.
B.
The executive branch is part of the Parliament, which is the legislature.
What theory was Thomas Hobbes describing when he wrote about an agreement between the people and government to work in concert with each other and sacrifice some power to make society work?
A.
divine right of kings theory
B.
social contract theory
C.
pluralism theory
D.
force theory
B.
Thomas Hobbes was describing social contract theory.
How can the Congressional power to investigate provide for checks and balances among the branches of government?
A.
The power to investigate can result in substantial increases in the budget for certain federal programs.
B.
Congress can use its power to investigate to oversee the operations of various agencies of the executive branch.
C.
The power to investigate ensures that Congress will work closely with law enforcement agencies of the federal government.
D.
Congress may use its power to investigate to help a state collect income taxes for state-run programs.
B.
Congress can use its power to investigate to oversee the operations of various agencies of the executive branch.
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have formal and informal qualifications for membership. What is the main difference between formal and informal qualifications?
A.
Formal qualifications are outlined in the Constitution.
B.
Formal qualifications do not have to be followed.
C.
Informal qualifications include age and citizenship.
D
.
Informal qualifications are not political in nature.
A.
Formal qualifications are outlined in the Constitution.
“His 1863 Emancipation Proclamation . . . freed Confederate slaves but scholars still debate whether it rested on any firm constitutional foundation.”
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the excerpt, which statement best illustrates the impact of Lincoln’s proclamation on government?
A.
It increased the influence of the legislative branch.
B.
It caused the voters to elect a Democratic Congress.
C.
It allowed slaves to vote during the American Civil War.
D.
It expanded the power and scope of the executive office
D.
It expanded the power and scope of the executive office.
The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of the liberty and happiness of their fellow man on that side of the Atlantic [Europe]. In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do. . . . We owe it, therefore, to candor and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety."
—President James Monroe, Message to Congress, December 2, 1823
Use the passage to answer the question.
In this message, James Monroe promoted a foreign policy that would become known by which of the following names?
A.
interventionism
B.
selective foreign aid
C.
free trade
D.
isolationism
D.
isolationism
Which of the following became a valid criticism of the Electoral College system after the 2000 Bush v. Gore presidential elections?
A.
The election had to be decided in the Senate.
B.
The winner of the popular vote was not guaranteed the presidency.
C.
The election was too close to be decided on the day people voted.
D
.
The winner of the electoral vote was not guaranteed the presidency.
B.
The winner of the popular vote was not guaranteed the presidency.
"TO WHAT expedient, then, shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in the Constitution? The only answer that can be given is, that as all these exterior provisions are found to be inadequate, the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places."
Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the main purpose of this excerpt from The Federalist No. 51, and which of the following best illustrates it?
A.
to outline the powers of the executive branch; the president signs a treaty
B.
to outline the powers of the legislative branch; Congress changes the date of an election
C.
to outline the system of checks and balances among the three branches; the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional
D.
to outline the system of checks and balances among the three branches; the president announces that he will run for a third term
C.
The main purpose of this excerpt from The Federalist No. 51 is to outline the system of checks and balances among the three branches of government. The best illustration of this is when the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional.
Which of the following refers to a species that does NOT occur naturally in a region or ecosystem?
A.
native
B.
primary
C.
nonnative
D.
secondary