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Us government histor
CLEP American GOV.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following statements bests reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? | Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. |
| Which of the following is generally the most significant influence on an individual's identification with a particular political party? | Family |
| Which of the following committee assignments would confer the most power and influence on members of the house of representatives? | Ways and Means |
| Which of the following statements about Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is correct? | It Declared segregation by race in the public schools unconstitutional. |
| Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, literacy tests were used by some southern states to? | prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote. |
| The practice whereby individual senators can veto federal judicial nominations in their respective states is called? | senatorial courtesy |
| Differences between House and Senate Versions of a bill are resolved where? | In a conference committee |
| Which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial? | Due process |
| The passage of legislation in congress often depends on mutual accommodations among members. This suggests that< to some extent, congressional behavior is based on what? | the principle of reciprocity |
| Which of the following statements accuratly describes the president's veto power? | A president sometimes threatens to veto a bill that is under discussion in order to influence congressional decision making. Congress is usually unable to override a president's veto |
| All of the following issues were decided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 EXCEPT? | voting qualifications of the electorate. |
| The principle of stare decisis refers to which of the following? | The judicial principle of following precedents that were established in previous court decisions. |
| The usefulness to the president of having cabinet members as political advisers is undermined by the fact that | The loyalties of the cabinet members are often divided between loyalty to the president and to their own executive departments. |
| All of the following are constitutional rights that neither the federal government nor the states can restrict EXCEPT the right to | be indicted by the grand jury. |
| In the electoral history of the United States, third parties have been effective vehicles of protest when they | dramatized issues and positions that were being ignored by the major parties |
| Which of the following best defines the term judicial activism | The attempts by judges to influence public policy through their case decisions. |
| High levels of political participation have been found to be positively associated with which of the following? | A high level of interest in politics A sense of political efficacy A strong sense of civic duty |
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