5 Written Questions

1. the Supreme Court during the era in which Earl Warren served as Chief Justice, best remembered for expanding the rights of minorities and the rights of the accused
2. beliefe that the Constitution should be read in such a way as to limit the powers of the federal government as much as possible, strict constructionists emphazise the Tenth Amendment
3. act passed in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, granting broad police authority to the federal, state, and local governments to interdict, prosecute, and convict suspected terrorists
4. amendment to a bill proposed in hopes of softening opposition by weakening objectionable elements of the bill
5. the power held by chief executives to reject acts of legislature, can be overridden by a two-thrids majority vote of both houses of Congress

5 Matching Questions

1. split-ticket rating
2. War on Poverty
3. unwritten Constitution
4. War Powers Act
5. shield law

1. a law guaranteeing news reporters the right to protect the anonymity of their sources, there is no federal shield law
2. b certain deeply ingrained aspects of our government that are not mention in the Constitution, such as political parties, political conventions, and cabinet meetings
3. c law requiring the president to seek periodic approval from Congress for any substantial troop commitment, passed in 1973 in response to national dissatisfaction over the Vietname War
4. d those programs of President Lundon Johnson's Great Society that were specifically aimed at assisting the poor
5. e choosing candidates from different parties for offices listed on the same ballot

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. international organization established following World War II, aims to preserve international peace and foster international cooperation
   1. soft money
   2. search warrant
   3. shield law
   4. United Nations
2. temporary committee of Congress, usually created to investigate specific issues
   1. search warrant
   2. select committee
   3. soft money
   4. standing committee
3. process by which the Supreme Court has selectively applies the Fourteenth Amendment to state law
   1. select committee
   2. senatorial courtesy
   3. split-ticket rating
   4. selective incorporation
4. agreement between Southern and Northern states stating that three-fifths of a state's slave population would be counted toward both congressional apportionment and taxation
   1. select committee
   2. senatorial courtesy
   3. standing committee
   4. three-fifths compromise
5. the political practice of trading goverment jobs and preferences for political and financial support, Andrew Jackson was the first to be widely accused of using this to reward political friends and supporters
   1. soft money
   2. spoils system
   3. sampling error
   4. shield law

5 True/False Question

1. soft money → political donations made to parties for the purpose of general party maintenance and support, such as get-out-the-vote campaigns, issue advocacy, and advertisements that promote the party (but not individual candidates. soft money contributions were banned in 2002 by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)
   

   True        False

2. Voting Rights Act of 1965 → federal law that increased government supervision of local election practivces, suspended the use of literacy tests to prevent people from voting, and expanded government efforts to register voters. The Voting Rights Act of 1970 permanently banned literacy tests
   

   True        False

3. writ of certiorari → a legal document issued by the Supreme Court to request the court transcripts of a case, indicated that the Court will review a lower court's decision
   

   True        False

4. frustration and agony → amendment to a bill proposed in hopes of softening opposition by weakening objectionable elements of the bill
   

   True        False

5. unanimous consent decree → certain deeply ingrained aspects of our government that are not mention in the Constitution, such as political parties, political conventions, and cabinet meetings
   

   True        False