1. The Constitution authorizes who to be Commander in Chief?
• Department of Defense
• The Cabinet
• National Security Council
• The President
2. Under what article of the Constitution is Commander in Chief found?
• I
• II
• III
• IV
3. The Department of State, Commerce, Treasury, etc are all part of the ___________? (HINT: it's also found in your kitchen)
• Sink
• Cupboard
• Cabinet
• Sink
4. The passage of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 does what?
• Gives the President carte blanche in international affairs
• It limits the President's use of troops in military action with OUT congressional approval
• It limits the President's use of troops in military action with congressional approval
• Limits Congress' war time power
5. George Washington, when he stepped down from the Presidency, told the American people to remain a(n) _________ state.
• Interventionism
• Neutrality
• Isolationism
• Détente
6. What document stated in 1823 that the US would not tolerate foreign intervention is the ________?
• Monroe Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Jefferson's purchase
7. What article in the Constitution deals with the Judicial Branch?
• 3
• 2
• 6
• 8
8. Congress' expressed powers are granted to them in Article ___ ?
• 3
• 2
• 1
• 5
9. Which British Wartime Prime Minister coined the term "The Iron Curtain"?
• Winston Churchill
• Charles Dequalle
• Harry Truman
• Joseph Stalin
10. T or F: Just because you have a large army means that you will win every war.
11. The difference between a nation state actor and non-nation state actor is ________.
• Nation state actors don't wear uniforms
• Non-nation state actors don't have to listen to anyone
• Nation state actors are countries that have boundaries and uniforms and non-nation state actors are groups like the Taliban
• There is no difference
12. What was a big problem with the Afghanistan war?
• Afghanistan obviously did want McDonalds there
• The Taliban were able to take shelter on the far side of the Afghan-Pakistani boarder
• The fact that Afghanistan is not Pakistan
• All of the above (I gave you the answer on a silver platter)
13. Which two countries have become a "threat" in the nuclear age?
• Iran and Canada
• Iran and North Korea
• South Korea and North Korea
• Iran and Iraq
14. What is the end result of the policy making "on the home front"?
• Foreign policy
• Insurance policy
• Domestic policy
• homeland
15. The United States is a ________________ government?
• Authoritarian
• Totalitarian
• Pluralistic
• Constitutional
16. The United States is already a limited government because we are a ____________ government.
• Authoritarian
• Constitutional
• Dictatorship
• None of the above
17. Relative to the protection of individuals with disabilities, Congress' track record in protecting gay rights is ________________.
• Stronger
• About the same
• Weaker
• nonexistent
18. T or F: The Articles of Confederation succeeded because it made the government larger.
19. The President's expressed powers are granted to them in Article ___ ?
• 3
• 2
• 1
• 5
20. What joint federal-state program provides health-care to low-income persons?
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Obamacare
• Romneycare
21. Which federal-state program provides health-care to the elderly?
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Obamacare
• Romneycare
22. When you make an oral statement in "reckless disregard of the truth" which is considered damaging to the victim because it is "malicious, scandalous, and defamatory." It is called____.
• Libel
• Slander
• Who cares?
• Maybe he/she deserved it (or both?)
23. T or F: Just because you have a big army, that automatically means you are going to win a war.
24. What is one of the biggest problems with importing oil from other nations?
• The areas where we transport oil from aren't exactly friendly with the US
• Even countries that seem friendly towards America are giant question marks
• Some exporters are experiencing some drops in production
• All of the above
25. What was the reaction from the right when the healthcare bill was passed
• They loved it
• Complete and utter distain
• They did what every good American would do and worked to fix the bill
• None of the above
26. What are the goals of the economic policy?
• Low unemployment
• Curtailing inflation
• All of the above
• None of the above
27. Which Division of the Justice Department represents the United States when it is the defendant?
• Criminal
• Civil
• Law
• Order
28. What sort of financial situation did America experience in the 2007-08?
• Inflation
• Recession
• Depression
• Total meltdown
29. What fiscal policy is based on the theory that you can't always cut taxes but the government has to spend to get out of recessions? (HINT1: some economists believe that this is what saved America during the Great Depression) (HINT2: I said I was a fan of this fiscal policy)
• Supply side economics
• Laissez-faire
• Trickle down
• Keynesian
30. The foreign policy Doctrine that, in many ways, is the exact opposite of the Bush Doctrine is ______________.
• Bush Doctrine
• Obama Doctrine
• Clinton Doctrine
• Johnson Doctrine
31. Federal spending that cannot be controlled is considered ___________ spending.
• Mandatory
• Discretionary
• Secretive
• Think about what the terms mandatory and discretionary mean.....
32. When President Obama authorized Seal Team 6 to go into Pakistan to find, and ultimately take out Osama Bin Laden, this was an example of what kind of action?
• Multilateral
• Singular
• Unilateral
• Isolational
33. The Treasury generally prefers ________________ interest rates; the Federal Reserve board generally prefers __________ rates.
• Higher; lower
• Higher; higher
• Lower; lower
• Lower; higher
34. Which major piece of legislation was passed after the assassination of President Kennedy?
• Civil Rights act of 1944
• Civil Rights act of 1964
• Civil Rights act of 1954
• Civil Rights act of 1960
35. A system of shared sovereignty between two levels of government occupying the same geographical region is __________.
• Faction
• Federalism
• Gerrymandering
• electorate
36. What article of the Constitution gives the Executive Branch his expressed powers?
• I
• II
• III
• IV
37. Under this plan, Congress would be able to regulate trade and impose taxes and each state would have only one vote.
• The New Jersey Plan
• The 3/5th compromise
• The Virginia Plan
• The Great Compromise
38. Substantive due process doctrine has two sections. One is that it is an interpretation of the 14thAmendment. What does this allow?
• In this view, it allows the Supreme Court of overturn laws that infringe on individual liberties
• In this view, it keeps the Supreme Court from overturning laws that might infringe on individual liberties
• In this view, it allows the Supreme Court to overturn laws that infringe groups, but not individual laws
• None of the above
39. Within the EOP, which committee advises the president on matters of foreign policy?
• NSA
• CIA
• FBI
• NSA
40. Which of the following amendments in the Bill of Rights has never been touched or amended?
• The first
• The second
• The tenth
• None of the above. They have all been amended.
41. What does the term ‘GOP' stand for?
• Grand Old Party
• Gee Oh Pee
• Good Old Party
• Gingrich's Old Past
42. Which of the following court cases was NOT a landmark case in a civil rights movement (Writer's Note: Civil Rights in this instance is not just relegated to the Black-American struggle from the 1920s-1970s, but across the 20th century and across race and gender)?
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Lawrence v. Texas
• All of the above
43. When discussing America's entrance into the Iraq, the argument that we went in there oil deposits would support what idea?
• Realism
• Idealism
• Factualism
• Fraudilism
44. When discussing America's entrance into the Iraq, the argument that we went in there to spread democracy would support what idea?
• Realism
• Idealism
• Factualism
• Fraudilism
45. The model of government in which the powers of government are separated into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, is ALSO known as the _____________.
• Madisonian Model
• Jeffersonian Jest
• Washingtonian Replica
• Adams Mock-Up
46. Which of the following is NOT an example of an Expressed Power for the President?
• Being head of the military or the nation's intelligence
• The power to grant reprieves
• To see to it that all laws are faithfully executed
• To Delegate power between congress and the executive branch
47. When a decision is made by a Justice in the minority in a particular case in which the judge wishes to express his or her reasoning in the case
• Descent
• Habeas Corpus
• Bias
• Redemption
48. What court case first showed the Supreme Court asserting their power of Judicial Review?
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Roe v. Wade
• Marbury v. Madison
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
49. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Nixon Administration was a result of which power?
• Expressed
• Inherent
• Delegated
• Super
50. The most successful social movement has been the
• Women's rights movements
• LGBT movements
• Black American civil rights movements
• Native American rights movement
51. Keynesian economics argues that the effects of an economic recession can be reduced by ___________.
• Decreasing government spending
• Increasing government spending
• Increasing income taxes
• Reducing the budget deficit
52. Regressive taxes, like the payroll tax, mean that compared to the wealthy, poor people spend _________ of their income on taxes.
• None
• Much less
• Slightly less
• An equal amount
53. Why is spending in the swing states so much higher than in states that are not considered swing states (i.e. a state like Ohio as opposed to states like Texas)
• Because, why not spend how you feel like
• The swing states are much more "wide open" politically (theoretically speaking)
• The states like Texas or California are so politically one-way that it is seen as pointless to overspend in those states
• They are trying to change minds
54. In the movie ‘Inequality for all' which President did Robert Reich NOT work for?
• Clinton
• Reagan
• Ford
• Carter
55. In the movie ‘Inequality for all', which product did he use as an example of globalization during his lecture?
• Macbook Air
• iPhone
• iPad
• iPod
56. Which group of working Americans is eligible to receive Social Security benefits?
• Those whose income is in the bottom 15%
• Those whose income is in the bottom 25%
• Those whose income is in the bottom 50%
• Income is not a criteria for eligibility