Twenty Questions
Subject: Final
{ CIVICS
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1. According to Thaddeus Stevens,
this is necessary for an elective
republic to thrive.
A.
B.
C.
D.
wealthy populace
tradition of public protest
public education system
well-trained military
2. How did the Twenty-first Amendment
affect the Eighteenth Amendment?
A.
B.
C.
D.
changed its venue
repealed it
supported it
ratified it
3. Congress may not suspend this court
order that releases a person accused of a
crime to determine if he or she has been
lawfully detained.
A.
B.
C.
D.
bills of attainder
writ of habeas corpus
ex post facto laws
revenue bills
.
4.Spending requests for the general
welfare of the United States generally
come from the
A.
B.
C.
D.
people.
House of Representatives.
executive branch.
Senate.
5. Passing laws to appropriate
money for local federal projects
is called
A.
B.
C.
D.
logrolling.
federalism.
pork-barrel legislation.
casework duty.
6. If the offices of both the president and the
vice president became vacant at the same
time, the next person in line for the
presidency is the
A.
B.
C.
D.
majority leader of the House.
Speaker of the House.
President pro tempore of the
Senate.
majority leader of the Senate.
7 . Because of his failure to understand this,
Herbert Hoover lost his bid for reelection.
A.
B.
C.
D.
his cabinetc.
cost of the election
leadership qualities
moods and fears of the
people
8. Employment on the basis of open, competitive
examination and merit is the
A.
B.
C.
D.
civil service system
spoils system.
result of deregulation.
bureaucracy at work.
9. Traveling to hold court in assigned regions is
called.
A.
B.
C.
D.
territorial court.
traveling court.
district court.
riding the circuit.
10. This is considered commercial speech and
is given less protection under the First
Amendment.
A.
B.
C.
D.
a radio or television program
advertising
motion pictures
Web sites
11. This amendment guarantees all
citizens the “equal protection of the
laws.”
A.
B.
C.
D.
First Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
12. Policies which attempt to remedy past
discrimination are called
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jim Crow policies.
amnesty policies.
outreach policies.
affirmative action policies.
13. This group of representatives
from the 50 state parties runs the
political party between conventions.
A.
B.
C.
D.
precincts
Wards
national committee
national convention.
14. This is controversial because of how it
is raised and how it is spent.
a.
b.
c.
d.
soft money
laundered money
hard money
easy money
15. This was one of the most effective
suffrage laws ever passed in this country.
grandfather clause
B. Voting Rights Act
C. poll tax
D. African American Suffrage
Act
A.
16. This uses information in a way that supports a
predetermined objective.
A.
B.
C.
D.
propaganda
Patriotism
image
television
17. These entities support candidates
who favor their ideas, but they do not
nominate candidates.
A.
B.
C.
D.
political parties
interest groups
public-interest groups
nominating committees
18. These are benefits that Congress has
provided by law to individuals.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Securities
Uncontrollables
bonds
entitlements
19. This concept involves using
government spending and taxation to
influence the economy.
A.
B.
C.
D.
reserve requirement
fiscal policy
open-market operations
monetary policy
20. The practice of negotiating labor
contracts is known as
A.
B.
C.
D.
injunctions.
collective bargaining.
interlocking directorates.
trusts.