Testing Format:
Testing requirements: Blue book and Scantron. I will not bring any to class so do not forget
to get these testing materials.
Multiple choice sample questions (2 points each): *** Choose the correct answer. You will
probably get in the neighborhood of 25-30 (give or take) multiple choice questions.
Examples:
The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is
A) Asians.
B) African Americans.
C) Muslims.
D) Caucasians.
E) Hispanics.
Eighteen to 21-year-olds received the right to vote with ratification of the
A) Constitution.
B) Bill of Rights.
C) Twenty-Sixth Amendment.
D) Nineteenth Amendment.
E) Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
The chief elected executive of a city is called a
A) manager.
B) mayor.
C) governor.
D) pro-tempore.
E) alderman.
Identifications sample questions (4 points each): *** Define, and explain why this term is
important or relevant. Answers should be about three sentences long. I will give you a
choice of terms to identify, and tell me why it is important. For example, I may list eight
terms but you will only have to answer five. So obviously pick the five terms you know the
best.
Examples:
Social Contract Theory
Direct Democracy
Shay’s Rebellion
3/5’s Compromise
Short answer sample questions (10 points): Like the identification I will list more than you
have to answer, so choose the questions you know the best. For the short answer
questions, they should probably be in the neighborhood of 5-7 sentences. I do not mind if
you draw pictures to illustrate a short answer or simply use bullet point. They can be in
paragraph format, but paragraph format is not required. The purpose of my in class
examinations is to test your knowledge, not your writing skills.
Examples:
List and explain the four functions of ideologies.
Explain the main differences between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan, and what
elements of each plan were used in the Great Compromise.