Political cartoons
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
INTERPRETING TABLES
Use the chart to answer the following questions.
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1. Government in which power is limited to a single person or very small group exists in
a. Cuba.
b. Costa Rica.
c. the United States.
d. Brazil.
2. All of the following countries are democracies EXCEPT
a. France.
b. India.
c. Syria.
d. Brazil.
INTERPRETING DIAGRAMS
Use the diagram to answer the following questions.
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3. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter D?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers reserved to the States
c. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
d. Powers denied the National Government
4. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter B?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers denied the National Government
c. Powers reserved to the States
d. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
5. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter C?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers denied the National Government
c. Powers reserved to the States
d. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
INTERPRETING CHARTS
Use the chart to answer the following questions.
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6. Which party was in power during the period 1969–1977?
a. Progressive
b. Republican
c. Southern Democrat
d. Democratic
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
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7. The pigs depicted in the cartoon represent
a. the matching funds provided by the government.
b. the Treasury of the United States.
c. presidential candidates.
d. the need for tighter qualifications for a public subsidy.
8. The pigs are eating
a. all of the United States Treasury money.
b. federal matching funds for presidential candidates.
c. the country's deficit.
d. more than 28.7 million dollars each.
9. The use of pigs suggests that presidential candidates are
a. using dirty politics.
b. using illegal (unclean) methods.
c. greedy.
d. sociable.
INTERPRETING GRAPHS
Use the graph to answer the following questions.
____ 10. Which form of mass media did Americans spend the most time using?
a. radio
b. daily newspapers
c. television
d. consumer magazines
____ 11. How many hours did Americans spend listening to the radio in the year 2000?
a. 1571
b. 900
c. 1056
d. 154
____ 12. How many more hours did the average American spend watching television than listening to the radio in
2000?
a. 154
b. 802
c. 515
d. 80
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
____ 13. Who, most likely, is the speaker shown in the cartoon?
a. an ordinary citizen
b. a labor leader
c. an interest group leader
d. a government official
____ 14. What does the speaker mean by "a telegram that's just poured in"?
a. one with a message supported by many people
b. one that arrived suddenly and without warning
c. one that is very forceful and demanding
d. one that came from a very long distance
____ 15. What is the speaker probably going to talk about?
a. one person's problem
b. a new law
c. an interest group's issue
d. his election
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
____ 16. What attitude toward the senator does the cartoon seem to convey?
a. approval
b. disapproval
c. sympathy
d. objectivity
____ 17. Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe this senator?
a. He is white, male, and middle-aged.
b. He has access to the media.
c. He is relatively free from concern about his constituents' interests.
d. He considers himself to be the servant of his constituents.
INTERPRETING GRAPHS AND POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the graph and cartoon to answer the following questions.
____ 18. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the cartoon?
a. It is selfish to expect anything from the government.
b. The government takes, but does not give.
c. The government wants to meet your needs.
d. Paying taxes is an enjoyable experience and brings out the best in people.
INTERPRETING CHARTS
Use the chart to answer the following questions.
____ 19. A bill traveling along the arrow labeled Z would most likely be headed to
a. the House.
b. the Senate.
c. a joint committee.
d. the Supreme Court.
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
____ 20. The men portrayed in the cartoon probably lived
a. in the 1920s.
b. during the early years of the country.
c. during the Civil War.
d. in the 20th century.
____ 21. The main idea of the cartoon is that
a. Washington was almost the only honorable statesman of his day.
b. modern historians are fairly critical of Adams's and Jefferson's ability.
c. presidential advisors have often received greater criticism than Presidents have.
d. Presidents should pay little attention to the views of Cabinet members.
INTERPRETING GRAPHS
Use the graph to answer the following questions.
____ 22. What ethnic group makes up the smallest percentage of the civil service?
a. Native Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Men
d. Women
INTERPRETING TABLES
Use the table to answer the following questions.
PUBLIC DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES
Fiscal
Year
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
Debt
(billions)
$2.4
2.0
1.1
1.2
1.1
Per Capita
(dollars)
$61.06
41.60
17.80
16.60
12.41
Interest Paid
(billions)
—
—
—
—
—
Percent of
Federal
Outlay
—
—
—
—
—
1920
1930
1940
1945
24.2
16.1
43.0
258.7
228
131
325
1,849
—
—
$1.0
3.8
—
—
10.5
4.1
1950
1955
1960
1965
256.1
272.8
284.1
313.8
1,688
1,651
1,572
1,613
5.7
6.4
9.2
11.3
13.4
9.4
10.0
9.6
1970
370.1
1,814
1975
533.2
2,475
1980
907.7
3,985
1981
997.9
4,338
1982
1,142.0
4,913
1983
1,377.2
5,870
1984
1,572.3
6,640
1985
1,823.1
7,598
1986
2,125.3
8,774
1987
2,350.3
9,615
1988
2,602.3
10,534
1989
2,857.4
11,545
1990
3,233.3
13,000
1991
3,665.3
14,436
Source: Department of the Treasury
19.3
32.7
74.9
95.6
117.4
128.8
153.8
178.9
190.2
195.4
214.1
240.9
264.8
285.4
9.9
9.8
12.7
14.1
15.7
15.9
18.1
18.9
19.2
19.5
20.1
21.0
21.1
21.5
____ 23. The total public debt first went over $900 billion in
a. 1945.
b. 1960.
c. 1979.
d. 1980.
____ 24. In what year did the public debt take the greatest percent of total federal outlay?
a. 1970
b. 1986
c. 1991
d. 1955
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
____ 25. The court that first hears a case is said to have
a. appellate jurisdiction.
b. exclusive jurisdiction.
c. original jurisdiction.
d. concurrent jurisdiction.
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
____ 26. The cartoonist depicts the democratic process as
a. delicate.
b. dying.
c. strong.
d. insensitive.
____ 27. In the cartoon, mass marching
a. is used to represent a democratic freedom.
b. endangers the democratic process.
c. is done to support only certain causes.
d. creates risks for the marchers.
____ 28. The cartoonist seems MOST concerned about
a. the rights of people demonstrating for causes.
b. the status of changes to the democratic process.
c. the strength of the democratic process.
d. the causes for which people choose to march.
INTERPRETING CHARTS
Use the chart to answer the following questions.
____ 29. In the chart, what label should appear in the box marked W?
a. Right to appeal
b. Verdict of jury
c. No third degree or coerced confession
d. Arrest on warrant or probable cause
____ 30. Another label for the second box from the top would be
a. Exclusionary rule in effect.
b. Police follow Mirando Rule.
c. Defendant invokes the 5th Amendment.
d. Informed of custody rights.
____ 31. The secod box from the bottom describes rights protected by
a. preventive detention.
b. the 8th Amendment
c. the Miranda Rule
d. the use of two-stage trials.
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
____ 32. What were these people's lives like before the situation depicted?
a. They were jobless because of the stagnant Soviet economy.
b. Their jobs were at risk because of their illegal activities.
c. They led the secure and privileged life of the Communist party elite.
d. They led the secure and privileged life of democratic reformers.
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the chart to answer the following questions.
____ 33. The sculpture in the cartoon represents Karl Marx, who
a. developed the theory of laissez-faire.
b. believed that socialism could only be attained through the democratic process.
c. developed the basic concepts of communism.
d. was the first Soviet leader to put communist theory into action.
____ 34. What word or words have been covered by the workman's sign?
a. unite
b. rejoice
c. be patient
d. have faith
____ 35. Why did the workman tape the sign "NEVER MIND" over the word unite?
a. to ridicule Marx
b. to keep Marxism a secret
c. to cancel Marx's call to action
d. to deface public property
INTERPRETING DIAGRAMS
Use the diagram to answer the following questions.
____ 36. What structure does the diagram represent?
a. the appeals process under criminal law
b. the organization of a typical city court system
c. the organization of a typical State court system
d. the structure of judicial appointment under the Missouri plan
INTERPRETING DIAGRAMS
Use the diagram to answer the following questions.
____ 37. Under the strong mayor-council plan, what formal power does the mayor have to check the policies of the city
council?
a. the veto power
b. the power to appoint judges
c. the power to make policy
d. no formal power is provided
Political cartoons
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Dictatorship
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Democracy
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Division of Powers
C
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Division of Powers
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Division of Powers
B
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Major Parties in American History
C
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Campaign Spending
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Campaign Spending
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Campaign Spending
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Mass Media
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Mass Media
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Mass Media
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Interest Group
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Interest Group
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Interest Group
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The Senate
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The Senate
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Expressed Powers of Congress
B
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How a Bill Becomes a Law
B
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Executive Powers
C
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Executive Powers
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Civil Service
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Public Debt
C
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Public Debt
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Original Jurisdiction
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Civil Rights
B
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Civil Rights
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Civil Rights
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Rights of the Accused
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Rights of the Accused
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Communist Party
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Socialism
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Socialism
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Socialism
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