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Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16
Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16The Constitution
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Question 1
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There are 538 electors in the electoral college; i.e.,
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ten for every state.
one for each member of the U.S. Senate.
one for each member of Congress and three for the District of Columbia.
one for each Senator and each Governor of the state.
one for each U.S. Senator and three for Puerto Rico.
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Question 2
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The Founders designed the system of electors to select the president because
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they hoped the people would lobby the electors.
they hoped the people would delegate the selection to a group of notable citizens.
they believed in direct democracy.
they wanted a system for selecting presidents identical to Britain.
All of the above are true.
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Question 3
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Under the electoral college system
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a presidential candidate can be elected without receiving a majority of the popular vote.
a presidential candidate cannot win without receiving the majority of the popular vote.
a presidential candidate can win with a majority of the popular vote but a minority of the electoral college vote.
more than 20 presidents have failed to win over 50 percent of the popular vote.
All of the above are true.
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Question 4
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If the United States elected presidents by popular vote
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small states' interests might be ignored.
large states' interests might be ignored.
elections might be more certain with a wider margin of victory.
there would be less recounts.
Options A and C are true.
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Question 5
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As suggested by the text, one method of establishing a popularly elected president is
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through an interstate compact in which states agree to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
by abolishing the electoral college via a vote in Congress.
by challenging the constitutionality of the electoral college in the Supreme Court.
by giving each state an equal vote.
Options A and B are true.
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Question 6
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The winner-take-all provision of the current presidential election system
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provides that the winner of the state's popular vote takes all of the state's electoral votes.
is sometimes called the unit rule.
causes some candidates to skip safe states and only campaign in close contests.
causes candidates to spend little time in California, Illinois, New York, and Texas.
All of the above are true.
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Question 7
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The number of electors required to win the presidential election is
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270.
470.
170.
720.
538.
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Question 8
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In the voting booth, during presidential elections, citizens
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vote for candidates directly.
vote for electors who are pledged to support one candidate or another.
vote for a political party rather than a candidate.
vote for a slate of presidential electors.
All of the above are true.
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Question 9
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The Jamestown colonists set a political precedent by
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allowing the governor to use a line-item veto.
instituting a direct democracy.
instituting a representative assembly.
creating a judicial system.
writing a constitutional document.
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Question 10
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The creative thinkers that designed the Constitution were most influenced by
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the historical and political context of the civil war.
political philosophy of the time about how people should be governed.
the historical experiences gained through trial of several forms of government during New World settlement.
the historical experiences gained through trial of several forms of government during Old World settlement.
Options B and C are true.
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Question 11
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The Jamestown colony was established as
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a trading post.
a military fort.
a settlement in Maryland.
the first French settlement in the New World.
a settlement for religious Separatists.
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Question 12
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The colonies in the New World provided for opportunities to
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promote trade.
explore religious freedom.
practice limited self-government.
implement the social contract.
All of the above are true.
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Question 13
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The major historical and political significance of the Mayflower Compact was that it
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served as a prototype for many similar compacts.
was the start of the first settlement in America.
depended on the consent of the individuals involved.
established the colony of Massachusetts.
Options A and C are true.
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Question 14
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Taxes were imposed on the colonists to
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pay for the coronation of King George III.
pay for the establishment of more colonies.
pay the costs of Britain's defense of the colonies during the French and Indian War.
to enrich wealthy British landowners.
None of the above is true.
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Question 15
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Taxes that the British attempted to impose on the American colonies in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War included all of the following except
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the Sugar Act, which imposed a tax on sugar.
the Stamp Act, which taxed legal documents and newspapers.
duties on glass, lead, and paint.
a tax on tea.
an income tax.
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Question 16
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The colonists' fury over taxation led to
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a boycott of British goods.
the formation of the Stamp Act Congress.
the closure of Boston Harbor.
the Boston Tea Party.
All of the above are true.
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Question 17
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The First Continental Congress
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declared independence from Britain.
was held in Boston, Massachusetts.
urged colonists to purchase British goods to win favor with the King.
encouraged the colonists to petition King George III to express their grievances.
produced a document that the colonists found to be coercive.
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Question 18
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One of the main actions of the Second Continental Congress was
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to establish an army and appoint a commander in chief.
to sign a treaty with Britain prohibiting trade with France.
to sign a treaty with France to declare war on Britain.
the creation of a unitary government in America.
to establish a document with ambitious designs to separate from Britain.
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Question 19
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Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense advocated
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the formation of a new government that would still be loyal to the king.
the establishment of a government that would limit further immigration.
an end of hostilities toward Britain.
the idea that the formation of the country's own government was a "natural right."
the repeal of all taxes, including those the colonists had imposed on themselves.
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Question 20
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The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written by
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John Locke.
John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson.
George Washington.
Benjamin Franklin.
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