Question 1

Question

A)Which of the following best describes why it is important to serve as a witness in a trial?(1 point)
Responses

Witnesses determine the outcome of criminal cases.
Witnesses determine the outcome of criminal cases.

Witnesses present information that helps juries make decisions.
Witnesses present information that helps juries make decisions.

Witnesses are responsible for determining the outcome of civil cases.
Witnesses are responsible for determining the outcome of civil cases.

Witnesses evaluate if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Witnesses evaluate if there is enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Question 2
A)Which of the following best explains the purpose of primary elections?(1 point)
Responses

It is the method of determining who is elected to office.
It is the method of determining who is elected to office.

It is the method of removing an official from office.
It is the method of removing an official from office.

It is a method of selecting nominees for each political party.
It is a method of selecting nominees for each political party.

It is a method of voting on proposed laws.
It is a method of voting on proposed laws.
Question 3
A)
Use the text except to answer the question.

What is the liberty of the press? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion? I hold it to be impracticable; and from this, I infer, that its security, whatever fine declarations may be inserted in any constitution respecting it, must altogether depend on public opinion, and on the general spirit of the people and of the government. And here, after all, as intimated upon another occasion, must we seek for the only solid basis of all our rights.

–Alexander Hamilton, Federalist, no. 84

With which of the following statements would the author agree?

(1 point)
Responses

The protection of the people’s rights and liberty is directly related to civic virtue.
The protection of the people’s rights and liberty is directly related to civic virtue.

Rights and liberties cannot be protected because they cannot be defined.
Rights and liberties cannot be protected because they cannot be defined.

Rights and liberties are dependent upon their listing in a constitution or bill of rights.
Rights and liberties are dependent upon their listing in a constitution or bill of rights.

Civic virtue is not important to the protection of rights and liberties.
Civic virtue is not important to the protection of rights and liberties.
Question 4
A)
Read the following excerpt from Article I of the Constitution:

“Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law . . . .”

Explain how one supports this through a civic disposition.

(1 point)
Responses

A person votes based on their beliefs about the rightness of a law but accepts majority rule.
A person votes based on their beliefs about the rightness of a law but accepts majority rule.

A person accepts the outcome of an election as legitimate even if their candidate does not win.
A person accepts the outcome of an election as legitimate even if their candidate does not win.

A person pays or recognizes publicly another person for their intellectual property.
A person pays or recognizes publicly another person for their intellectual property.

A person volunteers to serve in the armed forces or other security related fields at the national level.
A person volunteers to serve in the armed forces or other security related fields at the national level.
Question 5
A)Define civil society.(1 point)
Responses

people who work with others with manners and high levels of respect in society
people who work with others with manners and high levels of respect in society

private individuals that operate with government permission in government sponsored organizations
private individuals that operate with government permission in government sponsored organizations

people who form groups to fight the government and strike against businesses
people who form groups to fight the government and strike against businesses

nongovernmental groups that cooperate with government and business to address public issues
nongovernmental groups that cooperate with government and business to address public issues
Question 6
A)You strongly support the campaign of a locally elected official. What would be the most effective way to help that person be elected?(1 point)
Responses

Set up a social media account to share research on the issues that your candidate supports.
Set up a social media account to share research on the issues that your candidate supports.

Volunteer at the candidate’s local campaign headquarters and call registered voters in your community to rally support for your candidate.
Volunteer at the candidate’s local campaign headquarters and call registered voters in your community to rally support for your candidate.

Research possible national organizations that have the same position as your candidate and join them by donating money.
Research possible national organizations that have the same position as your candidate and join them by donating money.

Join in a national protest to support the candidate’s position on a specific issue.
Join in a national protest to support the candidate’s position on a specific issue.
Question 7
A)Which of the following is a type of election in which voters get a ballot with all candidates running for office, regardless of their political party affiliation?(1 point)
Responses

nonpartisan election
nonpartisan election

local election
local election

partisan election
partisan election

winner-take-all
winner-take-all
Question 8
A)At the federal level, what happens during a midterm election?(1 point)
Responses

All seats in the U.S. House of Representative and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election.
All seats in the U.S. House of Representative and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election.

Procedures regarding voter registration are determined.
Procedures regarding voter registration are determined.

The president and vice president are elected.
The president and vice president are elected.

Candidates are nominated to run in the general election.
Candidates are nominated to run in the general election.
Question 9
A)Primary elections were created in the early twentieth century as a way for voters to(1 point)
Responses

give total control to party bosses to select party nominees.
give total control to party bosses to select party nominees.

shorten the length of the campaign.
shorten the length of the campaign.

reduce the cost of running for office.
reduce the cost of running for office.

have a greater say in whom a political party nominates.
have a greater say in whom a political party nominates.
Question 10
A)How often are U.S. senators elected?(1 point)
Responses

About one-third of the Senate is elected every two years.
About one-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

About one-third of the Senate is elected every six years.
About one-third of the Senate is elected every six years.

About one-third of the Senate is elected whenever the president decides it is the right time.
About one-third of the Senate is elected whenever the president decides it is the right time.

About one-third of the Senate is elected every four years.
About one-third of the Senate is elected every four years.
Question 11
A)Can faithless electors be jailed for their actions?(1 point)
Responses

No, electors are allowed to vote for whomever they wish.
No, electors are allowed to vote for whomever they wish.

Yes, if they vote for a member of the opposing party.
Yes, if they vote for a member of the opposing party.

No, faithless electors are simply not counted.
No, faithless electors are simply not counted.

Yes, if the laws of their state provide for criminal punishment.
Yes, if the laws of their state provide for criminal punishment.
Question 12
A)Which of the following might be one reason that caucuses have become less common?(1 point)
Responses

Party leaders want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination.
Party leaders want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination.

Voters want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination.
Voters want to elect the president directly and skip the step of nomination.

Voters want to have more influence over the nomination process.
Voters want to have more influence over the nomination process.

Party leaders want to have more influence over the nomination process.
Party leaders want to have more influence over the nomination process.
Question 13
A)What change to government power does Roosevelt say is necessary to combat special interests?(1 point)
Responses

increasing the power of the federal government
increasing the power of the federal government

seizing the property of the rich
seizing the property of the rich

capping how much wealth someone can have
capping how much wealth someone can have

decreasing the power of the federal government
decreasing the power of the federal government

Answer 1

Here are the best responses to each question based on the context given:

Question 1 A) Which of the following best describes why it is important to serve as a witness in a trial?

• Witnesses present information that helps juries make decisions.

Question 2 A) Which of the following best explains the purpose of primary elections?

• It is a method of selecting nominees for each political party.

Question 3 A) With which of the following statements would the author agree?

• Rights and liberties cannot be protected because they cannot be defined.

Question 4 A) Explain how one supports this through a civic disposition.

• A person accepts the outcome of an election as legitimate even if their candidate does not win.

Question 5 A) Define civil society.

• nongovernmental groups that cooperate with government and business to address public issues.

Question 6 A) What would be the most effective way to help that person be elected?

• Volunteer at the candidate’s local campaign headquarters and call registered voters in your community to rally support for your candidate.

Question 7 A) Which of the following is a type of election in which voters get a ballot with all candidates running for office, regardless of their political party affiliation?

• nonpartisan election.

Question 8 A) At the federal level, what happens during a midterm election?

• All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election.

Question 9 A) Primary elections were created in the early twentieth century as a way for voters to:

• have a greater say in whom a political party nominates.

Question 10 A) How often are U.S. senators elected?

• About one-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

Question 11 A) Can faithless electors be jailed for their actions?

• Yes, if the laws of their state provide for criminal punishment.

Question 12 A) Which of the following might be one reason that caucuses have become less common?

• Voters want to have more influence over the nomination process.

Question 13 A) What change to government power does Roosevelt say is necessary to combat special interests?

• increasing the power of the federal government.

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