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WGU C963 OA 2025 REVIEW | C963
AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US
CONSTITUTION OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
PREP 2025 WITH 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (BRAND NEW!)
(Also Contains amendments and some court cases at the end of the 300 qs) The right to keep and bear arms can be found in (A) The Armed Services Committee (B) Korematsu v. United States (C) The War Powers Act (D) The Articles of Confederation (E) The Second Amendment (E) The Second Amendment How is the Constitution amended?(A) By Supreme Court decision (B) By ratification through the vote of state legislatures (C) By presidential veto (D) By popular vote (E) By Electoral College vote (B) By ratification through the vote of state legislatures The third two-party system, in place since 1856, is made up of (A) The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists (B) The Know-Nothings and the Whigs (C) The Democrats and the Republicans (D) The Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists (E) The Patriots and the Tories (C) The Democrats and the Republicans The federal government may restrict civil liberties during a time of war citing (A) An increase in the number of interest groups 1 / 4
pg. 2 (B) An increase in coercive monopolies (C) The need to protect First Amendment Rights (D) The need to protect national security (E) Separation of powers (D) The need to protect national security Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics?(A) American politics is dominated by a small elite.(B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government.(C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups.(D) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas.(E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliations outside the family.(C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups.Which of the following best explains the consistent growth of the federal bureaucracy over the past hundred years?(A) Increases in federal income tax since 1925 (B) The inability of Congress to cut programs (C) The success of Democratic presidents in promoting their policies (D) Public demand for, and expectation of, social services (E) United States Supreme Court rulings requiring Congress to assist those living in poverty Public demand for, and expectation of, social services Public opinion is given a lot of attention in democracies because the democratic form of government rests on (A) underwriting by the wealthy (B) access to politicians (C) the consent of the governed (D) mobilization of the poor (E) the capabilities of bureaucrats (C) the consent of the governed 2 / 4
pg. 3 An election is a realigning or critical election if (A) one party controls the Congress and the other controls the presidency (B) voter turnout is higher than expected (C) it occurs during a major war (D) there is a lasting change in party coalitions (E) the same party controls both Congress and the presidency (D) there is a lasting change in party coalitions Which of the following Supreme Court cases involved the principle of one person, one vote?(A) Baker v. Carr (B) Roe v. Wade (C) Mapp v. Ohio (D) Korematsu v. United States (E) Gideon v. Wainwright (A) Baker v. Carr A theoretical explanation of the operation of diverse interests in American politics is found in (A) the Virginia Plan (B) John Stuart Mill's On Liberty (C) The Federalist papers (D) the Declaration of Independence (E) John Locke's Two Treatises of Government (C) The Federalist papers The framers of the original Constitution thought that which of the following would best protect judicial independence?(A) Presidential nomination and senatorial confirmation (B) The circuit-riding system (C) An odd number of Supreme Court justices (D) Judicial impeachments (E) Life tenure during good behavior (E) Life tenure during good behavior In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy? 3 / 4
pg. 4 (A) Election of members of the House of Representatives (B) Election of members of the Senate (C) Election of the president (D) Ratification of treaties (E) Confirmation of presidential appointments (A) Election of members of the House of Representatives Which of the following best describes the relationship between socioeconomic status and participation in politics?(A) The lower one's socioeconomic status, the more likely it is that one will run for public office.(B) The higher one's socioeconomic status, the greater the probability of active involvement in the political process.(C) Adults who are unemployed have a greater personal interest in policy and tend to participate more actively in politics than do employed adults.(D) People in the lower socioeconomic status are the most likely to vote.(E) There is no relationship between socioeconomic status and political participation.(B) The higher one's socioeconomic status, the greater the probability of active involvement in the political process.One important change in political culture since the Second World War is that United States citizens have become (A) less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders (B) less likely to think of themselves as ideologically moderate (C) less likely to support civil rights (D) more likely to believe that their actions can influence government policy (E) more trusting of non governmental institutions and leaders (A) less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, literacy tests were used by some southern states to (A) determine the educational achievement of potential voters (B) prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote (C) assess the general population's understanding of the Constitution (D) hinder the migration of northerners (E) defend the practice of segregation
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