Question: Which of the following is commonly identified as a failure of the Articles of Confederation?

Answer: A. The national government lacked an effective power to raise revenue.

Question: Which of the following best summarizes the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Lopez (1995) ?

Answer: D. Congress does not have the authority under the commerce clause to pass a law forbidding possession of a firearm in a school zone.

Question: To get an important bill passed in the House, a provision is added that allocates $500 million to study the impact of global climate change on manatees in Florida. This is an example of

Answer: B. pork barrel legislation

Question: Which of the following statements is correct based on the bar chart?

Answer: D. The more consistently conservative a person is, the more that person is likely to believe that the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution means in current times.

Question: The data illustrate that most conservatives believe that the United States Constitution

Answer: B. outlines a framework for government that the Supreme Court should apply strictly regardless of the political or personal preferences of judges

Question: In the case of McDonald v. Chicago (2010) the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense was applicable to the states. This ruling is an example of the application of the doctrine of

Answer: B. selective incorporation

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Answer: oversight

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Answer: delegate

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Answer: Freedom of the press includes a heavy presumption against government censorship, and the documents can be published by the press.

Question: Which of the following statements is true regarding political advertisements in 2012 based on the information graphic?

Answer: Few advertisements appealed to positive emotions.