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POLS 2010 Possible Multiple Choice Questions on the Second Exam

The Second Exam will measure your knowledge of chapters 6, 7, 9, and 3. Below are all the

possible questions that you could receive on this exam. I have given you the first part of these

multiple choice questions but not the options. You must use these questions to guide you in

studying for the exam. The wording in each of the questions should lead you to the PowerPoint

slides and readings that include the answer(s). Thoroughly study the section of notes and

readings that contain the answer(s). The order of the questions mostly follows the sequence in

the PowerPoint outline. If a multiple choice question on the Second Exam is similar to, or the

same as, an i>clicker question, the question options on the Second Exam will be different. You

will have up to three attempts on the Second Exam.

1. In order to gain their civil rights sooner, African-American leaders had to pursue strategies in

Art. III federal courts since the jurists in these courts ____.

2. In Brown v. Board of Education of 1954, what did the United States Supreme Court declare

regarding racial segregation in public schools?

3. De facto public school segregation ______, and the federal courts ruled that ____.

4. The federal courts can order a remedy for public school segregation when the school

segregation ____.

5. When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be

substantially related to advance an important government interest.

6. When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be

rationally related to advance a legitimate government interest.

7. When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be

rationally related to advance a legitimate government interest.

8. When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be

narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling government interest

9. According to past United States Supreme Court opinions, which government programs below

would not pass the upper tier test in applying the equal protection clause of the 14th

Amendment?

10. In the opinion of Craig v. Boren (1976), the U.S. Supreme Court applied the ____ tier test

and ruled that a state law violated the equal protection clause for discriminating based on ____.

11. Which of the following is not an illegal basis for employment discrimination pursuant to

congressional statutes, not the federal Constitution? A private employer decides to not hire a job

applicant solely on the basis of the applicant’s ____.

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POLS 2010 Possible Multiple Choice Questions on the Second Exam The Second Exam will measure your knowledge of chapters 6, 7, 9, and 3. Below are all the possible questions that you could receive on this exam. I have given you the first part of these multiple choice questions but not the options. You must use these questions to guide you in studying for the exam. The wording in each of the questions should lead you to the PowerPoint slides and readings that include the answer(s). Thoroughly study the section of notes and readings that contain the answer(s). The order of the questions mostly follows the sequence in the PowerPoint outline. If a multiple choice question on the Second Exam is similar to, or the same as, an i>clicker question, the question options on the Second Exam will be different. You will have up to three attempts on the Second Exam.

In order to gain their civil rights sooner, African-American leaders had to pursue strategies in Art. III federal courts since the jurists in these courts ____.
In Brown v. Board of Education of 1954, what did the United States Supreme Court declare regarding racial segregation in public schools?
De facto public school segregation ______, and the federal courts ruled that ____.
The federal courts can order a remedy for public school segregation when the school segregation ____.
When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be substantially related to advance an important government interest.
When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be rationally related to advance a legitimate government interest.
When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be rationally related to advance a legitimate government interest.
When a government act discriminates based on ____, to be constitutional this act must be narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling government interest
According to past United States Supreme Court opinions, which government programs below would not pass the upper tier test in applying the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment?
In the opinion of Craig v. Boren (1976), the U.S. Supreme Court applied the ____ tier test and ruled that a state law violated the equal protection clause for discriminating based on ____.
Which of the following is not an illegal basis for employment discrimination pursuant to congressional statutes, not the federal Constitution? A private employer decides to not hire a job applicant solely on the basis of the applicant’s ____.

Which of the following are developments that aided the congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Which of the following is one or more of the four steps for a “nonviolent campaign” that Martin Luther King, Jr. used in 1963 Birmingham, Alabama?
In which part or parts, if any, of the United States Constitution is the "right to privacy" explicitly stated or inferred?
According to the United States Supreme Court opinion Planned Parenthood v. Casey of 1992, on what do abortion rights no longer turn?
According to the United States Supreme Court opinion Planned Parenthood v. Casey of 1992, which of the following statements is correct regarding the “undue burden” test?
Which article and section of the United States Constitution gave Congress power to pass section 2 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996?
Pursuant to section 2 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996, ____.
Which of the following statements is not part of the three requirements that polling must do?
While Joe rather die than pay income tax to the government, Martin makes every effort to honestly pay his income tax although he believes in theory that government should not tax his income. Which type of public opinion measure would best capture the difference between these two opinions?
While Mary for most of her life has held the opinion that government should not tax her income, Josie no longer believed that government should not tax her income after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Which type of public opinion measure would best capture the difference between these two opinions?
Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning three main influences in political socialization: family, religion, and gender?
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding three ways in which individual positionalities can create cleavages or divisions in public opinion: social class, race as well as ethnicity, and geographical region?
When the words came into use in the early 1800’s, a liberal was one who favored ______, while a conservative favored ______.
A congressperson is opposed to increased minimum wage requirements but supports a ban on abortion. This congressperson is most likely a ______.

Which of the following methods of electing the president will most likely decrease strategic voting?
In which of the following electoral systems is a party’s seat share more likely to be disproportionate to the party’s vote share?
In which of the following electoral systems are a minor party’s votes least likely to be wasted on a loser candidate?
Which of the following is a process that enables voters to put legislative measures (and sometimes a state constitutional change) on the voting ballot by collecting enough signatures?
Which of the following is a process that permits voters to remove elected officials from office?
In which of the following processes can the people enact state law by circumventing interests who have captured state government?
Which of the following clauses gave Congress the power to establish a bank?
Which of the following doctrines was the basis for John C. Calhoun’s call that southern states resist a federal tariff in the first half of the 1800’s?
Which of the following statements, if any, is the doctrine of nullification?
The United States Supreme Court ruled that the interstate commerce clause does not give Congress the power to make laws prohibiting____.
States have the power to legislate and administer in areas of law that ____.
A county’s or a city’s share of what kind of federal funds can turn on the population, personal income, and housing quality within the county or city?
For which current type of federal grants-in-aid was there less push since the grants are not vital for any one government agency?
Which of the following is the term for a decision by an administrative agency granting another party permission to violate a law that would otherwise apply to the party?
Funding to which of the following federal entitlement programs was the victim of major cuts as part of the devolution of power to the states?

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