HCC GOVT2305 All Quizzes Latest 2020 December (Full)

GOVT2305 Federal Government

Module 1 Quiz

Question 1The proposal during the constitutional convention that urged representation in the federal government based on a state’s population.

  New Jersey Plan

  small state plan

  liberty plan

  Virginia Plan

 Question 2The Three-Fifths Compromise is most closely associated with which of the following?

  how slaves were to be counted when taking a census

  how many states would be necessary to ratify the Constitution

  the number of senators required to ratify a treaty

  the number of representatives necessary to impeach a president

 Question 3Opponents of the Constitution.

  Federalists

  anti federalists

  Whigs

  Democratic Republicans

 Question 4Which part of the Constitution creates the executive branch?

  Article I

  bill of rights

  Article II

  10th Amendment

 Question 5As stated in the Declaration of Independence, the purpose of government is to________________.

  grant rights

  secure natural rights

  provide order

  ensure government exists perpetually

 Question 6Which of the following persons argued that a monarchy was necessary to keep order in society?

  John Locke

  Alexander Hamilton

  Thomas Hobbes

  James Madison

 Question 7Which of the following specifically defines who a U.S. citizen is?

  First Amendment

  Article I, Sec. 10

  14th amendment

  full faith and credit clause

 

 

 

GOVT2305 Federal Government

Module 2 Quiz

Question 1

In a _______________________ the states have stronger sovereignty than the central government.

  monarchical system

  confederate system

  unitary

  federal

 Question 2Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which helps explain the powers of Congress, contains the _________________.

  reserved powers

  full faith and credit clause

  enumerated powers

  supremacy clause

 Question 3Amendment 10 of the Constitution contains the ______________________.

  reserved powers

  enumerated powers

  elongated powers

  treble powers

 Question 4The Supreme Court case that determined the national government has the implied power to establish a national bank is ______________________.

  Dred Scott

  Gibbons v. Ogden

  McCulloch v. Maryland

  Plessy v. Ferguson

 Question 5The doctrine that is based on the idea that a precise separation of national and state authority is both plausible and desirable.

  dual federalism

  striated federalism

  coerced federalism

  marble cake federalism

 

 

 

GOVT2305 Federal Government

Module 4 Quiz

Question 1Reapportionment of the Senate occurs roughly every ten years.

   True

  False

 Question 2A Bill rider is an amendment to a bill that does not necessarily relate to that bill’s content.

  True

  False

 Question 3In reference to the House of Representatives, the Constitution does not specifically create the position of Speaker.

  True

  False

 Question 4The most important party leadership position in the Senate is that of the majority leader.

  True

  False

 Question 5Which of the following did the framers of the Constitution regard as the preeminent branch of the federal government?

  press

  executive

  judicial

  legislative

 

 

GOVT2305 Federal Government

Module 5 Quiz

Question 1Regarding the duties and responsibilities of the President, which of the following is not specifically addressed in the Constitution?

  President must recommend measures to Congress

  President must provide a report on the state of the union

  President must declare war before troops can be used on foreign soil

  President must act as commander in chief

 Question 2The presidency has become a much stronger office than the framers envisioned.

   True

  False

 Question 3Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution provides that the president has the power to appoint ambassadors to foreign nations.

  True

  False

 Question 4The president’s power to execute the laws enables them to decide how laws will be implemented.

  True

  False

 Question 5How many electoral votes is Texas authorized to cast in the 2020 presidential election?

  40

  36

  2

  38

 

 

 

GOVT2305 Federal Government

Module 7 Quiz

Question 1The power of judicial review was first asserted in the case of Marbury v. Madison.

  True

  False

 Question 2The Circuit Courts are the chief trial courts of the federal system.

  True

  False

 Question 3The doctrine of judicial restraint holds that policy decisions in nearly every instance should be decided by elected lawmakers and not by appointed judges.

  True

  False

 Question 4The Constitution requires that Supreme Court justices be U.S. citizens, either by birth or through naturalization.

  True

  False

 Question 5The U.S. legal system developed primarily from the Spanish common-law tradition.

  True

  False

 

 

GOVT2305 Federal Government

Module 8 Quiz

Question 1America's first political parties originated in the rivalry between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton.

  True

  False

 Question 2The US utilizes a  single-member district system as opposed to a proportional representation system.

  True

  False

 Question 3Unified government occurs when when the same party controls both the executive and judicial branches.

  True

  False

 Question 4One of the best explanations for why the US developed into a 2-party systems (as opposed to a multiple-party system) is that the US Constitution mandates that the entire nation be divided into _________________.

  sovereign states

  US Senator Districts

  Congressional Districts

  None of the above because the US is not a 2-party system

 Question 5The _________________ emerged during the 1932 election and solidified during the 1936 election.

  Containment Coalition

  Republican Party

  New Deal Coalition

  Libertarian Party