Which of the following was not a reason for the decline in U.S. voting turnout in the 1960s, 1970s, and1980s?
a. Declining faith in government
b. Decreasing interest group activity
c. The reduction of the voting age to 18 by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
d. Declining party identification
Question -2-According to the holding in
Marbury v. Madison, why was the Supreme Court unable to force the President to give Marbury the position he sought?
a. Congress had never given the Court the authority to act in such a manner.
b. The Constitutional guarantee of the separation of powers made such an action by the Court impossible.
c. The President was held to be above the law.
d. Congress could not change the jurisdiction of the Court as specified in the Constitution.
Question -3-After the 1980s, the percentage of moderates in the U.S. Congress has
a. declined for both parties.
b. declined for Republicans but increased for Democrats.
c. declined for Democrats but increased for Republicans.
d. remained about the same for both parties.
Question -4-How has party unity changed in the U.S. Congress since the mid-1980s?
a. It has remained at a moderate level in both Houses of Congress.
b. It has increased, but only in the Senate.
c. It has increased in both Houses of Congress.
d. It has decreased in both Houses of Congress.
Question -5-In 2013, Senator Rand Paul (Republican from Kentucky) maintained a filibuster for what purpose?
a. To force the Senate to defund the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
b. To prevent the Senate from passing a budget
c. To force the Obama Administration to clarify its position on using unmanned drones to attack U.S. citizens
d. To force the Senate to revise campaign finance law