Which Supreme Court decision upheld racial segregation as constitutional?
a. Civil Rights Cases
b. Dred Scott v. Sanford
c. Shelly v. Kraemer
d. Plessy v. Ferguson
e. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Q. 2Which of the following is NOT true about the U.S. economic policy?
a. A key American economic principle is that economic success is tied to a free market.
b. American government intervention in economic matters is limited by its commitment to the principle of laissez-faire.
c. U.S. policy-makers have tended to cede power to private actors who are not necessarily concerned with the impact of their activities upon the broader economy.
d. With the formation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913, the national government increased its ability to regulate the U.S. economy.
e. Interstate and foreign commerce are regulated by the national government.
Q. 3Eminent domain is a process whereby a local government can
a. tear down someone's house for unpaid water and sewer bills.
b. assume ownership of land (and pay the current owner a fair price for his property) if the land is to be used fora public purpose.
c. evict a tenant from an apartment for unpaid rent.
d. tell a landlord that it must rent its property to specific commercial tenants to stimulate the local economy.
Q. 4Which statement about health care in the United States is FALSE?
a. Health care facilities in the U.S. are among the best in the world.
b. U.S. citizens spend more on medical expenses than people in other countries.
c. The federal government spends less on medical research than other modern nations.
d. The Affordable Care Act was upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
e. Federal government expenses for Medicare and Medicaid exceed those related to defense.
Q. 5The U.S. single-member-plurality (SMP) is an electoral system in which
a. candidates run for a single seat from a specific geographic district. The winner is the person who receives the most votes cast.
b. voters rank their preferences among the candidates. The winner is the candidate who receives the majority of the votes cast.
c. a plurality of voters choose multiple officials to represent a specific geographic district.
d. candidates run for a single seat from a specific geographic district. The winner is the person who gets over fifty percent of the votes cast.
e. the distribution of seats is allocated to multiple parties on the basis of the overall percentage of votes received by each party in the election.
Q. 6Under the condition of hyperpluralism, weak political leadership and a dispersed business elite have resulted because
a. where many interests clash, competing groups cannot form coalitions and the distribution of power tends to beunstable.
b. where few interests clash, competing groups cannot form coalitions and the distribution of power tends to beunstable.
c. where many interests clash, competing groups form stable coalitions.
d. where few interests clash, they are forced to find common ground in opposition to the political leadership.
Q. 7Which postindustrial modern state does NOT consider health care a basic human right?
a. Canada
b. France
c. England
d. United States
e. Sweden
Q. 8Which of the following about immigration to the United States is INCORRECT?
a. Prior to the 2008 recession, over 1 million people legally immigrated to the United States annually, while about 500,000 people did so illegally.
b. The U.S. immigration policy is an example of a redistributive policy.
c. The United States has historically used immigration to solve its labor shortages and grow its economy.
d. The United States is one of only four countries that allows immigration of those who do not already have a cultural tie to the country.
e. While previous waves of immigrants experienced only 12 generations of political and societal exclusion, today's immigrants who possess skills and education acculturate even quicker.
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