35 Questions on Political Science - Exam 2 | POLS 2010, Study notes of Political Science

Download 35 Questions on Political Science - Exam 2 | POLS 2010 and more Study notes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! 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 ____. 12. Which of the following are developments that aided the congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? 13. 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? 14. In which part or parts, if any, of the United States Constitution is the "right to privacy" explicitly stated or inferred? 15. According to the United States Supreme Court opinion Planned Parenthood v. Casey of 1992, on what do abortion rights no longer turn? 16. 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? 17. 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? 18. Pursuant to section 2 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996, ____. 19. Which of the following statements is not part of the three requirements that polling must do? 20. 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? 21. 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? 22. Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning three main influences in political socialization: family, religion, and gender? 23. 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? 24. When the words came into use in the early 1800’s, a liberal was one who favored ______, while a conservative favored ______. 25. A congressperson is opposed to increased minimum wage requirements but supports a ban on abortion. This congressperson is most likely a ______.