Which of the following accurately describes the information presented in the line graph?

1. Which of the following most accurately describes the president's cabinet?

A. Its members must have experience serving in government.

B. All members have the same amount of influence on the president's agenda.

C. Its members cannot be fired by the president once they take office.

D. Its members serve at the will of the president and have differing levels of influence on the president.

2. Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

Which of the following accurately describes the information presented in the line graph?

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3. The practice of two members of the House of Representatives promising to vote for each other's legislation is

A. Incumbency

B. Casework

C. Logrolling

D. Pork barrel legislation

Questions 4-6 refer to the following information.

Which of the following accurately describes the information presented in the line graph?

Source: U.S. Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2017/comm/voting-rates-age.html

4. Which of the following best describes a trend in the line graph above?

A. Voting rates have increased for those age 65 and older since 1992.

B. Voting rates have decreased for those age 18 to 29 since 2000.

C. Voting rates have increased for those age 45 to 60 since 2004.

D. Voting rates have decreased for those age 30 to 44 since 1980.

5. Which of the following accurately describes the information presented in the line graph?

A. Voting rates in 2016 were highest for those age 45 to 64.

B. Voting rates in 2016 were lowest for those age 18 to 29.

C. Those age 65 and older have always had the highest voting rates.

D. Voting rates for all age groups decreased in 2016.

6. Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on a comparison of the trends in the line graph above and your knowledge of voter behavior?

A. Younger voters are more likely to vote than older voters.

B. Older voters are less likely to vote than younger voters.

C. Younger voters are less likely to vote than older voters.

D. Voting rates have increased in recent years for all voters.

7. Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved in the Senate by a

A. Simple majority

B. Two-thirds majority

C. Three-fourths majority

D. Three-fifths majority

8. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Articles of Confederation?

A. The Articles of Confederation gave states with larger populations more representation in Congress than states with smaller populations.

B. The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government with most powers reserved to the states.

C. The Articles of Confederation provided for a strong military which was able to address the issue of Shays' Rebellion.

D. The Articles of Confederation provided for strong legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

9. Which of the following best illustrates how the ideologies of the two major parties shapes public policy?

A. The Democratic Party platform generally aligns more closely to conservative ideology.

B. The Republican party Platform generally aligns more closely to libertarian ideology.

C. The Democratic party platform generally aligns more closely to liberal ideology.

D. The Republican party platform generally aligns more closely to liberal ideology.

10. In 2020, a census of the population will be taken and based on that census, the House of Representatives will be reapportioned. Which of the following most accurately explains why the House of Representatives will need to be reapportioned?

A. Because the House of Representatives is based on population, when there are population changes across the country, the number of seats in the House of Representatives must be adjusted among the states to reflect those changes.

B. The House of Representatives needs to be enlarged to reflect population growth in the country.

C. Congressional districts must be redrawn to reflect changes in the state's population.

D. Because the House of Representatives is based on equality, population changes across the country have no effect on how seats in the House of Representatives are divided among the states.

11. Which of the following most accurately describes the sequence in the policymaking process?

A. Policy formulation, policy evaluation, policy adoption, policy implementation, and agenda setting

B. Agenda setting, policy formulation, policy adoption, policy implementation, and policy evaluation

C. Policy adoption, policy implementation, policy formulation, agenda setting, and policy evaluation

D. Policy implementation, policy evaluation, agenda setting, policy formulation, and policy adoption

Which of the following accurately describes a limitation of the visual representation of the data?

Which of the following accurately describes a limitation of the visual representation of the data? Predicting trends or making generalizations based on two data points is unreliable.

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of liberal and conservative views?

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of liberal and conservative views concerning economic policy? Liberals have equality of opportunity as a core value, while conservatives have individualism as a core value.

Which of the following reasons likely explains why Bernstein thinks the question of what is news?

Which of the following reasons likely explains why Bernstein thinks the question of "what is news" is especially important when covering the president? The president can get a strong message out to the public asserting his interpretation of events.

Which of the following defines the term political ideology?

In social studies, a political ideology is a certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.