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C963 American Politics-WGU, Exam Review Questions with accurate answers, rated A+ According to the Supreme Court, when is it legal to take private property for public use? - ✔✔-For the buil... ding of roads For the creation of jobs For the enhancement of government revenues (for example, taxes). For the creation of public parks agents of socialization - ✔✔-Social groups, prevailing political conditions, families and the media Attitudes - ✔✔-Life values and experiences Before a voter can cast a ballot, what is he or she required to do in virtually all states? - ✔✔-Before a voter can cast a ballot, she must register to vote. Beliefs - ✔✔-Closely held ideas that support our values and expectations about life and politics Besides making campaign contributions, what can interest groups do to influence elections on a large scale? - ✔✔-Interest groups can inform voters and the public (perhaps through voter guides with candidate ratings) to make them aware of the candidates' positions on key issues. Bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers. - ✔✔-Virginia Plan ccording the Supreme Court's ruling in Brandenberg v. Ohio, political speech can be restricted only if it does which of the following? - ✔✔-Creates a danger of imminent lawless action. Citizens form their opinions about issues and political candidates in two ways, relying on heuristics and/or doing research. Which of the following would be considered relying on heuristics - ✔✔-Voting for a candidate based on party allegiance. Deciding about a candidate based on her/his prior occupation. Discrimination is: - ✔✔-Generally allowed by the courts so long as it is rational and The differential treatment of groups based on characteristics they possess. For what reason were majority-minority districts created? - ✔✔-Majority-minority districts were created to avoid gerrymanders that diluted the voting power of minorities. For your personal protection, you carry a stun gun. For what reasons would this be allowable under the Second Amendment? - ✔✔-You carry the stun gun for personal protection A stun gun is a bearable arm How can social desirability impact public opinion polls? - ✔✔-Social desirability can make people afraid to answer questions truthfully. Social desirability can distort the polls causing them to be inaccurate. How did the Fourteenth Amendment change the interpretation of the Constitution? - ✔✔-It led to greater involvement by federal courts in areas previously reserved to the states. How did the ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments help expand individual rights? - ✔✔-The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed the practice of slavery, allowing individuals to escape involuntary servitude. The Fifteenth Amendment expanded voting rights to men of color. The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection to former slaves and those naturalized in the United States. How did the ruling in Roe v. Wade serve to expand the individual rights of women? - ✔✔-This ruling found that a woman has an unrestricted right to terminate pregnancy through an abortion only in her first trimester. This ruling found that women had a constitutional right to terminate pregnancies through abortion. How did the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) expand the rights of same-sex couples? - ✔✔-The Court ruled that same-sex couples had a right to be issued marriage licenses in states that issued them to other types of couples. The Court ruled that due to the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection clause, states had to recognize the same-sex marriages of other states. The Court's ruling effectively overturned the use of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by the individual states. How did the Supreme Court interpret the Necessary and Proper Clause in McCulloch v. Maryland? - ✔✔- It recognized that Congress could create a national bank even though it did not have an enumerated power to do so. How do checks and balances keep the branches of government from abusing its power? - ✔✔-Checks and balances allow each branch of government the ability to restrict other branches of government. Checks and balances require the different branches of government to work together. How do political actors use popular approval ratings? - ✔✔-When presidents have high approval ratings, they use their popularity to try to accomplish personal policy goals. Members of the Supreme Court are not usually affected by popular or unpopular approval ratings. Members of the House of Representatives have more pressure to shift to the preferences of public opinion to sustain high approval ratings. Approval ratings do not harm members of the Senate as much as the House of Representatives as senators have more time to recover if they make an unpopular decision. How do the branches of the government operate under the concept of checks and balances? - ✔✔-The branch of government must cooperate to to function, and each branch can restrict the other branches' powers How does a civil liberty differ from a civil right? - ✔✔-Liberty means being left alone, while a right requires some type of action. A liberty is a proscription, while a right is a prescription. Liberties are associated with the private sphere, while rights are associated with the public sphere. How does apportionment influence the makeup of Congress? - ✔✔-It determines the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives based on the equal proportions method How does ones political ideology give us insight into his public opinion? - ✔✔-Political ideologies helps others more accurately predict what a person's governmental priorities are, helps others understand one's philosophy about the role of government, and if a person understands ideology, can accurately predict more public opinion How does the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) differ from the Age Discrimination Act of 1975? - ✔✔-The ADEA prohibits against discrimination in employment, while the Age Discrimination Act protects against age discrimination in programs receiving federal funding. How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of the Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? - ✔✔- The Bill of Rights explicitly listed individual freedoms How does the census affect the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives? - ✔✔-Due to changes in population, some states gain seats and other s [Show More]

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