1. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act requires federal officials to get a warrant from a secret court prior to carrying out surveillance or wiretapping (True/False)

2. The general power of states to regulate for the health, safety, and general welfare of the public is known as police power (True/False)

3. Congress has the power to protect intellectual property in copyrights and patents (True/False)

4. Historically, there has never been a case in which the U.S. government held that discrimination on the basis of race was permissible (True/False)

5. The civil liberties protected by the Constitution extend to all persons physically on U.S. soil, not just citizens or legal immigrants (True/False)

6. Which of the following places is considered the right place to deal with contemporary political issues?

A. The Federal level

B. The state level

C. U.S. Constitution

D. Bill of Rights

E. 5^th Amendment

7. Article I of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch through a(n) _____.

A. unicameral legislature

B. multicameral legislature

C. bicameral legislature

D. tricameral legislature

E. tetracameral

8. The due process clause:

A. prohibits the government from establishing a religion.

B. prohibits "cruel and unusual" punishment.

C. appears in the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

D. extends limitations on government behavior in the Bill of Rights to apply to the states as well.

E. advocates fundamental fairness and decency.

9. According to the doctrine of state secrets, _____.

A. a citizen has the right to seek release from unlawful detention by petitioning a neutral judge

B. certain sensitive information on national security cannot be disclosed in court

C. the House of Representatives has the right to formally accuse an elected official of misconduct

D. federal law can trump, and render unenforceable, conflicting state laws

E. the president can control the entire executive branch, totally and completely

10. With reference to the bicameral legislature in the United States, the _____ retains the exclusive right to originate bills raising revenue (taxation).

A. House of Lords

B. House of Commons

C. Senate

D. Chamber of Lords

E. House of Representatives

11. With reference to the Constitution, the doctrine of incorporation:

A. prohibits the government from preventing the free exercise of religion.

B. requires states to provide the equal protection of laws to persons within their jurisdiction.

C. extends limitations on government behavior in the Bill of Rights to apply to the states as well.

D. prohibits government from establishing a religion.

E. prohibits "cruel and unusual" punishment.

12. Which of the following acts prohibits discrimination against U.S. citizens on the basis of race, color, national origin, and sex?

A. The Regulatory Flexibility Act

B. The Civil Rights Act

C. The Amnesty Act

D. The Residence Act

13. The standard of review in which the government must prove the law is justified by a compelling government interest is known as:

A. Affirmative action

B. Reparation

C. Internment

D. Strict Scrutiny

E. Minimal scrutiny

14. Which of the following focuses on the content of government legislation itself?

A. Procedural due process

B. Doctrine of prior restraint

C. Establishment Clause

D. Substantive due process

E. Doctrine of incorporation

15. Which of the following is one of the two legislative branches established by Article I of the Constitution?

A. The House of Lords

B. The House of Commons

C. The Chamber of Representatives

D. The Chamber of Lords

E. The House of Representatives

16. The Establishment Clause:

A. prohibits the government from preventing the free exercise of any religion.

B. requires states to provide equal protection of laws to persons within their jurisdiction.

C. requires the federal government to establish a standard in police power among different states.

D. prohibits the government from establishing a religion.

E. prohibits establishing cruel punishment as a norm.

17. The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution:

A. protects the rights that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.

B. prohibits the government from restricting the free exercise of religion.

C. prevents the government from establishing a religion.

D. prohibits "cruel and unusual" punishment.

E. prevents any state from depriving citizens of their rights without "due process of law."

18. Which of the following is true of the Articles of Confederation?

A. The articles granted unlimited authority to a federal government.

B. The Federalists thought the articles created a federal government that would be stable and strong.

C. The articles revived the federal government from bankruptcy.

D. It gave larger states more power to vote than smaller states.

E. The articles reserved the power to regulate commerce to the states.

19. Which of the following statements is true regarding states' powers?

A. Federal courts have repeatedly held that state attempts to regulate Internet content (typically to prevent pornography) are constitutional.

B. The state police power can interfere with Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce.

C. A state law that discriminates against out-of-state commerce, or places an undue burden on interstate commerce, would violate the dormant commerce clause.

D. The dormant commerce clause restricts the federal government's abilities to regulate commerce, rather than the states'.

E. Courts have interpreted spending power to mean that Congress can spend money only to carry out its powers under Article I, Section 8 but not to promote any other objective.

20. Congress has the power to "pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare." This is known as _____.

A. the dormant commerce clause

B. service power

C. police power

D. the unitary executive clause

E. spending power

21. Which of the following terms refers to a constitutional test created by the Supreme Court to determine a law's validity? A. Police power

B. Undue burden

C. Preemption

D. Dormant commerce clause

E. Extraordinary rendition

22. Which of the following terms describes the process and procedure to become a citizen?

A. Waterboarding

B. Naturalization

C. Habeas corpus

D. Extraordinary rendition

E. Preemption

23. The term reparations refers to:

A. compensation for past injury.

B. the practice of providing affirmative action to targeted populations to achieve diversity goals.

C. the standard of review in which government must prove the law is justified by a compelling government interest.

D. the laws that cover legal as well as illegal conduct.

E. speech made by nonhuman entities.

24. Which of the following best describes extraordinary rendition?

A. The division and sharing of power between state and federal governments

B. The capture and transfer of suspected criminals from one country to another for interrogation

C. The right to seek release from unlawful detention by petitioning a neutral judge

D. The doctrine that certain information on national security is so sensitive that it cannot be disclosed in court

E. The theory in constitutional law that the president controls the entire executive branch, totally and completely

25. Which of the following terms relates to the president's total and complete control over the branch of government that is established by Article II of the Constitution?

A. Extraordinary rendition

B. Federalism

C. Habeas corpus

D. Waterboarding principle

E. Unitary executive theory

26. The Bush administration allegedly captured suspected terrorists abroad and moved them to secret prisons outside the jurisdiction of the United States for interrogation, a practice known as _____.

27. The first case in which the Supreme Court held that racial discrimination may be permissible rose during World War _____.

28. The _____ Act prohibits discrimination against citizens on the basis of race, color, national origin, and sex.

29. The _____ scrutiny test is reserved for cases where the government discriminates on the basis of sex or gender.

30. An alternative theory, called _____, states that the universe is too complex to be explained by science alone.