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Practice Test 3 SECTION | 60 QUESTIONS « 45 MINUTES Directions: Each question or incomplete sentence is followed by five suggested responses. Sclect the best answer and fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. 1. The principle of separate but equal was established by (A) (B) (©) (D) (E) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Wesberry v. Sanders. Plessy v. Ferguson. University of California Board of Regents v. Bakke. Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States. An older population of voters would most likely not support which of the following proposals? (A) (B) ©) (D) (E) An increase in Medicare benefits Government subsidies to public education Health-care reform COLA for Social Security Campaign finance reform (A) (B) () (D) (E) 3. Prior restraint refers to the force used in search and seizure situations. government actions that prevent the publication of material in print media. injunctions issued against strikers. slander. reading of one’s rights toa suspect before questioning. e P R A N S S

236 PARTV: Three Practice Tests 4. All of the following are ways that 7. Which of the following programs is executive agencies benefit from being part of an iron triangle EXCEPT (A) support from client groups for the agency’s budget. (B) approval of the agency’s budget by the relevant Congressional committee or subcommittee. (C) technical advice from the interest groups. (D) assistance from the Congres- sional committee with com- plaints from constituents. (E) support when threatened with abolishment or reorganization by Congress. . The ruling in Miranda v. Arizona established (A) the right to privacy. (B) the right to be represented by counsel. (C) the principle of a clear and present danger. (D) the rights of a suspect under questioning. (E) that the defendant had been rightfully convicted for failure to relocate. A political fact of life that political parties need to recognize in order to be successful at the polls is that (A) campaign finance reform is a major issue with voters. (B) older voters are conservative and the population is aging. {C) the gender gap elected Bill Clinton in 1996. (D) most voters hold middle-of-the- road views on most issues. (E) touting their accomplishments is the best way to win. www.petersonscom outside the regular budget-making process of Congress? (A) Entitlements {(B) Medicare (C) The federal judiciary (D) Social Security (E) Secret defense arsenals A writ of certiorari (A) is issued by the Supreme Court tostay an execution. (B) is an order to a lower court by the Supreme Court to send up a case for review. (C) must be agreed to by five justices of the Supreme Court in order for the Court to consider a case. (D) is a court order requiring that a specific action be taken. (E) is handed down in cases involving civil liberties. Critics of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 claim that the faw 1. caused backloading of the presidential primary calendar. 11. increased the power of special- interest groups. 1. increased the role of the news media. (A) 1only (B) 11 only (C) III only (D) IandIIl (E) Il and HI

Practice Test 3 237 16. Which of the following helps the president sort out the competing agendas of the various executive departments? 11. (A) (B) ©) (D) (E) Office of Management and Budget Council of Economic Advisors National Security Council Chief of staff Research Office of the White House Staff All of the following are true of voter behavior EXCEPT that (A) (B) (©) (D) (E) the higher the level of education the more likely one is to vote. women tend to be more liberal than men. the less political power a group has the more likely it is to be liberal. parental affiliation is the greatest predictor of a person’s own party identification. the younger the voter the more likely he or she is to be conservative. 12. 13. All of the following would need to be authorized by a constitutional amendment EXCEPT (A) allowing school prayer. (B) authorizing the line-item veto. (C) criminalizing the burning of the American flag. (D) banning abortion. (E) amending Social Security provisions. What is the correct sequence of the steps in the lawmaking process in the House? The proposed bill is I. reported out to the full committee. II. sent to the Rules Committee. 1II. referred to a subcommittee. 1V. referred to a conference committee. V. passed in the House. (A) LULILV, IV (By ILLILV,IV (C) LILILV, IV D) ILLILIV,V (Ey IV,LILIL YV 9] 89o110¢€Id GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE www . petersonscom

238 PARTV: Three Practice Tests QUESTIONS 14-15 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING GRAPH. Average Campaign Costs for Members of the House, 18881888 (dollars in thousands) 1988 1990 1992 1984 1996 1998 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1993 =~ Incumbents =~ = =Challengers === Open Seats 14. Which of the following statements is 15. The graphs point out L suppon"led byjthejdataion (A) the appeal of the Republican the graphs? Party to the wealthy. (A) In general, House candidates (B) one of the difficulties challeng- spent more on midterm elec- ers have in trying to unseat tions than races during presi- incumbents. dential election years. (C) the intense rivalry of the 1992 (B) The amount of money candi- Senate election. dates spent on open seats (D) the decrease in PAC support for increased and decreased in the Democrats in 1998. same manner for both Demo- (E) the disenchantment with the crats and Republicans. (C) Running for an open scat was more expensive for both Demo- crats and Republicans than when an incumbent was in place. (D) The most expensive contests were between Republicans running for an open seat. (E) Incumbents spent the most money in the 1994 election. www.petersonscom Republicans after the 1994 Contract with America.

Practice Test 3 16. The Love Canal episode provided an 17. 18. 19. 20. impetus for the (A) creation of the Superfund. (B) passage of the Clean Air Act. (C) passage of the Clean Water Act. (D) passage of the bill authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency. (E) deregulation of energy utilities. Cloture is invoked in the Senate to (A) impeach a federal judge. (B) censure a senator for wrongdoing. (C) remove a federal judge who has been impeached. (D) end debate on a bill by a three-fifths’ vote of the Senate. (E) return a bill to committee. “Shaping the agenda™ is a phrase used to describe the role of the (A) president in the State of the Union address. (B) news media in determining which issues and personalities get attention. (C) president’s chief of staff. (D) Supreme Court in choosing cases to hear. (E) Joint Conference Committee. The due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amend- ment were extended by the Supreme Court to state law in (A) Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. (B) Hopwood v. State of Texas. (C) Worcester v. Georgia. (D) Brown v. Board of Education. (E) Plessy v. Ferguson. The process through which a person acquires his or her political orienta- tion is known as (A) social intelligence. (B) political intelligence. (C) political socialization. (D) political ideology. (E)} social 1Q. 21. 22. 23. Which of the following PACs most probably donated more heavily to Democrats than to Republicans? (A) National Rifle Association (B) American Medical Association (C) United Auto Workers (D) National Association of Retailers (E) Americans for Tax Reform Judicial restraint (A) replaced the policy of judicia) review. (B) refers to stricter sentencing guidelines in criminal cases. (C) refers to a policy of limiting due process. (D) underlays the Supreme Court decisions that extended the Bill of Rights. (E) limits the policy-making role of courts. Incumbent members of the Senate tend to win reelection to Congress because 1. often their districts have been drawn to support the incum- bents’ party. II. voters are more familiar with incumbents than with the challengers. III. the staff of incumbents solve problems for constituents and build up good will for their bosses that translates into support back home at election time. IV. incumbents are able to raise more campaign money than challengers. (A) TandlIl (B) lil and 1V (€C) I,11,and III (D) 11,11, and IV (E) I,IL,III,and IV GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE www.petersonscom 239 91 90110®.Id

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