Which of the following is NOT an example of the system of checks and balances built into the Constitution?
a. A Supreme Court decision can be overturned by an amendment to the Constitution.
b. A presidential veto can be overridden by a supermajority of Congress.
c. House committee decisions can be overturned on the floor of the House by a majority vote.
d. Presidential use of the military is limited by the appropriations power of Congress.
e. Federal judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
C
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Which of the following statements is an accurate description of the universal suffrage movement?
a. It began shortly after the Civil War when President Andrew Johnson permitted whites to determine how the South would reconstruct itself, and in response southern governments created laws to maintain white power, including laws to keep blacks from voting. b. It began in the 1950s with grassroots mobilization involving powerful speeches, nonviolent methods of protest, and boycotts to draw attention to the lack of civil rights among people due to the lack of universal suffrage. c. Beginning in the early twentieth century, groups like the NAACP began advocating for universal suffrage through litigation in the courts. d. Beginning in the nineteenth century, activists lobbied legislators, gave public speeches, organized protest marches and demonstrations, endured arrest and jail, and went on hunger strikes to draw attention to the need for it.
The Electoral College introduces a bias into the campaign and electoral process because __________
a. all states get the same number of electoral votes b. each state has as many electoral votes as it has representatives c. less populated states are overrepresented d. more populous states are overrepresented
Most PAC money goes __________.
A. to the challenger B. to the incumbent C. equally to the incumbent and challenger D. to the political party with which the PAC is affiliated
One of the reasons it is a challenge to count votes in the United States is that __________
a. computer technology is not sophisticated enough to handle the volume of votes on election day b. poll workers are often not trained well enough c. the technology used in Ohio may not be the same as the technology in New York d. every state votes on a different day