The Constitution authorizes who to be Commander in Chief?Department of DefenseThe CabinetNational Security CouncilThe PresidentUnder what article of the Constitution is Commander in Chief found?IIIIIIIVThe Department of State, Commerce, Treasury, etc are all part of the ___________? (HINT: it’s also found in your kitchen)SinkCupboardCabinetSink

The Constitution authorizes who to be Commander in Chief?Department of DefenseThe CabinetNational Security CouncilThe PresidentUnder what article of the Constitution is Commander in Chief found?IIIIIIIVThe Department of State, Commerce, Treasury, etc are all part of the ___________? (HINT: it’s also found in your kitchen)SinkCupboardCabinetSinkThe passage of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 does what? Gives the President carte blanche in international affairsIt limits the President’s use of troops in military action with OUT congressional approvalIt limits the President’s use of troops in military action with congressional approvalLimits Congress’ war time powerGeorge Washington, when he stepped down from the Presidency, told the American people to remain a(n) _________ state.InterventionismNeutralityIsolationismDétenteWhat document stated in 1823 that the US would not tolerate foreign intervention is the ________?Monroe DoctrineMarshall PlanTruman DoctrineJefferson’s purchaseWhat article in the Constitution deals with the Judicial Branch?3268Congress’ expressed powers are granted to them in Article ___ ?3215Which British Wartime Prime Minister coined the term “The Iron Curtain”?Winston ChurchillCharles DequalleHarry TrumanJoseph StalinT or F: Just because you have a large army means that you will win every war.The difference between a nation state actor and non-nation state actor is ________.Nation state actors don’t wear uniformsNon-nation state actors don’t have to listen to anyoneNation state actors are countries that have boundaries and uniforms and non-nation state actors are groups like the TalibanThere is no differenceWhat was a big problem with the Afghanistan war?Afghanistan obviously did want McDonalds thereThe Taliban were able to take shelter on the far side of the Afghan-Pakistani boarderThe fact that Afghanistan is not PakistanAll of the above (I gave you the answer on a silver platter)Which two countries have become a “threat” in the nuclear age?Iran and CanadaIran and North KoreaSouth Korea and North KoreaIran and IraqWhat is the end result of the policy making “on the home front”?Foreign policyInsurance policyDomestic policyhomelandThe United States is a ________________ government? AuthoritarianTotalitarianPluralisticConstitutionalThe United States is already a limited government because we are a ____________ government.AuthoritarianConstitutionalDictatorshipNone of the aboveRelative to the protection of individuals with disabilities, Congress’ track record in protecting gay rights is ________________.StrongerAbout the sameWeakernonexistentT or F: The Articles of Confederation succeeded because it made the government larger.The President’s expressed powers are granted to them in Article ___ ?3215What joint federal-state program provides health-care to low-income persons?MedicaidMedicareObamacareRomneycareWhich federal-state program provides health-care to the elderly?MedicaidMedicareObamacareRomneycareWhen you make an oral statement in “reckless disregard of the truth” which is considered damaging to the victim because it is “malicious, scandalous, and defamatory.” It is called____.LibelSlanderWho cares?Maybe he/she deserved it (or both?)T or F: Just because you have a big army, that automatically means you are going to win a war.What is one of the biggest problems with importing oil from other nations?The areas where we transport oil from aren’t exactly friendly with the USEven countries that seem friendly towards America are giant question marksSome exporters are experiencing some drops in productionAll of the aboveWhat was the reaction from the right when the healthcare bill was passedThey loved itComplete and utter distainThey did what every good American would do and worked to fix the billNone of the aboveWhat are the goals of the economic policy?Low unemploymentCurtailing inflationAll of the aboveNone of the aboveWhich Division of the Justice Department represents the United States when it is the defendant?CriminalCivilLawOrderWhat sort of financial situation did America experience in the 2007-08?InflationRecessionDepressionTotal meltdownWhat fiscal policy is based on the theory that you can’t always cut taxes but the government has to spend to get out of recessions? (HINT1: some economists believe that this is what saved America during the Great Depression) (HINT2: I said I was a fan of this fiscal policy)Supply side economicsLaissez-faireTrickle downKeynesian The foreign policy Doctrine that, in many ways, is the exact opposite of the Bush Doctrine is ______________.Bush DoctrineObama DoctrineClinton DoctrineJohnson DoctrineFederal spending that cannot be controlled is considered ___________ spending.MandatoryDiscretionarySecretiveThink about what the terms mandatory and discretionary mean…..When President Obama authorized Seal Team 6 to go into Pakistan to find, and ultimately take out Osama Bin Laden, this was an example of what kind of action?MultilateralSingularUnilateralIsolationalThe Treasury generally prefers ________________ interest rates; the Federal Reserve board generally prefers __________ rates.Higher; lowerHigher; higherLower; lowerLower; higherWhich major piece of legislation was passed after the assassination of President Kennedy?Civil Rights act of 1944Civil Rights act of 1964Civil Rights act of 1954Civil Rights act of 1960A system of shared sovereignty between two levels of government occupying the same geographical region is __________.FactionFederalismGerrymanderingelectorateWhat article of the Constitution gives the Executive Branch his expressed powers?IIIIIIIVUnder this plan, Congress would be able to regulate trade and impose taxes and each state would have only one vote.The New Jersey PlanThe 3/5th compromiseThe Virginia PlanThe Great CompromiseSubstantive due process doctrine has two sections. One is that it is an interpretation of the 14th Amendment. What does this allow?In this view, it allows the Supreme Court of overturn laws that infringe on individual libertiesIn this view, it keeps the Supreme Court from overturning laws that might infringe on individual libertiesIn this view, it allows the Supreme Court to overturn laws that infringe groups, but not individual lawsNone of the aboveWithin the EOP, which committee advises the president on matters of foreign policy?NSACIAFBINSAWhich of the following amendments in the Bill of Rights has never been touched or amended?The firstThe secondThe tenthNone of the above. They have all been amended.What does the term ‘GOP’ stand for?Grand Old PartyGee Oh PeeGood Old PartyGingrich’s Old PastWhich of the following court cases was NOT a landmark case in a civil rights movement (Writer’s Note: Civil Rights in this instance is not just relegated to the Black-American struggle from the 1920s-1970s, but across the 20th century and across race and gender)?Dred Scott v. SandfordBrown v. Board of EducationLawrence v. TexasAll of the aboveWhen discussing America’s entrance into the Iraq, the argument that we went in there oil deposits would support what idea?RealismIdealismFactualismFraudilismWhen discussing America’s entrance into the Iraq, the argument that we went in there to spread democracy would support what idea?RealismIdealismFactualismFraudilismThe model of government in which the powers of government are separated into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, is ALSO known as the _____________.Madisonian ModelJeffersonian JestWashingtonian ReplicaAdams Mock-UpWhich of the following is NOT an example of an Expressed Power for the President?Being head of the military or the nation’s intelligenceThe power to grant reprievesTo see to it that all laws are faithfully executedTo Delegate power between congress and the executive branchWhen a decision is made by a Justice in the minority in a particular case in which the judge wishes to express his or her reasoning in the caseDescentHabeas CorpusBiasRedemptionWhat court case first showed the Supreme Court asserting their power of Judicial Review?Gideon v. WainwrightRoe v. WadeMarbury v. MadisonHamdi v. RumsfeldThe creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Nixon Administration was a result of which power?ExpressedInherentDelegatedSuper The most successful social movement has been theWomen’s rights movementsLGBT movementsBlack American civil rights movementsNative American rights movement Keynesian economics argues that the effects of an economic recession can be reduced by ___________.Decreasing government spendingIncreasing government spendingIncreasing income taxesReducing the budget deficitRegressive taxes, like the payroll tax, mean that compared to the wealthy, poor people spend _________ of their income on taxes.NoneMuch lessSlightly lessAn equal amountWhy is spending in the swing states so much higher than in states that are not considered swing states (i.e. a state like Ohio as opposed to states like Texas)Because, why not spend how you feel likeThe swing states are much more “wide open” politically (theoretically speaking)The states like Texas or California are so politically one-way that it is seen as pointless to overspend in those statesThey are trying to change mindsIn the movie ‘Inequality for all’ which President did Robert Reich NOT work for?ClintonReaganFordCarterIn the movie ‘Inequality for all’, which product did he use as an example of globalization during his lecture?Macbook AiriPhoneiPadiPodWhich group of working Americans is eligible to receive Social Security benefits?Those whose income is in the bottom 15%Those whose income is in the bottom 25%Those whose income is in the bottom 50%Income is not a criteria for eligibilityVOCABULARY:Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards b. renewable energy c. inflation d. action-reaction syndrome e. mutually assured destruction ab. détente ac. independent executive agency ad. Minority-majority district ae. Spin doctor bc. Party ticket bd. Devolution be. Public interest group cd. Peer groups de opposition research abc. Soft money____ campaign contributions not regulated by federal law, such as some contributions that are made to political parties instead of to particular candidates____ for every government action, there will be a reaction by the public. The government then takes a further action to counter the public’s reaction – and the cycle begins again.____ a political candidate’s press adviser who tries to convince reporters to give a story or event concerning the candidate a particular “spin”. ____ the surrender or transfer of powers to local authorities by a central government____ a set of federal standards under which each vehicle manufacturer must meet a miles-per-gallon benchmark averaged across all cars or trucks. ____ the attempt to learn damaging information about an opponent in a political campaign.abFrench word meaning a “relaxation of tension”. It characterized the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.____ a sustained rise in average prices; equivalent to a decline in the value of the dollar____ an interest group formed for the purpose of working for the “public good.” ____ a federal agency that is not located within a cabinet department____ a phrase referring to the assumption that if the forces of two nations are equally capable of destroying each other, neither nation will take a chance on war.____ associates, often close in age to one another; may include friends, classmates, co-workers, club members, or religious group members.____ energy from technologies that do not rely on extracted resources, such as oil and coal, that can run out____ a district in which minority groups make up a majority of the population