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Which of the following scenarios is an example of the trustee model of representation?

A member of congress votes to close a popular tax loophole based on the belief that the money would be better spent paying down the national debt

Which of the following accurately compares the formal and informal powers of the president?

Acting as commander in chief of the military, signing executive agreements with foreign nations

A 2017 study in the American Economic Review found that watching fox news during an election cycle increased a Democrat's chances of voting Republican by 28 percent. Conversely, by watching MSNBC Republicans were more inclined to vote Democrat by 8 percent. This scenario best illustrates which of the following about the media?

Cable news programming is oftentimes ideologically driven and effective in persuading citizens to adopt their point of view

Which of the following actions did president Johnson suggest he would take to address problems in public schools?

Calling on experts to advise the federal government in finding ways to improve public education

Which if the following supreme court cases established that those accused of felonies who cannot afford legal counsel are entitled to legal counsel provided by the state?

Gideon v. wainwright

The data in the graph best illustrate which of the following common criticisms of the electoral college?

Individuals in small-population states have a greater impact on the electoral college than individuals in large-population states

Which of the following pair of supreme court cases best illustrates how views of federalism have shifted in the united states?

McCulloch v. Maryland

Which of the following is true based on the information graphic?

Over 75% of the population is eligible to vote, but only about half the electorate actually voted in the 2016 presidental election

Which of the following explains President Johnsons motivation for the speech in relation to his role as the head of the executive branch

President Johnson is seeking to use the bully pulpit as a means of promoting his agenda on public education

During his confirmation hearing, Chief Justice John Roberts stated that Roe v. Wade (1973) "is the settled law of the land." This statement suggests that in a case that challenges the constitutionality of legislation restricting privacy and reproductive rights, which of the following should be a key factor in the court's ruling?

Reliance on legal precedent

A voters decision to support the incumbent president in an upcoming election is based on recent economic growth and record low unemployment. Which of the following models of voting behavior best characterizes this voters decision

Retrospective voting

Which of the following best explains why eligibility criteria vary by state as shown on the information graphic

States can create criteria for voting rights so long as they do not violate the United States Constitution

Two interest groups are competing for influence in Congress. One group represents banking institutions, while the other advocates for consumer protections. A critic of the influence of interest groups would make which of the following claims?

The banking interest group likely has greater financial resources and access to policy makers than the consumer protection group.

In a public opinion poll, a polling company used an online survey tool to randomly contact respondents who did not have telephone lines in addition to contacting people over the phone. Which of the following best explains this decision?

The company wanted to ensure that the sample of the population was truly random.

Which of the following is a likely effect of the trend depicted in the bar graph on voting elections

The democratic party will win more elections, based on current voting trends

A public school district implemented a policy that allowed students to vote on whether they wanted a student-led prayer to be read at football games. This policy was later found to be unconstitutional by the United States Supreme court.. Which of the following clause s did the policy most likely violate?

The establishment clause

By using the phrase "creative federalism," President Johnson is most likely referring to which of the following features of the American system?

The relationship between the federal and state government evolves over time and is flexible enough to premit new forms of interaction

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the first amendment

The right to burn a flag, obscenity

Which of the following supreme court decisions allows public school students to wear T-shirts protesting a school board decision that eliminates funding for high school arts program?

Tinker v. Des Moines independent community school district

Which of the following is correct pairing of powers found in the article of confederation and powers found in the constution

Unicameral legislature, bicameral legislature

Given the information in the graph, in which of the following states would an individual's vote likely have more influence?

Wyoming

In the federalist 70, Alexander Hamilton states that "energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government." In this statement. Hamilton is arguing in favor of the need for

a single executive who can respond quickly to crises

A media organization is interested in reporting election results in a congressional election prior to the final tally of votes which will not occur until later in the evening. The organization randomly selects several polling places across the district asking voters whom they voted for. The type of poll being used in this scenario is known as

an exit poll

A liberal response to the "strained resources" of local government most likely would include

an increase in federal spending on public education and more programs aimed at helping lower-income communities

Which of the following makes a correct comparison between political parties and interest groups in the United states

political parties recruit and run candidates in elections

Which of the following best explains how political parties are likely to respond to the data in the chart?

political parties will adapt their positions and find ways to appeal to voters from growing demographic groups

The clause of the United States constitution that was used in the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of education of topeka was

the equal protection clause