Question 1

Cases in which the U.S. government is a party are

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always heard in a federal court.

Question 2

How many Justices currently serve on the Supreme Court?

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9

Question 3

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims was created by Congress to rule on

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damage suits brought against the U.S. government

Question 4

Trials courts in the federal judicial system are called _______.

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district courts

Question 5

The Supreme Court has ruled that

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a Senate recess of less than 10 days is too short to justify a recess appointment by the president.

Question 6

In Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court was required to rule on the issue of _______, due to the fact that the pregnancy had already come to term

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mootness

Question 7

Cases_____ are least likely to be accepted by the Supreme Court.

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that address state laws but do not raise constitutional issues

Question 8

The Administrative Procedure Act is important in civil law because it

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governs agency rule making

Question 9

The issue of employer liability for employee injuries sustained at work illustrates that

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many areas of civil law have been constructed by judicial messages to other lawyers rather than by laws passed by legislatures

Question 10

The Supreme Courts decision in Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Environmental Protection Agency (2014) was significant because it

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affirmed the idea that courts will give considerable deference to administrative agencies in the rule-making process

Question 11

Beginning in the late 1950s, the federal government

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agreed to pay 90 percent of highway construction costs on the condition that each state provide 10 percent of the costs of any portion of a highway built within its boundaries.

Question 12

The Fair Labor Standards Act was significant because it

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created the minimum wage

Question 13

Upton Sinclairs 1906 expose The Jungle revealed

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unsanitary practices at meatpacking plants

Question 14

The movement for mothers pensions began in

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Illinois in 1911

Question 15

How does an entitlement differ from a right?

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Unlike an entitlement, a right cannot be taken away by an act of Congress

Question 16

Medicare is a ______ program; Medicaid is a _____ program.

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contributory; noncontributory

Question 17

Poor Americans had strong incentives to establish their eligibility for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in the 1970s because AFDC recipients

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automatically received Medicaid and food stamps

Question 18

It is difficult to lobby for the interests of poor children because

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children cannot vote

Question 19

The goals of social policy

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reflect changing views about which risks should be borne by the individual or shared by society

Question 20

Which of the following statements about Social Security is true?

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Social Security redistributes wealth from younger workers to older retirees

Question 21

The Supreme Courts decision in King v. Burwell was significant because it

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upheld the federal governments ability under the Affordable Care Act to provide subsidies to people using the federal health insurance exchange.

Question 22

Which group was one of the first to receive government assistance throughout the United States?

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mothers with dependent children

Question 23

Which program was designed to help augment the benefits to the aged, blind, and disabled?

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Supplemental Security Income

Question 24

___________ is the single largest medical insurance program in the United States.

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Medicaid

Question 25

There are considerable disparities in benefits from state to state in noncontributory programs because

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state governments are given grants-in-aid from the federal government to establish and operate their own program rather than having one uniform national programs.

Question 26

Social Security plays a vital role for younger people by providing

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survivor benefits to those whose parents die or become disabled

Question 27

In 2016, each individuals required contribution to Medicare was ________ percent of all earnings.

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1.45

Question 28

Medicare was established in __________.

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1965

Question 29

Deregulation of the mortgage industry in 1999 helped produce the housing crisis of 2007 and 2008 by

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allowing many new mortgage companies to form, offering predatory loans that people could not afford to repay.

Question 30

AARP has a membership of approximately _______ members.

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40 million

Question 31

President _______ vowed to end welfare as we know it.

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Bill Clinton

Question 32

A cost-of-living adjustment is based on the

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rate of inflation

Question 33

The term shadow welfare state refers to

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the federally subsidized social benefits that private employers offer to their workers.

Question 34

The idea that the government can stimulate a slow economy by increasing public spending or cutting taxes is called ________.

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Keynesianism

Question 35

Inflation reached historically _________ levels during the late 1970s, _________ ever since.

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high; but declined by the mid-1980s and has remained low

Question 36

Which of the following does the Small Business Administration provide?

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disaster assistance

Question 37

During the 1960s, Ralph Nader was influential as a(n) _________.

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consumer advocate

Question 38

________ was most responsible for the creation of the Bank of the United States.

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Alexander Hamilton

Question 39

The federal government relationship with Sematech illustrates that

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government policies promoting private industry can successfully protect and develop vulnerable sectors of the economy.

Question 40

Which of the following statements about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is most accurate?

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No Republican in the House and only three in the Senate voted to support the 2009 stimulus package.

Question 41

During the New Deal, ________ theory that is government could boost employment by stimulating demand became quite influential.

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John Maynard Keyne's

Question 42

What was the principal cause of the economic recession of 2008?

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excessive risk-taking by investors

Question 43

Which president rejected the theory of Keynesian economics?

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Ronald Reagan

Question 44

A way to reduce the disparities in wealth between the rich and poor is called a(n) ___________.

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policy of redistribution

Question 45

The Federal Reserve Board is composed of ______ members who are appointed to _______ year terms.

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7;14

Question 46

The index of the total output of goods and services produced in a national economy is called the ________.

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gross domestic product

Question 47

_______ are given to states and local governments on the condition that all expenditures are limited to the problem or group specified by law.

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Categorical grants

Question 48

The Federal Reserve Board has the power to

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All of these are correct

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