10-Multilple-Choice-Questions-for-Political-Science
10-Multilple-Choice-Questions-for-Political-Science
1. In United States v. Lopez (1995), the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that made it a crime for any person to knowingly possess a firearm within close proximity to a _______________________.
a. military base
b. minor
c. federal courthouse
d. school
2. The doctrine of implied powers was established by the Supreme Court in ______________________.
a. Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
b. Marbury v. Madison
c. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
3. In terms of the criminal law, by the far the most significant of Congress’s enumerated power is power to regulate ______________________.
a. science and technology
b. state and local government
c. law enforcement
d. interstate commerce
4. In United States v. Morrison (2000), the Supreme Court _______________ a provision of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 that provided a federal civil remedy to victims of gender-motivated violence.
a. upheld
b. stuck down
c. reinterpreted
d. refused to review
5. Article I, Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution enumerates Congress’s __________________________ powers.
a. judicial
b. executive
c. legislative
d. remedial
6. At common law, _____________________ was the most heinous crime a person could commit. It was in a category by itself, considered far worse than any felony.
a. witchcraft
b. treason
c. blasphemy
d. sedition
7. An ex post facto law is a law that retroactively ______________________.
a. makes an innocent act illegal
b. decreases the standard of proof required to convict a defendant of a crime
c. increases the punishment for a criminal act
d. All of the above
8. A legislative act convicting someone of a crime without benefit of trial is referred to as _____.
a. a bill of attainder
b. a writ of mandamus
c. a subpoena
d. an ex post facto law
9. Ratified in ________, the Bill of Rights was designed to protect American citizens from abuse of their liberties by the newly created federal government.
a. 1787
b. 1789
c. 1776
d. 1791
10. The doctrine of incorporation has been employed by the Supreme Court to enforce the guarantees of the ______________ against state and local governments.
a. none of the above
b. Thirteenth Amendment
c. Declaration of Independence
d. Bill of Rights
