Test Bank for American Government Stories of a Nation The Essentials 2nd Edition
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Test Bank for American Government Stories of a Nation The Essentials 2nd Edition
Chapter 1: American Political Stories: Claiming Rights, Demanding to Be Heard
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1. Politics is best described as the process of ______.
a. making and enforcing laws and policies
b. selec...
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Test Bank for American Government Stories of
a Nation The Essentials 2nd Edition By Aber-
nathy
,Chapter 1: American Political Stories: Claiming Rights, De-
manding to Be Heard
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Politics is best described as the process of ______.
a. making and enforcing laws and policies
b. selecting governmental leaders
c. influencing actions and policies of a government
d. administering and executing governmental activities
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Politics and government are seen as ______.
a. synonymous with each other
b. closely connected to each other
c. unrelated to each other
d. opposed to each other
Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Bridget Mergens’s request to start a new club on her high school campus was differ-
ent because she wanted to start a campus-sponsored ______.
a. Christian Bible study club
b. athletic booster club
c. Gay and Lesbian Alliance club
d. political debate club
Ans: A
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
,KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. The legal basis of Bridget Mergens’ claim against her high school was which of the
following?
a. the Equal Rights Amendment
b. the 14th Amendment
c. the Civil Rights Act of 1964
d. the Equal Access Act of 1984
Ans: D
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. The purpose of the Equal Access Act of 1984 was to ______.
a. enable the ability of public high schools to place limits on faith-based clubs and or-
ganizations
b. restrict the ability of public high schools to limit faith-based clubs and organizations
c. create new opportunities for students to start a variety of new clubs and organizations
d. place limits on the types of new clubs and organizations that could be created on a
public school campus
Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Which of the following best explains the outcome of the Mergens’ case?
a. The Court reaffirmed the principle of separation of church and state by forbidding the
creation of faith-based clubs on campus.
b. The Court upheld students’ rights to establish faith-based clubs and organizations on
high school campuses.
c. The Court refused to acknowledge the Equal Access Act in its application to high
school campuses.
d. The Court decided that high school students lacked the maturity to conduct faith-
based activities on campus.
, Ans: B
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. An unintended consequence of the Mergens decision was the application of the
Equal Access Act to organizations and clubs related to ______.
a. intramural sports
b. free speech and debate
c. LGBT associations
d. Bible study groups
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights
Difficulty Level: Hard
8. Why did the Boyd County GSA feel it was discriminated against?
a. No school faculty member agreed to be its adviser.
b. The school principal told them explicitly he did not support homosexuals.
c. Theirs was the only one of twenty proposed student groups to be denied.
d. The bylaws of the school prohibited student groups composed of outed homosexuals.
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
its history, critical concepts, and important documents and achievements.
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain how diverse Americans have been able to use
the same political tools to achieve their own distinct visions of good government.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: American Students Claim Their Rights
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. The case studies of Bridget Mergens and the Boyd County GSA were similar in that
both cases ______.
a. made it to the U.S. Supreme Court
b. occurred in elementary schools
c. relied on the 1984 Equal Access Act for legal foundation
d. sought to start Bible study groups, albeit in different areas of the country
Ans: C
TOP: Learning Outcome: Articulate the foundations of American government, including
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