Pre-Assessment WGU American
Politics and the US Constitution C963
A voter casts a ballot for a candidate based solely on the candidate's previous vote on a tax
cut.
Which type of voting decision is demonstrated in this situation? - ANS-Retrospective
How are elections for the U.S. Senate conducted? - ANS-One-third of the Senate seats are
up for election every two years
How do most states award votes in the Electoral College? - ANS-The candidate who wins
the popular vote in the state gets all the electoral votes for the state
How do presidents use mandates after election? - ANS-They use their public support to
implement campaign promises
How many federal appellate courts exist in the United States? - ANS-13
How many sitting justices are there on the Supreme Court? - ANS-9
In which case did the Supreme Court establish that spending on political campaigns
constituted political speech that is protected by the First Amendment? - ANS-Buckley v.
Valeo
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that a person must be opposed to all wars and not
just a particular war to claim conscientious objector status? - ANS-Gillette v. United States
In which case did the Supreme Court rule there is a constitutional right to privacy that
protects a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy? - ANS-Roe v. Wade
In which types of cases would the Supreme Court use the standard of strict scrutiny? -
ANS-Cases that restrict fundamental rights of protected classes
What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more power than individual
members of the House of Representatives? - ANS-The smaller total number of Senate
members compared to the number of representatives
What describes dual federalism? - ANS-State government and national government have
exclusive authority in clearly defined jurisdictions
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