placeholder image to represent content

Semester Quiz 2

Quiz by Alison Russell

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
10 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    Which of the following constitutional provisions gives Congress and the president expressed powers over national defense?
    Article VII
    Articles I and II
    Article VI
    Articles II and III
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following best describes the argument made in Federalist No. 10
    Factions are healthy because they represent different political viewpoints
    Factions are necessary to protect the minority from tyranny of the majority
    Factions are inevitable, but republican governments can control them
    Factions can be eliminated through a system of checks and balances
    45s
  • Q3
    Which of the following poll questions is most likely to lead to a valid result, assuming the poll is taken using scientific methods?
    Do you agree or disagree with the unjustified shooting of unarmed American citizens?
    Do you agree or disagree with the way Donald Trump is doing his job as president?
    Would you support a tax plan that benefits the rich at the expense of the poor?
    Do you agree that stem cell research has the potential to improve outcomes for patients suffering from cancer?
    45s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is an argument that the Electoral College favors small states?
    Voter turnout is very high in small states, making them more important than large states
    Small states have at least three votes in the Electoral College, and this gives them influence disproportionate to their populations
    Small states are often the deciding factor in presidential elections, and candidates focus on them more than on large states
    Large states, like California and Texas, are easy to predict, so they have little impact on the outcome of presidential elections
    45s
  • Q5
    Suppose the Green Party won 5 percent of the votes throughout the country in congressional races. How many seats in Congress would the Green Party likely win?
    No seats in either house of Congress
    Five percent of the seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate
    Twenty two seats in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate
    Five seats in the Senate, no seats in the House of Representatives
    45s
  • Q6
    The Tobacco Division of the Department of Agriculture, interest groups representing cigarette manufacturers, interest groups representing farmers and subcommittees in the House and Senate work to create tobacco policy. This is an example of
    An iron triangle
    The policy agenda
    Grassroots lobbying
    Interest Group Pluralism
    45s
  • Q7
    A poll conducted by JMC Analytics finds that Roy Moore i ahead in the Alabama Special Election by five percentage points. According to the poll, Moore holds a 48-42 lead. This excerpts is an example of:
    agenda setting
    horse-race journalism
    partisan reporting
    biased journalism
    45s
  • Q8
    Which of the following concepts was not included in the original COnstitution as drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1788?
    The Constitution should be able to be amended to address future generations and needs
    The new central government must have more power than its predecessor had
    Congress has implied powers to carry out its expressed powers
    The Supreme Court should have the right to overturn laws passed by Congress
    45s
  • Q9
    Which of the following statements best describes the impact of McCulloch v Maryland?
    The Court ruled that the necessary and proper clause allows the national government to create banks, strengthening national power.
    The Court upheld a division of power between states and the national government by allowing states to tax national banks within their borders
    The Court ruled that creating a national bank fell within the national government's enumerated powers, confirming national power
    The Court ruled that states have authority over commercial activity within their borders, weakening national power.
    45s
  • Q10
    In closing the achievement gap between rural and urban schools, the federal government would be best served by a
    blockgrant
    cross over sanction
    formula grant
    project grant
    45s

Teachers give this quiz to your class