Quiz On US History Terms

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1.

What is the practice of voting for candidates without taking into consideration their political affiliation?
- A.
  
  Primary Election
- B.
  
  Executive Agreement
- C.
  
  Incumbency
- D.
  
  Ticket Splitting
2.

What is a way of describing dissatisfaction with the workings of a bureaucracy in terms of inefficiency, mismanagement, and frustration?
- A.
  
  Red Tape
- B.
  
  Jus Soli
- C.
  
  Bad Tendency Doctrine
- D.
  
  Deficit Spending
3.

What are powers that are exclusively for the federal government and are enumerated in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution called?
- A.
  
  Delegated Power
- B.
  
  Electoral College
- C.
  
  Constitutional Home Rule
- D.
  
  Joint Committee
4.

What is the part of the open primary system in which the voters are not required to vote based upon their party affiliation?
- A.
  
  Primary Election
- B.
  
  Crossover Voting
- C.
  
  Joint Committee
- D.
  
  Executive Agreement
5.

What is a Hamiltonian view of the Constitution that advocates the idea that the federal government has a wide range of powers?
- A.
  
  Loose Interpretation
- B.
  
  Representative Government
- C.
  
  National Debt
- D.
  
  Free Enterprise
6.

What is the authority of the executive (often the governor) to veto parts of bill without vetoing the entire piece of legislation?
- A.
  
  Line Item Veto
- B.
  
  Faction
- C.
  
  House Of Representatives
- D.
  
  Impoundment
7.

What is the powers the federal government exercises in foreign affairs which are not specifically stated in the Constitution?
- A.
  
  Inherent Powers
- B.
  
  Express Powers
- C.
  
  Majority Floor Leader
- D.
  
  Bill Of Rights
8.

What is a power that is not really stated directly but is implied in Article I, Section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution?
- A.
  
  Implied Power
- B.
  
  Republic
- C.
  
  National Debt
- D.
  
  Separation Of Powers
9.

What is the construction of an election district so as to give a distinct advantage to one party or group over another?
- A.
  
  Gerrymandering
- B.
  
  Senate
- C.
  
  Cloture
- D.
  
  Localism
10.

What is the division of power between the national government (delegated power) and the state governments (reserved power)?
- A.
  
  House Of Representatives
- B.
  
  Incumbency
- C.
  
  Ex Post Fact Law
- D.
  
  Federalism
11.

Why was the battle fought at Gettysburg?
- A.
  
  It Lay On The Turnpike To Washington
- B.
  
  It Was On The Road That Would Split The North In Half
- C.
  
  It Was On The Road To Annapolis
- D.
  
  It Was Near The Largest Shoe Factory In The Area
12.

1960's "Flower People" were associated with what California neighborhood?
- A.
  
  Haight-Ashbury
- B.
  
  Greenwich Village
- C.
  
  Rodeo Drive
- D.
  
  Coconut Grove
13.

Why did President Theodore Roosevelt ban Christmas trees from the White House?
- A.
  
  Tree Harvesting Was Depleting Our Forests
- B.
  
  Was Allergic To The Tree
- C.
  
  Didn't Want To Favor One Religion
- D.
  
  He Was A Scrooge
14.

What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists?
- A.
  
  Sioux Tribe
- B.
  
  Kennesaw Tribe
- C.
  
  Mucseeyugnee Tribe
- D.
  
  Wampanoag Tribe
15.

Which former Attorney General of the U.S. was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease?
- A.
  
  Alberto Gonzales
- B.
  
  Janet Reno
- C.
  
  Paul J. McNulty
- D.
  
  William Bradford Reynolds