The landmark decision established during Marbury v. Madison ultimately resulted in defining which of the following in the American government?

The system used to establish the chief justices
The division of power among branches
The ratification procedure for the Constitution
The process of checks and balances

Question 5

A judge made the following statement about a case. Which case was he most likely referring to, and what did he mean?

"The First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly does not mean that everyone with opinions or beliefs to express may address a group at any public place and at any time."

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier; students should not print material that was inappropriate, and the Supreme Court's decision to allow students to print the articles was wrong.
Gideon v. Wainwright; Clarence Gideon did have rights, but he should not criticize the police department or the government openly if he felt his rights had been violated.
United States v. Nixon; even though Nixon was guilty, he should have executive privileges against the media sharing all details of the story with the American people.
Tinker v. Des Moines; even though the students had the right to express their beliefs, a public school was not the appropriate place or time to do so.

Review the maps below and answer the following question:

Map 1 (County-level voting results in Mississippi: 2008 Presidential Election). Shows how each county voted during the 2008 presidential election. Most of the blue, or democratic, counties are indicated as a group clustered on the western boundary of the state. A few blue states appear in the central east portion of the state and a few along the coastline.
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Map 2 (Percentage of African-Americans in Mississippi Counties) Show the densest populations of African-Americans in the western portion of the state along the border. Moderately dense populations of African-Americans appear in the center of the state and in a few counties along the eastern-central portion of the state.
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Which of the following statements can be supported by the information in the two maps?

Areas with an interstate highway tended to vote democratic during the 2008 election.
Areas with major cities tended to vote democratic during the 2008 election.
Counties with a higher population of African-Americans tended to vote democratic in 2008.
Counties with a higher overall population tended to vote democratic in 2008

Question 10

Independent candidates are more likely to win which kind of election?

Federal
Presidential
Local
State
Question 11

Which of the following would be most factual for use in evaluating a candidate running for superintendent of schools in your county?

Information heard during a speech for reporters
Information gathered from a career resume
Information learned in political advertisements
Information gathered from supporters of the candidate
Question 12

Select the political party that would include all of the following in its platform:

The nation’s greatest concern is national security.
Lower taxes are better for helping Americans save for the future.
Reducing rules for energy companies helps them find better ways to meet the nation’s energy needs.
The state governments should have a greater role in education than the federal government.

Green Party
Republican Party
Liberal Party
Democratic Party
Question 13

“Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.” — Barack Obama

Based on this statement, which of the following could you infer this candidate would support?

Efforts to improve schools
Tighter restrictions on business
Increased taxes for the wealthy
A reduction in defense spending
Question 14

“Candidate Smith is obviously the better woman for the job. No one can match her education and experience.”— Al Anchor, reporter

These sentences show that the reporter

has a bias against the candidate
has a bias in favor of Smith
uses symbolism to support Smith
uses symbolism against the candidate