"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which factor decides state representation in the Senate?<fb></fb>
{
	The Supreme Court
	The president
	The population size of the state
	=The Constitution
	The Congress
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What do you understand by “reserved powers”?<fb> In 1787 the states delegated specific powers to the federal government but reserved the remainder to themselves.</fb>
{
	=Those reserved to the states
	Those reserved to the Congress
	Those reserved to the president
	Those reserved to the federal government
	Those reserved to the Supreme Court
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Who nominates federal judges?<fb>The president nominates them but the Senate has to confirm their appointments.</fb>
{
	=The president
	The House of Representatives
	The Senate
	The Supreme Court
	The existing federal Judges
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What were the three Civil War Amendments concerned with?<fb>Study the text carefully! Only male slaves were given the vote.</fb>
{
	Giving all slaves the vote
	=Abolition of slavery
	=Giving male slaves the vote
	=Giving slaves citizenship
	 Allowing slaves freedom of movement into other states
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Why did the Southern states tend to vote for the Democrats after the Civil War?<fb>The technical reason is E, but D might have also been a factor.</fb>
{
	Because it was the Democrats who had defended them
	Because the Democrats best reflected their liberal principles
	 Because they thought the Democrats would allow them to re-introduce slavery
	Because they blamed the Republicans for their defeat
	=Because it was the Republican party under Lincoln that had declared war on them
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which of the following do the Democrats favor?<fb>  B and E tend to be Republican policies</fb>
{
	=Management of the economy
	Reducing government spending
	=A public social safety net
	=The unions
	Balancing the federal budget
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?<fb>This is a constitutional provision; the president is not allowed to sit in either House of Congress.</fb>
{
	The US president
	=The US vice-president
	 The Senate Majority Leader
	The oldest senator
	The longest serving senator
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What is a “mark-up session”?<fb>Usually by a sub-committee</fb>
{
	When a bill is sent from the House to Senate
	A period when changes are made to a bill
	=The time when the bill is sent to the president
	When the states are allowed to suggest changes
	The time between Congress passing the bill and its becoming law   
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which states have increased their numbers of seats in the House in recent years?<fb>Because of their population increases</fb>
{
	Kansas  
	=California
	=Florida
	=Ohio
	Texas
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What results would you expect from a mid-term election?<fb>The opportunity to protest is often just too good for the electorate to miss!</fb>
{
	=A loss of support for the majority party
	Significant Republican gains  
	Significant Democrat gains
	=A loss of support for the party of the president
	An increase in support for the majority party
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] How are the majority of federal civil servants recruited?<fb>Some senior ones are appointed by the president, but not the majority as asked in the question.</fb>
{
	By presidential appointment
	Through the universities
	Through high school examinations
	Proportionally by each state
	=Through competitive examinations
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] What circumstances might permit  extensions of presidential power?<fb>The president has very limited powers of veto  </fb>
{
	=An increase in terrorist activity
	When the president cannot control both Houses of Congress   
	=International economic crisis
	When the president decides to veto a bill 
	When the states refuse to ratify a congressional bill   
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] Which of these US presidents was elected on a close and highly disputed vote? <fb>Use the table provided in the text to ascertain why C is the correct answer.</fb>
{
	George Bush 1988
	Bill Clinton 1992
	Bill Clinton 1996
	=George W. Bush 2000
	Barack Obama 2008 
}"
"[MULTIPLE-MSELECT] In the event of a close result in a presidential election, which body might be expected to decide the result?<fb></fb>
{
	Congress
	The Senate
	=The Supreme Court
	The House of Representatives
	The Chief Justice
}"