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Praxis II: Citizenship Education Content Knowledge Exam Prep - Question List

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66. What is one big difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate in the legislative process?
  1. There are subcommittees in the Senate, but not in the House.
  2. The House allows filibusters, but the Senate does not.
  3. A bill must be voted on it its final form in the Senate, but not the House.
  4. A bill must go through a Rules Committee in the House, but not the Senate.
  5. The Senate never actually votes on bills-they just issue reports.
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67. Pluralist theory argues that the best way of understanding democracy in the United States is to view it as:
  1. As many people participating directly in government as possible.
  2. Interest groups competing with each other to control the government.
  3. Making sure there is a plurality of votes before any law can be passed.
  4. Giving each of the many political parties a say in how the country is governed.
  5. Thinking about many different ways of doing things before making a decision on the best course of action.
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68. What does the Chinese system of Mandate of Heaven refer to?
  1. China’s superiority to the rest of the civilization of the world.
  2. The emperor’s power is never-ending.
  3. The emperor’s obligation to provide fair and just laws to his people.
  4. The emperor is granted his power from heaven.
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69. All of the following are among the growing number of players involved in foreign policymaking except:
  1. The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  2. The Department of Agriculture
  3. The Commerce Department
  4. The State Department
  5. The Pentagon
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70. Which of the following labels refers to the principle under which the government does not meddle with the economy?
  1. Supply-side economics policy
  2. Laissez-faire economics policy
  3. Elitist economics policy
  4. Monetarism
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