FREE FSOT MCQ Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following receives fiscal and monetary policy advice from the Council of Economic Advisers?

Accepted Answer

The President of the United States

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The Federal Reserve Bank

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The Senate Budget Committee

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The Joint Economic Committee of Congress

Question 2

Email addresses must adhere to a specified format and contain a number of required components, however many variations are acceptable. Which is NOT an acceptable form for an email address?

Accepted Answer

President@whitehouse.wdc.org

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President@ovaloffice.whitehouse.edu

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President@ovaloffice.whitehouse.gov

Question 3

Which of the following gave Congress the power to pass anti-slavery legislation?

Accepted Answer

Thirteenth Amendment

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Cessation of War Powers

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Nineteenth Amendment

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Emancipation Proclamation

Question 4

Most journalists concur that "background knowledge" when writing or producing a story means that the:

Accepted Answer

Source will no be specifically identified

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Stories subject will be specifically identified

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Source will be specifically identified

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Story's subject will not be specifically identified

Question 5

President: "The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 was expanded."

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Theodore Roosevelt to assert a U.S. right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order.

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Lyndon Johnson to protect U.S. interests in southeast Asia

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Woodrow Wilson to support Great Britain against German aggression.

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Franklin Roosevelt to extend U.S. influence in the Pacific.

Question 6

Which of the following situations best depicts an instance when "gerrymandering" may be taking place?

Accepted Answer

An oddly shaped congressional district has a majority of voters from one of the two major parties while surrounding districts have majorities from the other major party.

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The representative to the House of Representatives from a congressional district in a large state is a member of one major party while the majority of voters in the district are members of another party

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One congressional district in a state has many more voters per square mile than the other districts in the state

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A congressional district traditionally has an almost even split between voters from each major party.

Question 7

All of the following are instances of American goods that, absent government assistance, would normally not be produced to their full potential:

Accepted Answer

New automobiles

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New highways

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National defense products

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Light provided by lighthouses