Quiz on Chapters 1 and 2

A  a two-thirds vote in favor of it by both houses of Congress.

B  the popular vote of the people.

C  state legislatures or conventions in three-fourths of the states.

D  a national convention.

E  a proposal by the president.

A  the Presidential Election Commission.

B  the Association of State Legislatures.

C  the Electoral College.

D  the Electorate at Large.

E  the Congressional Election Forum.

A  disputes over power between Congress and the president.

B  disputes between the federal and state governments.

C  tyranny emerging in government either from a majority or a minority.

D  the imposition of export taxes.

E  a major dispute over power between the House and the Senate.

A  give African Americans representation that was equal to what free whites received.

B  partially apportion the House of Representatives and the Electoral College on the basis of the property.

C  give more voting power to southern slave owners.

D  fail to address the slave trade directly.

E  illustrate the power of the southern states at the convention.

A  proposed a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote.

B  was presented too late to be considered.

C  was advanced by the delegates from Georgia.

D  proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate.

E  was proposed by Texas.

A  end of the Revolutionary War.

B  publication of the Declaration of Independence.

C  tyranny of the British king.

D  request of President Washington.

E  failure of the Articles of Confederation.

A  a syndicate.

B  a social contract.

C  a constitution.

D  natural law.

E  a confederation.

A  Thomas Jefferson.

B  Benjamin Franklin.

C  John Locke.

D  George Washington.

E  John Adams.

A  was ignored by the British.

B  called for the abdication of King George III.

C  was only attended by delegates from six colonies.

D  was called by the colonies to seek independence from Britain.

E  developed a declaration of rights and grievances against the British monarchy.

A  purchase Canada (Quebec) from the French.

B  pay for the establishment of more colonies.

C  pay for the coronation of King George III.

D  pay the costs of Britain’s defense of the colonies during the French and Indian War.

E  none of the above.

A  improve the welfare of individuals.

B  civil rights.

C  tolerance for political and social change.

D  a limited role for the government in helping individuals.

E  government regulation of the economy.

A  raising taxes.

B  patriotism.

C  a limited role for the national government in helping individuals.

D  the belief that the individual is responsible for his or her own well-being.

E  government action to support traditional values.

A  an economic system marked by the private ownership of wealth-creating assets, free markets, and freedom of contract.

B  named for the centralization of economic power in the capitol city.

C  a political theory developed by Karl Marx.

D  unpopular in the United States.

E  incompatible with property rights in wealth-creating assets.

A  universal suffrage.

B  majority rule and protection of minority rights.

C  limited government.

D  limiting the right to vote.

E  free, competitive elections.

A  a constitutional monarchy.

B  a direct democracy.

C  a confederation.

D  an anarchy.

E  a representative democracy.

A  France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

B  United States and Canada.

C  Cuba, China, and the Russian Federation.

D  Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

E  none of the above.

A  the complexity of most issues that come before Congress.

B  the insufficient level of information the public has on most issues.

C  low voter turnout in most elections.

D  the immense size and complexity of society.

E  all of the above.

A  plutocracy.

B  representative democracy.

C  direct democracy.

D  monarchy.

E  republic.

A  a limited republic where people elect officials to make decisions for them for a specific period of time.

B  the ultimate political authority is vested in the people.

C  that the government controls all aspects of the political, social, and economic life of a nation.

D  a unified government.

E  the condition of having no government and no laws.

A  is a particular type of economic system and is a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people.

B  is a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people.

C  is a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people and promotes the idea that people can act and make decisions for themselves independently of government.

D  promotes the idea that people can act and make decisions for themselves independently of government.

E  none of the above

A  to actively prevent others from speaking that they personally disagree with.

B  to not pay their taxes.

C  to freely express themselves just so long as what they say (or do) does not interfere with the ability of others to exercise their own rights.

D  to express their opinions without any restraint.

E  to have an attorney represent them in court.

A  John Adams.

B  Rene Descartes

C  Thomas Paine.

D  John Locke.

E  Adam Smith.

A  an institution of minor importance for running society.

B  the same in most countries.

C  any club that sets up a platform.

D  the means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority in order to accomplish its collective goals.

E  none of the above.

A  that true political influence emerges with groups that possess fewer resources.

B  that the wealthy use their power to control the nation’s economy in such a way that those below them cannot easily advance economically or politically.

C  that wealth is inconsequential to wielding political power.

D  that people only with science degrees run society.

E  none of the above.

A  a process that determines which policies government will pursue.

B  a struggle over issues that deal strictly with cultural concerns.

C  a type of anti-social behavior by individuals.

D  a process that decides how resources will be allocated and a process that determines which policies government will pursue

E  a process that decides how resources will be allocated.