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A  wanted to reflect the views of the colonists

B  was trying to gain the support of those who had little property to protect

C  could not remember what Locke had actually said

D  liked the sound of “pursuit of happiness” better

E  was trying to avoid the suggestion the Declaration was arguing for the protection of slavery

A  roughly the same

B  slightly higher and holding steady

C  slightly behind but catching up gradually

D  much higher

E  much lower

A  was a traditional action taken by presidents to signify their agreement with Congress

B  was a strictly ceremonial act with no significance

C  threatened the system of separation of powers

D  helped to clarify for executive agencies how they are to implement laws

E  created agreements between presidents and the heads of foreign governments

A  polarization

B  discipline

C  gerrymandering

D  identification

E  activism

A  a misdemeanor

B  a tort

C  a felony

D  an infraction

E  a crime

A  the provisions of the act are vague and make it easy to ignore

B  everyone agrees the Supreme Court would probably declare the law unconstitutional

C  Congress can never agree on a course of action when it comes to military decisions

D  public opinion tends to rally around presidents when they deem military action necessary abroad, and Congress has declined to challenge such presidents

E  Congress has no power under the War Powers Act

A  are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court

B  were more often used in the nineteenth century by weak presidents

C  have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution

D  allow the president to fulfill the office of president as the founders intended

E  were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents

A  Important because religion teaches moral values that are often applied to politics

B  Unimportant because few political people are religious

C  Unimportant because churches don’t openly take positions on political issues

D  Important as the main source of a person’s sense of political efficacy

A  It was used only once before 1857.

B  It includes the powers to declare acts of government unconstitutional and to interpret the meaning of all federal and state laws.

C  The Supreme Court has used the power very infrequently against acts of Congress.

D  It is not mentioned in the Constitution.

E  It was claimed for the Supreme Court in the case of Marbury v. Madison.

A  Pure laissez-faire capitalism, in which the government has no economic role at all

B  Pure capitalism, in which all means used to produce material resources are privately owned

C  Regulated capitalism, in which business has substantial freedom from government interference, but the government does step in and regulate the economy to guarantee individual rights

D  Socialism, in which economic decisions are made by the government

E  Social democracy, in which government plays an enormous role in ensuring substantive guarantees of fair outcomes for all citizens

A  Right to qualified representation in the case of criminal suit

B  Reserved powers

C  Implied powers

D  Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury

A  Cities and local governments began to receive grants directly from the national government.

B  The national government began to grant all of its aid to the state governments.

C  Urban governments became more dependent on states for aid.

D  The national government reduced its grants-in-aid to city governments.

A  Office-holders

B  Those with money and power

C  Neighbors

D  Political activists

E  Foreigners

A  were blocked by Republicans in Congress

B  were generally successful with few exceptions

C  were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment

D  were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment

E  essentially ended by the time Reconstruction was completed and were not reinitiated until the civil rights era

A  assessment

B  socialization

C  maturation

D  acculturation

A  Obscenity

B  National security

C  Prior restraint

D  Libel

A  Republicanism

B  Checks and balances

C  Popular sovereignty

D  Separation of powers

A  Of individual freedoms, not criminal rights

B  Of majority freedoms, not minority rights

C  From other citizens, not from the government

D  From government action, not from other citizens

A  they would likely pit the haves and have-nots against each other

B  certain factions might replace the legislature

C  they would likely create tension between minorities

D  they would try to eliminate the system of checks and balances in the Constitution

E  they would create a split between the North and the South

A  Made parts of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments

B  Limited the states’ powers to incorporate cities and towns

C  Selectively revised the meaning of several civil rights

D  Incorporated important parts of state law into the Bill of Rights

A  Cognitive dissonance

B  Cognitive ideation

C  Conceivable detraction

D  Denial

A  pluralist democracy

B  elite democracy

C  populist democracy

D  participatory democracy

E  anarchy

A  State and local governments more power over important public policies

B  The national government less control over foreign and defense policy

C  The national government more control over state and local affairs

D  State and local governments less control over federal funds

A  Violates the Fourteenth Amendment

B  Violates the Thirteenth Amendment

C  Contradicts the rulings in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.

D  Interferes with the flow of interstate commerce

A  Federal law enforcement efforts and foreign aid

B  Efforts to curb drug experimentation in suburban areas

C  The development of DARE and other drug education programs

D  Public service announcements and similar public relations efforts