Midterm

A  Americans prefer conservative congressional candidates but vote for liberal presidential candidates

B  Americans complain about tv shows like Jerry Springer, but continue to watch them anyway

C  Americans oppose the idea of big government, but favor big government in practice

D  Americans prefer spending time with their families than learning about politics

A  productive and unproductive

B  casual and formal

C  elitist and pluralist

D  conventional and unconventional

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  most Americans know very little about politics

B  most Americans know who the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is

C  more Americans knew about George Bush’s tax policies than knew what his leasts favorite vegetable was.

D  almost all Americans know who represents them in the House and the Senate

A  polllsters charge by the word, making longer questions more costly

B  words like “prefer”, “favorable”, and “approve” carry negative connotations that make Americans less satisfied with government

C  the public dislikes short questions and is unlikely to answer them

D  different question wording can result in big difference responses

A  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

B  only if there are witnesses

C  only if that person gives consent

D  without getting a warrant

A  Americans did not feel the need for great, social, economic, or political upheaval

B  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

C  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

D  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

A  one person, one vote

B  freedom to vote

C  universal citizenship

D  inclusion

A  social issues

B  national defense issues

C  interstate commerce issues

D  tariff issues

A  radio

B  magazines

C  television

D  newspapers

A  black men were citizens but women were not

B  only Congress could ban slavery

C  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

D  slavery was immoral but necessary

A  peer groups

B  the democratic and republican parties

C  schools

D  neighbors

A  they believed that democracy was only a temporary form of government

B  they believed that the working class would make better decisions than the elite class

C  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

D  they had complete confidence in ordinary Americans to make sound decisions

A  she’s a republican

B  she’s a democrat

C  she’s a libertarian

D  she’s an independent

A  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

B  polling allows policymakers to keep in touch with changing opinion on the issues

C  polls can be worded so that politicians get whatever responses they want

D  polling discourages bold leadership

A  writing letters to government officials

B  giving money to candidates

C  voting

D  volunteering at a campaign

A  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

B  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

C  political participation and strength of party attachment

D  liberalism and political tolerance

A  government workers would likely unionize

B  government run services would likely be privatized

C  government programs to alleviate economic inequality would likely be higher on the political agenda

D  government programs to help individuals invest their Social Security income would likely be higher on the political agenda

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  use of telephone books and motor vehicle records will bias a sample toward higher income groups

B  random samples must include millions of people to accurately reflect public opinion

C  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

D  accurate representation of the population is the most important feature of a public opinion survey

A  restoration of rights clause

B  due process clause

C  free exercise clause

D  none of the above

A  Born again Christians

B  Jews

C  African Americans

D  Women

A  Third Amendment

B  Sixth Amendment

C  First Amendment

D  First Amendment

A  affirmative action

B  voting

C  prayers in school

D  maintaining peace through strength

A  Principles of extradition

B  Equal Protection Clause

C  Privileges and Immunities Clause

D  Full Faith and Credit Clause

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Twenty Eight

B  Eleventh

C  Twenty First

D  Seventh

A  protection of social welfare policies

B  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

C  protection of agricultural subsidies

D  protection of African Americans

A  the President

B  the Congress

C  the national government

D  the states

A  to ratify amendments to the constitution

B  to tax

C  to declare war

D  to regulate commerce between states

A  filing a lawsuit opposing the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools

B  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

C  voting in Congressional elections

D  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

A  Hispanics

B  Asian Americans

C  African Americans

D  Whites

A  elites

B  students

C  interest groups

D  lawmakers

A  gender gap

B  the phantom leap

C  comparable attitudes

D  sexual profiling

A  email

B  list of registered voters

C  questionnaires sent through the mail

D  random digital dialing telephone interviews

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  confederation

B  republic

C  federation

D  union

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

B  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

C  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

D  minorities participate more than whites

A  the golden rule

B  the unconstitutional actions rule

C  the exclusionary rule

D  the inclusionary rule

A  Prayer belongs in school

B  Taxes and spending should be kept low

C  The United States should stop letting criminals hide behind the law

D  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

A  potluck culture

B  the melting pot

C  the mixing kettle

D  the American stew

A  raising the drinking age

B  eliminating after school programs to save money

C  cutting taxes

D  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

A  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

B  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

C  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

D  The poll oversampled those with higher income

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  unhappy public

B  happenstance result

C  statistical anomaly

D  sampling error

A  Fourth

B  Fifth

C  Fourteenth

D  First

A  aimed at ending the preponderance of male candidates holding public office

B  to allow members of all races the opportunity to vote starting in 1972

C  the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

A  president to veto judicial decisions

B  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

C  president to veto congressional acts

D  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

A  liberalism

B  libertarianism

C  republicanism

D  conservatism

A  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

B  only a handful of American born males are permitted to hold public office

C  the people elect representatives who make laws

D  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

A  both a and b

B  quotas were determined to be constitutional

C  race can be considered but can’t be the sole/determinate factor in admission decisions

D  quotas were declared unconstitutional

A  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

B  separation of the races is not a violation of the Constitution, thereby establishing the “separate but equal” doctrine

C  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

D  the national government has the power to to force all people to treat each other as equals

A  donating money to a charity for the homeless

B  compiling a statistical analysis on the demographic factors of students enrolled at a local community college

C  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

D  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

A  each nation has the power to exercise political control within its borders

B  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

C  law making, law enforcing, and law interpreting powers are shared by separate and independent institutions

D  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

A  public school segregation violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

B  the national government does not have the power to force any type of action on local school boards

C  ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government

D  separation of the races for a reason like education is not a violation of the Constitution

A  the ninth

B  the fourth

C  the first

D  the sixth

A  equal protection for Native Americans

B  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

C  the protection of individual liberties from the states

D  equal rights for white women

A  voting rights for ethnic minorities

B  extradition

C  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

D  whether or not there should be anymore new states

A  the white primary

B  the poll tax

C  the grandfather clause

D  all of the above

A  regulate the sale of liquor

B  license occupations

C  make treaties with other nations

D  license marriages

A  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

B  allowed women the right to vote

C  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

D  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

A  state constitutions

B  the elastic clause

C  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

D  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

A  refers to the rights of all Americans to the equal treatment under the law

B  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

C  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

D  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

A  established the doctrine of implied powers

B  ruled that McCulloch had violated a state law and must pay the tax with interest

C  ruled that Maryland could only taxt the value of the money at a rate that could not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Bank of the United States

D  determined that the issue was not a federal question and should be decided by state courts

A  from the central government to the state or local governments

B  from the local and state governments to the central government

C  directly to the people bypassing the government

D  from the bottom to the top

A  the rigidness of the national government in accepting change

B  that state and local interests can block progress and impede national plans

C  the creation of a strong party system

D  all of the above

A  easily passed the senate

B  was relatively symbolic

C  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

D  was rarely enforced

A  both a and b

B  was whether Congress could incur a debt on behalf of the state

C  was whether the national government could create a bank

D  was wether a state could tax a national bank

A  judicial or parental permission for females under 18 seeking an abortion

B  spousal notification with written consent, as it placed an “undue burden” on the woman

C  a 24 hour waiting period

D  all women seeking abortions to receiving counseling prior to the abortion

A  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

B  tax branches of the federal government

C  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

D  regulate commerce within its borders

A  states that the Federal government has the power to impose unfunded mandates

B  states that the 14th Amendment protects the Bill of Rights against state government abuses

C  established the precedent for eminent domain

D  bans the establishment of an official language in the United States

A  people that are biased against a defendant may be excluded from serving on a jury

B  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

C  a court can order or constraint an action by an individual

D  evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure can not be used in a trial

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the powers expressly delegated to the government

B  the powers reserved for local government

C  powers denied to the state and the national government by the Constitution

D  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

A  the bureaucracy

B  the executive branch

C  Congress

D  the states

A  implied powers

B  federalism

C  enumeration

D  checks and balances

A  Griswold v. Connecticut

B  U.S. v. Lopez

C  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

D  Roe v. Wade

A  allow you to be tried by a jury of your peers

B  inform you of your constitutional rights before placing you under arrest

C  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

D  allow you to confront your accuser

A  reserved to the central government

B  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

C  the sole authority of Congress

D  the sole authority of the executive branch

A  its flexibility

B  the ease with which it can be amended

C  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

D  none of the above

A  basic rights set forth by God that no government can deny

B  rights of ethnic minorities to go to court and fight injustice

C  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

D  specific limitations on the government outlined in the Bill of Rights

A  codified the right to privacy

B  applied the national Bill of Rights as a limitation on the states

C  established the Supremacy Doctrine

D  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

A  the appropriations clause

B  the necessary and proper clause

C  the commerce clause

D  the supremacy clause

A  limit political participation to individuals who are properly educated

B  require two-thirds support of legislation before it can become an enforceable law

C  guarantee and actively protect the rights of minorities

D  all of the above

A  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

B  equality of practice that did not have to exclude racial segregation

C  nonviolent civil disobedience

D  divide and conquer

A  reverse discrimination

B  unequal access

C  unfair competition

D  restraints of trade

A  a limitation on the power of the government

B  non-expansion, with the current geographic size of the government as large or small as it can be

C  a predetermined period of time for state governments to vote for or against a new amendment to the constitution

D  allowing only a set of number of new immigrants into the country

A  the large states over small states

B  women over men

C  national law over state law

D  non-slave states over slave states

A  public opinion knowledge

B  gradual acquiescence

C  political socialization

D  presumptive organization

A  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

B  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

C  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

D  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

A  means that a state’s citizens can adopt an official state prayer

B  means that states can appropriate more than 15% of its total budget for religious education and religious purposes

C  means that neither the federal government nor the state governments can set up an official church

D  means that only the Supreme Court can create an official religion

A  indexing

B  in person interviews

C  random sampling

D  font selection

A  had little impact on state governments and slavery

B  mandated that all persons “will be treated as total equals from this date forward”

C  forced states to alter their constitutions to end slavery by making the children of slaves free while allowing slavery for existing slaves

D  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

A  supreme political authority remains with the national government

B  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

C  two or more levels governments share power and authority over the same people and territory

D  supreme political authority remains with the states

A  in the Declaration of Independence

B  in the Articles of Confederation

C  in the Magna Carta

D  in the Constitution

A  malapportionment

B  public opinion polls

C  the census

D  the literary digest