Midterm

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

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

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

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

A  conventional and unconventional

B  casual and formal

C  elitist and pluralist

D  productive and unproductive

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

B  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

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

B  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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

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

A  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

B  without getting a warrant

C  only if that person gives consent

D  only if there are witnesses

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

B  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

C  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

D  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

A  inclusion

B  one person, one vote

C  freedom to vote

D  universal citizenship

A  tariff issues

B  national defense issues

C  interstate commerce issues

D  social issues

A  magazines

B  newspapers

C  radio

D  television

A  black men were citizens but women were not

B  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

C  slavery was immoral but necessary

D  only Congress could ban slavery

A  neighbors

B  the democratic and republican parties

C  schools

D  peer groups

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

B  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

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

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

A  she’s an independent

B  she’s a democrat

C  she’s a republican

D  she’s a libertarian

A  polling discourages bold leadership

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

C  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

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

A  writing letters to government officials

B  volunteering at a campaign

C  giving money to candidates

D  voting

A  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

B  political participation and strength of party attachment

C  liberalism and political tolerance

D  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

A  government run services would likely be privatized

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

C  government workers would likely unionize

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  Women

C  Jews

D  African Americans

A  Sixth Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  First Amendment

D  Third Amendment

A  affirmative action

B  voting

C  prayers in school

D  maintaining peace through strength

A  Equal Protection Clause

B  Principles of extradition

C  Privileges and Immunities Clause

D  Full Faith and Credit Clause

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Twenty Eight

B  Twenty First

C  Seventh

D  Eleventh

A  protection of social welfare policies

B  protection of African Americans

C  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

D  protection of agricultural subsidies

A  the states

B  the President

C  the Congress

D  the national government

A  to regulate commerce between states

B  to ratify amendments to the constitution

C  to tax

D  to declare war

A  voting in Congressional elections

B  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

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

D  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

A  African Americans

B  Asian Americans

C  Whites

D  Hispanics

A  students

B  lawmakers

C  elites

D  interest groups

A  sexual profiling

B  comparable attitudes

C  the phantom leap

D  gender gap

A  email

B  questionnaires sent through the mail

C  random digital dialing telephone interviews

D  list of registered voters

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  confederation

B  republic

C  federation

D  union

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  minorities participate more than whites

B  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

C  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

D  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

A  the golden rule

B  the exclusionary rule

C  the unconstitutional actions rule

D  the inclusionary rule

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

B  Taxes and spending should be kept low

C  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

D  Prayer belongs in school

A  the melting pot

B  the American stew

C  potluck culture

D  the mixing kettle

A  raising the drinking age

B  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

C  cutting taxes

D  eliminating after school programs to save money

A  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

B  The poll oversampled those with higher income

C  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

D  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  statistical anomaly

B  happenstance result

C  unhappy public

D  sampling error

A  Fifth

B  First

C  Fourth

D  Fourteenth

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  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

B  president to veto judicial decisions

C  president to veto congressional acts

D  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

A  conservatism

B  libertarianism

C  republicanism

D  liberalism

A  the people elect representatives who make laws

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

C  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

D  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

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

B  quotas were determined to be constitutional

C  quotas were declared unconstitutional

D  both a and b

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

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  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

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

B  donating money to a charity for the homeless

C  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

D  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

A  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

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

C  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

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

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

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

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

A  the sixth

B  the first

C  the fourth

D  the ninth

A  equal protection for Native Americans

B  equal rights for white women

C  the protection of individual liberties from the states

D  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

A  whether or not there should be anymore new states

B  voting rights for ethnic minorities

C  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

D  extradition

A  the grandfather clause

B  the white primary

C  the poll tax

D  all of the above

A  make treaties with other nations

B  license occupations

C  license marriages

D  regulate the sale of liquor

A  allowed women the right to vote

B  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

C  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

D  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

A  state constitutions

B  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

C  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

D  the elastic clause

A  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

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

C  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

D  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

A  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

B  established the doctrine of implied powers

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

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

A  from the bottom to the top

B  directly to the people bypassing the government

C  from the local and state governments to the central government

D  from the central government to the state or local governments

A  the rigidness of the national government in accepting change

B  the creation of a strong party system

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

D  all of the above

A  easily passed the senate

B  was relatively symbolic

C  was rarely enforced

D  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

A  was whether the national government could create a bank

B  was wether a state could tax a national bank

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

D  both a and b

A  a 24 hour waiting period

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

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

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

A  regulate commerce within its borders

B  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

C  tax branches of the federal government

D  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

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

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

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

D  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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

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

D  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

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

C  the powers expressly delegated to the government

D  the powers reserved for local government

A  the bureaucracy

B  Congress

C  the executive branch

D  the states

A  enumeration

B  checks and balances

C  implied powers

D  federalism

A  Griswold v. Connecticut

B  Roe v. Wade

C  U.S. v. Lopez

D  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

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  allow you to confront your accuser

D  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

A  the sole authority of Congress

B  the sole authority of the executive branch

C  reserved to the central government

D  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

A  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

B  its flexibility

C  the ease with which it can be amended

D  none of the above

A  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

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

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

A  codified the right to privacy

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

C  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

D  established the Supremacy Doctrine

A  the appropriations clause

B  the necessary and proper clause

C  the commerce clause

D  the supremacy clause

A  guarantee and actively protect the rights of minorities

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

C  limit political participation to individuals who are properly educated

D  all of the above

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

B  divide and conquer

C  nonviolent civil disobedience

D  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

A  unequal access

B  restraints of trade

C  unfair competition

D  reverse discrimination

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

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

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

D  a limitation on the power of the government

A  the large states over small states

B  women over men

C  non-slave states over slave states

D  national law over state law

A  presumptive organization

B  public opinion knowledge

C  gradual acquiescence

D  political socialization

A  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

B  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

C  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

D  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

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

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

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

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

A  font selection

B  in person interviews

C  indexing

D  random sampling

A  had little impact on state governments and slavery

B  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

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

A  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

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

C  supreme political authority remains with the national government

D  supreme political authority remains with the states

A  in the Constitution

B  in the Declaration of Independence

C  in the Articles of Confederation

D  in the Magna Carta

A  malapportionment

B  public opinion polls

C  the census

D  the literary digest