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  conventional and unconventional

C  elitist and pluralist

D  casual and formal

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

A  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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

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 there are witnesses

B  only if that person gives consent

C  without getting a warrant

D  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

A  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

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

C  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

D  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

A  freedom to vote

B  universal citizenship

C  inclusion

D  one person, one vote

A  tariff issues

B  social issues

C  interstate commerce issues

D  national defense issues

A  newspapers

B  radio

C  magazines

D  television

A  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

B  only Congress could ban slavery

C  black men were citizens but women were not

D  slavery was immoral but necessary

A  neighbors

B  schools

C  peer groups

D  the democratic and republican parties

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

B  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

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

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

A  she’s a democrat

B  she’s an independent

C  she’s a libertarian

D  she’s a republican

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

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

C  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

D  polling discourages bold leadership

A  giving money to candidates

B  voting

C  volunteering at a campaign

D  writing letters to government officials

A  political participation and strength of party attachment

B  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

C  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

D  liberalism and political tolerance

A  government workers would likely unionize

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

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

D  government run services would likely be privatized

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

C  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

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

A  due process clause

B  free exercise clause

C  restoration of rights clause

D  none of the above

A  Women

B  African Americans

C  Jews

D  Born again Christians

A  First Amendment

B  Third Amendment

C  Sixth Amendment

D  First Amendment

A  voting

B  prayers in school

C  affirmative action

D  maintaining peace through strength

A  Privileges and Immunities Clause

B  Equal Protection Clause

C  Full Faith and Credit Clause

D  Principles of extradition

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Twenty Eight

B  Seventh

C  Eleventh

D  Twenty First

A  protection of agricultural subsidies

B  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

C  protection of social welfare policies

D  protection of African Americans

A  the national government

B  the President

C  the states

D  the Congress

A  to declare war

B  to ratify amendments to the constitution

C  to tax

D  to regulate commerce between states

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

B  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

C  voting in Congressional elections

D  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

A  Hispanics

B  Asian Americans

C  African Americans

D  Whites

A  elites

B  students

C  interest groups

D  lawmakers

A  the phantom leap

B  comparable attitudes

C  gender gap

D  sexual profiling

A  questionnaires sent through the mail

B  list of registered voters

C  random digital dialing telephone interviews

D  email

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  confederation

B  republic

C  federation

D  union

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

B  minorities participate more than whites

C  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

D  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

A  the inclusionary rule

B  the golden rule

C  the exclusionary rule

D  the unconstitutional actions rule

A  Prayer belongs in school

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

C  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

D  Taxes and spending should be kept low

A  potluck culture

B  the American stew

C  the melting pot

D  the mixing kettle

A  raising the drinking age

B  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

C  eliminating after school programs to save money

D  cutting taxes

A  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

B  The poll oversampled those with higher income

C  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

D  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  unhappy public

B  sampling error

C  statistical anomaly

D  happenstance result

A  Fourth

B  Fourteenth

C  First

D  Fifth

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

B  the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

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

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  republicanism

C  libertarianism

D  conservatism

A  the people elect representatives who make laws

B  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

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

D  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

A  quotas were determined to be constitutional

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

C  quotas were declared unconstitutional

D  both a and b

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

B  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

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

D  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

A  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

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

C  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

D  donating money to a charity for the homeless

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

D  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

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

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

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

A  the ninth

B  the first

C  the fourth

D  the sixth

A  equal rights for white women

B  equal protection for Native Americans

C  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

D  the protection of individual liberties from the states

A  whether or not there should be anymore new states

B  extradition

C  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

D  voting rights for ethnic minorities

A  the poll tax

B  the grandfather clause

C  the white primary

D  all of the above

A  regulate the sale of liquor

B  make treaties with other nations

C  license occupations

D  license marriages

A  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

B  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

C  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

D  allowed women the right to vote

A  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

B  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

C  state constitutions

D  the elastic clause

A  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

B  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

C  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

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

A  established the doctrine of implied powers

B  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

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 local and state governments to the central government

B  from the bottom to the top

C  from the central government to the state or local governments

D  directly to the people bypassing the government

A  the creation of a strong party system

B  the rigidness of the national government in accepting change

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

D  all of the above

A  was rarely enforced

B  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

C  easily passed the senate

D  was relatively symbolic

A  was wether a state could tax a national bank

B  was whether the national government could create a bank

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

D  both a and b

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

B  a 24 hour waiting period

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

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  regulate commerce within its borders

D  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

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

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

C  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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

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

C  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

B  the powers reserved for local government

C  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

D  the powers expressly delegated to the government

A  the executive branch

B  Congress

C  the bureaucracy

D  the states

A  implied powers

B  enumeration

C  federalism

D  checks and balances

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

B  Griswold v. Connecticut

C  Roe v. Wade

D  U.S. v. Lopez

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

B  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

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

D  allow you to confront your accuser

A  reserved to the central government

B  the sole authority of the executive branch

C  the sole authority of Congress

D  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

A  the ease with which it can be amended

B  its flexibility

C  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

D  none of the above

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

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

C  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

A  established the Supremacy Doctrine

B  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

C  codified the right to privacy

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

A  the supremacy clause

B  the commerce clause

C  the necessary and proper clause

D  the appropriations 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  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

D  nonviolent civil disobedience

A  reverse discrimination

B  restraints of trade

C  unfair competition

D  unequal access

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

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

A  the large states over small states

B  national law over state law

C  women over men

D  non-slave states over slave states

A  political socialization

B  public opinion knowledge

C  presumptive organization

D  gradual acquiescence

A  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

B  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

C  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

D  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

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

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

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

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

A  font selection

B  random sampling

C  indexing

D  in person interviews

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

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

C  had little impact on state governments and slavery

D  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

A  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

B  supreme political authority remains with the states

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

D  supreme political authority remains with the national government

A  in the Articles of Confederation

B  in the Constitution

C  in the Magna Carta

D  in the Declaration of Independence

A  malapportionment

B  the census

C  the literary digest

D  public opinion polls