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 prefer conservative congressional candidates but vote for liberal presidential candidates

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

A  productive and unproductive

B  casual and formal

C  elitist and pluralist

D  conventional and unconventional

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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  most Americans know very little about politics

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  without getting a warrant

C  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

D  only if that person gives consent

A  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

B  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

C  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

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

A  one person, one vote

B  universal citizenship

C  inclusion

D  freedom to vote

A  social issues

B  tariff issues

C  interstate commerce issues

D  national defense issues

A  magazines

B  television

C  newspapers

D  radio

A  black men were citizens but women were not

B  slavery was immoral but necessary

C  only Congress could ban slavery

D  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

A  peer groups

B  the democratic and republican parties

C  schools

D  neighbors

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

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

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

D  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

A  she’s a republican

B  she’s a democrat

C  she’s an independent

D  she’s a libertarian

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

B  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

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

D  polling discourages bold leadership

A  volunteering at a campaign

B  voting

C  writing letters to government officials

D  giving money to candidates

A  political participation and strength of party attachment

B  liberalism and political tolerance

C  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

D  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

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

B  government run services would likely be privatized

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  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

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

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

A  due process clause

B  restoration of rights clause

C  free exercise clause

D  none of the above

A  Jews

B  African Americans

C  Born again Christians

D  Women

A  First Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  Third Amendment

D  Sixth Amendment

A  maintaining peace through strength

B  prayers in school

C  voting

D  affirmative action

A  Full Faith and Credit Clause

B  Privileges and Immunities Clause

C  Equal Protection Clause

D  Principles of extradition

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Eleventh

B  Seventh

C  Twenty First

D  Twenty Eight

A  protection of social welfare policies

B  protection of agricultural subsidies

C  protection of African Americans

D  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

A  the states

B  the Congress

C  the President

D  the national government

A  to tax

B  to ratify amendments to the constitution

C  to regulate commerce between states

D  to declare war

A  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

B  voting in Congressional elections

C  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

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

A  Whites

B  Hispanics

C  Asian Americans

D  African Americans

A  interest groups

B  lawmakers

C  students

D  elites

A  gender gap

B  comparable attitudes

C  the phantom leap

D  sexual profiling

A  random digital dialing telephone interviews

B  email

C  questionnaires sent through the mail

D  list of registered voters

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  republic

B  union

C  federation

D  confederation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  minorities participate more than whites

B  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

C  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

D  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

A  the inclusionary rule

B  the exclusionary rule

C  the unconstitutional actions rule

D  the golden rule

A  Taxes and spending should be kept low

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

C  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

D  Prayer belongs in school

A  potluck culture

B  the melting pot

C  the American stew

D  the mixing kettle

A  eliminating after school programs to save money

B  raising the drinking age

C  cutting taxes

D  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

A  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

B  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

C  The poll oversampled those with higher income

D  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  sampling error

B  happenstance result

C  statistical anomaly

D  unhappy public

A  First

B  Fifth

C  Fourteenth

D  Fourth

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

B  the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

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

A  president to veto judicial decisions

B  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

C  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

D  president to veto congressional acts

A  liberalism

B  conservatism

C  libertarianism

D  republicanism

A  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

B  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

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

D  the people elect representatives who make laws

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

B  quotas were determined to be constitutional

C  both a and b

D  quotas were declared unconstitutional

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

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

C  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

D  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

A  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

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

C  donating money to a charity for the homeless

D  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

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

B  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

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

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

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

A  the fourth

B  the sixth

C  the first

D  the ninth

A  equal rights for white women

B  equal protection for Native Americans

C  the protection of individual liberties from the states

D  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

A  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

B  extradition

C  voting rights for ethnic minorities

D  whether or not there should be anymore new states

A  the grandfather clause

B  the poll tax

C  the white primary

D  all of the above

A  license occupations

B  make treaties with other nations

C  regulate the sale of liquor

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 elastic clause

B  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

C  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

D  state constitutions

A  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

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  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

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 central government to the state or local governments

B  from the bottom to the top

C  directly to the people bypassing the government

D  from the local and state governments to the central government

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  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

B  was relatively symbolic

C  was rarely enforced

D  easily passed the senate

A  both a and b

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

C  was wether a state could tax a national bank

D  was whether the national government could create a bank

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

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

C  a 24 hour waiting period

D  judicial or parental permission for females under 18 seeking an 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  bans the establishment of an official language in the United States

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

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

D  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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

C  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the powers expressly delegated to the government

B  the powers reserved for local government

C  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

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

A  Congress

B  the executive branch

C  the states

D  the bureaucracy

A  checks and balances

B  federalism

C  implied powers

D  enumeration

A  Roe v. Wade

B  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

C  Griswold v. Connecticut

D  U.S. v. Lopez

A  allow you to confront your accuser

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 be tried by a jury of your peers

A  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

B  the sole authority of the executive branch

C  reserved to the central government

D  the sole authority of Congress

A  its flexibility

B  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

C  the ease with which it can be amended

D  none of the above

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

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

C  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

A  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

B  established the Supremacy Doctrine

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

D  codified the right to privacy

A  the commerce clause

B  the appropriations clause

C  the supremacy clause

D  the necessary and proper clause

A  guarantee and actively protect the rights of minorities

B  limit political participation to individuals who are properly educated

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

D  all of the above

A  divide and conquer

B  nonviolent civil disobedience

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

D  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

A  unfair competition

B  restraints of trade

C  reverse discrimination

D  unequal access

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

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

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

D  a limitation on the power of the government

A  women over men

B  the large states over small states

C  national law over state law

D  non-slave states over slave states

A  public opinion knowledge

B  political socialization

C  presumptive organization

D  gradual acquiescence

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

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

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

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

A  indexing

B  random sampling

C  in person interviews

D  font selection

A  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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  had little impact on state governments and slavery

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

B  supreme political authority remains with the states

C  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

D  supreme political authority remains with the national government

A  in the Articles of Confederation

B  in the Magna Carta

C  in the Constitution

D  in the Declaration of Independence

A  the census

B  the literary digest

C  malapportionment

D  public opinion polls