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  conventional and unconventional

B  productive and unproductive

C  casual and formal

D  elitist and pluralist

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

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

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  the public dislikes short questions and is unlikely to answer them

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

A  only if that person gives consent

B  without getting a warrant

C  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

D  only if there are witnesses

A  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

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

C  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

D  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

A  one person, one vote

B  universal citizenship

C  inclusion

D  freedom to vote

A  national defense issues

B  tariff issues

C  social issues

D  interstate commerce issues

A  newspapers

B  television

C  radio

D  magazines

A  black men were citizens but women were not

B  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

C  only Congress could ban slavery

D  slavery was immoral but necessary

A  the democratic and republican parties

B  peer groups

C  neighbors

D  schools

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 a libertarian

B  she’s a democrat

C  she’s a republican

D  she’s an independent

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

B  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

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

D  polling discourages bold leadership

A  volunteering at a campaign

B  giving money to candidates

C  writing letters to government officials

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 workers would likely unionize

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

C  government run services would likely be privatized

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

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

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

A  free exercise clause

B  due process clause

C  restoration of rights clause

D  none of the above

A  African Americans

B  Born again Christians

C  Women

D  Jews

A  First Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  Sixth Amendment

D  Third Amendment

A  affirmative action

B  maintaining peace through strength

C  prayers in school

D  voting

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  Seventh

B  Twenty Eight

C  Eleventh

D  Twenty First

A  protection of social welfare policies

B  protection of agricultural subsidies

C  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

D  protection of African Americans

A  the President

B  the national government

C  the states

D  the Congress

A  to tax

B  to ratify amendments to the constitution

C  to regulate commerce between states

D  to declare war

A  voting in Congressional elections

B  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

C  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

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

A  Asian Americans

B  African Americans

C  Whites

D  Hispanics

A  students

B  lawmakers

C  elites

D  interest groups

A  the phantom leap

B  comparable attitudes

C  sexual profiling

D  gender gap

A  list of registered voters

B  email

C  questionnaires sent through the mail

D  random digital dialing telephone interviews

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  union

B  republic

C  confederation

D  federation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

B  minorities participate more than whites

C  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

D  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

A  the exclusionary rule

B  the golden rule

C  the inclusionary rule

D  the unconstitutional actions 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 American stew

C  the melting pot

D  the mixing kettle

A  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

B  cutting taxes

C  eliminating after school programs to save money

D  raising the drinking age

A  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

B  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

C  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

D  The poll oversampled those with higher income

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  statistical anomaly

B  unhappy public

C  sampling error

D  happenstance result

A  Fourteenth

B  Fourth

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  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

B  president to veto judicial decisions

C  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

D  president to veto congressional acts

A  conservatism

B  liberalism

C  republicanism

D  libertarianism

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

B  the people elect representatives who make laws

C  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

D  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

A  quotas were determined to be constitutional

B  both a and b

C  quotas were declared unconstitutional

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

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

B  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

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

D  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

A  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

B  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

C  donating money to a charity for the homeless

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

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

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

C  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

D  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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 ninth

B  the sixth

C  the first

D  the fourth

A  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

B  equal protection for Native Americans

C  the protection of individual liberties from the states

D  equal rights for white women

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 white primary

B  the grandfather clause

C  the poll tax

D  all of the above

A  license occupations

B  make treaties with other nations

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  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

B  state constitutions

C  the elastic clause

D  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

A  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

B  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

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

D  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

A  established the doctrine of implied powers

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

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

A  from the local and state governments to the central government

B  from the central government to the state or local governments

C  from the bottom to the top

D  directly to the people bypassing the 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  easily passed the senate

C  was rarely enforced

D  was relatively symbolic

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  judicial or parental permission for females under 18 seeking an abortion

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

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

D  a 24 hour waiting period

A  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

B  regulate commerce within its borders

C  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

D  tax branches of the federal government

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

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

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

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 expressly delegated to the government

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

C  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

D  the powers reserved for local government

A  Congress

B  the bureaucracy

C  the states

D  the executive branch

A  checks and balances

B  implied powers

C  enumeration

D  federalism

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

B  U.S. v. Lopez

C  Griswold v. Connecticut

D  Roe v. Wade

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 confront your accuser

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

A  the sole authority of the executive branch

B  reserved to the central government

C  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

D  the sole authority of Congress

A  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

B  its flexibility

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  basic rights set forth by God that no government can deny

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

D  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

A  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

B  codified the right to privacy

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

D  established the Supremacy Doctrine

A  the supremacy clause

B  the commerce clause

C  the appropriations clause

D  the necessary and proper 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  unfair competition

B  unequal access

C  restraints of trade

D  reverse discrimination

A  a limitation on the power of the government

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

A  the large states over small states

B  non-slave states over slave states

C  national law over state law

D  women over men

A  gradual acquiescence

B  political socialization

C  presumptive organization

D  public opinion knowledge

A  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

B  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

C  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

D  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

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

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

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

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

A  random sampling

B  font selection

C  in person interviews

D  indexing

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

B  had little impact on state governments and slavery

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

D  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

B  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

C  supreme political authority remains with the national government

D  supreme political authority remains with the states

A  in the Constitution

B  in the Articles of Confederation

C  in the Magna Carta

D  in the Declaration of Independence

A  malapportionment

B  the census

C  the literary digest

D  public opinion polls