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

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

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

B  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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

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

A  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

B  only if there are witnesses

C  without getting a warrant

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  freedom to vote

B  universal citizenship

C  inclusion

D  one person, one vote

A  tariff issues

B  national defense issues

C  social issues

D  interstate commerce issues

A  magazines

B  newspapers

C  radio

D  television

A  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

B  slavery was immoral but necessary

C  black men were citizens but women were not

D  only Congress could ban slavery

A  peer groups

B  the democratic and republican parties

C  neighbors

D  schools

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 had complete confidence in ordinary Americans to make sound decisions

D  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

A  she’s a republican

B  she’s an independent

C  she’s a libertarian

D  she’s a democrat

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

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

C  polling discourages bold leadership

D  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

A  volunteering at a campaign

B  writing letters to government officials

C  voting

D  giving money to candidates

A  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

B  liberalism and political tolerance

C  political participation and strength of party attachment

D  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

A  government run services would likely be privatized

B  government workers would likely unionize

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  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

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

D  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

A  due process clause

B  free exercise clause

C  restoration of rights clause

D  none of the above

A  Jews

B  African Americans

C  Born again Christians

D  Women

A  First Amendment

B  Sixth Amendment

C  First Amendment

D  Third Amendment

A  voting

B  maintaining peace through strength

C  affirmative action

D  prayers in school

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 First

B  Twenty Eight

C  Eleventh

D  Seventh

A  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

B  protection of African Americans

C  protection of social welfare policies

D  protection of agricultural subsidies

A  the national government

B  the President

C  the states

D  the Congress

A  to declare war

B  to tax

C  to ratify amendments to the constitution

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  Whites

C  African Americans

D  Asian Americans

A  lawmakers

B  students

C  interest groups

D  elites

A  comparable attitudes

B  the phantom leap

C  sexual profiling

D  gender gap

A  questionnaires sent through the mail

B  random digital dialing telephone interviews

C  email

D  list of registered voters

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  federation

B  confederation

C  union

D  republic

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

B  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

C  minorities participate more than whites

D  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

A  the exclusionary rule

B  the unconstitutional actions rule

C  the golden rule

D  the inclusionary 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  the melting pot

B  the American stew

C  potluck culture

D  the mixing kettle

A  cutting taxes

B  eliminating after school programs to save money

C  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

D  raising the drinking age

A  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

B  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

C  The poll oversampled those with higher income

D  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  unhappy public

B  happenstance result

C  sampling error

D  statistical anomaly

A  Fourteenth

B  Fourth

C  Fifth

D  First

A  the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

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

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

A  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

B  president to veto congressional acts

C  president to veto judicial decisions

D  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

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

B  both a and b

C  quotas were determined to be constitutional

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  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  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

C  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

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

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

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

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

A  the fourth

B  the sixth

C  the first

D  the ninth

A  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

B  the protection of individual liberties from the states

C  equal protection for Native Americans

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 poll tax

B  the grandfather clause

C  the white primary

D  all of the above

A  license marriages

B  license occupations

C  regulate the sale of liquor

D  make treaties with other nations

A  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

B  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

C  allowed women the right to vote

D  allowed black males the opportunity 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  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

B  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

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

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  established the doctrine of implied powers

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  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

B  was rarely enforced

C  was relatively symbolic

D  easily passed the senate

A  both a and b

B  was wether a state could tax a national bank

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

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  a 24 hour waiting period

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

A  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

B  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

C  tax branches of the federal government

D  regulate commerce within its borders

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  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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

B  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

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

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  the powers reserved for local government

B  the powers expressly delegated to the 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 bureaucracy

C  the executive branch

D  the states

A  implied powers

B  checks and balances

C  enumeration

D  federalism

A  Roe v. Wade

B  U.S. v. Lopez

C  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

D  Griswold v. Connecticut

A  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

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

C  allow you to confront your accuser

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

A  reserved to the central government

B  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

C  the sole authority of the executive branch

D  the sole authority of Congress

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 criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

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

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

A  established the Supremacy Doctrine

B  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

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

D  codified the right to privacy

A  the appropriations clause

B  the commerce clause

C  the supremacy clause

D  the necessary and proper clause

A  limit political participation to individuals who are properly educated

B  guarantee and actively protect the rights of minorities

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

D  all of the above

A  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

B  nonviolent civil disobedience

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

D  divide and conquer

A  reverse discrimination

B  restraints of trade

C  unfair competition

D  unequal access

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  a limitation on the power of the government

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

A  women over men

B  the large states over small states

C  non-slave states over slave states

D  national law over state law

A  political socialization

B  gradual acquiescence

C  presumptive organization

D  public opinion knowledge

A  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

B  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

C  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

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 only the Supreme Court can create an official religion

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

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

A  in person interviews

B  font selection

C  random sampling

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  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

A  supreme political authority remains with the national government

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 executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

A  in the Declaration of Independence

B  in the Constitution

C  in the Magna Carta

D  in the Articles of Confederation

A  public opinion polls

B  malapportionment

C  the census

D  the literary digest