Midterm

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

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 spending time with their families than learning about politics

A  casual and formal

B  elitist and pluralist

C  productive and unproductive

D  conventional and unconventional

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

C  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

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

C  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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

A  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

B  without getting a warrant

C  only if there are witnesses

D  only if that person gives consent

A  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

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

C  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

D  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

A  freedom to vote

B  one person, one vote

C  universal citizenship

D  inclusion

A  national defense issues

B  interstate commerce issues

C  tariff issues

D  social issues

A  radio

B  television

C  newspapers

D  magazines

A  slavery was immoral but necessary

B  black men were citizens but women were not

C  only Congress could ban slavery

D  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

A  neighbors

B  peer groups

C  the democratic and republican parties

D  schools

A  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

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

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

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

A  she’s a libertarian

B  she’s a republican

C  she’s an independent

D  she’s a democrat

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  volunteering at a campaign

B  giving money to candidates

C  voting

D  writing letters to government officials

A  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

B  political participation and strength of party attachment

C  liberalism and political tolerance

D  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

A  government run services would likely be privatized

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

C  government workers would likely unionize

D  government programs to alleviate economic inequality 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  free exercise clause

B  due process clause

C  restoration of rights clause

D  none of the above

A  Women

B  Born again Christians

C  Jews

D  African Americans

A  Sixth Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  Third Amendment

D  First Amendment

A  affirmative action

B  voting

C  prayers in school

D  maintaining peace through strength

A  Full Faith and Credit Clause

B  Principles of extradition

C  Equal Protection Clause

D  Privileges and Immunities Clause

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Twenty First

B  Eleventh

C  Seventh

D  Twenty Eight

A  protection of African Americans

B  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

C  protection of agricultural subsidies

D  protection of social welfare policies

A  the national government

B  the Congress

C  the President

D  the states

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  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

C  voting in Congressional elections

D  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

A  Hispanics

B  Whites

C  Asian Americans

D  African Americans

A  elites

B  students

C  lawmakers

D  interest groups

A  gender gap

B  sexual profiling

C  the phantom leap

D  comparable attitudes

A  list of registered voters

B  random digital dialing telephone interviews

C  email

D  questionnaires sent through the mail

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  confederation

B  federation

C  republic

D  union

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

B  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

C  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

D  minorities participate more than whites

A  the exclusionary rule

B  the inclusionary rule

C  the unconstitutional actions rule

D  the golden rule

A  Prayer belongs in school

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

C  Taxes and spending should be kept low

D  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

A  the American stew

B  the mixing kettle

C  the melting pot

D  potluck culture

A  raising the drinking age

B  cutting taxes

C  eliminating after school programs to save money

D  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

A  The poll oversampled those with higher income

B  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

C  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

D  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  happenstance result

B  sampling error

C  unhappy public

D  statistical anomaly

A  First

B  Fourteenth

C  Fifth

D  Fourth

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 unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

D  president to veto congressional acts

A  republicanism

B  liberalism

C  conservatism

D  libertarianism

A  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

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

C  the people elect representatives who make laws

D  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

A  quotas were determined to be constitutional

B  both a and b

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

D  quotas were declared unconstitutional

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

B  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

C  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

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

A  donating money to a charity for the homeless

B  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

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

D  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

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

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

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

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

A  the sixth

B  the ninth

C  the fourth

D  the first

A  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

B  equal rights for white women

C  equal protection for Native Americans

D  the protection of individual liberties from the states

A  extradition

B  voting rights for ethnic minorities

C  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

D  whether or not there should be anymore new states

A  the white primary

B  the poll tax

C  the grandfather clause

D  all of the above

A  make treaties with other nations

B  regulate the sale of liquor

C  license marriages

D  license occupations

A  allowed women the right to vote

B  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

C  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

D  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

A  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

B  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

C  the elastic clause

D  state constitutions

A  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

B  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

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

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

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

A  from the bottom to the top

B  from the local and state governments to the central government

C  directly to the people bypassing the 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  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

B  was rarely enforced

C  easily passed the senate

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  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  tax branches of the federal government

B  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

C  regulate commerce within its borders

D  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

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  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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

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

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 reserved for local government

B  the powers expressly delegated to the government

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

D  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

A  the bureaucracy

B  the states

C  Congress

D  the executive branch

A  implied powers

B  enumeration

C  checks and balances

D  federalism

A  Griswold v. Connecticut

B  U.S. v. Lopez

C  Roe v. Wade

D  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

A  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

B  allow you to confront your accuser

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

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

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 acknowledgement of Christian principles

C  its flexibility

D  none of the above

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

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

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

D  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

A  codified the right to privacy

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

C  established the Supremacy Doctrine

D  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

A  the supremacy clause

B  the appropriations clause

C  the commerce 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  nonviolent civil disobedience

B  divide and conquer

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

D  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

A  unequal access

B  restraints of trade

C  reverse discrimination

D  unfair competition

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

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

C  a limitation on the power of the government

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  women over men

C  national law over state law

D  non-slave states over slave states

A  presumptive organization

B  public opinion knowledge

C  political socialization

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 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  indexing

B  font selection

C  random sampling

D  in person interviews

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

B  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

C  had little impact on state governments and slavery

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

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

B  supreme political authority remains with the national government

C  supreme political authority remains with the states

D  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

A  in the Articles of Confederation

B  in the Magna Carta

C  in the Declaration of Independence

D  in the Constitution

A  malapportionment

B  public opinion polls

C  the literary digest

D  the census