Test 2 Chapter 4-9

A  covers presidential campaigns equally

B  decides which issues deserve public attention

C  reports on corruption in government

D  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

A  a low margin of error

B  random sample

C  a representative sample

D  a leading question

A  it was part of the Articles of Confederation

B  key states refused to ratify the Constitution unless it was added

C  the Federalist Papers believed it was necessary

D  it was originally part of the Declaration of Independence

A  intermediate scrutiny

B  the bill of rights

C  the Fourteenth Amendment

D  affirmative action

A  strengthening the right to a jury trial in criminal cases

B  reinforcing the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment

C  forming part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second and Fourth Amendments

D  ensuring the right to freedom of the press

A  intermediate scrutiny

B  affirmative action

C  the Fourteenth Amendment

D  strict scrutiny

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

B  decides which issues deserve public attention

C  covers presidential campaigns equally

D  reports on corruption in government

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  Plessy v. Ferguson

B  Roe v. Wade

C  Gitlow v. New York

D  Scott v. Crow

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  the right to peaceably assemble

B  the protection of freedom of religion

C  the right to free speech

D  the right to keep and bear arms

A  guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote

B  helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights

C  allowed the states to continue to enact black codes

D  outlawed slavery

A  People are sovereign and public opinion proves the people are sovereign over their government, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

B  The Founders did not establish a direct democracy, but a republic. In a representational model such as the United States, public opinion provides the vehicle for representatives to select the appropriate policy based on the will of the people.

C  Public opinion is important to democratic governance because it is one of the principle mechanisms through which directly or indirectly causes public policies to be enacted, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

D  Public opinion restrains government officials’ choice to decide what is in the public’s interest because it provides a single viewpoint from which the government officials may reference.

A  None of these

B  Sixth Amendment

C  Fifth Amendment

D  Fourth Amendment