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  casual and formal

B  conventional and unconventional

C  elitist and pluralist

D  productive and unproductive

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

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

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

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

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

D  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

B  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

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

D  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

A  freedom to vote

B  inclusion

C  one person, one vote

D  universal citizenship

A  interstate commerce issues

B  national defense issues

C  social issues

D  tariff issues

A  newspapers

B  radio

C  television

D  magazines

A  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

B  slavery was immoral but necessary

C  only Congress could ban slavery

D  black men were citizens but women were not

A  the democratic and republican parties

B  peer groups

C  neighbors

D  schools

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

B  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

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 republican

B  she’s a democrat

C  she’s an independent

D  she’s a libertarian

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

B  polling discourages bold leadership

C  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

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

A  voting

B  volunteering at a campaign

C  giving money to candidates

D  writing letters to government officials

A  political participation and strength of party attachment

B  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

C  liberalism and political tolerance

D  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

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

D  government workers would likely unionize

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

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  due process clause

B  free exercise clause

C  restoration of rights clause

D  none of the above

A  Jews

B  Women

C  African Americans

D  Born again Christians

A  First Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  Sixth Amendment

D  Third Amendment

A  voting

B  affirmative action

C  maintaining peace through strength

D  prayers in school

A  Principles of extradition

B  Privileges and Immunities Clause

C  Equal Protection Clause

D  Full Faith and Credit Clause

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Eleventh

B  Twenty Eight

C  Twenty First

D  Seventh

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 President

B  the Congress

C  the states

D  the national government

A  to regulate commerce between states

B  to declare war

C  to tax

D  to ratify amendments to the constitution

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  African Americans

C  Hispanics

D  Asian Americans

A  students

B  lawmakers

C  elites

D  interest groups

A  sexual profiling

B  gender gap

C  the phantom leap

D  comparable attitudes

A  random digital dialing telephone interviews

B  questionnaires sent through the mail

C  email

D  list of registered voters

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  union

B  confederation

C  federation

D  republic

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

B  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

C  minorities participate more than whites

D  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

A  the inclusionary rule

B  the exclusionary rule

C  the golden rule

D  the unconstitutional actions rule

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

B  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

C  Taxes and spending should be kept low

D  Prayer belongs in school

A  potluck culture

B  the melting pot

C  the mixing kettle

D  the American stew

A  cutting taxes

B  raising the drinking age

C  eliminating after school programs to save money

D  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

A  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

B  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

C  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

D  The poll oversampled those with higher income

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  happenstance result

B  unhappy public

C  statistical anomaly

D  sampling error

A  Fourth

B  First

C  Fourteenth

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  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

B  president to veto judicial decisions

C  president to veto congressional acts

D  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

A  conservatism

B  liberalism

C  libertarianism

D  republicanism

A  the people elect representatives who make laws

B  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

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

D  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

A  quotas were determined to be constitutional

B  quotas were declared unconstitutional

C  both a and b

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

A  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

B  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

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

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  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

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

D  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

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

B  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

D  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

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 fourth

B  the first

C  the sixth

D  the ninth

A  the protection of individual liberties from the states

B  equal rights for white women

C  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

D  equal protection for Native Americans

A  whether or not there should be anymore new states

B  voting rights for ethnic minorities

C  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

D  extradition

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  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  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

C  state constitutions

D  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

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

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

C  established the doctrine of implied powers

D  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

A  from the bottom to the top

B  directly to the people bypassing the government

C  from the local and state governments to the central government

D  from the central government to the state or local governments

A  the creation of a strong party system

B  that state and local interests can block progress and impede national plans

C  the rigidness of the national government in accepting change

D  all of the above

A  was relatively symbolic

B  easily passed the senate

C  was rarely enforced

D  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

A  was whether the national government could create a bank

B  both a and b

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

D  was wether a state could tax a national bank

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

B  judicial or parental permission for females under 18 seeking an abortion

C  a 24 hour waiting period

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

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 Federal government has the power to impose unfunded mandates

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

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

D  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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

C  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the powers reserved for local 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 expressly delegated to the government

A  the executive branch

B  the states

C  Congress

D  the bureaucracy

A  enumeration

B  federalism

C  implied powers

D  checks and balances

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

B  U.S. v. Lopez

C  Griswold v. Connecticut

D  Roe v. Wade

A  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

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

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

D  allow you to confront your accuser

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 acknowledgement of Christian principles

C  its flexibility

D  none of the above

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

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

C  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

A  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

B  codified the right to privacy

C  established the Supremacy Doctrine

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

A  the necessary and proper clause

B  the commerce clause

C  the supremacy clause

D  the appropriations 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  equality of practice that did not have to exclude racial segregation

C  divide and conquer

D  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

A  reverse discrimination

B  unfair competition

C  unequal access

D  restraints of trade

A  a limitation on the power of the government

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

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

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  national law over state law

C  non-slave states over slave states

D  women over men

A  public opinion knowledge

B  gradual acquiescence

C  presumptive organization

D  political socialization

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

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

A  random sampling

B  font selection

C  indexing

D  in person interviews

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

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

C  had little impact on state governments and slavery

D  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

A  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

B  supreme political authority remains with the national government

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

D  supreme political authority remains with the states

A  in the Declaration of Independence

B  in the Articles of Confederation

C  in the Constitution

D  in the Magna Carta

A  the literary digest

B  malapportionment

C  public opinion polls

D  the census