Midterm

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

B  Americans complain about tv shows like Jerry Springer, but continue to watch them anyway

C  Americans oppose the idea of big government, but favor big government in practice

D  Americans prefer spending time with their families than learning about politics

A  casual and formal

B  elitist and pluralist

C  conventional and unconventional

D  productive and unproductive

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

C  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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 that person gives consent

B  only if there are witnesses

C  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

D  without getting a warrant

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  one person, one vote

C  universal citizenship

D  inclusion

A  national defense issues

B  tariff issues

C  social issues

D  interstate commerce issues

A  newspapers

B  television

C  radio

D  magazines

A  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

B  only Congress could ban slavery

C  slavery was immoral but necessary

D  black men were citizens but women were not

A  the democratic and republican parties

B  neighbors

C  peer groups

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 libertarian

B  she’s a republican

C  she’s an independent

D  she’s a democrat

A  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

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

C  polling discourages bold leadership

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

A  writing letters to government officials

B  giving money to candidates

C  volunteering at a campaign

D  voting

A  liberalism and political tolerance

B  political participation and strength of party attachment

C  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

D  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

A  government run services would likely be privatized

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

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

D  government workers would likely unionize

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

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

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

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

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  Third Amendment

C  First Amendment

D  Sixth Amendment

A  maintaining peace through strength

B  voting

C  affirmative action

D  prayers in school

A  Full Faith and Credit Clause

B  Privileges and Immunities Clause

C  Principles of extradition

D  Equal Protection Clause

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Twenty First

B  Twenty Eight

C  Eleventh

D  Seventh

A  protection of social welfare policies

B  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

C  protection of African Americans

D  protection of agricultural subsidies

A  the Congress

B  the President

C  the states

D  the national government

A  to ratify amendments to the constitution

B  to regulate commerce between states

C  to declare war

D  to tax

A  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

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

C  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

D  voting in Congressional elections

A  Whites

B  Hispanics

C  African Americans

D  Asian Americans

A  elites

B  lawmakers

C  interest groups

D  students

A  the phantom leap

B  sexual profiling

C  gender gap

D  comparable attitudes

A  email

B  questionnaires sent through the mail

C  random digital dialing telephone interviews

D  list of registered voters

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  union

B  republic

C  federation

D  confederation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

B  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

C  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

D  minorities participate more than whites

A  the golden rule

B  the inclusionary rule

C  the exclusionary rule

D  the unconstitutional actions rule

A  Taxes and spending should be kept low

B  Prayer belongs in school

C  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

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

A  the mixing kettle

B  potluck culture

C  the American stew

D  the melting pot

A  eliminating after school programs to save money

B  cutting taxes

C  raising the drinking age

D  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

A  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

B  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

C  The poll oversampled those with higher income

D  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  happenstance result

B  statistical anomaly

C  sampling error

D  unhappy public

A  First

B  Fourteenth

C  Fourth

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 veto judicial decisions

B  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

C  president to veto congressional acts

D  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

A  conservatism

B  liberalism

C  libertarianism

D  republicanism

A  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

B  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

C  the people elect representatives who make laws

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

A  both a and b

B  quotas were declared unconstitutional

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

D  quotas were determined to be constitutional

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

C  donating money to a charity for the homeless

D  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

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

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

C  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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  ethnic minorities have no rights to equal treatment by the government

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

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

A  the first

B  the ninth

C  the fourth

D  the sixth

A  equal protection for Native Americans

B  the protection of individual liberties from the states

C  equal rights for white women

D  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

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  license occupations

C  license marriages

D  regulate the sale of liquor

A  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

B  allowed women the right to vote

C  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

D  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

A  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

B  the elastic clause

C  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

D  state constitutions

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

B  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

C  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

D  are limitations placed on the national government 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  ruled that McCulloch had violated a state law and must pay the tax with interest

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

D  established the doctrine of implied powers

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  easily passed the senate

C  was relatively symbolic

D  was rarely enforced

A  was whether the national government could create a bank

B  was wether a state could tax a national bank

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

D  both a and b

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  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

B  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

C  regulate commerce within its borders

D  tax branches of the federal government

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

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

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

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  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  the powers expressly delegated to the government

C  the powers reserved for local government

D  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

A  Congress

B  the states

C  the bureaucracy

D  the executive branch

A  federalism

B  enumeration

C  implied powers

D  checks and balances

A  U.S. v. Lopez

B  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

C  Griswold v. Connecticut

D  Roe v. Wade

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

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

C  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

D  allow you to confront your accuser

A  the sole authority of the executive branch

B  reserved to the central government

C  the sole authority of Congress

D  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

A  its flexibility

B  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

C  the ease with which it can be amended

D  none of the above

A  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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  specific limitations on the government outlined in the Bill of Rights

A  established the Supremacy Doctrine

B  codified the right to privacy

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

D  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

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  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  divide and conquer

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

C  nonviolent civil disobedience

D  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

A  unequal access

B  restraints of trade

C  reverse discrimination

D  unfair competition

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

D  a limitation on the power of the government

A  national law over state law

B  non-slave states over slave states

C  the large states over small states

D  women over men

A  presumptive organization

B  gradual acquiescence

C  political socialization

D  public opinion knowledge

A  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

B  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

C  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

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  font selection

B  random sampling

C  indexing

D  in person interviews

A  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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  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 executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

C  supreme political authority remains with the states

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

A  in the Articles of Confederation

B  in the Magna Carta

C  in the Constitution

D  in the Declaration of Independence

A  the literary digest

B  malapportionment

C  public opinion polls

D  the census