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 prefer spending time with their families than learning about politics

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

A  casual and formal

B  elitist and pluralist

C  conventional and unconventional

D  productive and unproductive

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

B  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

A  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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

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

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

A  without getting a warrant

B  only if that person gives consent

C  only if there are witnesses

D  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

A  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

B  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

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

D  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

A  universal citizenship

B  one person, one vote

C  inclusion

D  freedom to vote

A  social issues

B  interstate commerce issues

C  tariff issues

D  national defense issues

A  television

B  newspapers

C  magazines

D  radio

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  schools

B  peer groups

C  neighbors

D  the democratic and republican parties

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

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

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

D  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

A  she’s a libertarian

B  she’s a republican

C  she’s an independent

D  she’s a democrat

A  polling discourages bold leadership

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

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

D  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

A  voting

B  writing letters to government officials

C  giving money to candidates

D  volunteering at a campaign

A  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

B  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

C  liberalism and political tolerance

D  political participation and strength of party attachment

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  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

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

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

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

A  free exercise clause

B  restoration of rights clause

C  due process clause

D  none of the above

A  African Americans

B  Women

C  Jews

D  Born again Christians

A  First Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  Third Amendment

D  Sixth Amendment

A  voting

B  affirmative action

C  prayers in school

D  maintaining peace through strength

A  Full Faith and Credit Clause

B  Privileges and Immunities Clause

C  Principles of extradition

D  Equal Protection Clause

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Twenty Eight

B  Twenty First

C  Seventh

D  Eleventh

A  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

B  protection of agricultural subsidies

C  protection of African Americans

D  protection of social welfare policies

A  the states

B  the national government

C  the Congress

D  the President

A  to declare war

B  to regulate commerce between states

C  to tax

D  to ratify amendments to the constitution

A  voting in Congressional elections

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

C  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

D  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

A  Asian Americans

B  African Americans

C  Whites

D  Hispanics

A  elites

B  students

C  lawmakers

D  interest groups

A  gender gap

B  comparable attitudes

C  sexual profiling

D  the phantom leap

A  random digital dialing telephone interviews

B  list of registered voters

C  questionnaires sent through the mail

D  email

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  confederation

B  union

C  republic

D  federation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  minorities participate more than whites

B  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

C  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

D  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

A  the exclusionary rule

B  the golden rule

C  the unconstitutional actions 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  Prayer belongs in school

D  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

A  the American stew

B  the melting pot

C  the mixing kettle

D  potluck culture

A  cutting taxes

B  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

C  raising the drinking age

D  eliminating after school programs to save money

A  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

B  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

C  The poll oversampled those with higher income

D  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  sampling error

B  unhappy public

C  statistical anomaly

D  happenstance result

A  Fourteenth

B  First

C  Fifth

D  Fourth

A  the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

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

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

A  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

B  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

C  president to veto congressional acts

D  president to veto judicial decisions

A  liberalism

B  libertarianism

C  conservatism

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

D  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

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

B  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

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

D  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

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

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

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

A  the ninth

B  the sixth

C  the fourth

D  the first

A  equal rights for white women

B  equal protection for Native Americans

C  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

D  the protection of individual liberties from the states

A  whether or not there should be anymore new states

B  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

C  voting rights for ethnic minorities

D  extradition

A  the poll tax

B  the white primary

C  the grandfather clause

D  all of the above

A  regulate the sale of liquor

B  make treaties with other nations

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 precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

B  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

C  state constitutions

D  the elastic clause

A  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

B  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

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

D  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

A  established the doctrine of implied powers

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  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 local and state governments to the central government

B  directly to the people bypassing the government

C  from the central government to the state or local governments

D  from the bottom to the top

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  easily passed the senate

B  was relatively symbolic

C  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

D  was rarely enforced

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

B  both a and b

C  was wether a state could tax a national bank

D  was whether the national government could create a bank

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

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

C  a 24 hour waiting period

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

A  regulate commerce within its borders

B  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

C  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

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  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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  a court can order or constraint an action by an individual

D  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

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 expressly delegated to the government

D  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

A  Congress

B  the states

C  the bureaucracy

D  the executive branch

A  enumeration

B  checks and balances

C  implied powers

D  federalism

A  U.S. v. Lopez

B  Griswold v. Connecticut

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 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 states respectively or to the people

B  the sole authority of the executive branch

C  reserved to the central government

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 criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

B  codified the right to privacy

C  established the Supremacy Doctrine

D  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

A  the appropriations clause

B  the commerce clause

C  the supremacy clause

D  the necessary and proper clause

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

B  limit political participation to individuals who are properly educated

C  guarantee and actively protect the rights of minorities

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  restraints of trade

C  unequal access

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 predetermined period of time for state governments to vote for or against a new amendment to the constitution

D  a limitation on the power of the government

A  national law over state law

B  women over men

C  the large states over small states

D  non-slave states over slave states

A  gradual acquiescence

B  public opinion knowledge

C  presumptive organization

D  political socialization

A  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

B  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

C  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

D  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

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

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

C  means that only the Supreme Court can create an official religion

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

A  font selection

B  indexing

C  random sampling

D  in person interviews

A  had little impact on state governments and slavery

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

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

D  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

B  supreme political authority remains with the states

C  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

D  supreme political authority remains with the national government

A  in the Declaration of Independence

B  in the Magna Carta

C  in the Articles of Confederation

D  in the Constitution

A  the literary digest

B  the census

C  malapportionment

D  public opinion polls