Midterm

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

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

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  conventional and unconventional

B  casual and formal

C  elitist and pluralist

D  productive and unproductive

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

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

D  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

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  only if there are witnesses

C  only if that person gives consent

D  without getting a warrant

A  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

B  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

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

D  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

A  inclusion

B  one person, one vote

C  freedom to vote

D  universal citizenship

A  interstate commerce issues

B  national defense issues

C  social issues

D  tariff issues

A  magazines

B  television

C  newspapers

D  radio

A  slavery was immoral but necessary

B  black men were citizens but women were not

C  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

D  only Congress could ban slavery

A  peer groups

B  neighbors

C  the democratic and republican parties

D  schools

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

B  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

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

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

A  she’s a libertarian

B  she’s a republican

C  she’s a democrat

D  she’s an independent

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

B  polling discourages bold leadership

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

D  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

A  giving money to candidates

B  voting

C  volunteering at a campaign

D  writing letters to government officials

A  political participation and strength of party attachment

B  liberalism and political tolerance

C  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

D  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

A  government workers would likely unionize

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 run services would likely be privatized

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

A  due process clause

B  restoration of rights clause

C  free exercise clause

D  none of the above

A  Women

B  Jews

C  Born again Christians

D  African Americans

A  First Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  Sixth Amendment

D  Third Amendment

A  affirmative action

B  voting

C  maintaining peace through strength

D  prayers in school

A  Full Faith and Credit Clause

B  Privileges and Immunities Clause

C  Equal Protection Clause

D  Principles of extradition

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Twenty First

B  Seventh

C  Twenty Eight

D  Eleventh

A  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

B  protection of social welfare policies

C  protection of African Americans

D  protection of agricultural subsidies

A  the national government

B  the states

C  the Congress

D  the President

A  to ratify amendments to the constitution

B  to declare war

C  to regulate commerce between states

D  to tax

A  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

B  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

C  voting in Congressional elections

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

A  Whites

B  Hispanics

C  African Americans

D  Asian Americans

A  interest groups

B  lawmakers

C  students

D  elites

A  gender gap

B  the phantom leap

C  comparable attitudes

D  sexual profiling

A  list of registered voters

B  questionnaires sent through the mail

C  random digital dialing telephone interviews

D  email

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  confederation

B  federation

C  union

D  republic

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  minorities participate more than whites

B  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

C  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

D  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

A  the golden rule

B  the unconstitutional actions rule

C  the inclusionary rule

D  the exclusionary 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  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

B  cutting taxes

C  eliminating after school programs to save money

D  raising the drinking age

A  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

B  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

C  The poll oversampled those with higher income

D  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  sampling error

B  statistical anomaly

C  happenstance result

D  unhappy public

A  First

B  Fifth

C  Fourth

D  Fourteenth

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 unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

D  president to veto congressional acts

A  conservatism

B  republicanism

C  libertarianism

D  liberalism

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

B  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

C  the people elect representatives who make laws

D  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

A  both a and b

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

C  quotas were determined to be constitutional

D  quotas were declared unconstitutional

A  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

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

C  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

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

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

B  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

C  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

D  donating money to a charity for the homeless

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

D  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

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

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

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

A  the first

B  the fourth

C  the ninth

D  the sixth

A  the protection of individual liberties from the states

B  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

C  equal rights for white women

D  equal protection for Native Americans

A  whether or not there should be anymore new states

B  voting rights for ethnic minorities

C  extradition

D  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

A  the white primary

B  the poll tax

C  the grandfather clause

D  all of the above

A  license marriages

B  make treaties with other nations

C  regulate the sale of liquor

D  license occupations

A  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

B  allowed women the right to vote

C  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

D  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

A  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

B  state constitutions

C  the elastic clause

D  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

A  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

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

C  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

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

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

A  from the local and state governments to the central government

B  from the central government to the state or local governments

C  from the bottom to the top

D  directly to the people bypassing the government

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

B  the creation of a strong party system

C  the rigidness of the national government in accepting change

D  all of the above

A  was relatively symbolic

B  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

C  was rarely enforced

D  easily passed the senate

A  both a and b

B  was wether a state could tax a national bank

C  was whether the national government could create a bank

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

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  tax branches of the federal government

B  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

C  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

D  regulate commerce within its borders

A  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

A  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

B  the powers expressly delegated to the government

C  the powers reserved for local government

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

A  the bureaucracy

B  the states

C  Congress

D  the executive branch

A  enumeration

B  checks and balances

C  federalism

D  implied powers

A  Roe v. Wade

B  Griswold v. Connecticut

C  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

D  U.S. v. Lopez

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

B  allow you to confront your accuser

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

D  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

A  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

B  the sole authority of the executive branch

C  the sole authority of Congress

D  reserved to the central government

A  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

B  the ease with which it can be amended

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  codified the right to privacy

B  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

C  established the Supremacy Doctrine

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

A  the appropriations clause

B  the supremacy clause

C  the necessary and proper clause

D  the commerce 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  nonviolent civil disobedience

B  divide and conquer

C  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

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

A  unequal access

B  unfair competition

C  reverse discrimination

D  restraints of trade

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

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

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

D  a limitation on the power of the government

A  non-slave states over slave states

B  national law over state law

C  the large states over small states

D  women over men

A  public opinion knowledge

B  presumptive organization

C  gradual acquiescence

D  political socialization

A  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

B  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

C  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

D  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

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

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

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  random sampling

B  font selection

C  in person interviews

D  indexing

A  had little impact on state governments and slavery

B  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

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

A  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

B  supreme political authority remains with the states

C  supreme political authority remains with the national government

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

A  in the Constitution

B  in the Articles of Confederation

C  in the Declaration of Independence

D  in the Magna Carta

A  the literary digest

B  public opinion polls

C  the census

D  malapportionment