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

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

A  productive and unproductive

B  elitist and pluralist

C  conventional and unconventional

D  casual and formal

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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

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

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

B  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

C  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

D  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

A  one person, one vote

B  freedom to vote

C  inclusion

D  universal citizenship

A  interstate commerce issues

B  tariff issues

C  national defense issues

D  social issues

A  newspapers

B  radio

C  magazines

D  television

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

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

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

D  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

A  she’s a libertarian

B  she’s an independent

C  she’s a republican

D  she’s a democrat

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

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

C  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

D  polling discourages bold leadership

A  writing letters to government officials

B  giving money to candidates

C  voting

D  volunteering at a campaign

A  political participation and strength of party attachment

B  liberalism and political tolerance

C  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

D  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

A  government run services would likely be privatized

B  government workers would likely unionize

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

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

C  sample sizes have been getting smaller not larger

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

A  restoration of rights clause

B  due process clause

C  free exercise clause

D  none of the above

A  Jews

B  Women

C  Born again Christians

D  African Americans

A  Sixth Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  Third Amendment

D  First Amendment

A  voting

B  prayers in school

C  maintaining peace through strength

D  affirmative action

A  Principles of extradition

B  Equal Protection Clause

C  Privileges and Immunities 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 states

B  the Congress

C  the President

D  the national government

A  to tax

B  to ratify amendments to the constitution

C  to regulate commerce between states

D  to declare war

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

B  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

C  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

D  voting in Congressional elections

A  African Americans

B  Hispanics

C  Asian Americans

D  Whites

A  lawmakers

B  interest groups

C  elites

D  students

A  comparable attitudes

B  gender gap

C  the phantom leap

D  sexual profiling

A  list of registered voters

B  email

C  random digital dialing telephone interviews

D  questionnaires sent through the mail

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  confederation

B  union

C  federation

D  republic

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

B  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

C  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

D  minorities participate more than whites

A  the unconstitutional actions rule

B  the inclusionary rule

C  the exclusionary rule

D  the golden rule

A  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

B  Taxes and spending should be kept low

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

D  Prayer belongs in school

A  the American stew

B  the mixing kettle

C  the melting pot

D  potluck culture

A  eliminating after school programs to save money

B  cutting taxes

C  raising the drinking age

D  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

A  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

B  The poll oversampled those with higher income

C  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

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  Fourteenth

B  First

C  Fourth

D  Fifth

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

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

C  the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

A  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

B  president to veto judicial decisions

C  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

D  president to veto congressional acts

A  libertarianism

B  liberalism

C  republicanism

D  conservatism

A  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

B  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

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

D  the people elect representatives who make laws

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

B  quotas were declared unconstitutional

C  both a and b

D  quotas were determined to be constitutional

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

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

C  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

D  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

A  donating money to a charity for the homeless

B  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

C  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

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

A  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

B  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

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

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  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 ninth

B  the sixth

C  the fourth

D  the first

A  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

B  equal protection for Native Americans

C  the protection of individual liberties from the states

D  equal rights for white women

A  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

B  extradition

C  voting rights for ethnic minorities

D  whether or not there should be anymore new states

A  the white primary

B  the poll tax

C  the grandfather clause

D  all of the above

A  license occupations

B  make treaties with other nations

C  regulate the sale of liquor

D  license marriages

A  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

B  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

C  allowed women the right to vote

D  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

A  state constitutions

B  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

C  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

D  the elastic clause

A  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

B  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

C  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

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

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

B  established the doctrine of implied powers

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

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 local and state governments to the central government

B  directly to the people bypassing the government

C  from the bottom to the top

D  from the central government to the state or local governments

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

B  the rigidness of the national government in accepting change

C  the creation of a strong party system

D  all of the above

A  was rarely enforced

B  easily passed the senate

C  was relatively symbolic

D  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

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  a 24 hour waiting period

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

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

A  tax branches of the federal government

B  regulate commerce within its borders

C  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

D  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

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

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

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

D  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

B  the powers expressly delegated to the government

C  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

D  the powers reserved for local government

A  the states

B  Congress

C  the executive branch

D  the bureaucracy

A  enumeration

B  implied powers

C  federalism

D  checks and balances

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

B  Roe v. Wade

C  U.S. v. Lopez

D  Griswold v. Connecticut

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

B  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

C  allow you to confront your accuser

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

A  the sole authority of Congress

B  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

C  the sole authority of the executive branch

D  reserved to the central government

A  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

B  its flexibility

C  the ease with which it can be amended

D  none of the above

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

B  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

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

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

B  established the Supremacy Doctrine

C  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

D  codified the right to privacy

A  the appropriations clause

B  the commerce clause

C  the necessary and proper clause

D  the supremacy 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  divide and conquer

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

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

C  a limitation on the power of the government

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

A  the large states over small states

B  non-slave states over slave states

C  women over men

D  national law over state law

A  public opinion knowledge

B  presumptive organization

C  political socialization

D  gradual acquiescence

A  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

B  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

C  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

D  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

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

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 only the Supreme Court can create an official religion

A  indexing

B  in person interviews

C  random sampling

D  font selection

A  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

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

D  had little impact on state governments and slavery

A  supreme political authority remains with the national government

B  supreme political authority remains with the states

C  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

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

A  in the Declaration of Independence

B  in the Constitution

C  in the Articles of Confederation

D  in the Magna Carta

A  malapportionment

B  public opinion polls

C  the literary digest

D  the census