Midterm

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

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

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

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

A  casual and formal

B  productive and unproductive

C  conventional and unconventional

D  elitist and pluralist

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

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

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

D  most Americans know very little about politics

A  different question wording can result in big difference responses

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

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

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

A  without getting a warrant

B  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

C  only if that person gives consent

D  only if there are witnesses

A  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

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

C  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

D  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

A  universal citizenship

B  freedom to vote

C  inclusion

D  one person, one vote

A  tariff issues

B  social issues

C  interstate commerce issues

D  national defense issues

A  television

B  newspapers

C  magazines

D  radio

A  only Congress could ban slavery

B  black men were citizens but women were not

C  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

D  slavery was immoral but necessary

A  peer groups

B  schools

C  neighbors

D  the democratic and republican parties

A  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

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

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

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

A  she’s a democrat

B  she’s an independent

C  she’s a libertarian

D  she’s a republican

A  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

B  polling discourages bold leadership

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

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  political participation and strength of party attachment

B  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

C  liberalism and political tolerance

D  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

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  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

A  free exercise clause

B  restoration of rights clause

C  due process clause

D  none of the above

A  Jews

B  African Americans

C  Women

D  Born again Christians

A  Sixth Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  First Amendment

D  Third Amendment

A  affirmative action

B  maintaining peace through strength

C  prayers in school

D  voting

A  Full Faith and Credit Clause

B  Principles of extradition

C  Privileges and Immunities Clause

D  Equal Protection Clause

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Eleventh

B  Twenty First

C  Twenty Eight

D  Seventh

A  protection of African Americans

B  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

C  protection of social welfare policies

D  protection of agricultural subsidies

A  the states

B  the Congress

C  the President

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  demonstrating against President Trump’s immigration policies

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

C  watching CNN’s coverage of the Republican National Convention

D  voting in Congressional elections

A  Whites

B  African Americans

C  Asian Americans

D  Hispanics

A  lawmakers

B  elites

C  interest groups

D  students

A  comparable attitudes

B  sexual profiling

C  the phantom leap

D  gender gap

A  list of registered voters

B  questionnaires sent through the mail

C  random digital dialing telephone interviews

D  email

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  republic

B  union

C  federation

D  confederation

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

B  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

C  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

D  minorities participate more than whites

A  the exclusionary rule

B  the inclusionary rule

C  the golden rule

D  the unconstitutional actions rule

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

B  Prayer belongs in school

C  Taxes and spending should be kept low

D  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

A  potluck culture

B  the American stew

C  the mixing kettle

D  the melting pot

A  eliminating after school programs to save money

B  raising the drinking age

C  cutting taxes

D  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

A  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

B  The poll oversampled those with higher income

C  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

D  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  happenstance result

B  unhappy public

C  sampling error

D  statistical anomaly

A  Fourteenth

B  Fourth

C  First

D  Fifth

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  president to veto congressional acts

B  president to veto judicial decisions

C  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

D  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

A  liberalism

B  libertarianism

C  conservatism

D  republicanism

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  quotas were declared unconstitutional

B  both a and b

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

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  African Americans are not persons for purposes of the Constitution

C  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

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

A  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

B  donating money to a charity for the homeless

C  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

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

A  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

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

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

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

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

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

A  the ninth

B  the fourth

C  the sixth

D  the first

A  equal protection for Native Americans

B  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

C  equal rights for white women

D  the protection of individual liberties from the states

A  extradition

B  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

C  voting rights for ethnic minorities

D  whether or not there should be anymore new states

A  the white primary

B  the grandfather clause

C  the poll tax

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  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

B  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

C  the elastic clause

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 the national government to protect citizens

D  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

A  established the doctrine of implied powers

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

C  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

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

A  directly to the people bypassing the government

B  from the local and state governments to the central government

C  from the bottom to the top

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  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

C  was rarely enforced

D  easily passed the senate

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  judicial or parental permission for females under 18 seeking an abortion

B  a 24 hour waiting period

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

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

A  tax branches of the federal government

B  regulate commerce within its borders

C  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

D  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

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

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

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

D  “fighting words” can be excluded from constitutional protections

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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 bureaucracy

C  Congress

D  the states

A  federalism

B  enumeration

C  checks and balances

D  implied powers

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

B  Roe v. Wade

C  Griswold v. Connecticut

D  U.S. v. Lopez

A  allow you to confront your accuser

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 be tried by a jury of your peers

A  reserved to the central government

B  the sole authority of Congress

C  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

D  the sole authority of the executive branch

A  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

B  its flexibility

C  the ease with which it can be amended

D  none of the above

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

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

C  rights of criminals found in Article I of the Constitution

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

A  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

B  established the Supremacy Doctrine

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

D  codified the right to privacy

A  the supremacy clause

B  the appropriations clause

C  the commerce 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 for all, through strong force when necessary

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

D  divide and conquer

A  reverse discrimination

B  unfair competition

C  unequal access

D  restraints of trade

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 limitation on the power of the government

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

A  national law over state law

B  the large states over small states

C  non-slave states over slave states

D  women over men

A  gradual acquiescence

B  political socialization

C  presumptive organization

D  public opinion knowledge

A  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

B  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

C  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

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 a state’s citizens can adopt an official state prayer

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

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

A  indexing

B  font selection

C  random sampling

D  in person interviews

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

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

C  had little impact on state governments and slavery

D  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

A  supreme political authority remains with the states

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 executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

A  in the Declaration of Independence

B  in the Magna Carta

C  in the Articles of Confederation

D  in the Constitution

A  public opinion polls

B  malapportionment

C  the literary digest

D  the census