Midterm

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

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 prefer conservative congressional candidates but vote for liberal presidential candidates

A  conventional and unconventional

B  productive and unproductive

C  elitist and pluralist

D  casual and formal

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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

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

D  most Americans know very little about politics

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  the public dislikes short questions and is unlikely to answer them

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

A  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

B  without getting a warrant

C  only if that person gives consent

D  only if there are witnesses

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

B  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

C  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

D  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

A  one person, one vote

B  inclusion

C  freedom to vote

D  universal citizenship

A  tariff issues

B  social issues

C  interstate commerce issues

D  national defense issues

A  radio

B  newspapers

C  magazines

D  television

A  black men were citizens but women were not

B  slavery was immoral but necessary

C  only Congress could ban slavery

D  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

A  schools

B  peer groups

C  the democratic and republican parties

D  neighbors

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

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

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 an independent

B  she’s a democrat

C  she’s a republican

D  she’s a libertarian

A  polling discourages bold leadership

B  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

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

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

A  giving money to candidates

B  writing letters to government officials

C  voting

D  volunteering at a campaign

A  liberalism and political tolerance

B  political participation and strength of party attachment

C  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

D  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

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

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

C  government run services would likely be privatized

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

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  African Americans

B  Women

C  Born again Christians

D  Jews

A  Third Amendment

B  First Amendment

C  First Amendment

D  Sixth Amendment

A  voting

B  prayers in school

C  maintaining peace through strength

D  affirmative action

A  Principles of extradition

B  Equal Protection Clause

C  Full Faith and Credit Clause

D  Privileges and Immunities Clause

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Twenty Eight

B  Seventh

C  Twenty First

D  Eleventh

A  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

B  protection of African Americans

C  protection of agricultural subsidies

D  protection of social welfare policies

A  the states

B  the Congress

C  the President

D  the national government

A  to ratify amendments to the constitution

B  to declare war

C  to tax

D  to regulate commerce between states

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  African Americans

B  Hispanics

C  Asian Americans

D  Whites

A  interest groups

B  elites

C  lawmakers

D  students

A  comparable attitudes

B  gender gap

C  the phantom leap

D  sexual profiling

A  questionnaires sent through the mail

B  email

C  random digital dialing telephone interviews

D  list of registered voters

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  republic

B  federation

C  confederation

D  union

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

B  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

C  minorities participate more than whites

D  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

A  the exclusionary rule

B  the unconstitutional actions rule

C  the inclusionary rule

D  the golden rule

A  Prayer belongs in school

B  Government should regulate the economy in the public interest

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

D  Taxes and spending should be kept low

A  the American stew

B  potluck culture

C  the mixing kettle

D  the melting pot

A  eliminating after school programs to save money

B  raising the drinking age

C  declaring school segregation unconstitutional

D  cutting taxes

A  The poll oversampled those with higher income

B  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

C  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

D  The poll undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  sampling error

B  unhappy public

C  happenstance result

D  statistical anomaly

A  First

B  Fourteenth

C  Fourth

D  Fifth

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

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

C  the elimination of discriminatory voter registration tests

A  president to veto congressional acts

B  Congress to select justices of the Supreme Court

C  president to veto judicial decisions

D  president to unilaterally pass laws during a time of crisis

A  libertarianism

B  republicanism

C  conservatism

D  liberalism

A  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

B  the people elect representatives who make laws

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

D  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

A  quotas were declared unconstitutional

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

C  quotas were determined to be constitutional

D  both a and b

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  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

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  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

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

B  Both Democrats and Republicans alternating in political power

C  power sharply divided between the states and the national government

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

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

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

A  the sixth

B  the fourth

C  the first

D  the ninth

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  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

B  whether or not there should be anymore new states

C  extradition

D  voting rights for ethnic minorities

A  the poll tax

B  the grandfather clause

C  the white primary

D  all of the above

A  regulate the sale of liquor

B  license occupations

C  make treaties with other nations

D  license marriages

A  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

B  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

C  allowed women the right to vote

D  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

A  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

B  the elastic clause

C  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

D  state constitutions

A  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

B  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

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

D  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

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

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  established the doctrine of implied powers

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 rarely enforced

B  was relatively symbolic

C  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

D  easily passed the senate

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

B  was wether a state could tax a national bank

C  both a and b

D  was whether the national government could create a bank

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

B  a 24 hour waiting period

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

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

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  bans the establishment of an official language in the United States

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

C  established the precedent for eminent domain

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

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 reserved for local government

D  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

A  the states

B  Congress

C  the executive branch

D  the bureaucracy

A  enumeration

B  federalism

C  checks and balances

D  implied powers

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

B  U.S. v. Lopez

C  Griswold v. Connecticut

D  Roe v. Wade

A  provide you with legal counsel in all criminal felony cases

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

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

D  allow you to confront your accuser

A  the sole authority of the executive branch

B  reserved to the central government

C  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

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 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  protect and individual’s freedom or religious expression

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

C  codified the right to privacy

D  established the Supremacy Doctrine

A  the commerce clause

B  the necessary and proper clause

C  the supremacy clause

D  the appropriations 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  unequal access

B  reverse discrimination

C  restraints of trade

D  unfair competition

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

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

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  women over men

D  the large states over small states

A  gradual acquiescence

B  political socialization

C  presumptive organization

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 ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

D  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

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

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

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

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  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  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

A  supreme political authority remains with the states

B  supreme political authority remains with the national government

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 Articles of Confederation

B  in the Declaration of Independence

C  in the Constitution

D  in the Magna Carta

A  public opinion polls

B  the literary digest

C  the census

D  malapportionment