Midterm

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

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

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

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

A  conventional and unconventional

B  casual and formal

C  elitist and pluralist

D  productive and unproductive

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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  most Americans know very little about politics

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

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

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  different question wording can result in big difference responses

A  only if that person gives consent

B  without getting a warrant

C  only if the officer plans to arrest that person

D  only if there are witnesses

A  because it was spearheaded by Pat Buchanan

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

C  it only involved wealthy, property owning elites

D  Americans were in need of a complete social transformation

A  universal citizenship

B  inclusion

C  freedom to vote

D  one person, one vote

A  national defense issues

B  tariff issues

C  interstate commerce issues

D  social issues

A  magazines

B  newspapers

C  television

D  radio

A  black men were citizens but women were not

B  slavery was immoral but necessary

C  the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

D  only Congress could ban slavery

A  the democratic and republican parties

B  peer groups

C  neighbors

D  schools

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

B  they were skeptical that ordinary Americans could make informed decisions

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 libertarian

B  she’s a republican

C  she’s an independent

D  she’s a democrat

A  polling allows leaders to avoid compromise

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

C  polling discourages bold leadership

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

A  volunteering at a campaign

B  writing letters to government officials

C  giving money to candidates

D  voting

A  liberalism and political tolerance

B  political participation and suspicion of out-groups

C  candidate loyalty and authoritarianism

D  political participation and strength of party attachment

A  government run services would likely be privatized

B  government workers would likely unionize

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

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

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

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

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  Born again Christians

B  Jews

C  African Americans

D  Women

A  First Amendment

B  Sixth Amendment

C  First Amendment

D  Third Amendment

A  prayers in school

B  voting

C  affirmative action

D  maintaining peace through strength

A  Principles of extradition

B  Equal Protection Clause

C  Privileges and Immunities Clause

D  Full Faith and Credit Clause

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Twenty First

B  Twenty Eight

C  Eleventh

D  Seventh

A  protection of African Americans

B  protection of criminal defendant’s rights

C  protection of agricultural subsidies

D  protection of social welfare policies

A  the Congress

B  the states

C  the national government

D  the President

A  to regulate commerce between states

B  to tax

C  to declare war

D  to ratify amendments to the constitution

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  Asian Americans

B  African Americans

C  Whites

D  Hispanics

A  students

B  interest groups

C  lawmakers

D  elites

A  sexual profiling

B  comparable attitudes

C  gender gap

D  the phantom leap

A  list of registered voters

B  email

C  questionnaires sent through the mail

D  random digital dialing telephone interviews

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  confederation

B  federation

C  union

D  republic

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  citizens of lower socioeconomic status participate more

B  minorities participate more than whites

C  younger citizens participate more than older citizens

D  more educated citizens participate more than less educated citizens

A  the golden rule

B  the exclusionary rule

C  the unconstitutional actions rule

D  the inclusionary 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 mixing kettle

B  the American stew

C  the melting pot

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 undersampled middle-class voters who owned telephones

B  The poll oversampled those with higher income

C  The poll excluded owners of automobiles

D  The poll oversampled groups heavily Democratic in orientation

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  unhappy public

B  happenstance result

C  statistical anomaly

D  sampling error

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  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  republicanism

C  libertarianism

D  conservatism

A  all citizens personally participate in the policymaking process

B  only a handful of wealthy individuals are allowed to vote

C  the people elect representatives who make laws

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

A  both a and b

B  quotas were determined to be constitutional

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

D  quotas were declared unconstitutional

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

B  schools may not practice any type of racial segregation

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  calling your representative to express your opinions about upcoming legislation

B  donating money to a charity for the homeless

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

D  working as a caseworker for a social service agency

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

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

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

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

A  the ninth

B  the sixth

C  the fourth

D  the first

A  equal rights for white women

B  the protection of individual liberties from the national government

C  equal protection for Native Americans

D  the protection of individual liberties from the states

A  national supremacy versus the rights of the separate states

B  voting rights for ethnic minorities

C  extradition

D  whether or not there should be anymore new states

A  the poll tax

B  the white primary

C  the grandfather clause

D  all of the above

A  make treaties with other nations

B  license marriages

C  license occupations

D  regulate the sale of liquor

A  allowed women the right to vote

B  allowed black males the opportunity to vote

C  forced states to allow residents the right to vote

D  forced states to abolish poll tax requirements

A  the elastic clause

B  state constitutions

C  Article II, section 2 of the Constitution

D  the precedent established in the Articles of Confederation

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

B  are limitations placed on the national government to protect citizens

C  are limitations placed on state governments to protect citizens

D  refers to the first ten amendments to the constitution

A  established the doctrine of implied powers

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

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 central government to the state or local governments

D  from the bottom to the top

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  easily passed the senate

B  forbade discrimination on the basis of race

C  was relatively symbolic

D  was rarely enforced

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

B  was wether a state could tax a national bank

C  was whether the national government could create a bank

D  both a and b

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  conduct foreign policy in matters of trade

C  prevent their citizens from traveling to other states

D  regulate commerce within its borders

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

B  established the precedent for eminent domain

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  a court can order or constraint an action by an individual

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

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  the powers expressly delegated to the government

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

C  the powers reserved for local government

D  the powers found in Article IV of the Constitution

A  Congress

B  the bureaucracy

C  the executive branch

D  the states

A  federalism

B  implied powers

C  checks and balances

D  enumeration

A  Webster v. Reproductive Health Services

B  U.S. v. Lopez

C  Griswold v. Connecticut

D  Roe v. Wade

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  the sole authority of the executive branch

D  reserved to the states respectively or to the people

A  the ease with which it can be amended

B  its flexibility

C  its acknowledgement of Christian principles

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  basic rights set forth by God that no government can deny

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

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 appropriations clause

B  the supremacy clause

C  the necessary and proper clause

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

B  divide and conquer

C  nonviolent civil disobedience

D  equality for all, through strong force when necessary

A  unfair competition

B  restraints of trade

C  reverse discrimination

D  unequal access

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

B  a limitation on the power of the government

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

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

A  national law over state law

B  women over men

C  non-slave states over slave states

D  the large states over small states

A  public opinion knowledge

B  political socialization

C  presumptive organization

D  gradual acquiescence

A  the power of Congress to remove the President from office

B  the ability of the Courts to declare laws unconstitutional

C  a method by which the President can check the judiciary

D  the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress

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

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

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  indexing

B  font selection

C  in person interviews

D  random sampling

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

B  prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude

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

C  supreme political authority remains with the states

D  supreme executive power derives from a mandate by the masses

A  in the Magna Carta

B  in the Declaration of Independence

C  in the Articles of Confederation

D  in the Constitution

A  the census

B  the literary digest

C  malapportionment

D  public opinion polls