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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A wanted to reflect the views of the colonists
B was trying to gain the support of those who had little property to protect
C could not remember what Locke had actually said
D was trying to avoid the suggestion the Declaration was arguing for the protection of slavery
E liked the sound of “pursuit of happiness” better
Question #2
A much higher
B slightly behind but catching up gradually
C roughly the same
D much lower
E slightly higher and holding steady
Question #3
A helped to clarify for executive agencies how they are to implement laws
B threatened the system of separation of powers
C was a strictly ceremonial act with no significance
D was a traditional action taken by presidents to signify their agreement with Congress
E created agreements between presidents and the heads of foreign governments
Question #4
A discipline
B identification
C activism
D gerrymandering
E polarization
Question #5
A a felony
B a crime
C a tort
D a misdemeanor
E an infraction
Question #6
A Congress has no power under the War Powers Act
B Congress can never agree on a course of action when it comes to military decisions
C public opinion tends to rally around presidents when they deem military action necessary abroad, and Congress has declined to challenge such presidents
D everyone agrees the Supreme Court would probably declare the law unconstitutional
E the provisions of the act are vague and make it easy to ignore
Question #7
A were more often used in the nineteenth century by weak presidents
B are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court
C have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution
D were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents
E allow the president to fulfill the office of president as the founders intended
Question #8
A Important because religion teaches moral values that are often applied to politics
B Unimportant because few political people are religious
C Important as the main source of a person’s sense of political efficacy
D Unimportant because churches don’t openly take positions on political issues
Question #9
A It is not mentioned in the Constitution.
B The Supreme Court has used the power very infrequently against acts of Congress.
C It was claimed for the Supreme Court in the case of Marbury v. Madison.
D It was used only once before 1857.
E It includes the powers to declare acts of government unconstitutional and to interpret the meaning of all federal and state laws.
Question #10
A Regulated capitalism, in which business has substantial freedom from government interference, but the government does step in and regulate the economy to guarantee individual rights
B Pure laissez-faire capitalism, in which the government has no economic role at all
C Socialism, in which economic decisions are made by the government
D Pure capitalism, in which all means used to produce material resources are privately owned
E Social democracy, in which government plays an enormous role in ensuring substantive guarantees of fair outcomes for all citizens
Question #11
A Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury
B Implied powers
C Reserved powers
D Right to qualified representation in the case of criminal suit
Question #12
A Urban governments became more dependent on states for aid.
B Cities and local governments began to receive grants directly from the national government.
C The national government began to grant all of its aid to the state governments.
D The national government reduced its grants-in-aid to city governments.
Question #13
A Those with money and power
B Office-holders
C Political activists
D Foreigners
E Neighbors
Question #14
A were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment
B essentially ended by the time Reconstruction was completed and were not reinitiated until the civil rights era
C were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
D were generally successful with few exceptions
E were blocked by Republicans in Congress
Question #15
A maturation
B assessment
C socialization
D acculturation
Question #16
A National security
B Libel
C Obscenity
D Prior restraint
Question #17
A Republicanism
B Popular sovereignty
C Checks and balances
D Separation of powers
Question #18
A Of individual freedoms, not criminal rights
B From government action, not from other citizens
C Of majority freedoms, not minority rights
D From other citizens, not from the government
Question #19
A they would try to eliminate the system of checks and balances in the Constitution
B certain factions might replace the legislature
C they would likely create tension between minorities
D they would create a split between the North and the South
E they would likely pit the haves and have-nots against each other
Question #20
A Limited the states’ powers to incorporate cities and towns
B Made parts of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments
C Selectively revised the meaning of several civil rights
D Incorporated important parts of state law into the Bill of Rights
Question #21
A Cognitive ideation
B Denial
C Cognitive dissonance
D Conceivable detraction
Question #22
A pluralist democracy
B populist democracy
C elite democracy
D anarchy
E participatory democracy
Question #23
A The national government less control over foreign and defense policy
B State and local governments more power over important public policies
C State and local governments less control over federal funds
D The national government more control over state and local affairs
Question #24
A Violates the Thirteenth Amendment
B Contradicts the rulings in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.
C Interferes with the flow of interstate commerce
D Violates the Fourteenth Amendment
Question #25
A Efforts to curb drug experimentation in suburban areas
B Public service announcements and similar public relations efforts
C The development of DARE and other drug education programs
D Federal law enforcement efforts and foreign aid