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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A was trying to gain the support of those who had little property to protect
B could not remember what Locke had actually said
C liked the sound of “pursuit of happiness” better
D wanted to reflect the views of the colonists
E was trying to avoid the suggestion the Declaration was arguing for the protection of slavery
Question #2
A much higher
B roughly the same
C slightly higher and holding steady
D slightly behind but catching up gradually
E much lower
Question #3
A threatened the system of separation of powers
B was a strictly ceremonial act with no significance
C helped to clarify for executive agencies how they are to implement laws
D created agreements between presidents and the heads of foreign governments
E was a traditional action taken by presidents to signify their agreement with Congress
Question #4
A discipline
B gerrymandering
C identification
D activism
E polarization
Question #5
A a crime
B a felony
C a tort
D an infraction
E a misdemeanor
Question #6
A the provisions of the act are vague and make it easy to ignore
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 Congress has no power under the War Powers Act
E everyone agrees the Supreme Court would probably declare the law unconstitutional
Question #7
A are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court
B allow the president to fulfill the office of president as the founders intended
C were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents
D have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution
E were more often used in the nineteenth century by weak presidents
Question #8
A Unimportant because churches don’t openly take positions on political issues
B Important because religion teaches moral values that are often applied to politics
C Important as the main source of a person’s sense of political efficacy
D Unimportant because few political people are religious
Question #9
A It was used only once before 1857.
B The Supreme Court has used the power very infrequently against acts of Congress.
C It is not mentioned in the Constitution.
D It includes the powers to declare acts of government unconstitutional and to interpret the meaning of all federal and state laws.
E It was claimed for the Supreme Court in the case of Marbury v. Madison.
Question #10
A Pure laissez-faire capitalism, in which the government has no economic role at all
B Socialism, in which economic decisions are made by the government
C Social democracy, in which government plays an enormous role in ensuring substantive guarantees of fair outcomes for all citizens
D Pure capitalism, in which all means used to produce material resources are privately owned
E 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
Question #11
A Reserved powers
B Implied powers
C Right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury
D Right to qualified representation in the case of criminal suit
Question #12
A Urban governments became more dependent on states for aid.
B The national government reduced its grants-in-aid to city governments.
C Cities and local governments began to receive grants directly from the national government.
D The national government began to grant all of its aid to the state governments.
Question #13
A Office-holders
B Foreigners
C Neighbors
D Those with money and power
E Political activists
Question #14
A essentially ended by the time Reconstruction was completed and were not reinitiated until the civil rights era
B were not successful until the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment
C were generally successful with few exceptions
D were blocked by Republicans in Congress
E were not successful until the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
Question #15
A maturation
B assessment
C acculturation
D socialization
Question #16
A Libel
B National security
C Prior restraint
D Obscenity
Question #17
A Republicanism
B Checks and balances
C Popular sovereignty
D Separation of powers
Question #18
A Of individual freedoms, not criminal rights
B From government action, not from other citizens
C From other citizens, not from the government
D Of majority freedoms, not minority rights
Question #19
A certain factions might replace the legislature
B they would likely pit the haves and have-nots against each other
C they would try to eliminate the system of checks and balances in the Constitution
D they would create a split between the North and the South
E they would likely create tension between minorities
Question #20
A Limited the states’ powers to incorporate cities and towns
B Incorporated important parts of state law into the Bill of Rights
C Made parts of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments
D Selectively revised the meaning of several civil rights
Question #21
A Conceivable detraction
B Cognitive dissonance
C Denial
D Cognitive ideation
Question #22
A participatory democracy
B pluralist democracy
C anarchy
D populist democracy
E elite democracy
Question #23
A State and local governments more power over important public policies
B State and local governments less control over federal funds
C The national government less control over foreign and defense policy
D The national government more control over state and local affairs
Question #24
A Contradicts the rulings in the Civil Rights Cases of 1883.
B Interferes with the flow of interstate commerce
C Violates the Fourteenth Amendment
D Violates the Thirteenth Amendment
Question #25
A Efforts to curb drug experimentation in suburban areas
B Federal law enforcement efforts and foreign aid
C The development of DARE and other drug education programs
D Public service announcements and similar public relations efforts