Test 2 Chapter 4-9

A  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

B  covers presidential campaigns equally

C  reports on corruption in government

D  decides which issues deserve public attention

A  a low margin of error

B  a leading question

C  a representative sample

D  random sample

A  it was part of the Articles of Confederation

B  key states refused to ratify the Constitution unless it was added

C  it was originally part of the Declaration of Independence

D  the Federalist Papers believed it was necessary

A  intermediate scrutiny

B  the bill of rights

C  the Fourteenth Amendment

D  affirmative action

A  forming part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second and Fourth Amendments

B  strengthening the right to a jury trial in criminal cases

C  reinforcing the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment

D  ensuring the right to freedom of the press

A  strict scrutiny

B  the Fourteenth Amendment

C  affirmative action

D  intermediate scrutiny

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

B  decides which issues deserve public attention

C  covers presidential campaigns equally

D  reports on corruption in government

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  Roe v. Wade

B  Plessy v. Ferguson

C  Gitlow v. New York

D  Scott v. Crow

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  the protection of freedom of religion

B  the right to free speech

C  the right to keep and bear arms

D  the right to peaceably assemble

A  guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote

B  helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights

C  outlawed slavery

D  allowed the states to continue to enact black codes

A  People are sovereign and public opinion proves the people are sovereign over their government, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

B  Public opinion is important to democratic governance because it is one of the principle mechanisms through which directly or indirectly causes public policies to be enacted, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

C  Public opinion restrains government officials’ choice to decide what is in the public’s interest because it provides a single viewpoint from which the government officials may reference.

D  The Founders did not establish a direct democracy, but a republic. In a representational model such as the United States, public opinion provides the vehicle for representatives to select the appropriate policy based on the will of the people.

A  Sixth Amendment

B  Fifth Amendment

C  None of these

D  Fourth Amendment