Test 2 Chapter 4-9

A  decides which issues deserve public attention

B  reports on corruption in government

C  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

D  covers presidential campaigns equally

A  a low margin of error

B  a representative sample

C  random sample

D  a leading question

A  the Federalist Papers believed it was necessary

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

C  it was originally part of the Declaration of Independence

D  it was part of the Articles of Confederation

A  intermediate scrutiny

B  the Fourteenth Amendment

C  the bill of rights

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  ensuring the right to freedom of the press

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

A  the Fourteenth Amendment

B  intermediate scrutiny

C  strict scrutiny

D  affirmative action

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

B  reports on corruption in government

C  covers presidential campaigns equally

D  decides which issues deserve public attention

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  Plessy v. Ferguson

B  Scott v. Crow

C  Gitlow v. New York

D  Roe v. Wade

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  the right to free speech

B  the right to peaceably assemble

C  the right to keep and bear arms

D  the protection of freedom of religion

A  allowed the states to continue to enact black codes

B  guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote

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

D  outlawed slavery

A  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.

B  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.

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

D  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.

A  Fifth Amendment

B  Fourth Amendment

C  None of these

D  Sixth Amendment