Exam #1

The Constitution was ratified by the necessary nine states in June of

1788

Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution prohibited Congress from stopping the importation of slaves from overseas until

1808

How many times has the constitution been amended?

27 times

Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution specifies that U.S. senators must be how old to take office?

30

In 1789, each member of the U.S. House of Representatives represented approximately _____ citizens; whereas today each member of the U.S. House of Representatives represents approximately _____ citizens.

30,000; 660,000

Approximately what percentage of members of Congress are attorneys?

40

There are ______ members of the U.S. House of Representatives

435

The most visible disagreement between the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist centered on the issue of

A strong federal government versus a federation of small homogeneous republics

Under the delegate model of representation, legislators should

Adhere to the will of their constituents

Amending the Articles of Confederation required the consent of

All 13 of the 13 states

At the time of the Second Continental Congress,

Americans remained sharply divided on the question of independence

A system of government in which leaders face few formal legal restrictions but are checked by noninstitutional forces such as political parties, religious groups, or business leaders is referred to as

An authoritarian regime

Before adoption of the seventeenth amendment in 1913, U.S. senators were generally

Appointed by the state legislatures

Which article of the constitution deals with the legislative branch?

Article I

Which article of the Constitution deals with the executive branch?

Article II

Artificially stimulated public interest is sometimes referred to as "____" to emphasize the appearance of widespread popularity without any real depth

Astroturf

The U.S. Supreme Court established the "one person, one vote" principle in its decision in the 1961 case of

Baker v. Carr

The most important contribution of the Anti-Federalists was the

Bill of Rights

Referred to as the Intolerable Acts in the colonies, the British referred to the acts intended by the British Parliament to quell unrest and punish colonial insolence as the

Coercive Acts

The Declaration of Independence was written to convince the

Colonists to support the cause of liberty

Packing refers to the

Consolidation of opposition voters into fewer electoral districts

The 3/5 compromise...

Counted five slaves as three free persons for the purpose of representation in congress

_____ law refers to a body of law that applies to violations of rules and regulations defined by the government.

Criminal

Public interest groups campaign primarily for individual benefits

False

The series of documents supporting ratification of the new constitution and written under the pseudonym Publius in New York City newspapers was the

Federalist Papers

The Intolerable Acts were strongly opposed by the colonists because they

Felt their interests were not represented in the British Parliament

The French and Indian War was fought by which two foreign powers against each other in North America?

France and Great Britain

The _____ problem is the tendency of individuals to allow other to do work on their behalf.

Free-rider

The constitutional requirement that states accept and recognize the legal proceedings of the other states is embodied in the

Full faith and credit clause

The First Continental Congress included representatives from all of the colonies EXCEPT

Georgia

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson presents a notion of individual rights granted by

God

When the legislature is described as "bicameral," it means that the legislature

Has two chambers

LULAC won a number of important successes that have advanced the civil rights and liberties of ______ Americans.

Hispanic

The main goal of the First Continental Congress was

Improving relations with Great Britain

A group of like- minded individuals who band together to influence public policy, public opinion, or government officials is known as a(n)

Interest group

The first three steps of a bill are

Introduction, referral, committee consideration

A senator who wants to stop debate and vote on a bill can attempt to

Invoke cloture

Written in 1690, _____'s Two Treatises on Government profoundly influenced the thinking of the founders.

John Locke

The first battle between American and British forces in the Revolutionary War occurred at....

Lexington

Professionals who are paid to represent interest groups before government officials and institutions are commonly referred to as

Lobbyists

Party unity scores are

Measures of party unity based on gauge of how often members of the same party vote in unison

Utilizing the _____ referrals process allows a bill to be sent to several committees at the same time.

Multiple

In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, John Marshall's argument that, "Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consistent with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional." Marshall here is arguing in favor of an expansive reading of the

Necessary and proper clause

Which two states rejected the Constitution in their initial ratification votes?

North Carolina and Rhode Island

In its decision in Baker v. Carr, the U.S. Supreme Court formally established the principle of

One person, one vote

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the selection of senators?

One third of the seats in the senate are elected every two years

Legislation passed by the House but not the Senate (or conversely, legislation passed by the Senate but not the House) is sometimes referred to as a(n)

One-house bill

The so called Boston Tea Party was a result of

Parliament granting the East India company a monopoly on importing tea into the colonies, among other trade acts

Which of the following is an example of pure democracy?

Participating in a town hall meeting

Canada, Great Britain, and the United States are examples of

Pluralist societies

During Lewis and Clark's expedition in the American West, they

Practiced democracy, with all- women and slaves- having a vote

The Articles of Confederation ______ the U.S. Constitution.

Preceded

A group that forms in the pursuit of "a collective good, the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefits the membership or activists of the organization," is generally referred to as a

Public interest group

The process of reallocating the number of seats assigned to each state in the U.S. House of Representatives based on changes in the population of that states is known as

Reapportionment

A system of government in which members of the general public select agents to represent them in political decision making is known as a

Republic

Which of the following colonial figures played a central role in leading the Sons of Liberty?

Samuel Adams

The second sentence of the Declaration of Independence reads, "That to secure these rights governments are instituted among men, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government." Which of the following concepts is illustrated by this passage?

Social Contract Theory

The most important responsibility of a member of congress is to

Speak and act on behalf of the people

Responsibility for referring bills to specific committees in the U.S. House of Representatives generally falls to the

Speaker of the House

In order to become the law of the land, the new constitution required approval by

Special ratification conventions in 9 of the 13 states

The main legislative committees, which handle the vast majority of the day-to-day process of legislating in the U.S. Congress, are

Standing committees and their subcommittees

The assumption that a legislator will represent or favor only his or her own ethnic group or gender (as opposed to the entire population) is generally referred to as

Symbolic representation

The requirement that all bills be referred to a committee before being considered by the body of the whole was established by

The 1946 Legislative Reorganization Act

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the respective roles of each branch of government?

The legislature makes the law, the executive carries the law into force, and the courts resolve disputes over the law

Which of the following is NOT a power granted to congress by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution?

The right to interpret legislation passed by the congress

Article VI of the Constitution outlines what important principle in American government?

The supremacy of the national government

The vice president votes in the senate when

There is a tie vote

Demonstrating his support for the Revolutionary War, who claimed in 1787 that "the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"?

Thomas Jefferson

The election of 1800 was won by

Thomas Jefferson

Who authored the famous phrase, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?

Thomas Jefferson

The pamphlet Common Sense was written in 1776 by

Thomas Paine

The constitution can be amended by two-thirds vote in favor in both houses of congress and ratification by

Three-quarters of the state legislatures

The U.S. Senate president pro tempore

Traditionally is the most senior member of the majority party

1. Interest groups influence the policy process by agenda building- that is- simply brining an otherwise little-known issue to the forefront.

True

Should the president fail to act on a bill for 10 days (excluding Sundays), the bill becomes a law unless Congress adjourns during that period.

True

The belief that congress should reflect the diversity of the United States, with a composition that roughly mirror the racial, ethnic, religious and gender diversity of the country, is expressed in the concept of symbolic representation

True

Russ Feingold and Edward Kennedy were vocal opponents of the Iraq Was and voted against the war in 2002, despite widespread popular support for the authorization of war against Iraq. Their vote can best be understood through the

Trustee model

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives serve a term of

Two years

Cesar Chavez was well known as the leader of the

United Farm Workers of America

Cleavages refer to divisions of people based on at least one social characteristics, such as educational attainment or race

true