Inquizative Quizzes - Midterm (Lessons 1-7)

CHAPTER 2 Label each of the following examples as implied or enumerated powers. 1. Congress creating a new law restricting firearm sales 2. Congress raising an army 3. the president nominating a Supreme Court justice 4. the Supreme Court exercising judicial review

1. implied 2. enumerated 3. enumerated 4. implied

CHAPTER 1 Match the political party with the appropriate statements. Parties can be used more than once.

Democratic - draw more support from Black Americans - favor more redistributive tax policies Republican - favor more regulation of "family values" - tend to be more conservative - favor less spending on social programs

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following scenarios support the conclusion that "politics is everywhere"?

Correct Answer(s) - receiving federally subsidized loans to attend college - seeing a campaign event trending on social media - identifying yourself as an Independent - government regulation of the word diet in food labeling Incorrect Answer(s) - none

CHAPTER 2 What methods for amending the Constitution are provided in Article V?

Correct Answer(s) - passage in the House and Senate, followed by ratification by three-fourths of the states - passage in a national convention, followed by ratification by conventions in three-fourths of the states Incorrect Answer(s) - proposal by the president, followed by a two-thirds majority vote in the Congress - proposal by the Supreme Court, followed by ratification by a national convention

CHAPTER 1 You and your friends are having an argument over where to go to lunch, so you decide to put it up to a vote. Each of you argues for your favorite before the voting takes place. This example demonstrates which core statements about politics?

Correct Answer(s) - politics is everywhere - Politics is everywhere - Political process matters Incorrect Answer(s) - There is a best interest if everyone would just agree to it.

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following are examples of political factions?

Correct Answer(s) - the National Organization of Women - the National Rifle Association - the Democratic Party - American Association of Retired Persons Incorrect Answer(s) - none

CHAPTER 2 What characteristics have allowed the Constitution to remain relevant?

Correct Answer(s) - the ability to add formal amendments to the Constitution - the Constitution's use of ambiguous and flexible language - changing social norms that have shaped our interpretation of the Constitution - the evolving definition of implied powers Incorrect Answer(s) -

CHAPTER 2 What were the Antifederalists' concerns about the new Constitution?

Correct Answer(s) - the expansion of national government power - the lack of civil liberties guarantees - the role of the president Incorrect Answer(s) - the creation of a Supreme Court

CHAPTER 2 Which of the following are examples of enumerated powers?

Correct Answer(s) - the president's role as commander in chief - Congress having the ability to coin money Incorrect Answer(s) - Congress having the ability to regulate air pollution emissions - the president's removal of a cabinet official

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following positions would someone with a libertarian ideology likely to support?

Correct Answer(s) - defunding the Department of Education - legalizing drugs - removing environmental protections - cutting income and property taxes Incorrect Answer(s) - prohibiting abortion

CHAPTER 1 Select all of the following that the textbook identifies as being at the core of American values.

Correct Answer(s) - democracy - liberty - equality Incorrect Answer(s) - justice - fraternity

CHAPTER 1 When President Obama proposed a plan expanding health insurance coverage for all Americans, which value was he emphasizing?

Correct Answer(s) - equality Incorrect Answer(s) - liberty - compromise - democracy

CHAPTER 1 Which two issues are more likely to remain politically contentious and debated by politicians for years to come?

Correct Answer(s) - establishing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants - establishing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants Incorrect Answer(s) - requiring children to receive basic education - mandating the death penalty for speeding

CHAPTER 2 How did the Constitution differ from the Articles of Confederation? Label the following powers of government as elements of the Constitution or the Articles of Confederation. 1. bicameral legislature 2. levying of taxes left to the states 3. included provisions for an executive office 4. only the national government can coin money 5. no federal courts

1. Constitution 2. Articles of Confederation 3. Constitution 4. Constitution 5. Articles of Confederation

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START HERE: This is a section header for chapter 3. All the cards below (until noted otherwise) are in chapter 3 of the textbook (PAGES 68-99).

CHAPTER 2 The delegates to the Constitutional Convention disagreed on many things. How did they resolve these issues? Match the compromise or agreement with the tension it helped resolve at the Constitutional Convention? Drag each item on the left to its matching item on the right. 1. national versus state power 2. slave states versus nonslave states 3. small states versus large states 4. legislative versus executive power

1. Supremacy clause 2. Three-Fifths Compromise 3. Great Compromise 4. Electoral College

CHAPTER 2 Match the type of power with the correct example of its use. 1. the Senate confirming the president's nominee for the Supreme Court 2. the president vetoing a spending bill 3. Congress revising income tax rates

1. shared 2. negative 3. exclusive

CHAPTER 2 Reserved powers are found in which amendment?

10

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following items is most likely to be a story that the public can trust to be accurate?

A segment on national public radios "marketplace "reporting the most recent employment figures that features commentary from the White House, chief economic advisor.

CHAPTER 2 The significant powers of Congress are mostly defined in ___________________ of the Constitution.

Article I, Section 8

CHAPTER 1 Equality as a political value in the United States is primarily about ensuring that everyone has equal resources and wealth.

false

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following scenarios support the conclusion that "politics is everywhere"?

Correct Answer(s) - identifying yourself as an Independent - government regulation of the word diet in food labeling - seeing a campaign event trending on social media - receiving federally subsidized loans to attend college Incorrect Answer(s) - none

CHAPTER 1 The beliefs about human nature Madison and the framers developed from the work of Hobbes guided them in developing mechanisms in the American structure of government that accomplished which function?

"Balancing Interests against one another"

CHAPTER 2 Select the quote that is most in line with the position of the Antifederalist perspectives about the changes the proposed Constitution would make to the national government.

"But remember, when the people once part with power, they can seldom or never resume it again but by force. Many instances can be produced in which the people have voluntarily increased the powers of their rulers; but few, if any, in which rulers have willingly abridged their authority."

CHAPTER 2 Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention would likely have agreed with which statement?

"The struggle of leaders is to determine how to control the selfishness of people without asserting too much power."

CHAPTER 1 The significant expansion of the federal government during the twentieth century can primarily be attributed to the efforts of the government to achieve which of the goals stated by the authors of the Preamble to the Constitution?

"promote the general Welfare"

CHAPTER 1 Choose all of the following that are ideologies.

Correct Answer(s) - liberalism - conservatism - libertarianism Incorrect Answer(s) - being pro-choice - republicanism

CHAPTER 1 If you wanted to find accurate information about a political phenomenon, which two of the following four strategies would be best?

Correct Answer(s) - make sure the evidence a source uses is verifiable - check multiple sources Incorrect Answer(s) - ask a friend - use a source that supports your opinion

CHAPTER 2 Which of the following were tensions at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

Correct Answer(s) - national power versus state power - large states versus small states - slave states versus nonslave states Incorrect Answer(s) - city power versus state power - amending the Articles of Confederation versus replacing them completely

CHAPTER 1 Place Aristotle's forms of government in the correct order, from most rulers to fewest rulers.

1) Polity 2) aristocracy 3) monarchy

CHAPTER 1 Match the term with its example. 1) a faction 2) separation of powers 3) a public good 4) federalism

1) an interest group lobbying on behalf of the rights of consumers 2) Congress passes laws, but the executive branch implements them. 3) a cleaner environment 4) Someone living in Chicago follows both the laws of the state of Illinois and of the U.S. federal government.

CHAPTER 2 Place the following events in correct chronological order.

1. Britain imposes the Tea Act on the colonists. 2. The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. 3. Shays's Rebellion takes place. 4. The Constitutional Convention begins.

CHAPTER 1 Imagine you saw a news report about something a politician supposedly did. Click on the features of the news report that would make it more credible or believable. You saw the report on NBC Nightly News, a major news broadcaster. The report referred to an anonymous government source, but did not provide any corroborating evidence. The report claimed that the politician in question failed to properly report some small campaign donations, which is a fairly minor error. Several days later, numerous other major national news outlets run the same report, this time with additional evidence.

- You saw the report on NBC Nightly News, a major news broadcaster. - The report claimed that the politician in question failed to properly report some small campaign donations, which is a fairly minor error. - Several days later, numerous other major national news outlets run the same report, this time with additional evidence.

CHAPTER 1 Click on the text in the passage below that provides examples of public goods. The government can do many things. It can offer free primary school education to students. It can also set income tax rates. Many governments regulate air pollution levels while other governments might give subsidies to a company for building a headquarters in their territory.

- offer free primary school education to students. - regulate air pollution levels

CHAPTER 1 Match the theme with the most appropriate statement about it. 1) Political process matters 2) Politics is conflictual 3) Politics is everywhere

1) Changing the rules by which you decide something can change the final outcome. 2) Individuals disagree about what the government should do in many situations. 3) The effects of government are far-reaching in their impacts.

CHAPTER 1 The defeat of President Trump in 2020, along with other one-term U.S. presidents who sought reelection, illustrates which valuable concept about the American political process?

Americans who are unhappy with policy makers and policy decisions can affect changes in policy by engaging in the political system.

CHAPTER 2 The ___________ demanded protections for individual liberties in the Constitution; thus, the ___________ became the first set of amendments added to the document after ratification.

Antifederalists, Bill of Rights

CHAPTER 1 In a plural society like the United States, where there are many different cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, and other demographic groups, the ideas of liberty, equality, and democracy serve what function?

Broadly shared ideas of general agreement that allow for common understandings and foundations for political compromise

CHAPTER 1 Election maps often used by media and political parties that show solid-colored red and blue states reflect which problem in the political process in the United States?

Characterizations of solidly "red" and "blue" states create a misleading perception about the realities of the people who vote in the United States.

CHAPTER 2 Presidents nominate Supreme Court justices, subject to approval by the Senate, to lifetime positions on the Court. Which constitutional principle best illustrates this relationship?

Checks and balances

CHAPTER 2 The necessary and proper clause allows __________ to enact laws related to its __________ powers.

Congress, enumerated

CHAPTER 2 Which of the following ideas are found in the Declaration of Independence?

Correct Answer(s) - Government gains its legitimacy through the consent of the governed. - People have certain rights that government cannot take away. Incorrect Answer(s) - The Articles of Confederation protected the rights of the people. - Monarchy is a legitimate form of government.

CHAPTER 2 In what ways did Shays's Rebellion help lead to the drafting of the Constitution?

Correct Answer(s) - It exposed fundamental discontent with life under the Articles of Confederation. - It demonstrated the economic and social chaos due, in part, to the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation. Incorrect Answer(s) - It showed colonists' discontent with English governance. - It led to calls for a new Bill of Rights that would protect the civil liberties of the populace.

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following statements are supported by the chart?

Correct Answer(s) - No single category of race will represent a majority of the population by 2060. - The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races is expected to grow. Incorrect Answer(s) - The Asian percentage of the population is expected to shrink. - The Black or African-American percentage of the population is expected to double.

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following statements about conflict in politics are accurate?

Correct Answer(s) - Political conflict has its roots in the public's policy disagreements. - People often avoid talking about controversial subjects. Incorrect Answer(s) - Politics would be avoided if politicians just listened to the public. - Conflict can be avoided in politics.

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following statements about politics are true?

Correct Answer(s) - Political process helps determine political outcomes. - Politics affects everyone's lives on a daily basis. - Politics is necessarily conflictual. Incorrect Answer(s) - Politics only occurs in government. - There is a "public interest," though many politicians do not follow it.

CHAPTER 2 What rationale did the Federalists offer in their initial arguments that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary?

Correct Answer(s) - State constitutions already protected such rights. - There would be too many rights to try to list them all. - The national government lacked the power to threaten people's liberties. Incorrect Answer(s) - The Supreme Court would protect rights without a Bill of Rights.

CHAPTER 2 Which of the following statements about the war powers are correct?

Correct Answer(s) - The president has more influence over war powers than Congress. - Congress has attempted to increase its influence in war powers since the Vietnam War. Incorrect Answer(s) - Presidents have only recently expanded their war powers. - Congress has declared war each time the president authorizes the use of American troops.

CHAPTER 1 Choose all of the following ways that the U.S. government is set up to satisfy James Madison's concerns.

Correct Answer(s) - checks and balances - separation of powers - federalism Incorrect Answer(s) - free riders

CHAPTER 2 Over time, the legislative branch has been the branch that has played the most important role in interpreting the meaning of the Constitution.

False

CHAPTER 1 The fact that the United States has a much larger, wealth, disparity, and distinctly separate economic interests than when the framers wrote the constitution is likely to contribute to which of the following scenarios in American politics?

Growing distrust of the government and political leaders to act in the best interest of Americans.

CHAPTER 2 The system shown in the How It Works in Theory diagram is most consistent with the views of which historical figure?

James Madison

CHAPTER 1 Suppose a likely voter responds to a public opinion poll by saying her vote in the upcoming election centers on the issues of raising taxes on the "super-rich" and raising the minimum wage to a "living wage." Based on this, the respondent is most likely to identify with which political ideology?

Liberal

CHAPTER 1 People who disengage from the political process because they believe it is too full of conflict misunderstand what concept about the American political process?

Living in a free society means that conflict in deciding public policy is inevitable.

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following best captures the "melting pot" view of racial and ethnic differences?

People should mostly leave their native languages and customs behind when they come to the United States.

CHAPTER 1 Match each item 1) There are very few areas where everyone agrees on what is in the best interest of the public 2) the food you had for breakfast was likely subject to regulation by the government. 3) the cloture rule in the Senate makes it more difficult to pass new laws. 4) Americans are deeply divided on their views of the availability of abortion.

Political process matters. - 3 Politics is everywhere. - 2 Politics is conflictual. - 1 & 4

CHAPTER 2 The ___________ is the part of the federal government that is ultimately responsible for deciding whether an action is constitutional. It draws this authority from the power of __________.

Supreme Court, judicial review

CHAPTER 2 In the eyes of the Founders, what was the primary limitation of the Articles of Confederation?

The Articles created a nationa; government that was too limited in power.

CHAPTER 2 The Constitution does not explicitly give the federal government the right to issue licenses to lawyers or teachers. Nor does the Constitution prohibit the states from issuing such licenses. Therefore we would consider the right to issue occupational licenses to be an example of:

a reserved power

CHAPTER 2 The Federalists __________ a strong national government and felt that the Bill of Rights was __________ to protect civil liberties.

preferred, unnecessary

CHAPTER 1 Because it separates power between the executive and legislative branches, the U.S. government is a ______ system. Because it shares power among different levels, the U.S. government is also a _______ system.

presidential, federal

State powers typically involve things like _________________, while national powers encompass things like___________________________.

public welfare; economic stability

CHAPTER 1 Government is often necessary to provide _______ goods, such as a cleaner environment. This is because the free market tends to ________ such goods.

public, underprovide

CHAPTER 2 Thomas Paine's Common Sense advocated which of the following?

republicanism

CHAPTER 2 Contrary to what many believe, the Constitution was the result of

singular compromises between competing interests on numerous individual issues.

CHAPTER 2 During the Constitutional deliberations, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote 85 articles to sway public opinion. Collectively, these 85 articles are known as what?

the Federalist Papers

CHAPTER 2 The underlying cause of the failure of the Articles of Confederation is that

there were no mechanisms for overcoming the conflicting individual interests of member states.

CHAPTER 1 Without the government to provide public goods, the free rider problem might be a barrier to collective action, making those public goods unavailable.

true

CHAPTER 2 The inclusion of the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights gives us what understanding about the thinking of the framers?

The authority of the government was understood to be limited, with undefined rights of people and states existing outside of the federal government's control.

How did the ratification of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments set the stage for a modern shift in the power balance between the state and national governments?

The specific prohibition of states making policies that violate due process or equal protection allowed for the future expansion of national regulations over states.

CHAPTER 2 Which of the following is the best example of pluralism?

There are thousands of business and consumer intrest groups lobbying on issues related to economic policy, so no one group is always going to win.

CHAPTER 2 Why were the Federalists concerned about listing the rights and liberties of Americans in the body of the Constitution itself?

They believe that by creating an enumeration of rights and liberties it could be seen in the future that these were the only ones the people were given.

CHAPTER 2 What was one way the Federalists cultivated support for the Constitution?

They published the Federalist Papers

CHAPTER 2 All three branches have been involved in using checks and balances when it comes to the history of the DREAM Act.

True

CHAPTER 2 The ________ Plan pushed for representation based on population, whereas the __________ Plan called for equal representation for all states. The Great Compromise, proposed by __________, split the difference between the two and saved the Constitutional Convention from dissolving.

Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut

CHAPTER 1 Which of the following is an example of a (nonpolitical) norm in America?

We stand a couple of feet back from someone when they are getting water from a drinking fountain

CHAPTER 1 Suppose the New York Times newspaper revealed evidence that a popular political candidate was trading favors for campaign donations. When confronted with such stories, which of these is the primary question, students of political science should ask when considering whether they should believe the claim?

What is the reputation of the person or organization providing the information?

CHAPTER 1 Select the example that best emphasizes the concept that "political process matters."

changing the voting rules in a student group from unanimous consent to simple majority

CHAPTER 1 The ability of Congress to impeach the president, or for the president to veto legislation, are mechanisms that facilitate

checks and balances

Not only did the framers of the Constitution outline the supremacy of the national government and national policies, but they also addressed conflicts between states by doing which of the following?

creating obligations requiring states to honor the acts and public policies of other states

CHAPTER 1 According to the ________ hypothesis, voters in ________ states are more secular while voters in _______ states are more religious.

culture wars, blue, red

CHAPTER 1 The ability of people to choose their leaders in free and fair elections is _______ , whereas ________ refers to political freedoms and legal rights.

democracy, liberty

Most conflicts that arise in the United States among the levels of government—local, state, and national—center on

disputes about what is the appropriate role of government.

CHAPTER 1 James Madison was one of the founders of the country. One of the concerns he discussed in his writings was _______ , or groups of citizens working toward their own interests, which he believed would ________ a democracy

factions, harm

CHAPTER 1 Political conflict exists only because politicians are bad at figuring out what the public wants.

false

CHAPTER 2 The Constitution continues to remain relevant as a governing document even in an age of digital technologies, globally interconnected economies, and an ever-diversifying population because

flexibility was intentionally built into the wording of the Constitution so that it could adapt to the changing realities of the nation.

In ratifying the Constitution, states understood that they would be losing some powers they had under the Articles of Confederation. Most of the powers that states surrendered to the new central government allowed for which of the following?

greater economic stability and national security

Generally, the balance of power between the state and the national government can be characterized as

increasing national authority.

CHAPTER 2 Which branch of government received the least attention in the Constitution, gaining its most important check only in the 1800s?

judicial

CHAPTER 2 Because of the colonists' experiences under the King of England, the Articles of Confederation ________ the power of the national government.

limited

CHAPTER 1 Unwritten rules about how government and society should operate are known as ________. One of the most important examples of these in America is _________ , or the idea that all individuals should have the same opportunity to realize their potential.

norms, equality

CHAPTER 2 Drag the labels of each of the three branches to their appropriate places on the diagram.

photo

CHAPTER 2 Drag the labels to the blank spots in which they belong.

photo

CHAPTER 2 Select the arrow in the image below that represents the pathway that has been used most frequently to amend the Constitution.

photo

CHAPTER 2 The Constitution created political structures that intentionally

placed most government institutions beyond the reach of the voters.

CHAPTER 1 Your friend confidently tells you that everyone knows that Donald Trump won the 2016 election because he is a celebrity. Why should you be skeptical of this explanation?

political outcomes rarely have a single cause

CHAPTER 1 The statement "choices about rules are actually choices about outcomes" best captures which core idea about politics?

political process matters

CHAPTER 1 The process that we use to determine what the government is going to do is known as __________.

politics

CHAPTER 1 The timeline in the image best demonstrates which core statement about politics?

politics is everywhere

CHAPTER 2 The Danish government is viewed as legitimate by its citizens because its leaders are regularly elected and therefore are regularly held responsible for the decisions they enact. This is an example of what concept?

popular sovereignty