Mindtap

Communitarians are willing to use government to promote both order and which of the following?

d. Equality

The absence of constraints on behavior is also known as which of the following?

d. Freedom

The Supreme Court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn government acts that conflict with the Constitution in which of the following cases?

d. Marbury v. Madison

Just prior to the Civil War, which party was born from a coalition of antislavery Liberty Party members, Free Soilers, and antislavery northern Democrats?

d. Republican Party

Which of the following does the final provision in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, sometimes known as the elastic clause, state?

d. That Congress can make laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers

The difference between the percentage of women who vote for a particular candidate and the percentage of men who vote for that candidate is called which of the following?

d. The gender gap

In general, why does the public tend to dislike interest groups?

d. They do not offer equal representation to all.

Which of the following amendments lowered the voting age to 18?

d. Twenty-Sixth Amendment

The main purpose of a political party is to do which of the following in order to control government and implement its policies?

d. Win elections

The fact that ideological conservatives believed even more strongly that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 war after they were informed that subsequent investigations concluded that this was not true is an example of which of the following?

e. Backfire effect

If top political jobs for both political parties are filled only from an inner circle of top corporate leaders, this would be evidence for which of the following?

e. Elite theory

Which of the following is a recent example of an interest group emerging to push for remedial action from government?

e. Flint Rising and the Coalition for Clean Water, which emerged in Flint, Michigan, during its water crisis

In Oregon, everyone votes by which of the following methods?

e. Mail

Which of the following is an important idea of the pluralist theory?

e. New interest groups naturally form when the need arises.

The four most important functions of a political party are structuring the voting choice in elections, proposing alternative government programs, coordinating the actions of government officials, and which of the following?

e. Nominating candidates for election to public office

The Bill of Rights limits the power of which of the following?

e. The government over the rights and liberties of individuals

An underlying assumption is that perfect freedom and perfect order cannot both be accomplished for which of the following reasons?

e. These two values are inherently in conflict and cannot be provided simultaneously.

A requirement that a state undertake an activity or provide a service that maintains a minimum national standard is called which of the following?

Mandate

Members of the electoral college selected by each state equal the number of what?

WRONG ANSWER Senators

Although the United States is a capitalist country, the government does intervene in the economic arena, primarily through which of the following?

WRONG ANSWER a. Controlling public access to goods and services

Besides registration, which of the following is usually cited as a reason for low voter turnout?

WRONG ANSWER a. Location of polling places

Along with Washington, D.C., from 1992 to 2012, how many states were battleground states?

WRONG ANSWER b. 3

In general, which of the following factors contributes to higher voting rates?

WRONG ANSWER b. Greater geographic mobility

The main disadvantage of the pluralist model is that it does which of the following?

WRONG ANSWER b. It has been shown to be a poor method of representation.

The 1996 Telecommunications Act did which of the following?

WRONG ANSWER c. Ended a rule prohibiting the merging of media from two different domestic markets

Federalist #10 and Federalist #51 each argue, from different angles, that the Constitution combats which of the following?

WRONG ANSWER e. The excessive power of the executive

According to the text, which of the following is the problem with establishing a democracy in Iraq?

WRONG ANSWER e. There are too many international boundaries that are unresolved.

Congress and the states moved quickly to pass the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, because of which of the following?

WRONG ANSwER c. They realized the unfairness of the discrepancy between the military draft age and the voting age.

Which of the following countries heavily censors Internet news and search engines?

China

Which of the following is not usually considered to be a part of the media?

c. Personal correspondence

The standard socioeconomic model of participation chiefly refers to which of the following?

a. Education, income, and occupation

In 1934, Congress created which of the following—now a powerful agency that regulates all forms of electronic media, including radio, television and cable television, cell phones, and even wireless networks?

a. Federal Communications Commission

The Great Compromise resolved the impasse between which of the following two groups?

a. Large and small states regarding representation

The Republican Party was established to deal with which of the following issues?

a. Slavery

The distribution and regulation of frequencies for electronic media is the responsibility of which of the following?

a. The Federal Communications Commission

Which of the following statements about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is most accurate?

a. The government established the FCC to distribute and regulate the radio, television, and wireless frequencies.

When examining the Constitution, why are reserved powers not clearly defined?

a. The states had all the power when the Constitution was written because of the Articles of Confederation.

What are federal mandates?

a. They are requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules.

Which of the following statements about election campaigns is true?

a. They have evolved into being candidate centered.

What was the central question in the McCulloch v. Maryland case?

c. Whether or not Congress had the power to establish a national bank

A lobbyist from the NRA (National Rifle Association) meeting with a member of Congress to discuss firearms legislation is an example of which of the following?

b. A direct technique

Which of the following are given to state or local governments for specific programs or projects?

b. Categorical grants

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution protects the freedom of the press?

b. First Amendment

Once ratified, the Constitution was quickly amended with the Bill of Rights to assuage concerns that the new government would do which of the following?

b. Infringe on personal liberty

The key principle argued in the case of Marbury v. Madison was which of the following?

b. Judicial review

Which of the following terms can be defined as the actions of private citizens by which they seek to influence or support government and politics?

b. Political participation

Which of the following is a statewide election of delegates to a party's national convention, where the delegates will choose the party's presidential nominee.?

b. Presidential primary

The adoption of which of the following would permit multiple parties to acquire seats in Congress because representation would be based on the percentage of votes that they receive in national elections?

b. Proportional representation

Enticing individuals to join an interest group for solidary incentives has become easier because of which of the following?

b. The advent of social media

What is the doctrine of dual federalism?

b. The state and federal governments have separate functions.