PS 1113 test 1

The Bill of Rights includes how many amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

10

When people have a fairly consistent view over a range of policy choices, they are said to have which of the following?

A political ideology

Which of the following best describes the government of the United States?

A republic

Equality of opportunity can be understood to mean which of the following?

All citizens will have an equal chance to succeed in life.

As a political value, how is equality defined?

All people are of equal moral worth.

The Articles of Confederation did which of the following?

Allowed the states to retain power

In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that_________________

America was not diverse enough to prevent powerful interest groups from exercising too much political power.

The lack of a Bill of Rights was a problem for which of the following groups during the ratification debates?

Antifederalists

Which of the following systems of government allows the central government to make laws that are directly applicable to member states, and those states can choose not to support the laws?

Confederal

According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their "just powers" from ________________

Consent of the governed

Which of the following political ideologies has traditionally favored state governments over the federal government?

Conservatives

Which of the following is the term for the fundamental law under girding the structure of government?

Constitution

Which of the following is known as the transfer of government power from the national government to state governments?

Devolution

Which of the following is a requirement in federal legislation that forces state and local governments to comply with certain rules?

Federal mandate

Which of the following are obstacles to influence that may limit access to participation?

Gates

Which of the following is another term for an avenue for participation in the political process?

Gateway

When Anti federalists complained of too much power for the president in the new Constitution, Hamilton made which of the following arguments?

He would be limited by the vice president

Which of the following is the first step in the policy making process?

Identify the problem

Which of the following provides the most common way to remove elected officials from office and can be the primary mechanisms for forging responsiveness?

Impeachment

The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress didso, however, to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This an example of which of the following typesof power?

Implied

The "necessary and proper clause" is the basis for which of the following power

Implied powers

Who works together to determine public policies?

Individuals, organizations, and political institutions.

The Virginia Plan included which of the following?

It called for a bicameral legislature

Which of the following statements best describes how federalism enhances democracy?

It enables more citizens in a nation to live under laws that are made by their states and local government

As it relates to the states, what does the full faith and credit clause mean?

It honors the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.

Which of the following best describes the police power of the states?

It is the authority to legislate for the protection of the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people.

What is the purpose of block grants or federal aid given to state or local governments?

It is to be spent in the way the state or local government decides to spend it.

During the Constitutional Convention, why was federalism an appealing compromise to the delegates?

It maintained state traditions while creating a strong national government to handle common problems.

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances?

Judicial review Impeachment process Veto power Approval of treaties

Which of the following did President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal include?

Large-scale emergency antipoverty programs

Which of the following metaphors best describes dual federalism?

Layer cake

Which of the following groups would favor government efforts to increase equality, including greater provision of social benefits to support those in need?

Liberals

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?

Marbury v. Madison

Which of the following is absent in a republic?

Monarch

The origin of the concept of separation of powers is most associated with______________________

Montesquieu

Which of the following was true of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

Most were senior statesmen with governmental experience.

Which of the following is a national power only?

National defense

The selection of senators by state legislatures was intended to serve as a check on which of the following?

Popular Will

According to the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, the functions of government do not include which of the following?

Promote economic security

Clean air is an example of which of the following that no one can be excluded from and that benefits all citizens?

Public goods

Which of the following is a problem with American democracy?

Racial tensions persist across the country

To whom do most democracies give power to make laws?

Representatives

Fiscal federalism refers to the________________________

Revenue sharing measures and expenditure of federal aid on programs run in part through state and local governments.

Originally, the Constitutional Convention's purpose was to do which of the following?

Revise the Articles of Confederation.

James Madison and the other framers realized that the role of the new Constitution was to do which of the following?

Serve as a gatekeeper to power.

The protest movement of debt-ridden farmers facing foreclosures on their homes and farms was known as which of the following?

Shay's Rebellion

What is the constitutional provision that allows federal laws to take precedence over state laws?

Supremacy Clause

Which of the following is a concurrent power held by both the national government and state governments?

Taxation

Which of the following entities settles conflicts related to power sharing between the states and the national government

The Supreme Court

Which of the following gives Congress the power to regulate trade among the states?

The commerce clause

The document explaining the ideas of the Constitution and urging its ratification is

The federalist papers

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

The inability of Congress to raise funds.

Which of the following is true regarding evaluation of the American political system?

The public trust of public institutions is low

The writers of the Constitution established a federal system of government in part because__________________

The states already existed as established entities and had to be preserved.

The Constitution vests all judicial authority of the United States in which of the following, as well as in other inferior courts?

The supreme court

The Declaration of Independence was necessary for which of the following reasons?

To establish the legitimacy of the new nation in the eyes of foreign governments and Americans.

Which of the following is the oldest purpose of government?

To maintain order by protecting members of society from violence and criminal activity.

What is the basic premise of federalism?

Two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people.

In monarchies, autocracies, and oligarchies, a single person or small elite rules society. These systems are by definition which of the following?

Undemocratic

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

Whether or not Congress had the power to establish a Central bank

Participating in the public sphere obviously includes voting, but it also includes which of the following other activities?

Writing letters to your representatives in congress. Volunteering for a political campaign. Attending political rallies. Social networking in support of a candidate.

Under separation of powers, the U.S. system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch, to counter the actions of another by the use of which of the following?

checks and balances

Which of the following is a partnership that is a psychological attachment to a particular party that relates to political ideology but is more personal than philosophical?

party identification

Actions by the government to achieve a goal are known as which of the following?

public policy

In America today, public education is primarily the funding responsibility of________________________

states and local governments