American government midterm

Presidential candidates in the 1960s compared with today

had longer sound bites, on average, in broadcast television newscasts.

Libertarians are opposed to governmental intervention

in both the economic and social spheres.

The Whig theory holds that presidency

is a limited office whose occupant is confined to the exercise of expressly granted constitutional powers

Shay's rebellion was significant because _______________.

it led to a resolution calling for a constitutional convention.

Research suggests which of the following is primarily to blame for misinformation about political affairs spreading easily?

lack of exposure to other sources of information

The appointment of federal judges is influenced most substantially by

partisanship

The Constitution forbids Congress from

passing ex post facto laws

Which of the following is NOT among the checks Congress has on the executive?

power to declare an executive action unlawful

Grassroots lobbying is based on the assumption that officials will respond to

pressure from constituents

While the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to protect the newly freed slaves from discriminatory action by state governments, it was also used to

protect businesses from state regulation.

Women gain the right to vote

Early in the 1920s

This person was the chief architect of the United States Constitution and also one of America's top political scientists

James Madison

In the dynamics of an iron triangle what benefit do interest groups surveyed to friendly government agencies

Lobbying support for agent programs

The trading votes between members of Congress so that each gets the legislation here she wants is called

Log rolling

Historically dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of

Major upheaval

A fun stage which tends to have larger numbers of Caribbean Hispanic

New York

________ opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

Patrick Henry

To the framers, the great danger of democratic government was the risk of

tyranny of the majority

In an effort to overcome the free rider problem non economic groups have

used Internet resources and computer-assisted mailing lists to target potential donors.

AcCording to the Supreme Court, prayer in public schools violates

The establishment clause

The most important factor that determines whether or not a president will get what he wants from Congress

The partisan makeup of congress

The Bill of Rights

further checked the power of the majority.

Compared to two decades ago, contemporary Americans are, on average,

paying more attention to news sources that have an obvious ideological bias.

Why have issue networks become more prevalent?

the increasing complexity of policy problems

In Lochner v. New York (1905), the Supreme Court ruled that

state regulation of labor practices violated firms' property rights.

In his criticism of the Constitution, the economist Charles Beard argued that:

the Constitution's elaborate systems of power and representation were designed to protect the interests of the rich.

Which ethnic group tends to be under represented the most politically in comparison with other minority groups

Asian Americans

Voter turnout is highest in which country

Belgium

Most candidates for office in the United States in there appeals at the voters that holds the balance of power in the US elections

Middle class

Opposition to the judiciary creative policymaking role is a consistent tenant of judicial

Restraint

The basis for containment policy was the assumption that

the Soviet Union could be stopped from achieving its global ambitions only by the forceful use of American power.

The direct election of U.S. senators came about due to

political pressure from the Progressives

To the founders, the term "democracy" meant:

the majority has absolute power

One of the reasons the reporting of national news Is relatively uniform among news sources is that

the network newscasts are brief and the day's top stories tend to dominate

A progressive income tax which is a tax where the marginal tax rate increases as income rises was passed under which president

Abraham Lincoln

Individual freedoms in the Bill of Rights were extended by the 14th amendment to include protection from deprivation of due process rights by

Actions of state and local governments

In the constitution, procedural due process is protected by the the

All these answers are correct

If Americans vote less than Europeans why are they more likely to work for a political campaign then are citizens in Europe

Americas federal system provides more campaign opportunities

In his definition of public opinion, the author states that the opinions of private individuals become public opinion when they

Are openly expressed

The United States has certain rules in place to keep politics within peaceful bounds. These rules include all of the following EXCEPT:

Autocracy

Individual rights such as the right to a fair trial, that are constitutionally protected against infringement by the government or known as

Civil liberties

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 American political system is a ________ in which constitutional authority is divided between a national government and state governments.

Federal system

The expansion of the power of the federal government and its ability to spur the national economy occurred under

Franklin D. Roosevelt

____ called discrimination Americas curse because of deep rooted racism in a country that Idealized equality

Gunnar myrdal

Most lobbyist receive support from elected officials in direct exchange for

Information

The main difference between iron triangles an issue networks is that

Issue networks are generally less stable than iron triangles in that the members of the issue network may change as if she develops

What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the concept of dual federalism?

It created dominant business interests that raised questions about the suitability of dual federalism as a governing concept.

Who was serving as chief justice of the Supreme Court when it decided the case of Marbury v. Madison?

John Marshall

Culminating in a historic victory in 1954, black activists in the early 20th century generally pursued civil rights through

Legal action

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the publics opinion about leaders in the accountability

Most citizens have no of Congress as a whole but say they have confidence in their local representative in Congress

A person who favors government intervention in both social and economic affairs is a

Populist

In a constitutional system,

there are lawful restrictions on a government's power.

The process of house seats being relocated according to the population every 10 years is

Reapportionment

James Madison solution to the problem of factions has, in the modern policy process, actually contributed to the problem by

Resulting in a fragmentation of authority among policymakers, thereby providing groups more opportunities to get their way

In its 2014 schuette v. Coalition to defend affirmative action Decision, the Supreme Court ruled that

States can pass laws that ban affirmative action at public education institutions

The Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Gitlow v. New York

States do not have complete power over what their residence can legally say

The tax cuts pushed by Reagan and Bush administration we're prized largely on

Supply side economics

Which country has the highest proportion of women serving in us national legislator

Sweden

What technology let editors to substitute news reports for opinion commentary

Telegraph

The main battle ground for votes is

Television

What aspect of America were William Watts and Lloyd Free referring to when they labeled it "the country of individualism par excellence"?

the emphasis that Americans place on economic self-reliance and free markets

Which of the following describes socialism as practiced today in Sweden?

The government does not attempt to manage the overall economy, but owns a number of major industries and provides for people's basic economic needs.

Fiscal policy is a mechanism of government employees to influence the economy fiscal policy is based on

The governments taxing and spending decisions

The most obvious sign of the realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of

The south To vote Republican

Political scientists Theodore Louwi has questions pluralist theory by "suggesting that

There is no concept of public interest in a system that gives special interest the ability to determine the policies affecting them

In acknowledging the dilemma inherent in group activity, James Madison

Worried that the government would overly buy groups, but recognize that a free society is obliged to permit the advocacy of self interest

Which of the following statements would not be excepted by supporters of the pluralist view of interest groups

Your opinion of the majority should always prevail, in a policy dispute, over the opinion of more intense and direct affected minority

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

a. was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2012. b. initially had the support of nearly every single state. c. was passed by strong bipartisan majorities. d. is a voluntary program with no penalties for nonparticipation. e. NONE ARE CORRET !

From 1945 until the late 1960s, there was the highest degree of bipartisanship in the area of:

foreign affairs