AP Govt. Ch. 1-2
Which of the following was NOT one of the key equality issues debated at the Constitutional Convention?
equal oppurtunity for women
The Constitution was ratified by...
state conventions
Most Gov't authority in the early american expirience rested with...
state legislatures
Regarding the issue of slavery, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed....
to limit future importing of slaves
T/F: Amendments to the Constitution over the nation's history have been expanded the American electorate by extending the right to vote to women, non-whites, and 18 year olds, thus futhering democratizing our system of Govt.
True
T/F: In a democracy, public officials are supposed to pay attention to the problems that concern voters.
True
T/F: Most western nations have a system of national health insurance through the government that provides most health care.
True
T/F: The national government in the United States now spends approx. $1.7 trillion every year.
True
T/F: The president has no formal role in amending the Constitution.
True
T/F: When taxes do not grow, tax revenue must grow to pay the additional costs, or a budget deficits results.
True
Those who espouse the _______________ theory content that the US society is divided along class lines, and that an upper-cless rules here regardless of Aemrica's rhetoric of equality.
Elite and Class Theory
T/F: Informal changes to the constitution have been rare and ineffective.
False
The articles written uner the pseudonym Publius to encourage ratification of the Constitution, explaining the document detial-by- detial, were known collectively as the_____________.
Federalist Papers
One of the primary reasons for the limited scope of govt in the US is the prominence of:
Individualism
The motion for declaring the US as free and Independent was made by.....
Richard Henry Lee
The Continental Congress did not have the power to.....
Tax
T/F: A political issue arises when people disagree about a problem or about a public policy choice made to combat a problem.
True
T/F: Very few policies are made by a single institution.
True
T/F:The Constitution obligated the new govt. to repay all the public dent incurred under the Continental Congress and the Articles of the Confederation.
True
The writers of the US constitution....
had no fondness for democracy
The Madisonian Model......
created a republic based on the consent of the governed
The last part of the policy system concerns..
policy impacts
All Governments....
provide services
Compared to most western democracies, the US..
devotes a smaller percentage of its resources to govt.
The Bill of Rights constitute the first _______ ammendments to the Constitution.
10
The 26 amendment, added to the Constitution in 1971, lowered the nationwide voting age to_____.
18
The ____________ compromise settled the dispute between large states and small states at the Constitutional Convention over representation in Congress.
Connecticut
______________ is a means of selecting policymakers and of organizing gov't so that policy represents and responds to the public's prefrences.
Democracy
The ______________ passed by Congress in 1972 by large majorities, then ratified by a majority of states, but fell 3 states short of the number required in order to be added to the Constitution.
Equal Right Amendment
T/F: The writes of the constitution were unanimously and devotedly committed to democracy.
False
T/F:The Connecticut Compromise at the Consitutional Convention led to an agreement that slaves would be counted as 3/5 in the census for purposes of determining representation in Congress.
False
T/F:The United States has one of the highest voter turnout rates in the world.
False
T/F:The constitution was unanimously approved and signed by evey delegate attending the Constitutional Convention.
False
The basic principles of traditional democratic theory include all of the following EXCEPT:
Gov't control of information
In the case of Marbury v, Madison, the supreme court claimed for itself the power of _________.
Judicial Review
In democratic society, parties, elections, interest groups and that media are key _____________.
Linkage Institutions
T/F: Most delegates tot he Constitutional Convention in 1787 held a cynical view of human nature.
True
Shay's Rebellion was...
an attack on courthouses to prevent foreclousure proceedings.
A common consequnce of the situation in which parties control the president and congress is...
policy gridlock
T/F: Elite Theorists believe that whoever is elected to office in the federal government has little influence on policymaking.
True
According the John Locke, govt. was based on________________.
Consent of the governed
A __________ is a nation's basic law.
Constitution
T/F: It is clear that ordinary citizens can make sound political judgments on technical issues in our society.
False
Which of the following is FALSE:
A constitution sets neutral rules of the game of politics.
Which of the following statements about the scope of our national govt is TRUE:
a) it employs 5 million people b)it owns one-third of the land in the US c) it spends more than$2 trillion annually d) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Public Policy....
a. Consists of laws passed by congress b. is what gov't chooses not to do c. involves making decisions d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
One of the major economic issues that the writes of the Constitution felt they needed to address was...
a. tariffs erected by the stats b. virtually worthless paper money forced by creditors in some states c. the inability of the continental congress to raise needed money d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Immediatly after the Constitution was signed, the delegates to the convention.....
adjourned to a tavern.
Which of the following is NOT a general characteristic of public goods?
most businesses provide tham for a profit
Hyperpluralism can lead to...
muddled and inconsistent policy
T/F: A recent study of college of freshman found that among the class of 2003 only 26% said that "keeping up with politics" was an important priority for them - compared to 73% of their parents' generation
True
T/F: Plurist Theory holds that because so many groups compete for power in the United States, none has a majority say and public policy roughly approximates the public interest.
True
T/F: The philosophy of the writers of the constitution was based in part on the belief that the principal object of govt was the preservation of property.
True
Harold Lasswell's definition of politics is ...
" who gets what, when, and how"
Winning a congressional seat these days requires a campaign war chest of atleast...
$500,000
Because they pay so little attion to politics,______________ are less likely than _______________ to be well-informed about politics and govt.
1. Under 25 year old Adults 2. Over 65 year old Adults
The age group that has the lowest turn out rate is....
25 years old or younger
James Madison believed that factions would check themselves. T/F
False
T/F: Governments have little incentive to provide public goods.
False
T/F: The declaration of Independence was written primarily by James Madison.
False
T/F: The revolutionary expansion of channels and websites is likely to enhance the political interest and involvement of young people.
False
The Declaration of Independence included many of the same ideas earlier expreed by the English philosopher______________.
John Locke
Those who cast their vote based on solely how candidates stand on one topic, such as abortion rights belong to what are known as ____________ groups.
Single- issue
During the early years of the civil rights movement, African Americans had the most luck getting their interests ont he political agenda through the ...
Supreme Court
The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by____________.
Thomas Jefferson
T/F: The system of checks and balances and the seperation of powers in the consitution has a conservative bias because it favors the states quo.
True
The case of Marbury v. Madison....
firmly established the power of judicial review.
In the Madisonian model of govt, majority rule is accomplished by the election of the ....
house of representatives
John Locke held that people should revolt when..
injustics became deeply felt Govt. no longer has their consent (Both a and c)
Critics of the plualist theory contend that it ..
misses the larger questions of who owns the pie by concentrating on who gets a piece of the pie.
Which of the following is NOT an example of linkage institution?
the Social Security Administration