Ch. 2 Unit 1 exam Federal Government
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?
John Locke
__________ allows a person to acquire information and documents online and also provides a medium to register opinions and complaints to government officials.
E-government
The first political institution that young children tend to focus on is the
President.
The major agents of early socialization in the United States are
family, school, community, and peers.
For most people, the first agent of political socialization is
family.
A power NOT specifically mentioned in the Constitution but necessary if another specific grant of power is to be carried out is called a(n) _________ power.
implied
A popular election is the primary mechanism for democratic government in which model?
majoritarian model
Which metaphor best describes cooperative federalism?
marble cake
Surveys conducted over the Internet have been criticized because they
may not be representative of the whole nation.
A symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution around a single mode is called a
normal distribution.
A form of government that puts power in the hands of an elite is a(n)
oligarchy
When elementary schools introduce students to authority figures outside the family, like the teacher, they prepare students for the value of _________; when they stress norms of democratic decision making and respecting the opinions of others, they teach _________.
order; equality
A country abiding by the principle "one person, one vote" is practicing
political equality.
Participatory democracy today is
rare in the United States and in other democracies.
Most democracies give power to
representatives.
A republic is a government
resting on the consent of the governed through their representatives.
The chief objective of the First Continental Congress was to
restore peaceful relations between the colonies and Great Britain.
The notion that governmental authority springs from the consent of the governed is derived from
social contract theory.
The Bill of Rights is at the core of our
substantive theories of democracy.
A confederation can best be described as
a loose association of independent states.
The power to coin money belongs to __________ and the power to grant divorces belongs to
the federal government; the states.
The basic premise of federalism is that
two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people.
Conflicts related to power-sharing between states and the national government are settled by
the supreme court.
Public opinion polls can be criticized on the grounds that
the way a pollster words a question can determine the answer.
The ___________ gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states
commerce clause
Which document proclaimed, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"?
The Declaration of Independence
