Government 2305 Unit 1 exam review

Laws, according to Locke should

-apply equally to all -be good for the society -not raise taxes without the consent of the governed -not transfer power to another w/o the consent of the governed

compared to previous generations, millennials show less interest in

-goverment service -trusting national leaders -following political news

which of the following can be considered an institutional mechanism politics

-interest groups -political parties -legislatures -elections

an individual can engage within our political system by ___________

-joining a senate campaign -attending a town meeting -running for office

studies show that members of generation Y (millennials) are more inclined to __________than their predecessors

-volunteer -donate a higher share of their income to charity -start entrepreneurial organizations with social impact

some critics say the very wealthy- the top perecent _____ perecent have stripped the people of money and influence

1

today approximately __________percent of americans trust the national goverment "to do the right thing most of the time

24

more than ________ percent of all federal goverment spending goes to just four programs

61

one typical poll showed that nearly__________ of the respondents agreed that congress was "out of touch with average americans" yet a year later more than _________ of house and senate incumbents won reelection most by large majorities

80 percent; 90 percent

based on 2012 data from the u.s census bureau the united states is home to as many as __________ local governments of different sorts

90,000

As______left the constitutional convention in 1787 a woman stopped him "what kind of goverment have you given us ?she asked he responded a republican madam if you can keep it

Benjamin franklin

locke says this is the first and fundamental act of society

Constitution

Locke's preferred form of goverment would be

Democracy

Hobbes believes that this for government would be the best?

Dictatoship

Locke believes the powers of goverment should be

Divided

Hobbes took his ideas about man in the state of nature from his experience in the?

Glorious revolution

Which political philosopher said that life in a state of nature is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short"

Hobbes

Which philosopher's writings most closely resemble United States ' political writings?

Locke

the supreme court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn goverment acts that conflict with the constitution in

Marbury v. Madison

Locke would describe the man in the state of nature has a ___________ while Hobbes believes man in the state of nature has ___________

Perfect freedom/Conflict

what is the most important function of goverment according to hobbes ?

Political Stability/peace

According to Locke, the reason for mean to leave the state of nature is for

Preservation of life, liberty and property

Locke believes people base their decisions on

Reason

Hobbes and Locke are considered to be what kind of political theorists?

Social Contract

Hobbes believes that governmental powers should be

Unified in one insitution

which metaphor describes dual federalism

a layer cake

which metaphor describes cooperative federalsim

a marble cake

according to the theory of dual federalism _________ the nation and the states

a rigid wall separates

according to the text in the past few years there has been ___________ in the numbers of democracies around the world

a slight decline

elite theory claims power is located in ____

a small number of wealthy and powerful individuals

the great compromise provided for

a two chamber legislature with equal representation for all the states in one chamber and population bases representation in the other

according to the text political liberals fear stronger states rights because it

allowed inequality and supported racism

an organized group that seeks to influence government policy is called

an interest group

why do most democracies give power to representatives rather than directly to citizens

bringing large numbers of citizens together for decisions and votes is difficult, decisons may require specialized knowledge not possessed by the average citzens and discussion of poltical issues consumes more time than most people are willing to spend

the principle of _________ ensures that each branch of goverment has the authority to block other branches

checks and balances

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

checks and balances

according to social movement theory, the real power in american politics lies in _______

citzen uprising/movements

the basic standard of substantive democracy is that government must guarantee

civil rights and liberties

_________refers to people joining with others to achieve some goal

civil society

when you join a group or activity, you are participating in "________" the basic building block of strong democracy

civil society

the___________ gives congress the power to regulate commerce among the states

commerce clause

the framer of the constitution intended __________ to be the strongest branches of goverment

congress

the use of highway construction funds has been an effective means to promote

cooperative federalsim

someone who believes that the elastic clause of the constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely to endorse the concept of ___________ federalism

dual

the great depression represented a shift away from_________ and toward ________

dual federalism; cooperative federalism

a constitutional clause that allowed for a broad interpretation of implied powers if known as a________ clause

elastic

the necessary and proper clause article 1, section 8 of the constitution is an example of a _____________clause

elastic

suppose that the top government jobs for both political parties are filed only from an inner circle of top corporate leaders this would be evidence for ?

elite theory

Article 1 section 8 of the constitution articulates the principle of _______ granting congress limited power

enumerated powers

states rights supporters believe that congress should restrict its activities to

enumerated powers

since 1995 the supreme court frequently

favored states rights

after the failure of the articles of confederation the founder adopted a _____ for of goverment strong enough to maintain order but not to dominate the states

federal

supporters of the constitution names themselves

federalists

experiments repeatedly show that people tend to vote for the name that appears _____ on a list of candidates, especially in elections for obscure offices

first

supreme court justices are appointed to serve for ?

for life

unless they are impeached federal judges serve for ?

for life

the concept of democracy was initially denied centuries ago in ancient

greece

according to the text, politics can be defined as

how a society makes it collective decisions

a power not specifically mentioned in the constitution but necessary if another specific grant of power is to be a _____________ power

implied

the power of congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power

implied

sparked by police shooting in 2015 the black lives matter movement called for equality ________,and empowerment.

inclusion

under chief justice john marshall the early supreme court generally

increased national power

a citizens group gather enough signatures on a petition to force a popular vote on a statewide lottery proposal this proposal would represent an

initiative

according to a pluralist theory,____________influence the goverment

interest group

a democracy is a system of government that rest governing power in

its people,who may rile directly or via representatives

Article 1 of the constitution refers to the

legislative branch

the federalist papers were drafted by

madison hamilton and jay

the first fighting in the american revolution happened in the ___________ in early 1775

massachusetts

an important problem with the procedural view of democracy is that it can clash with

minority rights

what rules govern the use of referenda at the federal level

no provisions exist for the use of rederenda at the federal level

the text of the constitution deals with slavery by

not mentioning it directly

an autocracy is a political system ruled by

one individual

According to Locke, if the goverment is not what society says it should, I.e preserving the life, liberty etc. the people have the right to

overthrow it

according to john marshall's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) the elastic clause might be interpreted to mean that congress can take particular action

painly adapt to achieving a legitimate constitutional end

in a republic the ______is/are in charge.

people

the text suggest that the united states fulfills the __________ model quite well

pluralist

a country abiding by the principle "one man, one vote is practicing"

political equality

who gets what,when ,and how is a classic definition of

politics

according to the ____________ view of democracy, anti gay marriage laws are democratic

procedural

__________ theory holds that all political outcomes election,the passage of a law,even mass rallies are the aggregate of the public's individual interest

rational choice

an election on a public policy is called an

referendum

the chief objective of the first continental congress was to

restore peaceful relations between the colonies and great britain

originally the constitutional convention's purpose was to

revise the articles of confederation

the supreme court recently ruled that laws forbidding _________violated the fourteenth amendment

same sex marriage

the assignment in the constitution of lawmaking law enforcing and law interpreting functions to the legislative executive and judicial branches respectively known as

separation of powers

a goverment unit created to perform particular functions such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as

special district

suppose a majority of congress passes a law to permit organized prayer in public schools and the supreme court declares that the constitution forbids this rule ; this would be an example of

substantive democracy

a proponent of states rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to qoute______ amendment to the constitution

tenth

one result of the second continental congress was

the adoption of declaration of independence

the original procedure for selection the vice president under the electoral college was

the candidate with the next greatest number of votes and would become vice president

the main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that

the constitution establishes a goverment of limited powered because the government was given the power to regulate individual liberties no bill of rights was necessary

which document proclaimed we hole 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

the power to coin money belongs to __________ and the power to grant divorces belong to____________

the federal goverment; and the states

which of the following is an incorrect description of the cooperative federalism model?

the functions and responsibilities of the national and state governments are clearly defined

a popular election is the primary mechanism for democratic goverment in which model

the majoritarian model

the constitution explicitly recognizes

the national and state governments

antifederalists attacked the proposed constitution on the grounds that

the national goverment it creates was too strong

the chief obstacle to ratification of the constitution by the states was

the omission of the a bill of rights

article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing

the supremacy clause and the no religious test clause

conflicts related to the power sharing bewteen states and the national goverment are settled by

the supreme court

from 1930s to mid 1990s

the supreme court tended to support the expansion of national authority

the general conclusion of the supreme court in united states v lopez was that

there are limits to the national government ability to regulate behavior based of the commerce clause

according to the new jersey plan how was representation to be structured in congress

there would be one house and all states would have equal representation in it

the articles of confederation failed because

they did not provide an effective means for the goverment to raise money they did not include an independent leader to direct the goverment and they did not give the goverment the power to regulate commerce

the basic premise of federalism is that

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

to amend the articles of confederation required an

unanimous vote of the confederation congress

according to madison in federalist no.10 the most common and durable source of factions has been

unequal distributions of property

the idea that all adults within the boundaries of a political community should be allowed to vote is known as

universal participation

your boom addresses four questions throughout :

who governs? how does american politics work? what does american goverment do? who are we?