GOVERNMENT!!!!!

How does the Preamble to the Constitution begin?

"We the People..."

How many amendments comprise the Bill of Rights?

10

The passage of the constitutional amendment that has generated more litigation than any other is

14th amendment

What percentage of Americans are immigrants?

15 percent

What percentage of Americans are immigrants?

15%

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

1776

In what year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?

1788

In what year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?

17988

How many citizens did the Constitution initially mandate that each member of the House of Representatives should represent?

30,000

Approximately what percentage of children live in a household with both parents?

40 percent

Approximately what percentage of children live in a household with both parents?

70%

Which of the following is the best definition of federalism?

A constitutional arrangement by which power is equally distributed between a central government and state governments.

Which of the following is the best definition of federalism? a. A constitutional arrangement by which power is equally distributed between a central government and state governments. b. A constitutional arrangement by which sovereign states create a limited central government. c. A loose association of states constitutionally created by a strong central government. d. A loose association of states with mutually recognized compacts but no central government.

A constitutional arrangement by which two or more levels of government share formal authority over the same area and people.

Which statement best describes a direct democracy?

A governing system in which every person participates actively in all important public decisions

Which statement BEST describes a direct democracy?

A governing system in which every person participates actively in all important public decisions.

Which statement reflects a characteristic of democracy?

A governments legitimacy comes from the participation of the people

Lawyers may reject potential jurors for any reason except

A jurors race or sex, however they may reject a potential juror on the jurors political views, residence, personal relationships with the defendant, plaintiff, or judge, or the jurors sexual orientation

Double Jeopardy means

A person cannot be tried for the same crime twice

Members of which of the following demographic groups are most likely to identify with the Democratic Party?

African Americans

Examples of the principles of equality in American democracy

All persons are to enjoy the equal protection of the laws; a government of laws and not of men, all citizens are equal in the political process; one person one vote, each citizen has equal opportunity to pursue once private interest or vocation without arbitrary restrictions based on personal characteristics such as race and gender.

Which of the following is an example of an ideological interest group?

American Conservative Union

Which statement BEST reflects the influence of classical liberalism on America's political culture?

Americans are MORE optimistic about an individual's opportunity for upward social mobility, without government aid, than citizens in other nations.

Which statement best reflects the influence of classical liberalism on America's political culture

Americans are more optimistic about an individuals opportunity for upward social mobility, without government aid, than citizens and other nations

Who was the first chief executive to win the White House as the nominee of a truly national, popularly based political party following the first national party convention in 1832?

Andrew Jackson

Ex post facto laws

Are unconstitutional

Due process rights are largely found in

Article 1 of the Constitution

The first ten amendments of the US Constitution are known collectively as the

Bill of Rights.

Laws that denied most legal rights to newly freed slaves and prohibited black from voting, sitting on Juries,or even appearing in public places after the Civil War were known as

Black codes

______________ are broad grants of federal money with few strings attached; whereas, ____________ are grants earmarked for specific purposes and have extensive restrictions.

Block grants; categorical grants

Libertarians are opposed to government intervention in which area(s)?

Both economic and social matters

Libertarians are opposed to government intervention in which areas

Both economic and social matters

According to 18th century political philosopher John Jacques Rousseau, government exists to

Bring people into harmony; to unite them under the general will

How does the US Constitution provide for limited government

By defining lawful powers and dividing them among competing institutions

Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?

Citizens lacked a national identity

The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are collectively known as the

Civil War amendments

The personal guarantees and freedoms that the federal government cannot abridge by law, Constitution, or judicial interpretation are called

Civil liberties

The phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it", reflects which political ideologies attitude on making changes to society

Classical conservatism

Which political ideology has played a dominant role in American political culture and best explains the nature of our formal institutions of government

Classical liberalism

You got nobody to blame but yourself reflects which political ideology's stance on equality of opportunity

Classical liberalism

Which political ideologies are more likely to be supportive of same-sex marriages

Classical liberalism and modern liberalism

Which political ideologies support separation of church and state

Classical liberalism and modern liberalism

The "Intolerable Acts" was the colonists' name for the __________ Acts of 1774

Coercive

powers are shared by the federal and state governments.

Concurrent

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution, the United States was governed by the Articles of

Confederation

Prior to the ratification of the Constitution, the United States was governed by the Articles of __________.

Confederation

Which is an example of an unfunded mandate?

Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system.

A warrantless search is permissible if

Consent is given

Compare the following political ideologies; conservatism, liberalism, and socialism

Conservatism want the government to actively intervene and regulate immoral behavior and enforce morals, they want little government, shouldn't go out of its way to support welfare, and they're commonly referred to as libertarians, Liberalism wants big government ,they do not want to government interfere in moral issues ,and they want to give equal rights, Control economic development, once a very supportive welfare system, and equality of opportunity. They both stem from classical conservatism. Socialism stems from Marxism. they believe that the government should control everything from economic matters to a strong separation of church and state. they believe in a strong welfare system and equal opportunity and results.

Describing the United States as having a federal system of government means

Constitutional authority for governing is divided between the national and state governments

Warrantless searches are

Constitutional only under certain circumstances

In THE RACE TO RATIFY the primary purpose of the Federalist Papers were to...

Convince New Yorkers to ratify the constitution

The model of federalism in which the national and state government share functions and collaborate on major national priorities is known as

Cooperative federalism

The eighth amendment prohibits

Cruel and unusual punishment

What is the difference between Dejure segregation and de facto segregation

Dejure segregation is the segregation by law. De facto segregation is the segregation by practice example whites moving to suburbs to be away from the blacks of the inner-city

The following are two groups of former Presidents: Group 1: Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter Group 2: Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt The Presidents in Group 1 were from the ______ while those in Group 2 were from the _____.

Democratic Party; Republican Party

Supreme Court has defined obscenity as

Differently in different periods of time

The model of federalism in which the national and state government are considered equal but independent partners with distinct responsibilities is known as

Dual federalism

Which statement best defines equality of opportunity

Elimination of artificial barriers to success in life and the opportunity for everyone to strive for success

As illustrated in the video The NRA vs. Brady Campaign, which one of the following activities is an example of the interest group tactic known as grassroots mobilization?

Emailing an elected representative

Anti-slavery society refuse to

Except women's demands for equality

The standard that illegally seized evidence cannot be used at a trial is known as the

Exclusionary rule

Which branch of the federal government has the power to nominate officers of the US government (examples: the heads of departments and agencies) and appoint judges

Executive branch

In Federalist number 10 James Madison is most concerned with the problem of...

Factions

The constitutional principle that divides power between the nations and the states is known as..

Federalism

Which of the following people generally favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution?

Federalists

Black codes permitted local law-enforcement officials to

Find black for vagrancy, hire out some black so they could pay their fines for vacancy, arrest unemployed blacks

Which of the following is an example of a categorical grant?

Funds provided by Congress to the states to enhance science instruction in a low-income area.

Which statement does NOT reflect the principle of equality in American democracy?

Government should ensure an equal sharing of income and wealth regardless of one's efforts.

Which statement reflects a characteristic of American democracy?

Government's function is to keep the rights and liberties of the individual secure.

A characteristic of American democracy

Governments function is to keep the rights and liberties of the individual secure

According to experts in the video BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, the Three-Fifths Compromise, which allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person when calculating population for representation, was necessary because:

If the south was not allowed to increase its representation, those states might seperate from the union

According to experts in the video same-sex marriage, how does the Supreme Court decision in the case of loving versus Virginia 1967, which outlawed state bans on interracial marriage, offer a parallel to the same-sex marriage debate?

In loving versus Virginia, the Supreme Court recognize that marriage is a fundamental civil right afforded to individuals and should not be subject to state restrictions

According to 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes, the government exist to

Insulate us from the arbitrary violence of nature and protect us from each other

According to the video Hurricane Katrina, in order to stop widespread looting in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana National Guard had to be "federalized" under the

Insurrection Act

After the passage of the civil rights act of 1964, state laws that discriminate against African-Americans in public accommodations were declared unconstitutional under the

Interstate commerce clause

Random drug testing of students

Is not a violation of the Constitution

How has party-line voting in Congress changed in the past few years?

It has increased noticeably.

In general, which of the following is true about the U.S. population?

It is getting older.

Laws enacted by Southern states that resulted in segregation by race were also known as

Jim Crow laws

What were Jim Crow laws

Jim Crow laws followed the black codes and were the laws passed by southern states after the civil war that enforced segregation and mandated de jure segregation in all public facilities

Which of the following philosophers greatly influenced the colonists' views on the role of government?

John Locke

Which branch of the federal government has the power to declare laws unconstitutional

Judicial branch

Which branch of the federal government has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?

Judicial branch

Who might govern or rule in a monarchy?

King or queen

Among the tactics used by the civil rights movement were

Lawsuits, Sit-ins and boycotts, and freedom rides

Which branch of the federal government has the "power of the purse" (e.g. taxation, borrowing, and budgeting)?

Legislative branch

Which branch of the federal government has the power of the purse (examples: taxation, borrowing, and budgeting)

Legislative branch

Difference between libel and slander is that

Libel is written and slander is spoken

Henry David Thoreaus statement that "the government is best which governs least", reflects which political ideologies position on the appropriate level of government involvement

Libertarianism

The second amendment was added to the constitution to

Make it impossible for Congress to disarm state militias

Griswold versus Connecticut involved the issue of

Married couples access to birth control

What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?

McCulloch v. Maryland

__________ is an economic theory designed to increase a nation's wealth through the development of commercial industry and a favorable balance of trade.

Mercantilism

What are Miranda rights?

Miranda rights are your constitutional rights upon arrest and were mandated in the case of Miranda versus Arizona to be read at the time of arrest so you don't incriminate yourself ("you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney and if you cannot afford one one will be provided to you...") {5th amendment}

The following political ideologies favor government involvement in economic matters

Modern Liberalism and socialism

In 1857, the US Supreme Court ruled the slaves were

Not US citizens

is the proclaimed right of a state to declare a federal law void.

Nullification

the following is considered disadvantages of federalism

Policies in one state may undermine public policies in another state, citizens may suffer because of inequalities across states, state and local government's compete in a race to the bottom, responsibility of state and national governments may overlap creating inefficiencies

The video Civil Liberties in a Post-9/11 World states that threats to national security have historically resulted in challenges to individual liberty. Identify the example provided in the video that illustrates this point.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the removal and internment of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

When the NAACP begin litigation strategy to end segregation, itches to begin by challenging segregation in

Professional and graduate schools

The concept of nullification was quashed by which of the following?

Reconstruction

What form of government exist in the United States?

Representative democracy or republic

The "Contract with America" was a proposed program of governmental reform supported by many __________.

Republicans

According to the video same-sex marriage, the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution applies to marriage because it

Requires states to recognize the public acts such as marriage and judiciary procedures of all other states

Powers retained exclusively by the states as indicated in the 10th amendment are known as

Reserve powers

Gideon versus Wainwright involved the issue of

Right to counsel

1955, the Montgomery bus boycott begin with the intent of ending segregation on public transport. The catalyst for the boycott was a black person who was arrested for refusing to give up the seat to a white person. The name of this person was

Rosa Parks

If a person yells that there is a bomb on a bus when he knows that there isn't, his exclamation is not considered protected speech under..

Schenck v. US

The court formulated the clear and present danger test in...

Schenck v. US

According to 17th century political philosopher John Locke, government exist to

Secure natural rights; namely life, liberty, and property

What key event Led political elites to revise the articles of the confederation in Philadelphia during 1787

Shays rebellion

__________ was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts.

Shays's Rebellion

Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect taxes on incomes without apportioning them among the states?

Sixteenth

Who might govern or rule in an oligarchy?

Small group of societal elites

The phrase "did you bring enough for everybody" and "were from the government and we're here to help you" best reflect which political ideology

Socialism

The phrases "Did you bring enough for everybody?" and "We're from the government and we're here to help you," BEST reflect which political ideology?

Socialism

Which accurately compares Southerners to Northerners?

Southerners are more likely to favor downsizing the federal government.

The procedures of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were kept secret so the delegates could..

Speak without fear or retribution

Which of the following imposed a tax on paper items such as cards and books?

Stamp Act

The following is considered an advantage of federalism

States and communities compete to offer improved services at lower cost, state governments are a training ground for future national leaders, citizens can vote with their feet, state and local government serve as laboratories of democracy in which new public policies can be tried

This prevents states from enacting laws that could conflict or undermine federal law

Supremacy clause

What is symbolic speech? Is it legal? Give an example.

Symbolic speech is a demonstration of your opinions or personal believes through symbols (example: like burning a flag <Texas versus Johnson>) symbolic speech is legal and is protected under the first amendment as long as it causes no harm to the public

The "Intolerable Acts" was the colonists' name for the __________ Acts of 1774.

Tea

Which of the following best exemplifies the devolution revolution?

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

The Supreme Court ruled that burning the flag is protected symbolic speech in

Texas v. Johnson

__________ was/were most likely to support a strong state government and a weak national government.

The Anti-Federalists

What does the Ninth Amendment say?

The Constitution's enumerated rights are not inclusive.

Which of the following can be used to help determine the intent of the Framers?

The Federalist Papers

"We support free market competition and entrepreneurship, corporate deregulation and cutting entitlement spending." This statement most likely comes from the platform of which political party?

The Republican Party

Statement best defines equality of results

The Sharing of income and material goods regardless of one's efforts in life

One function of government is to provide public goods. Which statement is an example of providing public goods?

The US Transportation Department maintains the nations interstate highway systems

Summarize the following; the Virginia plan, the New Jersey plan, the great compromise

The Virginia plan was the ideology that the biger states wanted more representation defined by the population of their states. This would give them significantly more power over the smaller states who had less population. Knowning this, the smaller states were in favor of the New Jersey plan which said that each state regardless of population should have equal representation in Congress. Due to these conflicting ideas, the framers instituted the great compromise which turned Congress into a bicameral legislative body (meaning it was separated into two main bodies). The lower chamber was called the House of Representatives and the number of representatives in the house was dependent on the population of the state they represented. The upper chamber called the Senate and insured that each state had 2 representatives and that the states each had one equal vote.

Which statement best defines individualism

The belief that the rights or interest of the individual Are supreme and higher than any possible collective rights or interest of groups of people

The 17th amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for...

The direct election of US senators

Which statement BEST defines "equality of opportunity"?

The elimination of artificial barriers to success in life and the opportunity for everyone to strive for success.

What basic functions does government provide, describe how these functions can conflict

The government provides many functions, some of them being to prevent externalities, provide goods, stimulate the economy, redistribute wealth, protect from foreign enemies, protect the general welfare, and to protect and secure general rights. However some of these functions may conflict. For example to prevent from external enemies the government may limit public goods, or take back certain rights. The government is a set of checks and balances.

One function of government is to prevent negative externalities which statement is an example of preventing negative externalities?

The government requires a factory to install pollution control equipment

Which of the following issues would a modern liberal most likely support

The government should stay out of a woman's choice to have an abortion

Which statement BEST defines social contract theory?

The idea that government originates as an implied contract among individuals who agree to obey laws in exchange for protection of their rights.

Which statement best defines the social contract theory

The idea that government originates as an implied contract among individuals who agreed to obey laws in exchange for protection of their rights

As depicted in the video A More Perfect Union, Shays' Rebellion of 1786 exposed what weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

The inability of a national government to insure domestic tranquility.

As depicted in the video A MORE PERFECT UNION, Shay's Rebellion of 1786 exposed what weakness in the Articles of the Confederation?

The inability of the national government to insure domestic tranquility

Which statement best defines government

The institution or institutions that possess the basic authority and can legitimately use force to rule over a society

What were the main differences between the Federalist and anti-Federalist?

The main difference between the Federalist and anti-Federalist are whether they wanted a constitution or not. Federalists supported the new constitution, but didn't want to include a Bill of Rights, they were part of the wealthy, educated upper class and believed in a strong central government to unite our nation. The anti-federalist did not support a new constitution, but they supported the ideas of a bill of rights, they feared a strong central government (with a king-like head of state), and they were usually part of the uneducated poor lower-class

The ninth amendment has been used as the basis for

The right to an abortion when coupled with other guarantees

What was the ruling, and significance in Plessy versus Ferguson

The ruling of Plessy versus Ferguson made segregation legal through the clause of separate but equal

Which statement BEST defines political ideologies?

The set of values and beliefs held by individuals and groups regarding the purpose and scope of government.

Among the following, which is NOT a supposed advantage of a federalist system?

There are fewer elections for citizens.

Which of the following is a true statement about moderates?

They believe that a centrist approach to politics is best.

Public officials cannot sue for libel unless

They can prove that actual malice was involved

Explain how political ideology shapes an individuals stance on the governments role in economic and social issues

They identify with a party and their beliefs and they wish the government to strongly uphold those certain set of beliefs, examples are Republicans and democratics. They use money to gain influence on other people so they can have their ideals supported, example campaign funds. The times dictate how people view things likewhat is morally acceptable in comparison of the 60s to today

How does the Missouri Plan suggest that judges be selected at the state level?

They should be appointed by a nonpartisan nomination commission.

How does the Missouri Plan suggest that judges be selected at the state level? (Ch.11)

They should be appointed by a nonpartisan nomination commission.

____________ are non-profit organizations that specialize in policy research intended to inform and influence politicians and policymakers. However, they are usually founded under the auspices of a particular ideological bias.

Think tanks

Compare and contrast the perspectives of Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and John Locke

Thomas Hobbes, Rousseau, and John Locke all had their separate opinions on what the government should universally protect. However they all agreed that the government should be established to protect its people. Hobbes believed that human lives were British rough and short and we sought violence, so he thought that the government should be installed to protect us from killing each other and to prevent social anarchy. Rousseau on the other hand believe that the purpose of government was to bring people into harmony and to unite them under the general will, basically to provide peace and order. Finally Locke believed that people had certain rights like the pursuit of life, liberty, and property and that the government should protect and to provide a general welfare for all the people in exchange for loss of certain rights basically the social contract theory. Through the basis of these men's thought we have the fundamentals of our government's framework today

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

An example of a check exercised by the legislative branch upon the executive branch is

Two thirds congressional approval of treaties with foreign countries

The most common method of amending the US Constitution is proposal by...

Two thirds of Congress followed by ratification by three fourths of the state legislatures

The ancient Greeks considered representative government to be __________.

Undemocratic

Federal orders imposing costs on state and local government without providing the money to pay for those costs are known as

Unfunded mandates

Which of the following issues would a modern conservative most likely support

What lower taxes and smaller government to create more incentive for people to work, save, and invest

And Griswold versus Connecticut, the Supreme Court ruled that the first, third, fourth, fifth, ninth, and 14th amendments cast penumbras, thereby creating

Zones of privacy

Which of the following was part of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

a congres

What is a public interest group?

a group that works to gain benefits for society as a whole

Many of the Founders believed that government legitimacy is derived from __________, which holds that governments exist based on the consent of the governed.

a social contrac

Many of the Founders believed that government legitimacy is derived from __________, which holds that governments exist based on the consent of the governed.

a social contract

Which type of organization would find it easiest to overcome the free rider problem?

a trade association representing a small number of firms

Which of the following can virtually eliminate the free rider problem?

a wealthy financier

The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee focus on __________.

aiding presidential campaigns and conducting general party-building activities

According to eighteenth century political philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau, government exists to:

bring people into harmony; to unite them under the "general will."

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court

broadly interpreted the national government's power to regulate interstate commerce

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court __________.

broadly interpreted the national government's power to regulate interstate commerce

Which of the following is a method of ratifying constitutional amendments?

by three-fourths of the state legislatures

Which of the following is a prominent feature of the modern era of political parties?

candidate-centered politics

What is the principle that each branch of the federal government has some ability to oversee and influence actions by other branches of government?

checks and balances

In U.S. v. Lopez, the Supreme Court ruled that the __________ clause did not give Congress the constitutional authority to regulate guns near a school. a. reserved powers b. commerce c. militia d. supremacy

commerce

What was the most common initial reason for settlement in North America by the first colonists?

commerce

Which of the following would be considered lobbying?

communicating with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy position

Before the ratification of the Constitution, the United States was organized as a(n) __________.

confederation

As highlighted in the video The Race to Ratify, the primary purpose of the Federalist Papers was to:

convince New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution.

The New Deal best exemplifies which type of federalism? a. dual b. layer-cake c. competitive d. cooperative

cooperative

American political scientist Harold D. Lasswell described politics as

determining who gets what, when, and how (or how policy decisions are made).

Lobbying groups represent a wide variety of organized interests, but _______________ are the largest lobbies in Washington, D.C.

economic interest groups

Members of which of the following groups are most likely to be social conservatives?

evangelical Protestants

The United States was the __________ nation to adopt a federal system of government.

first

The __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a group because they can get the benefits the group offers without contributing to the group's efforts.

free rider

Same-sex marriage advocates argue that the __________ clause of the Constitution means that legally sanctioned same-sex marriages performed in one state should automatically be recognized by other states.

full faith and credit

Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?

full faith and credit

Americans' confidence in government institutions in the United States has __________.

generally decreased

According to experts in the video Behind Closed Doors, the Three-Fifths Compromise, which allowed slaves to be counted as three-fifths of a person when calculating population for representation, was necessary because:

if the South was not allowed to increase its representation, those states might separate from the union.

Over time, Americans' expectations of government have generally __________.

increased

Who engages in grassroots lobbying?

interest groups

The most visible instrument that parties use to formulate, convey, and promote public policy is __________.

its platform

Which of the following is the main type of organization that lobbies on behalf of workers?

labor union

One benefit of the federal system is the ability of the states to operate as __________ for new ideas.

laboratories

An interest group filing an amicus curiae brief is an example of __________.

lobbying the judicial branch

In a direct democracy, decisions are made collectively by citizens using __________.

majority rule

Which of the following is the doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and can be understood by reason?

natural law

The Constitution required consent from __________ for ratification

nine states

If the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman was ever ratified, then constitutionally defining marriage would:

not only remove the states' choice, but it would reverse the choices already made in some states.

Barron v. Baltimore held that __________ is/are bound by the Bill of Rights.

only the federal government

What has become the most powerful predictor of how members of Congress vote?

party affiliation

Which of the following raise money from individuals and then distribute it in the form of contributions to political candidates?

political action committees

Which of the following was a prominent feature of the era called the "Golden Age" of political parties?

political machines

The idea that governments draw legitimacy and power from the governed is referred to as which of the following?

popular consent

Which of the following best describes progressive federalism?

pragmatic

Which of the following was expected of the federal government 200 years ago?

providing national defense

Based on the average age of the state's population, which issue would you expect to be least important to voters in Florida?

public education

The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of which of the following?

religious freedom

Indirect democracy uses which of the following?

representation

What are republics?

representative democracies

Characteristics of a ______________ party model are: (1) parties have clear policy platforms and offer distinct choices to the voters, (2) voters must be aware of the differences in parties and vote based on party platforms, and (3) once elected, members of each party must actively work to enact their party's platform.

responsible

Which of the following public policies would social conservatives be most likely to support?

restricting abortions

According to seventeenth century political philosopher John Locke, government exists to:

secure natural rights; namely life, liberty, and property

The Seventeenth Amendment gave the people the power to elect which of the following?

senators

What key issue led to the dissolution of the Whig Party?

slavery

During the Constitutional Convention, which states generally opposed an unelected federal judiciary?

small states

What did supporters of the New Jersey Plan want to do to the Articles of Confederation?

strengthen them

The colonists rebelled against the imposition by the British government of which of the following?

taxes

What was the greatest fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate?

that a strong national government would infringe on the rights of the states

Which of the following is a minor party that was formed to oppose desegregation?

the American Independent Party

The U.S. Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of which document?

the Articles of Confederation

Which of the following expanded Americans' conceptions of personal liberty?

the Fourteenth Amendment

Proponents of the "devolution revolution" argue that __________. a. the authority of the military should be expanded b. the authority of state governments should be expanded c. the authority of the federal government should be expanded d. the authority of Congress should be expanded

the authority of state governments should be expanded

What was the subject of the Great Compromise?

the form of the legislative branch

Under the system created by the Framers, the national and state governments share power and derive all authority from __________.

the people

Dillon's Rule states that all local government must be authorized by which of the following?

the state government

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as __________ of a person for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives

three-fifths

Which of the following is a provision of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007?

tougher lobbying disclosure requirements

An example of a check (i.e. "checks and balances") exercised by the legislative branch upon the executive branch is

two-thirds congressional approval of treaties with foreign countries

The MOST common method of amending the US Constitution is proposal by:

two-thirds of Congress followed by ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures.

The No Child Left Behind Act is an example of a(n)

unfunded mandate

Federal orders imposing costs on state and local governments without providing the money to pay for those costs are known as

unfunded mandates

What type of legislature did the United States have under the Articles of Confederation?

unicameral

In a(n) __________ system, local and regional governments derive authority from the national government.

unitary

According to the video Same-Sex Marriage, the 1996 ruling of the Hawaii Supreme Court in the case of Baehr v. Lewin was a milestone in the debate over same-sex marriage because it:

was the first case to recognize that the restriction against same-sex marriage was discrimination on the basis of sex.