American Government
The concept of checks and balances allows the:
President to veto bills passed by Congress
Which of the following is not a view of Conservatives in the United States?
They would support a national law increasing the minimum wage
A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from office before his or her term has expired is:
a recall
In the U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803):
the judicial branch declared an act of Congress unconstitutional, thereby exercising the power of judicial review
The U.S. Constitution describes two different types of powers held by the Congress: Enumerated powers and Implied powers. Implied powers come from:
the necessary and proper clause
With the political concept of pluralism, politics is:
the struggle among interest groups to gain benefits for their members
f a citizen states that authority in his/her country is legitimate (legitimacy):
this citizen willingly accepts and feels an obligation to obey the rules and laws in his/her country
A Liberal in the United States:
1) believes that a major purpose of government is to protect society's weaker citizens and to ensure political and social equality for all citizens 2) is opposed to capital punishment 3) is more inclined to join and support the Democratic Party instead of the Republican Party
This is a chronological time sequence question. Place the following four items in the order that they occurred. Therefore, you will mark 1 for the event that occurred first, mark 2 for the event that occurred second, mark 3 for the event that occurred third, and mark 4 for the event that occurred last.
1) the ratification of the Articles of Confederation 2) the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan 3) the writing and publishing of the Federalist Papers 4) the ratification of the Bill of Rights
Which of the following is a characteristic of a parliamentary system of government?
1) two chief executives 2) two legislative chambers, with one exercising more legislative power 3) early elections sometimes occur
Officially proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires a:
2/3 vote in both houses of Congress
Match the concept in the left column with the correct description in the right column.
Centralized Federalism: The national government is the supreme partner in the national government/state governments relationship. Examples - Medicaid and Medicare in the 1960s Dual Federalism: The national and state governments each remain supreme within their own spheres/areas such that they don't interfere in the other government's sphere of influence New Federalism: Characterized by shifting power from national government back to state and local governments Cooperative Federalism: The national and state governments work together to solve complex problems. Example - the New Deal programs in the 1930s
All of the following are true of Libertarians in the United States except:
Libertarians are more likely to refer to themselves as liberals instead of conservatives.
Which statement about the Electoral College is true?
North Carolina receives a number of electoral votes equal to the total number of Senators and total number of U.S. House Representativesa allocated to North Carolina
The _______ Amendment states that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Tenth (10th)
All of the following statements refer to parts of the U.S. Constitution, but only one statement is false. Which statement is false?
The minimum age of eligibility to run for a seat in the U.S. Senate is 35.
The U.S. Constitution assigns the Vice President of the United States the title of President of the Senate and permits the Vice President to vote in the U.S. Senate only in cases where his vote is used to break a "tie" vote.
True
Judicial review allows the:
U.S. Supreme Court to rule that a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional
Which of the following is not an example of the ongoing struggle between the national government and state governments regarding which level of government (national or states) should be responsible for solving a specific public policy concern?
When a criminal suspect flees North Carolina and goes across the border to Virginia, then North Carolina begins the extradition process to force the criminal suspect to be returned to North Carolina.
Authoritarianism is a form of government where:
a dictator ruler has full control of government, but does not have control over social and economic institutions
A referendum takes place when:
a state legislature refers an act of legislation to the voters for approval or disapproval
Concerning the theory of majoritarianism, many political scientists believe that it is:
a surprisingly poor way of describing how our U.S. democracy actually works
The Federalist Papers were:
an attempt to defend the U.S. Constitution, interpret the Constitution and explain the various powers of the three branches of government
A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment is:
an initiative
The First Continental Congress:
asked the colonies to raise their own troops and boycott British trade
Which one of the following is not a "concurrent power"?
declare war
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to:
declare war and make peace
In a federal political system, power is:
divided and shared between the national government and state/regional governments
The Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) Supreme Court case:
effectively increased the power of the U.S. Congress to regulate commerce
Which of the following best characterizes the system of government created by the United States Constitution?
federal system
Which of the following is not mentioned in the Bill of Rights?
prohibition of slavery
Block grants:
provide federal funds to state and local governments for general functional ares, such as criminal justice programs.
The concept of federal mandates refers to:
requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with certain federal laws or rules.
Constitutional amendments must be ratified by:
state legislatures or ratifying conventions in 3/4 of the states
In the court case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court decided:
that the elastic clause could be used to justify establishing and operating a national bank
The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution states:
that the states can't use their reserved or concurrent powers to prevent national policies from taking place
Before the American Revolution, all except one of the following were events that caused conflict between the colonies and the British government. Which one of the following did not occur?
the British government passed the Income Tax Act, thus taxing the incomes of the colonists
Which statement about the impeachment process is true?
the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court presides over the impeachment trial of a U.S. President
An example of a check and balance is that ____________ must confirm a Presidential nomination for a new Supreme Court Justice to take his/her seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
the U.S. Senate
Which of the following is not discussed in one of the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
the eligibility criteria to run for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate
Which one of the following best explains a totalitarian system of government?
the government controls all aspects of the political, social, and economic life of the nation and country
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution grants a number of enumerated/expressed powers to Congress. Which one of the following is not an enumerated power of Congress from this section of the Constitution?
to establish a national bank
In explaining the procedures for conducting Presidential elections and electing a President, the U.S. Constitution describes a situation in which the U.S. House of Representatives could actually choose or select the new President of the United States.
true
The Virginia Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention:
worked to the advantage of the large states
