American Politics Quizzes Unit 1
How many amendments have been formally proposed by a vote of 2/3 of the state legislatures?
0
Which of the following is true?
Americans have lower turnout and higher efficacy than other democracies
Who was the first woman on a major party ticket for president or vice president?
Geraldine Ferraro
This state was not at the Constitutional Convention
Rhode Island
Under Article 5, section 2, the Privileges and Immunities Clause,
a state cannot refuse police protection to a person from another state
Madison argued that the best way to deal with factions was ___________________________.
control effects through republican government
Most other democracies have:
higher turnout than the US
The Greek word for those who did not participate in politics was:
idiot
Socio-economic status includes:
income, education and occupation
The problems created by Hurricane Katrina were compounded by
poor communication between federal, state and local government
Which amendment states that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the law?
14
The amendment that took the longest to ratify was
27, about Congressional pay
Which of these was NOT an influence on the writing of the Constitution?
French Revolution
The court case that allowed for the expansion of federal power by allowing the establishment of a national bank was:
McCulloch v. Maryland
The US solves more problems, large and small, in the courts than most other democracies.
True
The two defining ideas of American politics are:
capitalism and democracy
The supremacy clause means that:
federal law is supreme
The necessary and proper clause
has been used to extend the power of the federal government
A unitary government...
has local governments that execute policy
Which of the following is NOT one of the assumptions about American political culture?
politics are an important part of Americans' lives
What did Alexis DeTocqueville say was most striking about his time in the US?
the general equality of conditions
Grandfather clauses allowed poor whites to vote, even if they could not pay the poll tax, if they could prove an ancestor had voted prior to 1867.
true
Thomas Jefferson was heavily influenced by this philosopher who said that men are born with the right to "life, liberty and property."
John Locke
Women are:
more likely to vote than men
Federalism is defined as
two levels of government over the same territory
Most countries around the world use a _________ type government.
unitary
The survey results discussed in lesson 1 indicate that while Americans have support for the ideas of democracy and capitalism,
we differ on how those are implemented specifically
The root cause of Shays' Rebellion was:
Congress' inability to get the states to pay taxes
This philosopher wrote that liberty was most secure when power was divided
Montesquieu
Which country has less government involvement in health care, reflecting its individualism?
United States
The only successful coup d'etat in the US occurred in
Wilmington
The most important explanation of political participation is:
socio-economic status
In the presidential election of 2000
(all of the above) George W. Bush won in the electoral college while Al Gore won the popular vote, Al Gore's concession speech reflected a respect for the rules of the game, it took over a month and a Supreme Court case to resolve the election
The 1898 riot in Wilmington:
(all of the above) overthrew the local city government, involved election fraud, depressed Black registration all across the state
The 1965 Voting Rights Act:
(all of the above) required states with a history of discrimination to get federal approval of voting law changes, ended poll taxes, ended literacy test
An amendment may be proposed to the Constitution by
(both a & b) An amendment may be proposed to the Constitution when 2/3 of the states call upon Congress to convene a convention + when a vote of 2/3 of Congress
Federalist #10 was about:
factions
Younger voters are more likely to vote than their grandparents.
false
The full faith and credit clause
means that marriage performed in one state is valid in another
This state has a relatively high turnout rate and little tolerance for corruption . Its citizens also see politics as a way to create a good society. It is:
moralist