AP Gov: Chapter 1, 2 & 3 Questions

What are the powers of the federal government that are explicitly mentioned in the Constitution called?

enumerated powers

The Constitution requires that states give ________ to the public acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings of every other state.

full faith and credit

The Declaration of Independence expressed the belief that _______.

people have a right to overthrow their government when they suffer deep injustices.

The Constitution was ratified by _______.

special conventions in each of the states.

In 1776, Congress appointed a committee to draw up a plan for a permanent union of the states; this plan is known as _______.

the Articles of Confederation.

What were Madisonian principles in the Constitution were based on?

the need to restrain both minority and majority power.

Congress derives its implied powers from which clause in the Constitution?

elastic clause

The American Revolution was different from the French, Russian, and Iranian revolutions in that it ______.

produced surprisingly little societal change.

What is at the heart of the populist movement?

The people

What does the gross domestic product (GDP) represent?

The total value of all goods and services produced annually in the United States

What, according to James Madison, is the most common and durable source of factions?

The unequal distribution of property

What constitutional limitation prevents states from lowering the voting age to 16?

There is no constitutional limitation preventing states from lowering their voting age to 16.

What power did Congress have under the Articles of Confederation?

To maintain an army and navy

Why did Great Britain impose a series of taxes on the American colonies in the 1760s and 1770s?

To raise revenue for colonial administration and defense

What was the primary goal of the colonists in the American Revolution?

To restore the rights they deserved as British subjects

T/F: Pluralist theory hinges on the assumption that power is dispersed in American government.

True

T/F: The Equal Rights Amendment never became part of the Constitution.

True

T/F: The United States has the world's oldest two-party system.

True

T/F: The delegates at the Constitutional Convention disagreed with Thomas Hobbes' argument in Leviathan that a strong absolute ruler was necessary to restrain man's bestial tendencies.

True

T/F: There is never a shortage of political issues.

True

When the media focus on the "who" of politics, who does that refer to?

Voters, candidates, groups, and parties

A form of governmental structure in which the national government is weak and most or all power is in the hands of its components (e.g., states) is known as ________

a confederation.

The failure of the Equal Rights Amendment showed that ______.

a national majority in favor of an amendment is not sufficient to add it to the Constitution.

Ratification of the Constitution required ______.

approval by special conventions in nine of the thirteen states.

Describes one of the ways the Constitution dealt with slavery

It recognized slavery by providing for the return of escaped slaves.

What is an entity that connects the people to their government and transmits the people's concerns to policymakers known as?

A linkage institution

When was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

After the ratification process, to fulfill a promise to those who supported ratification

Describe the American colonial period

Britain generally confined itself to governing the colonies' foreign and trade policies.

T/F: Compared to other democracies, the United States has a high rate of voter participation.

False

T/F: Federal spending has been depressed since the onset of the financial crisis of 2008.

False

T/F: Individualism includes a belief that people can and should get ahead on their own.

False

T/F: One of the reasons the Founders favored federalism was its tendency to concentrate power.

False

T/F: Ronald Reagan said, "As government expands, liberty and justice for all is increased."

False

T/F: The Connecticut Compromise provided for proportional representation in the Senate and equal representation in the House of Representatives.

False

T/F: The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by James Madison.

False

T/F: The No Child Left Behind Act is an example of dual federalism.

False

T/F: The direct election of Senators by the people of the individual states protects against tyranny of the majority.

False

T/F: The health of a government can only be determined by the amount of 20. political participation by its citizens.

False

T/F: Those who supported the ratification of the Constitution were known as Loyalists.

False

The largest item in the United States government budget, consuming more than one-fifth of the federal budget is ______.

Social Security

In 1786, delegates from five states met in Annapolis, Maryland, to ________.

discuss the problems the country faced under the Articles of Confederation.