Quiz 1 and 2 from Canvas

Which of the following was a ramification of the Three-fifths Compromise?

It allowed for a political agreement between the North and the South.

Which type of government gives the ruler absolute authority? (to make all decision for the country the ruler commands)

Tyrannical and Monarchy

Martin Luther King Jr., in the Letter from Birmingham Jail, states that he is gravely disappointed by a certain group of people. Who are they?

white moderates who are more devoted to order than justice

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is the source of the famous phrase:

A government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."

Which statement about the Reconstruction era is False?

African American voters supported the Democratic Party.

Which of the following is an example of a legislative check on the executive branch?

Can refuse to confirm Presidential appointments

Zora Neale Hurston, the author of one of the articles you had to read, grew up in...

Florida

The argument made by John Stuart Mill concerning "Liberty" may be summed up as:

Freedom of speech is the most important of all values, and should never be limited

A small mountainous country ruled by a Monarch, who inherited "the Crown" from his or her parents, such as Liechtenstein or Bhutan, would be an example of what kind of minority rule?

Rule by a dynastic family

Which of the following is an example of an executive check on the judicial branch?

The power to nominate judges.

A frequently used definition of Politics is

Who gets what, when, and how?

When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority, it is called...

a concurrent power.

The United States government is designed to decide important decisions such as Constitutional Amendments by...

a supermajority

Why could states require religious tests for public office and/ or ignore your freedom of speech in the early 1800's without violating the U.S. Constitution?

because the Bill of Rights originally applied only to the federal government

Political efficacy refers to the...

belief that an individual can influence the government.

Which of the following is an example of the process of direct democracy?

citizens in a state participating in a referendum on the use of medical marijuana

A _______ is a system of government in which states retain sovereign authority except for powers expressly delegated to a national government.

confederacy

Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in American democracy because...

free and open debate is essential for determining the quality and validity of competing ideas.

According to the text, what is the main benefit of a constitutional government?

government is limited by the rule of law.

The best justification for majority rule is:

it is a value

The term laissez- faire means

leave alone.

What is the most important check on majority rule in the United States?

minority rights

The demand that there be no taxation without representation is a good example of what political reform of the eighteenth century?

more popular influence on government

The source of an implied power under the Constitution is the ______ clause.

necessary and proper

The Constitution's Preamble, beginning with the words "We the People," is an illustration of what principle?

popular sovereignty

The term Republic refers to...

representative democracy

The Bill of Rights was written because...

the Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a civil liberty?

the right to vote

What are two basic reasons in favor of establishing a government?

to maintain order and provide collective goods and services