Which of the following is a difference between communism and socialism as described by the text?

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According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their just powers from

"the consent of the governed"

The Great Compromise produced

A Bicameral Congress

Which of the following was an argument in favor of federalism at the time of the writing of the Constitution

All of these answers are correct

In the Constitution procedural due process is protected in various ways by the

All these answers are correct.

The inevitable discovery exception

Allows the use of normally inadmissible evidence that would have been discovered by other means or through other forms of evidence.

The 2013 Supreme Court decision Shelby County v. Holder interpreting the Voting Rights Act

Argued that Congress had set standards for federal oversight that were no longer relevant.

What type of government suppresses individually, forcing people to think and act in prescribed ways or risk punishment?

Authoritarian

Through the grants of power in the Constitution, the framers sought to

Both empower government and limit it.

_______ is the process through which the annual federal spending and revenue decisions are made?

Budgetary process

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was aimed at eliminating discrimination.

By private individuals in their employment practices and in their operation of public accommodations.

The first plan of government for the United States (Articles of Confederation) was a

Confederation

Individuals tend to interpret information in ways that reinforce what they already believe. Which term refers to this tendency?

Conformation bias

A federal system is one where

Constitutional authority is divided between a national government and states governments.

In an oligarchy,

Control rests with a small group, such as military officers or a few wealthy families.

Fiscal federalism refers to the

Coordinated fiscal policy decisions of the federal of the federal and the states.

Which of the following is a difference between communism and socialism as described by the text?

E) Under communism, the government assumes total management of the economy, whereas under socialism, the government does not try to manage the overall economy.

The Lemon test is designed to

Ensure the secular nature of a government action or policy.

The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts.

Enumerated powers

The enumerated powers in Article 1 of the Constitution were intended to

Establish a government string enough to forge a union that was secure in its defense and stable in its

According to the Anti- Federalists, too strong of a national government meant.

Eventual encroachment upon the sovereignty of the states.

The exclusionary rule states that

Evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court.

The Fourteenth Amendment applies to discriminatory action by

Government only

The Constitution guarantees individuals the right to a writ of habeas corpus, meaning that government cannot.

Jail a person indefinitely without a court hearing to determine the legality of his or her imprisonment.

The doctrine of ___________ argues that judges should interpret the Constitution statutes and precedents in light of fundamental principles and intervene when elected representative fail to uphold these principles.

Judicial activism

Like all other rights, the right of free expression is

Not absoulute

______ is the ability of persons groups or institutions to influence political developments

Power

The principle of checks and balances is based on the notion that.

Power must be used to offset power

According to the Supreme Court which is true regarding freedom of assembly.

Public officials can regulate the time place and conditions of public assembly provided the regulations are reasonable.

The writers of the Constitution used the term for a form government that consists of carefully designed institutions that are responsive to the majority but not captive to it.

Republic

Justice Holmes's clear and present danger test holds that government can

Restrict speech that threatens national security.

Marbury v. Madison is a landmark Supreme Court decision because it

Set the precedent for judicial review

In Schenck v. United States (1919) flyers were circulated to encourage draft age men to refuse military service. The Supreme Court ruled that

Speech could be restricted when the nation's security is at stake.

De jure discrimination and de facto discrimination are two ways in which some Americans are treated as less equal than others. Examples of governmental actions or public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are.

The Brown decision (de jure) and affirmative action (de facto).

The document explaining the ideas of the Constitution and urging its ratification is

The Mayflower Compact

What is the major limit on majoritarianism, as suggested by the text?

The public as a whole takes an interest in only a few of the hundreds of policy decisions that U.S. official make each year.

The focus of civil liberties is_______ and the focus of civil rights is______.

The rights of individuals under a government the rights of society as a whole

________ was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following is not an advantage of an incumbent.

Turnout in midterm elections is typically high

To the framers the great danger of the democratic government was the risk of

Tyranny of the majority.

In its 2011 Snyder v Phelps ruling the Supreme Court held that Westboro Baptist Church protests at military funerals.

Were a constitutionally protected form of free speech.

Which of the following was envisioned by the Framers to be the preeminent branch of government?

Which of the following was envisioned by the Framers to be the preeminent branch of the government.

Federal grants in aid used only for a designated activity are called

categorical grants

In Schenck v. United States (1919), flyers were circulated to encourage draft age men to refuse the military service. The supreme Court ruled that

clear and present danger

In Mapp v. Ohio the police searched Mapp's house for a suspected bomber Supreme Court extended the selective incorporation process to include.

criminal proceedings in the states

The federal government's power to tax, regulate commerce among the states, and declare war are all examples of_______ powers.

enumerated

The establishment clause prohibits government from

favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion.

Individualism is that idea that

individuals should be free to act and think as they choose

Pluralism contends that on most issues,

it is the preferences of special interests that largely determine what government does.

The Supreme Court concept of suspect classifications suggests that

laws that classify people differently on the basis of their race or ethnicity are presumed to have discrimination as their purpose.

The idea that government should be restricted in its lawful uses of power and hence in its ability to deprive people of their liberty is expressed by the term.

limited government

Which of the following is most closely related to the concept of implied powers?

necessary and proper clause.

In applying the reasonable-bias test courts tend to

require government only to show that a particular law is reasonable.

The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights through the fourteenth amendment these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments is called

selective incorporation

Any law that attempts a racial or ethnic classification is subject to the

strict-scrutiny test

The movement for women's rights was initially aligned with

the abolition movement

The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas ruling (1954) held the racial segregation in schools.

unconstitutional because separate was inherently unequal.


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