Ch. 2 Unit 1 exam Federal Government

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's statement that "all men are created equal" is similar to which theorist's belief that government is based on the "consent of the governed"?

John Locke

__________ allows a person to acquire information and documents online and also provides a medium to register opinions and complaints to government officials.

E-government

The first political institution that young children tend to focus on is the

President.

The major agents of early socialization in the United States are

family, school, community, and peers.

For most people, the first agent of political socialization is

family.

A power NOT specifically mentioned in the Constitution but necessary if another specific grant of power is to be carried out is called a(n) _________ power.

implied

A popular election is the primary mechanism for democratic government in which model?

majoritarian model

Which metaphor best describes cooperative federalism?

marble cake

Surveys conducted over the Internet have been criticized because they

may not be representative of the whole nation.

A symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution around a single mode is called a

normal distribution.

A form of government that puts power in the hands of an elite is a(n)

oligarchy

When elementary schools introduce students to authority figures outside the family, like the teacher, they prepare students for the value of _________; when they stress norms of democratic decision making and respecting the opinions of others, they teach _________.

order; equality

A country abiding by the principle "one person, one vote" is practicing

political equality.

Participatory democracy today is

rare in the United States and in other democracies.

Most democracies give power to

representatives.

A republic is a government

resting on the consent of the governed through their representatives.

The chief objective of the First Continental Congress was to

restore peaceful relations between the colonies and Great Britain.

The notion that governmental authority springs from the consent of the governed is derived from

social contract theory.

The Bill of Rights is at the core of our

substantive theories of democracy.

A confederation can best be described as

a loose association of independent states.

The power to coin money belongs to __________ and the power to grant divorces belongs to

the federal government; the states.

The basic premise of federalism is that

two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people.

Conflicts related to power-sharing between states and the national government are settled by

the supreme court.

Public opinion polls can be criticized on the grounds that

the way a pollster words a question can determine the answer.

The ___________ gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states

commerce clause

Which document proclaimed, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"?

The Declaration of Independence