Government 2305 Unit 1 exam review
Laws, according to Locke should
-apply equally to all -be good for the society -not raise taxes without the consent of the governed -not transfer power to another w/o the consent of the governed
compared to previous generations, millennials show less interest in
-goverment service -trusting national leaders -following political news
which of the following can be considered an institutional mechanism politics
-interest groups -political parties -legislatures -elections
an individual can engage within our political system by ___________
-joining a senate campaign -attending a town meeting -running for office
studies show that members of generation Y (millennials) are more inclined to __________than their predecessors
-volunteer -donate a higher share of their income to charity -start entrepreneurial organizations with social impact
some critics say the very wealthy- the top perecent _____ perecent have stripped the people of money and influence
1
today approximately __________percent of americans trust the national goverment "to do the right thing most of the time
24
more than ________ percent of all federal goverment spending goes to just four programs
61
one typical poll showed that nearly__________ of the respondents agreed that congress was "out of touch with average americans" yet a year later more than _________ of house and senate incumbents won reelection most by large majorities
80 percent; 90 percent
based on 2012 data from the u.s census bureau the united states is home to as many as __________ local governments of different sorts
90,000
As______left the constitutional convention in 1787 a woman stopped him "what kind of goverment have you given us ?she asked he responded a republican madam if you can keep it
Benjamin franklin
locke says this is the first and fundamental act of society
Constitution
Locke's preferred form of goverment would be
Democracy
Hobbes believes that this for government would be the best?
Dictatoship
Locke believes the powers of goverment should be
Divided
Hobbes took his ideas about man in the state of nature from his experience in the?
Glorious revolution
Which political philosopher said that life in a state of nature is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short"
Hobbes
Which philosopher's writings most closely resemble United States ' political writings?
Locke
the supreme court first declared that the courts have the power to overturn goverment acts that conflict with the constitution in
Marbury v. Madison
Locke would describe the man in the state of nature has a ___________ while Hobbes believes man in the state of nature has ___________
Perfect freedom/Conflict
what is the most important function of goverment according to hobbes ?
Political Stability/peace
According to Locke, the reason for mean to leave the state of nature is for
Preservation of life, liberty and property
Locke believes people base their decisions on
Reason
Hobbes and Locke are considered to be what kind of political theorists?
Social Contract
Hobbes believes that governmental powers should be
Unified in one insitution
which metaphor describes dual federalism
a layer cake
which metaphor describes cooperative federalsim
a marble cake
according to the theory of dual federalism _________ the nation and the states
a rigid wall separates
according to the text in the past few years there has been ___________ in the numbers of democracies around the world
a slight decline
elite theory claims power is located in ____
a small number of wealthy and powerful individuals
the great compromise provided for
a two chamber legislature with equal representation for all the states in one chamber and population bases representation in the other
according to the text political liberals fear stronger states rights because it
allowed inequality and supported racism
an organized group that seeks to influence government policy is called
an interest group
why do most democracies give power to representatives rather than directly to citizens
bringing large numbers of citizens together for decisions and votes is difficult, decisons may require specialized knowledge not possessed by the average citzens and discussion of poltical issues consumes more time than most people are willing to spend
the principle of _________ ensures that each branch of goverment has the authority to block other branches
checks and balances
under separation of powers the u.s system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of
checks and balances
according to social movement theory, the real power in american politics lies in _______
citzen uprising/movements
the basic standard of substantive democracy is that government must guarantee
civil rights and liberties
_________refers to people joining with others to achieve some goal
civil society
when you join a group or activity, you are participating in "________" the basic building block of strong democracy
civil society
the___________ gives congress the power to regulate commerce among the states
commerce clause
the framer of the constitution intended __________ to be the strongest branches of goverment
congress
the use of highway construction funds has been an effective means to promote
cooperative federalsim
someone who believes that the elastic clause of the constitution should be narrowly interpreted is most likely to endorse the concept of ___________ federalism
dual
the great depression represented a shift away from_________ and toward ________
dual federalism; cooperative federalism
a constitutional clause that allowed for a broad interpretation of implied powers if known as a________ clause
elastic
the necessary and proper clause article 1, section 8 of the constitution is an example of a _____________clause
elastic
suppose that the top government jobs for both political parties are filed only from an inner circle of top corporate leaders this would be evidence for ?
elite theory
Article 1 section 8 of the constitution articulates the principle of _______ granting congress limited power
enumerated powers
states rights supporters believe that congress should restrict its activities to
enumerated powers
since 1995 the supreme court frequently
favored states rights
after the failure of the articles of confederation the founder adopted a _____ for of goverment strong enough to maintain order but not to dominate the states
federal
supporters of the constitution names themselves
federalists
experiments repeatedly show that people tend to vote for the name that appears _____ on a list of candidates, especially in elections for obscure offices
first
supreme court justices are appointed to serve for ?
for life
unless they are impeached federal judges serve for ?
for life
the concept of democracy was initially denied centuries ago in ancient
greece
according to the text, politics can be defined as
how a society makes it collective decisions
a power not specifically mentioned in the constitution but necessary if another specific grant of power is to be a _____________ power
implied
the power of congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power
implied
sparked by police shooting in 2015 the black lives matter movement called for equality ________,and empowerment.
inclusion
under chief justice john marshall the early supreme court generally
increased national power
a citizens group gather enough signatures on a petition to force a popular vote on a statewide lottery proposal this proposal would represent an
initiative
according to a pluralist theory,____________influence the goverment
interest group
a democracy is a system of government that rest governing power in
its people,who may rile directly or via representatives
Article 1 of the constitution refers to the
legislative branch
the federalist papers were drafted by
madison hamilton and jay
the first fighting in the american revolution happened in the ___________ in early 1775
massachusetts
an important problem with the procedural view of democracy is that it can clash with
minority rights
what rules govern the use of referenda at the federal level
no provisions exist for the use of rederenda at the federal level
the text of the constitution deals with slavery by
not mentioning it directly
an autocracy is a political system ruled by
one individual
According to Locke, if the goverment is not what society says it should, I.e preserving the life, liberty etc. the people have the right to
overthrow it
according to john marshall's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) the elastic clause might be interpreted to mean that congress can take particular action
painly adapt to achieving a legitimate constitutional end
in a republic the ______is/are in charge.
people
the text suggest that the united states fulfills the __________ model quite well
pluralist
a country abiding by the principle "one man, one vote is practicing"
political equality
who gets what,when ,and how is a classic definition of
politics
according to the ____________ view of democracy, anti gay marriage laws are democratic
procedural
__________ theory holds that all political outcomes election,the passage of a law,even mass rallies are the aggregate of the public's individual interest
rational choice
an election on a public policy is called an
referendum
the chief objective of the first continental congress was to
restore peaceful relations between the colonies and great britain
originally the constitutional convention's purpose was to
revise the articles of confederation
the supreme court recently ruled that laws forbidding _________violated the fourteenth amendment
same sex marriage
the assignment in the constitution of lawmaking law enforcing and law interpreting functions to the legislative executive and judicial branches respectively known as
separation of powers
a goverment unit created to perform particular functions such as fire protection and water purification and distribution is known as
special district
suppose a majority of congress passes a law to permit organized prayer in public schools and the supreme court declares that the constitution forbids this rule ; this would be an example of
substantive democracy
a proponent of states rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to qoute______ amendment to the constitution
tenth
one result of the second continental congress was
the adoption of declaration of independence
the original procedure for selection the vice president under the electoral college was
the candidate with the next greatest number of votes and would become vice president
the main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that
the constitution establishes a goverment of limited powered because the government was given the power to regulate individual liberties no bill of rights was necessary
which document proclaimed we hole 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
the power to coin money belongs to __________ and the power to grant divorces belong to____________
the federal goverment; and the states
which of the following is an incorrect description of the cooperative federalism model?
the functions and responsibilities of the national and state governments are clearly defined
a popular election is the primary mechanism for democratic goverment in which model
the majoritarian model
the constitution explicitly recognizes
the national and state governments
antifederalists attacked the proposed constitution on the grounds that
the national goverment it creates was too strong
the chief obstacle to ratification of the constitution by the states was
the omission of the a bill of rights
article VI of the constitution contains provisions establishing
the supremacy clause and the no religious test clause
conflicts related to the power sharing bewteen states and the national goverment are settled by
the supreme court
from 1930s to mid 1990s
the supreme court tended to support the expansion of national authority
the general conclusion of the supreme court in united states v lopez was that
there are limits to the national government ability to regulate behavior based of the commerce clause
according to the new jersey plan how was representation to be structured in congress
there would be one house and all states would have equal representation in it
the articles of confederation failed because
they did not provide an effective means for the goverment to raise money they did not include an independent leader to direct the goverment and they did not give the goverment the power to regulate commerce
the basic premise of federalism is that
two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people
to amend the articles of confederation required an
unanimous vote of the confederation congress
according to madison in federalist no.10 the most common and durable source of factions has been
unequal distributions of property
the idea that all adults within the boundaries of a political community should be allowed to vote is known as
universal participation
your boom addresses four questions throughout :
who governs? how does american politics work? what does american goverment do? who are we?
