Government Test 1 Quizzes
This part of the Constitution explains each "point" or Constitutional requirement/law.
Section
"Servitude" was used to reference slavery three times in the Constitution. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Public goods can best be described as benefits and services
provided by government to benefit all citizens.
This policy type of is one that oversees one group being especially taxed and those tax funds being redistributed to others who receive the benefit. This type of policy is used to create social equity.
redistributive
The Constitution has been amended this many times
27
According to the Constitution, the minimum age requirement for the president is...
35
Which word best describes Virginia Colonial leadership throughout the colonial period?
Aristocratic
Which article of the Constitution sets forth the responsibilities of the president?
Article 2
This was the first Constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
Why was the phrase, "in order to form a more perfect union" used in the Constitution?
Because the Articles of Confederation hadn't allowed much unity among the states & It is a conciliatory phrase for those who thought the government under the Articles was good and sufficient government
This Lockean position advocates political freedom/empowering government to do more for its people
Classical liberalism
What did James Madison research in the year before the Constitutional Convention?
Confederation failures
What did law need to have, according to Rousseau, in order to be obeyed?
Consent of the governed
This ideological position advocates the support and maintenance of social order
Conservatism
The three main types of government are classified as totalitarian, authoritarian, and
Democratic
This type of poll is conducted after a citizen votes.
Exit
A census is a Constitutional agreement because the government needs to have personal data about party membership. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
A direct democracy is a democratic government where citizens choose representatives to voice their preferences about government. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
England separated the legal relationship between the Church and State by the early 1600s. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Hobbes ideas were supportive of democracy as a system of government. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
In the original Constitution, presidents could only serve a single term in office. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
The Federalist papers were written to defeat ratification of the Constitution. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
The power of government in the Articles of Confederation was vested in the people, while the power of government in the Constitution is vested in the states. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
The word slave or slavery was used three times in the Constitution. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Those persons who supported the Constitution were known as Anti-Federalists. TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
A direct democracy is a democratic government where citizens choose representatives to voice their preferences about government.
False
Conservatism and libertarianism are the dominant ideologies in the United States.
False
Mob rule has never been considered a serious threat to democracies
False
The Articles of Confederation was not a social contract.
False
The Declaration of Independence was the first law of United States. TRUE or FALSE
False
The Federalist Papers were written to defeat ratification of the Constitution. TRUE or FALSE
False
The War of the Spanish Succession began in the colonies and forced Britain to adopt new economic policies with the American colonies.
False
The three unalienable rights, according to Locke, are: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
False
Which of the following is not considered a secondary political agent?
Family
Which of the following is not a primary political value in the United States?
Fraternity
A state of being capable of making decisions without external control is the definition for
Freedom
The state of nature refers to life without what?
Government
This is the formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted.
Government
What did Aristotle examine in Politics?
Greek city-states' governments. What government practices actually were compared to what a government said it was (Both B and C)
What type of liberty did the Chesapeake colonies (especially Virginia) advocate during colonization?
Hegemonic--the more power you had in society, the more liberty you possessed.
Because slavery existed, what had to be determined for proportional representation purposes?
How or if slaves would be counted towards representation
This activity concerning slaves was allowed to continue for 20 years after Constitutional ratification
Importation
This activity concerning slaves was allowed to continue for 20 years after Constitutional ratification.
Importation
This is defined as "an organized group that influences public policy."
Interest group
Which of the following is not true of Common Sense?
It had little influence on American public opinion.
What type of coalition did James Madison put together to support his plan?
Large States
This ideological position values freedom more than order, but not more than equality.
Liberal
According to Hobbes, what was meant by the "social contract"?
Members of society contract with each other to live under the authority of a sovereign or Leviathan
According to this philosopher, government has three functions: legislating, executing, and adjudicating.
Montesquieu
Another name for unalienable right is what?
Natural Right
Which of the following conditions did Hobbes not associate with the state of nature?
Peaceful
What term indicates one person, one vote and equal treatment under the law?
Political equality
The process whereby one becomes aware of politics, learns political facts, and forms political values is called
Political socialization
The first political institution that young children tend to focus on is the
President
Polling is used to measure what concept?
Public Opinion
This group of settlers hoped to purify the English Church of Catholic practices.
Puritans
According to this philosopher, mankind was born "free." Governments had become masters and citizens had become slaves.
Rousseau
The Mayflower Compact is the earliest what in the United States?
Social Contract
In Locke's social contract theory, society contracts with _______ to protect __________?
Sovereign, unalienable rights
In Locke's social contract theory, society contracts with _______ to protect _________?
Sovereign; unalienable rights
According to the Constitution, slaves were counted as 3/5s of a person TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
In the United States virtually every activity and function is interrelated with government provides one reason government should be studied by its citizens
TRUE
Natural liberty is a logical ideological component in libertarianism. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Proportional representation means that states are allocated a number of representatives based upon the size of the population. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Realism refers to how things are opposed to the way they are expected to be. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Separation of powers refers not only to the separate functions of the three branches of government, but also the division between national and state government. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Shay's Rebellion indicated the pressing problem of a need for national defense which did not exist under the Articles of Confederation. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
The Constitutional Framers attempted to create an energetic, empowered president with the freedom to act in times of national emergency. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
The creation of a national judiciary was a unique feature included in the Constitution. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
The difficulty in a majoritarian system of government is supporting the rights of the minority. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
The disagreement over taxation of the colonies and the treatment of Boston promoted the colonial representatives to declare the social contract between the American colonists and British government broken. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
The major issue in American government is determining how much government is necessary to provide what American's demand of their government. TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
This plan/compromise at the Constitutional Convention put in place much of the Constitutional structure of Congress we have today.
The Great Compromise
This part of the Constitution states its' goals and purpose.
The Preamble
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of the Articles of Confederation?
The United States was attacked by Great Britain after the Revolution was over
Pressure on an individual to conform to community values or views is strongest when...
The community is homogeneous
According to Locke, If the social contract is broken by the sovereign, what right does society have?
They may create a new social contract
Which of the following was NOT a position on the Constitution held by some Anti-Federalists?
They wanted it to include political parties.
A confederation is a loose agreement between governments to work together for a common cause
True
According to elite theory, masses follow the desire of elites and elites are motivated to work in their own self-interest, as opposed to what is best for the masses.
True
An excise tax is a direct tax on a single good or service, often included in the price and not itemized in the total cost.
True
An un- or in-alienable right cannot be taken away from a person's humanity.
True
Democracy as a government type vests the source of its power in the people/citizens.
True
Ideological preferences are often associated with party membership.
True
Ideologies in the United States are correlated with what you expect government to do or how it should treat citizens.
True
In the United States virtually every activity and function is interrelated with government provides one reason government should be studied by its citizens.
True
Locke believed that humans had the ability to govern themselves.
True
Locke's social contract theory was used prior to the American Revolution in support of the overthrow of King James II during the Glorious Revolution
True
Natural liberty is a logical ideological component in libertarianism.
True
Ordered liberty was freedom that had to be curbed through social and legal sanctions.
True
Politics concern who gets what, when, and how.
True
Shay's Rebellion indicated the pressing problem of a need for national defense which did not exist under the Articles of Confederation.
True
The Declaration of Independence was a social contract
True
The major issue in American government is determining how much government is necessary to provide what American's demand of their government.
True
Which state dominated at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia
Which of the following statements concerning gender and political beliefs is incorrect?
Women are more likely to favor going to war
A citizen is
a member of the community. usually defined through law. expected in a democracy to participate in government.
During the early nineteenth century administration of James Monroe, Americans disagreed whether it was a proper function of government to
build interstate roads.
To codify a law means to what?
create a law code, usually written
This term refers to the established structure, organization and rules of government
institution
When the authors say that we live in an era of "globalization," they mean that citizens and nations are increasingly what?
interdependent
This is defined as "an organized group that influences public policy."
interest group
The broad, basic definition of government given by the text is
legitimate use of force within specified geographic boundaries to control human behavior
According to Thomas Hobbes, author of Leviathan, the proper objective of government is to ensure
order.
This theory suggests that "political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups."
pluralism
The extent to which any socializing agent is influential depends on
prolonged exposure to and good communication with the agent, as well as being receptive to them or it
The number of Senators is determined by statehood. The House of Representatives is determined by what?
proportional representation
Prior to the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation
provided for no independent executive
