Political Science T/F questions (ch.1-3)
Burning the flag is legally protected form of political expression according to the U.S. Supreme Court
True
Donald Trump scored a huge political upset victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and became the 45th president of the United States
True
Elite theorists maintain that who holds office in Washington is NO consequences; big businesses have the power
True
In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that national government's power to regulate interstate commerce encompasses virtually every form of commercial activity.
True
Most governments in the world practice a unitary system with a mixed economy.
True
Most nations of the world have unitary systems except the United States.
True
Most politicians and political scientists today argue that America's federalist system has moved away form a dual federalism to a cooperative federalism.
True
Most western nations including the United States have a system of national health insurance through the government that provides most health care
True
Paul Ryan, the Republican Speaker of 114th Congress was defeated in the 2016 presidential elections
True
Pluralist theory holds that because so many groups compete for power in the United States, all has a majority say and public policy roughly approximates the public interest
True
Politicians who argue that "the people should be put first" are emphasizing populism
True
President concession speeches is constitutionally required
True
Public Opinion polls were of the 2016 presidential elections were all accurate as predicted
True
Public goods are things that everyone shares, such as clean air.
True
Public policy is the same as output or law but similar to support and demand
True
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont became the nominee of the Independent party after failing to secure the nomination of the Democratic Party
True
Technology has had the effect of diminishing the separation of the people from those who exercise power
True
The "Tea Party" movement was a phenomenon and instrumental in the Republicans capture of the White House in the 2016 presidential elections
True
The Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention led to an agreement that slaves would be counted as three-fifths representation in Congress
True
The Connecticut compromise gives more power to the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court
True
The Constitution created a Republic
True
The Constitution says that the states must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment.
True
The Constitution usually means that the Supreme Court says it means
True
The Constitution was intended to be static and flexible
True
The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.
True
The United States has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the world
True
The first presidential debate of 2016 between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was held on 9-26-16 at Hofstra University Hampstead, New York
True
The founders believed that state governments, where most of the governmental activity was expected to take place, would act as checks on the power of the national government
True
There was only one Vice President debate in 2017 between Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia and Governor Mike Pence of Indiana
True
Every four years, the road to the White House begins in Iowa with the Primaries
True
Former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico became the nominee of the Libertarian party for president in 2016
True
Hillary Clinton won the popular votes in the 2016 presidential elections but still lost the presidency
True
In America, power flows from the bottom up and feedback is a response to output
True
A Republican female political strategist Debbie Wasserman Shutlz made history in 2016 by becoming the first female campaign manager for a major political party
False
A recess appointment by the President is when the Congress is in session
False
A unitary system is perhaps the best suited for a large and diverse society like the U.S.
False
All issues on the government's policy agenda are carefully considered by public officials
False
Governments in the United States actually does more than the governments of similar countries
False
In 2016 presidential elections, Democrats won back the Senate while Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives.
False
In 49 states, Shield laws are legal except in the state of Wisconsin
False
In a democracy, public officials are not required to pay attention to the problems that concern voters
False
Nearly every successful amendment to the Constitution has been proposed by a national convention
False
The Republican National Nominating convention for president in 2016 was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
False
The U.S. has fifty one constitutions, one for each state and the national government
False
The US Supreme Court ruled in 2014 that police can search you cell phone without a search warrant
False
The United States is an example of a unitary sytem
False
The economy was the number one issue according to Public Opinion Polls in the presidential race of 2016
False
The federal system in the United States centralized our politics.
False
The federal system of government decreases opportunities for participation in American politics.
False
The national government is not the largest private employer in the United States
False
The number 2383 was the magic number needed to clinch the nomination of the Republican party for president in 2016
False
The presidential elections of 2016 was a referendum on President Obama's performance on office particularly on his management on the economy and the war on ISIS
False
The war in Iraq and Syria became the number one issue in the 2016 elections
False
The word federalism is in the Constitution and the articles of confederation.
False
There are two African Americans in the US senate as of 2016, one Democrat and the other Republican
False
Those who opposed the ratification on the Constitution were known as Federalists
False
A congressional break has to last 10 days to be considered a recess under the constitutional according to the Supreme Court in 2014
True
A key aspect of egalitarianism is political equality
True
A mixture of capitalism and socialism is called a mixed economy
True
According to James Madison, factions arise from the unequal distribution of political power
True
According to public opinion polls, Hillary Clinton won the first presidential debates over Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential elections
True
According to public opinion polls, ISIS, the wars in Iraq and Syria were the least of worries for most Americans in 2016
True
According to public opinion polls, the terrorism was the least of the problems in the 2016 presidential elections
True
According to the Nielson ratings, the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in 2016 was watched by over 84 million viewers
True
Amendments to the Constitution over the nation's history have expanded the American electorate by extending the right to vote women, non-whites and 18 year olds, thus further democratizing our system of govt.
True
An open convention is where no candidate win the required number of delegates at the end of the primaries and caucuses
True
Democrat, Catherine Cortez Masto made history in the 2016 presidential elections by becoming the first ever Latina to be elected to the US Senate from the state of Arizona
True
Dr. Jill Stein became the nominee of the Green Party for President in 2016
True
The revolutionary expansion of channels and websites anticipated in the near future is likely to enhance the political interest and involvement of young people
True
The second presidential debate of 2016 was held on October 9. at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
True
Unfunded mandates are an example of the adversarial relationship between the federal and state governments.
True
A Constitution is always neutral
False
Federalism is unique to the Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Africa
False
Full Faith and Credit does not require any state to honor each other's civil judgement.
False
Capitalism is reliance on self and not government
True
State governments have lost power relative to the federal government over the past century.
True
The Republicans retained control of the House but lost the Senate in the 2016 presidential elections
True
The U.S. Constitution may be described as the "political Bible" of a given society
True
In order for you to be the nominee of the Democratic party for president in 2016, you needed to have acquired 1237 delegates by the end of the primaries and caucuses
False
McCulloch v. Maryland, of 1819, was a victory for those advocating the state's rights position as supreme over the national government.
False
New Hampshire is the first state every four years to hold a presidential primary but not true in 2016
False
Only school districts in the richest communities receive federal assistance.
False
Senator Mitch McConnell Republican of Kentucky became the minority leader of the Senate as a result of the presidential elections of 2016
False
State and local agencies can obtain catergorical grants only by meeting certain qualifications.
False
The Annapolis meeting of 1786 produced the first real reform of the Articles of Confederation
False
The Democratic National Nominating convention for president in 2016 was held in Cleveland, Ohio
False
The first presidential caucus of 2016 for Democrats and Republicans took place in the state of Wisconsin
False
There were three presidential debates between Donald Trump of the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton of the Republican party and Gary Johnson of the Green Party
False
Unmarried single women tend to vote Republican because of the issues like the economy and abortion
False
Support, demand, and expectation relates to feedback
False, input