Ap gov unit 1 test

​Typically, when Congress believes the executive branch has accumulated too much power, their response is to

Enact legislation to reassert congressional authority

To signal ones internet to filibuster, a senator may issue a

Hold

_______ instituted the secret NSA surveillance program​ revealed when Edward Snowden leaked stolen documents.

President bush

According to the ____________ view of democracy, anti-gay marriage laws are democratic.​

Procedural

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

According to procedural theory, the government should do

Whatever the majority wants

The framers of the Constitution created a comparatively strong executive because​

​executive power as it existed under the Articles of Confederation had failed to bind the states into a unified nation.

Every two years, _________ of the Senate must stand for reelection.

One-third

The power of the president to veto laws is an example of

Checks and balances

The key principle argued in the case Marbury v. Madison was

Judicial review

The process of redrawing boundaries for electoral jurisdictions is known as

Redistricting

a whip is a member of the legislature who ___

​keeps track of the vote count in Congress.

As some historians estimate, _____ percent of Americans opposed the Revolution in July 1776.​

20

Since 1950, __________ of all House incumbents running for office have been reelected.

Approximately 90 percent

Government actions that are commonly engaged in by the U.S. government include​

Building interstate roads

Although globalization can threaten national security, this can create desirable outcomes, as shown by the international community's attempt to force Bashar al-Assad to surrender Syria's

Chemical weapons

According to the text, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of public opinion?

Citizens are typically unwilling to offer opinions on matters outside their experience, even when asked by pollsters.

​In a system of participatory democracy

Citizens govern themselves, without electing representatives

The basic standard of substantive democracy is that government must guarantee

Civil rights and liberties

A politician who appeals to and often deceives the masses by manipulating their emotions and prejudices is a(n)

Demagogue

A sign that pluralist democracy might NOT be working well in the United States is the

Fact the best represented sectors in Washington are business and professional groups

Supporters of the Constitution named themselves

Federalists

A respondent who agrees with the statement, "By law, a woman should be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice" values

Freedom over order

A voter who is uninformed about the issues might rely on political party labels to make a decision. This type of mental shortcut which requires hardly any information is called

Heuristics

The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress did so, however, to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This is an example of the use of a(n) _________ power.

Implied

Which political philosopher inspired the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke

In a parliamentary system, power is concentrated in the

Legislature

According to Thomas Hobbes, author of Leviathan, the proper objective of government is to

Maintain order

The speaker of the house is also the

Majority party's leader

Which metaphor best describes cooperative federalism?

Marble cake

An important problem with the procedural view of democracy is that it can clash with​

Minority rights

The most frequent response (such as "I favor") in a public opinion distribution is known as the

Mode

Amendments to the constitution may be proposed by two-thirds votes in both the House and the Senate or by​ a

National convention

When Americans are asked to identify themselves on left-right ideological scales ("liberal," "moderate," or "conservative"), the data plotted on a graph is a(n) _____ distribution.

Normal

Most democracies outside the United States have a(n)

Parliamentary system

The "fundraiser in chief" for each party is typically the

President

The president has the power to appoint all but which of the following?

Speaker of the U.S House of Representatives

The government's role in redistributing income to promote economic equality has been a major source of debate in the United States ever since

The Great Depression

The plan presented at the Constitutional Convention generally favored ​by large states was

The Virginia plan

One result of the Second Continental Congress was

The adoption of the Declaration of Independence

In the last 200 years, Congress has tremendously increased the scope of the national government by using

The elastic clause combined with its enumerated powers

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

The federal governments; the states

A major event that led to greater British taxation of American colonies was

The seven years war

It takes a _________ vote of Congress to overturn a presidential veto.

Two-thirds

While government at all levels and private sector businesses all share responsibilities over managing the nations' ports, each port has a ______________ assigned to be the captain of the port.

U.S. coast guard officer

With respect to religion, the group that has grown rapidly in the 21st century and now makes up almost 23 percent of the American population is

Unaffiliated

The concept that everyone in a democracy should participate in governmental decision making is ​

Universal participation

The president of the senate is

Vice President

Competitive grants are awarded based on

an application submitted by prospective recipients.

Since 1995 the Supreme Court has frequently​

favored states rights

Today, there are _________ cabinet departments.

fifteen

During the 1990s, Congress prohibited private businesses from discriminating in employment, public services, and public accommodations on the basis of physical or mental disabilities. This act creates a clash between

freedom and equality

According to your text, the difference between libertarianismand John Locke-inspired liberalism is

libertarianism puts a greater emphasis on individual freedom.

A government pursuing laissez-faire policies would

take a hands-off attitude toward the economy

From the 1930s to the mid-1990s, the Supreme Court

tended to support expansion of national authority.

The main argument against the need for a bill of rights was that

the Constitution established a government of limited powers; because it was not given the power to regulate individual liberties, no bill of rights was necessary.

In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed that the minimum wage

Be raised to $10.10

A pact between the heads of two countries is a(n)

Executive agreement

The _________ guaranteed citizenship to all persons, including blacks.

Fourteenth amendment

Which of the following is a key factor in the increased size of the Cabinet over the years? president's need to be seen as a consensus builder president's inability to get legislative initiatives passed by Congress growth in the responsibilities of government the feeling that the Cabinet should remain proportional in size to the bureaucracy new congressional requirement that Cabinet departments have an equal relationship with a particular congressional committee

Growth in the responsibilities of government

A citizen's group gathers enough signatures on a petition to force a popular vote on a statewide lottery proposal. This proposal would represent a(n)

Initiative

The claiming of a presidential mandate after an election

Is consistent with a majoritarian theory of democracy

If the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill within 10 days while Congress is in session, the bill

It becomes a law

Meetings in which legislation is debated and amended are called _________ sessions.

Markup

Two nations with deep ties to the principle of communism that have moved in the direction of more private property are

Russia and China

Which of the following accurately characterizes presidential poll results?

Survey results can be prone to random error because interviewers receive superficial responses

The ancient Greeks classified governments as autocracies, oligarchies, or democracies based on

The number of citizens involved in governing

Today, the mass media conducts polls using

The telephone

Which amendments were the only ones to limit the activities of individuals?

The thirteenth and eighteenth amendments

Which of the following statements concerning gender and political beliefs is incorrect? Women are more likely to favor affirmative action. Men are less likely to favor increased spending on social programs. Women are more likely to favor government action to promote equality. Women are more likely to favor death penalty. Men are more likely to favor the death penalty.

Woman are more likely to favor death penalty