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Shays' Rebellion illustrated:

the inability of the confederation to maintain order.

Rights are power because

they are protected under the US Constitution

The importance of the Civil War Amendments [13th,14th, and 15th] is that

they laid the foundation of civil liberties for freed slaves

American colonists began to actively rebel against the British government because

they resented being taxed without being represented in the government

The challenge of the US system of government is

trade-off between freedom and law and order

Which amendment[s] protect political participation such as voting?

10th Amendment

By authorizing US Marshalls to escort Ruby Bridges to school, federal government enforced

14th Amendment

Political parties are protected primarily by:

1st Amendment of the Constitution

The leader of the Federalists at the Constitutional Convention was:

Alexander Hamilton

Areas in which both national and state governments share common functions include:

B and C Immigration and naturalization Ensuring homeland security

Which of the following service should government provide as a public good?

Building interstate roads

The increasing number of independent voters is an indication of:

Declining IDs

Government shut-down is primarily the result of:

Divided government Political Polarization

Political parties contribute to democracy by:

Educating Voters Offering policy choices to voters

The number of public interest groups in the US has increased for which of the following reasons?

Emergence of new interests in US society Change in societal attitudes Devolution of political functions to the states

Some of the most difficult challenges facing civil rights is

Enforcing the civil rights laws Interpreting civil rights violations Sustaining the civil rights momentum All of the above

The two groups that formed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were:

Federalists and Antifederalists

The main goal of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to:

Fix the Articles of Confederation

In Arizona v. United States, the US Supreme Court ruled that

Forbidding undocumented immigrants to take jobs is unconstitutional, allowing police to arrest those suspected of being illgal immigrants is unconstitutional, making it a state crime to reside in the US illegally is unconstitutional (all of the above)

Which of the following does not belong to the state government?

Foreign affairs

In contrast to civil liberties civil rights are

Guarantee the governments decision will be based on merit

Which of the following is/are responsible for assigning proposed bills to committees?

House and Senate leadership

Under what condition will practice of free speech be regulated ?

If it impinges on the rights of the other citizens If it endangers public welfare A & C

One important function of interest groups is:

Influence public policy Represent their members' interests Educate their members about issues Lobby political office holders

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

John Locke

When interest groups engage in the inside-game, they

Lobby political office-holders one-on-one

Which of the following is prohibited to the national government?

Making ex post facto laws Suspending the habeas corpus Declaring someone guilty without trial All the above

The highest hierarchy of political parties is:

National Party Convention

In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the US Supreme Court ruled that:

Native American tribes were not sovereign nations and were entitled to their ancestral

Which of the following is not a function of the US Congress

Nominate Supreme Court Judges Implement laws and policies

Two nations with deep ties to the principle of communism are:

Russia and China

The leader of the House of Representatives is typically described as:

Speaker of the House

Political parties are organizations fighting to:

Take control of the government

An example of an ideological party is:

Tea Party

Which political philosopher expressed the sentiment that life in a state of nature would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short?"

Thomas Hobbes

The leader of the Antifederalists at the Constitutional Convention was:

Thomas Jefferson

A republic is

a government rooted in the consent of the governed, whose power is exercised by elected representatives.

The Parliamentarian's role in the legislative process is to:

advise Congress about how to assign proposed bills to committees

Native Americans were not granted full citizenship rights until

after the passage of the Nationality Act of 1940

One disadvantage of a bicameral legislature is that:

all of the above it reflects duplication of functions it is expensive it is inefficient legislation is tedious

Cesar Chavez adopted the tactics of African American civil rights movement by

calling upon consumers to boycott California grapes, leading the United Farm Workers' problems to the attention of the entire country (all of the above)

When Rosa Parks refused to give her seat up in a bus, she was protesting against

civil rights violations and unequal treatment

One of the most important roles of state government in federalism is:

consent in the change or amendment of the national Constitution

Civil liberties are

constitutional protections against government intrusions in people's lives

Based on the Fourteenth Amendment, same-sex marriage is a

constitutional right

In past, when states separated schools where students of a certain race studied, they engaged in:

de jure discrimination

A constitution does NOT

define who can hold private office

The effect of a bill of attainder is

denying people the right to a fair trial

Governments openly call for more law and order _____

during times of social striffe

An example of an economic right is:

equal pay for equal work

Each US citizen having one vote demonstrates

equality

The notion that American public schools are open to all people is an example of

equality of opportunity

When one person has the same chance to succeed in life as another, this is called

equality of opportunity

Social order is usually defined as

established patterns of authority and traditional modes of behavior.

Evidence of political polarization is that the two main political parties have grown

farther away from each other over time

Communist regimes that give their police great powers to arrest and imprison suspicious people raise a conflict between

freedom and law and order

The dream Act is a proposal to

grant permanent residency to uncounted immigrants in stages

A coalition party is one made up of:

groups with different interests

Which of the following best describes the representativeness of the US Congress?

inaccurately represents the entire US general population

Natural rights are

inherent God-given rights

A Standing Committee is one that:

is permanent

Public interest groups do all of the following EXCEPT:

is permanent

The problem with having Congressional districts with over 700,000 residents is that:

it makes representation ineffective

Under the US Constitution, the national government

lacks an absolute power

The bicameral system ensures that

large-scale dramatic reform is very difficult Congress will not act without deliberation the status quo is more likely to win the day all of the above

According to Thomas Hobbes, the proper objective of government is to ensure

law and order

The broad, basic definition of government is:

legitimate use of force within specified geographic boundaries to control human behavior.

The original purpose of the Bill of Rights is to:

limit the power of both state and national government

By prohibiting ex post facto laws, the Constitution

limited the power of the legislature

The purpose of redistricting is to:

maintain similar number of voters in each district

The Constitution is based on all of the following principles EXCEPT

majoritarianism.

Party ID is a

measure of party loyalty predictor of who votes declining phenomenon in modern times

he supremacy clause of the Constitution declares that

national constitution and national law are supreme

Human rights are also referred to as

natural rights

The danger of political polarization is that:

political parties are unable to find a common ground to make policy

The "shifting" thesis holds that

political parties change positions on issues that affects voter allegiance

The relationship between the media and political parties is that:

political parties sponsored the first newspapers

In his farewell speech, George Washington cautioned against political parties because:

political parties would divide the nation

Federalism apportions political power between national and state governments so that:

political power does not concentrate in one government

The right to vote is a

political right

Most governments at least claim to _______ while they maintain order

preserve individual freedom

LULAC was formed with the aim of

protesting discrimination and segregated schools & fighting for greater rights for Latinos (b&c)

Goods and services that benefit all citizens and are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals are known as

public goods

In passing the Bilingual Education Act, Congress

required schools district with large Hispanic populations to provide instruction in Spanish

The Declaration of Independence was largely based on the principle of the

social contract theory

The state of nature refers to

society without government

Under the "full faith and credit" clause of the Constitution,

states must accept court decisions, public arts, and contract of other states.

The US Constitution was designed primarily to

strike a balance between law and order on one hand and freedom on the other

The national government can restrain individuals if

the action promotes law and order

separation of powers is best defined as

the assignment of lawmaking, law-enforcing, & law interpreting- functions to separate branches of government

Rights are:

the benefits that cannot be denied to any citizens by majority decisions.

National political parties did not exist during the found period because:

the founders were focused on achieving freedom for the colonies the founders focused on state and local issues and interests

Political realignment occurs when:

voter allegiance shifts from one party to the other

The problem with using Military tribunals is that they run the risk of violation

writ of habeas corpus