Political Science 1

________ powers exist when both the state and national governments share authority in certain domains. a. Implied b. reserved c. expressed d. concurrent

D. concurrent

The Department of Homeland Security was established in a. 1790 b. 1865 c. 1942 d. 2002

d. 2002

The policy of striking a nation that might be contemplating hostile actions is called a. diplomacy b. appeasement c. detente d. preventive war

d. preventive war

Which powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment, are neither delegated to the national government nor denied to the states? a. concurrent b. expressed c. police d. reserved

d. reserved

______ are government grants of cash or other valuable commodities, such as land, that are used to promote activities desired by government leaders. a. contracts b. business development funds c. categorical grants d. subsidies

d. subsidies

Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal? a. Herbert Hoover b. Franklin Roosevelt c. Dwight Eisenhower d. Lyndon Johnson

b. Franklin Roosevelt

The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in a. New York City b. Philadelphia c. Washington, D.C. d. Richmond, Virginia

b. Philadelphia

An agreement between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate's "advice and consent" is called a(n) a. international protocol b. executive agreement c. congressional agreement d. executive order

b. executive agreement

The nineteenth-century policy of _____ was based on the geographic distance of the United States from other countries. a. idealism b. isolationism c. internationalism d. sovereign dominance

b. isolationism

The housing bubble prior to 2007 was driven primarily by a. the large population growth stemming from legal and illegal immigration between 1990 and 2005. b. the increased demand for housing that resulted from a dramatic loosening of lending standards. c. innovations in construction technology that allowed for new homes to be built at the drastically reduced costs. the federal government'd decision to quadruple the mortgage interest deduction in 2003.

b. the increased demand for housing that resulted from a dramatic loosening of lending standards.

About ___ percent of America's children live in poverty. a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 40

c. 20

Which of the following played an important role in caring for the poor during the nineteenth century? a. the military b. the federal government c. churches and religious organizations d. the United Nations

c. Churches and religious organizations

The Monroe doctrine refers to the a. economic recovery package of aid from the United States b. policy that the United States will launch a preemptive attack on any country harboring nonstate actors that threaten its national security. c. idea that foreign powers should not meddle in the western hemisphere. d. theory that the united states needed to have twice as many nuclear weapons as the soviet union in order to remain secure.

c. idea that foreign powers should not meddle in the western hemisphere.

A(n) ______ benefit is one where potential recipients must document their genuine need. a. indexed b. contributory c. means-tested d. in-kind

c. means tested

The U.S Public Health Service was founded in a. 1798 b.1866 c. 1936 d.1942

a. 1798

The Three Fifths-Compromise a. determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation b. determined the ratio between free states and slave states c. declared that the states would pay three-fifths of the revolutionary war debt and the federal government would pay the rest. d. determined that all American citizens would pay the three-fifths of their incomes to the federal government in taxes in every year

a. determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation

An officially expressed purpose or goal backed by a sanction is a ________. a. public policy b. regulation c. rule d. bill

a. public policy

The Stamp Act was a a. tax on commerce b. prohibition on all unofficial mail c. law permitting the crown to open mail. d. tax on sugar, molasses, and other commodities.

a. tax on commerce

The term "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that a. women are more likely to be poor than men. b. women benefit more than men from federal government antipoverty programs. c. women have become less likely over time to fall below the federal poverty line. d. the wage gap between men and women has become much larger over the last 50 years.

a. women are more likely to be poor than men

The power to raise or lower the tax rate is part of a. fiscal policy b. monetary policy c. the contracting power d. budgetary policy

a.fiscal policy