test 1 govt

Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around which slogan?

"no taxation without representation"

There are approximately ________ people living in the United States without legal authorization and the majority of these people are from ________.

12 million; Mexico and Central America

In ________ the ________ secured the right to vote for African Americans.

1965; Voting Rights Act

While ________ percent of the population was of African descent at the time of the founding, only about ________ percent of this group was free from slavery.

20; 1.5

Approximately ________ of the world's population currently lives in a constitutional democracy.

43%

At the time of the founding of the Republic, approximately ________ percent of non-Native American inhabitants of the 13 states were of European ancestry.

80

In order for the Constitution to be formally adopted, ________ of the ________ states in the Union had to agree to its terms.

9; 13

he existence of slavery in the United States is a good example of how

American values are not always reflected in practice.

Affirmative action is controversial because

Americans argue about whether it promotes or restrains equality.

Disputes over affirmative action demonstrate that

Americans disagree over the public's legitimate role in ensuring the equality of opportunity.

Brutus and the Federal Farmer were two pseudonyms used by the ________.

Antifederalists

The United States' first written constitution was called the ________.

Articles of Confederation

Under the Articles of Confederation, the

Continental Congress had no power to lay taxes.

How was political power in the Continental Congress divided under the Articles of Confederation?

Each state had an equal vote.

As of 2016, which of the following statements about the public's knowledge of federal health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (or "Obamacare") is most accurate?

Fewer than half of Americans have paid enough attention to the issue to have an informed opinion.

Who were the authors of the Federalist Papers?

James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton

The 1787 convention to draft a new Constitution was held in ________.

Philadelphia

Which state did not send delegates to the convention at Philadelphia?

Rhode Island

Who orchestrated the Boston Tea Party?

Samuel Adams

Which of the following statements best describes direct democracy in the United States?

Some state and local governments allow direct democracy and many hot-button issues are determined by initiatives.

Survey data demonstrates that Americans

Survey data demonstrates that Americans

Which of the following statements about the income gap between rich and poor in the United States is most accurate?

The United States has a greater gap in income between the poorest and richest than any other developed nation.

Which of the following statements about the changes in American society between 1900 and 2010 is true?

The average age of Americans has increased.

Which of the following statements about national defense under the Articles of Confederation is FALSE?

The president served as commander in chief of the nation's armed force

Procedures for amending the Constitution are found in Article ________.

V

Which of the following statements about the United States census is most accurate?

Who census officials count and how they are categorized by race and ethnicity have changed significantly throughout American history.

A decline in political efficacy would likely lead to

a decline in political participation and a withdrawal from political life.

Direct democracy is best defined as

a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies.

The National Origins quota system

allowed a large quota of new immigrants from northern European countries, but only a small quota of new immigrants from eastern and southern European countries.

If a government led by a dictator was replaced with a government where a large number of citizens exercised influence over decision making, this change would best be characterized as a shift from a(n) ________.

autocracy to a democracy

The ________ was the key group in Europe that pushed for limited government.

bourgeoisie

As of 2016, the Affordable Care Act requires that

businesses with more than 50 employees provide health insurance coverage to their employees.

The president's power to veto a bill passed by Congress is a good example of ________.

checks and balances

The primary goal of the Founders in writing the U.S. Constitution was to devise a system

consistent with the dominant philosophical and moral principles of the day, while also promoting commerce and protecting private property from radical state legislatures.

A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called ________.

constitutional

The Three-Fifths Compromise

determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation

The purpose of the Annapolis Convention was to

discuss revamping the Articles of Confederation

After the Civil War, Republicans attempted to

enfranchise newly freed slaves in order to maintain Republican control over the defeated southern states.

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was significant because it

established the principles of land surveying and landownership that governed America's westward expansion.

In the United States, the right to private property is

explicitly stated in Article I of the Constitution.

African Americans and Latinos

express greater levels of trust in government than whites.

The system of shared powers, divided between a central government and the state governments, is called ________.

federalism

Prior to the eighteenth century,

governments rarely sought the support of their people.

Compared with the Articles of Confederation, federalism under the Constitution has led to

greater centralization of power.

Which of the following statements about the House of Representatives and the Senate is true?

he House has the power to originate revenue bills, while the Senate does not.

The most common method of passing an amendment to the Constitution is passage

in both houses of Congress by a two-thirds vote, followed by a majority vote in three-fourths of the state legislature.

In order to increase political efficacy, it is necessary to

increase political knowledge.

The most important political value for the framers of the Constitution was ________.

individual liberty

Citizenship refers to

informed and active membership in a political community.

During the Philadelphia convention, the New Jersey Plan was supported by ________.

less-populous states

In order to signify that the enumerated powers were meant to be a source of strength to the national government and not a limitation on it, the framers of the Constitution

made it difficult to amend the Constitution.

The writing of the Constitution demonstrates the

marriage of interests and principles.

James Madison believed that the greatest conflict of interest in the Philadelphia convention was between ________ and ________.

northern states; southern states

During the ratification debates, the Antifederalists were those who

opposed the new Constitution because they wanted a weaker central government.

The struggle of competing interest groups for governmental influence is called ________. Correct Response

pluralism

One person, one vote" reflects the principle of ________.

political equality

The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called ________.

popular sovereignty

Having some share or say in the composition of a government's leadership, how it is organized, or what its policies are going to be is called ________.

power

According to historian Charles Beard, the framers of the Constitution were mostly concerned with

promoting their own economic interests.

Those instrumental in the founding of the American Republic

provided protections for political protest in the Constitution because they believed elections were not enough to protect political freedom.

The U.S. Constitution creates a system that underrepresents urban areas by

providing each state with two U.S. senators regardless of population.

On the subject of representation, Antifederalists wanted

representative bodies that resembled those represented to the highest degree.

While the United States is a ________ at the federal level, there are provisions for ________ at the state and local level

representative democracy; direct democracy

During the last 50 years, the American population has

shifted as a result of people leaving the Northeast and Midwest and moving to the South and Southwest.

The delegates at the Philadelphia convention turned down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution because they believed that

since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.

Which of the following sectional interests was considered unimportant in the politics of the colonial period?

slaves

During the national debate over ratification of the new Constitution, the Federalists

supported the Constitution and preferred a strong national government.

What was the most common form of taxation during the colonial era?

tariffs, duties, and taxes on commerce

The Stamp Act was a

tax on commerce

Which of the following is NOT an example of a totalitarian regime?

the United Kingdom

Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the states and the federal government can best be compared to

the United Nations' relationship with member states.

Which two constitutional provisions have been at the heart of constitutional struggles between federal and state powers throughout American history?

the elastic clause and the Tenth Amendment

What is the most important check on majority rule in the United States?

the rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights

Individual political rights are a protection against ________.

the tyranny of the majority

The American victory in the Revolutionary War changed the balance of political power in the new states so that royal land, office, and patent holders

were significantly weakened, and prerevolutionary radicals became the controlling forces in many state legislatures.