American fed gov notes

"eminent domain"

ower of the government to seize private property for public use.

information about the formal institutions of government, political actors, and political issues?

political knowledge

Which of the following statements about religious affiliation in the United States is true?

Although the United States was 95 percent Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish as recently as 50 years ago, this number fell to 69 percent of the adult population by 2021.

There were fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Approximately how many (not percentage) of them were farmers?

14

Although ________ of the American population was of African descent at the time of the Founding, only about ________ of this group was free from slavery.

20%, 1.5%

The Boston Tea Party was largely a response to the

British government's decision to grant the East India Company a monopoly on the export of tea from Britain.

what made foreign policy difficult under articles of confed

Competition among the states for foreign commerce allowed the European powers to play them off against one another.

The Supreme Court reaffirmed that there was no substantial public interest in permitting certain kinds of speech, including "fighting words" in...

Dennis v. United States.

true

If the federal government requires states to implement an assault weapons ban to receive certain kinds of funding, this would be an example of regulated federalism.

What impact did the creation of the federal Medicaid program have on federal grants-in-aid?

Medicaid has a significant effect; federal grants-in-aid more than doubled in the decade following its enactment and were five times higher by 2005.

2nd Amendment 1791

Right to bear arms

Why do greater numbers of Americans tend to express more trust in their state and local governments than in the national government?

State and local governments are smaller than the federal government, which means that citizens can exert greater influence on local and state politics.

false

The Articles of Confederation established a unitary government which granted the national government an expansive set of powers.

What does the supremacy clause assert?

The Constitution and all laws made under it are superior to any state laws.

Which of the following statements regarding the free exercise clause is true?

The free exercise clause protects believers of all religions as well as non-believers.

13th amendment

abolished slavery

10th amendment

advocated limiting the powers of the national government,

What are government policies or programs that seek to redress past injustices against specified groups called

affirmative action

The inclusion of the Tenth Amendment(power 2 the ppl) to the Constitution was most strongly supported by the

anti federalists

One step taken toward achieving desegregation of public schools was...

busing children from poor urban school districts to wealthier suburban ones.

Miranda v. Arizona (1966) was important because it produced rules that must be used

by the police before questioning an arrested criminal suspect.

system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials?

democracy

electoral college

elects the US president

Cooperative federalism

evidenced when national officials fund a project that is actually implemented by state governments.

In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), the Supreme Court

extended the right to privacy to LGBTQ Americans.(sodomy)

provision from Article IV, Section I, of the Constitution requiring that the states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state.

full faith and credit clause

jim crow laws

laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against Black Americans

a way in which the Articles of Confederation sought to limit the power of the national government?

laws passed by congress have to be carried by state govnts

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court prohibited states from

making abortion a criminal act prior to the point at which the fetus becomes viable.

colonial protestors of the stamp and sugar act used a slogan...

no taxation without representation

If the government stopped the New York Times from releasing the transcripts of cell phone conversations between world leaders, it would be called...

prior restraint

Though the United States is a ________ at the federal level, there are provisions for ________ democracy at the state and local levels.

representative democracy; direct

Why was the Bill of Rights adopted?

the Federalists realized that to gain ratification they would have to give in to the Antifederalists' demands and add one.

The Antifederalists argued that the powers of the national government should be limited by

the bill of rights

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court expanded the power of the federal government. 1819

true

In the later part of the nineteenth century, the Supreme Court declared attempts to regulate working conditions unconstitutional.

true

When the courts apply strict scrutiny, the burden of proof is on the government to show the law serves a "compelling state interest"

true

the federal government can preempt certain state laws, state governments may preempt local laws.

true

Because of the Senate, Americans living in Urban areas are

underrepresented within the national political system.

In 1790, Native Americans made up

unknown percentage

Which of the following constitutes a civil right?

voting rights for Black Americans

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

was a valuable tool for the women's movement in the 1960s and 1970s because it prohibited gender discrimination.