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Government
CH 1-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The institution that creates and implements policies and laws that guide the conduct of the nation and its citizens is called | government |
| Public goods include | clean air, clean water, highways |
| The economic system in which the means of producing wealth are privately owned and operated to produce profits is | capitalism |
| Emphasizing the importance of conserving tradition and of relying on community and family as mechanisms of continuity in society is known as | conservatism |
| Citizens' belief that they have the ability to achieve something desirable and that the government listens to them is called | efficacy |
| A system in which citizens elect representatives who decide policies on behalf of the constituents is referred to as | indirect democracy and a representative democracy |
| A belief by the people that a government's exercise of power is right and proper is | legitimacy |
| The principle that the standards that govern human behavior are derived from the nature of humans themselves and can be applied universally is called | natural law |
| An agreement b/w the people and their leaders in which the people agree to give up some liberties so that other liberties are protected is called | a social contract |
| A form of government that essentially controls every aspect of people's lives is | totalitarianism |
| Civic engagement | is individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern |
| Majority rule | is the idea that in a democracy, only policies with 50% plus one vote are enacted |
| Public goods | are services governments provide that are available to everyone |
| A form of government that is structured by law, and in which the power of government is limited, is called | constitutionalism |
| According to the Declaration of Independence, the natural, unalienable rights include all of the following except | property |
| The existence of 3 branches of government, each responsible for a different primary governing function, is the implementation of the foundational organizational structure called | separation of powers |
| Marbury v Madison is a landmark case because it | clarified the courts' judicial review authority |
| Ratification of an amendment to the US Constitution requires | approval of three-quarters of the state legislatures or special conventions |
| All of the following were authors of the Federalist Papers except the Anti-Federalist | Thomas Jefferson |
| The document grounded in social contract theory and stating that citizens have an obligation to replace their government if it is not serving them and protecting their unalienable rights, is | the Declaration of Independence |
| At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates devoted the bulk of their time to resolving the issue of | representation in the national legislature |
| The ultimate authority to interpret the meaning of constitutional language, and hence to decide what is the supreme law of the land, is held by | the majority of justices on the US Supreme Court |
| The required nine states ratified the Constitution of the US in | 1788 |
| One check that the Senate has on both the executive branch and the judicial branch is its power of | advice and consent |
| Currently there are ____ amendments to the U.S Constitution, and the last amendment was added in the year ________, 203 years after it was sent to the states for ratification | 27, 1992 |
| The United States' first constitution was the | Articles of Confederation |
| Mary Otis Warren | wrote a pamphlet that summarized the Anti Federalist position in the debate leading to ratification of the Constitiution |
| The characteristic that distinguishes a federal system of government from both a unitary and a confederal system is | dual sovereignty |
| The power to make policy, raise money, establish courts, and implement policy, which are basic functions of the gov, are examples of | concurrent powers |
| The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution establishes the | implied powers of the national gov |
| The authority to coin and regulate money are examples of | enumerated powers |
| The Supreme Court used implied powers to confirm the national gov's authority to establish a national band, and applied the national supremacy clause to deny state authority to tax branches of the national bank in the case of | McCulloch v Maryland |
| The state-to-state obligations detailed in the Constitution create state-to-state relationships known as | horizontal federalism |
| The current debate over states' recognizing same-sex marriage contracts from other states may everntiually for the Supremem Court to interpret the Article IV clause that concerns | full faith and credit |
| The powers that the 10th Amendment to the Constitution establishes are the | reserved powers |
| Political scientists label today's federalism | conflicted federalism |
| National block grants | provide state governemtns with the most discretion over their policy actions |
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