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DE Govt Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In order to be a good citizen, it is most critical to possess | knowledge |
| A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called | constitutional |
| The demand that there be no taxation without representation is a good example of what politcal reform of the eighteenth century? | More popular influence on government |
| According to the text, what is the goal of politics? | to have a say in a governments leadership, organization, and politics |
| A representative democracy is a system of government that | gives citizens a regular opportunity to elect top government officials |
| At the time of the founding, approximately ___ percent of non-Native American inhabitants of the thirteen states were of European ancestry. | 80 |
| What are the three core values in American politics? | liberty, equality, and democracy |
| In American political culture, economic freedom means | laissez-faire capitalism. |
| The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called | popular sovereignty. |
| The Stamp Act was a tax on | commerce |
| What led the British to raise taxes on the American colonists during the 1760s? | The French and Indian Wars |
| According to historian Charles Beard, the framers of the Constitution were most concerned with | promoting their economic interests. |
| Bicameralism is a constitutional principle that means the | division of Congress into two chambers. |
| Which of the following was a way the framers tried to make the Senate a check against excessive democracy? | The senate has staggered the terms of office. |
| The framers of the Constitution intended to create a presidency capable of: | Withstanding excessive popular pressure by making it subject to indirect election through the electoral college |
| Alexander Hamilton argued that the chief executive office should possess | Energy |
| The Federalists believed that the powers of government could be limited by: | Creating an internal system of checks and controls within the government. |
| The most common method of passing an amendment to the constitution is | Passage in both the houses of Congress by a two-thirds vote, followed by a majority vote in three- fourths of the state legislature. |
| The first written constitution for the United States was called: | Articles of the confederation |
| The source of an implied power under the constitution is the: | Necessary and Proper clause |
| Which of the following powers do state governments not have? | to coin their own money |
| The_____clause of the Constitution requires that states should normally recognize the laws, acts, and judicial decisions of other states. | full faith and credit |
| Which clauses of the Constitution involve the relationships among various states? | the full faith and credit clause and the privileges and immunities clause |
| Which statement best describes American federalism since the 1930s? | Although the federal government has grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s, some power has been returned to states in recent years. |
| Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the nineteenth century? | establishing a series of national banks |
| What was a major reason for the declining importance of state governments during the 1960s? | The national government distrusted states due to racism in the South. |
| The principle of_____grants the federal govemment the power to override any state Or local law in one particular area of policy. | preemption |
| If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those coats, it is called a(n): | Unfunded Mandate |
| What is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants? | There is a need for greater accountability in how funds are actually spent by the states. |
| In 2006, ____ became the Speaker of the House. | Nancy Pelosi |
| Which of the following is not a service often provided by representatives to their constituents? | Offering constituents legal advice regarding new administrative laws. |
| Three factors related to the American electoral system affect who is elected to office in this country, and what they do once they get there. Those factors are | who decides to run for office, incumbency, and the drawing of district lines. |
| What deals with specific projects and their location within a particular congressional district? | Pork-barrel legislation |
| Who is the Speaker of the House? | The elected leader of the majority party in the House is the Speaker. |
| When the House and the Senate coordinate two versions of the same bill, they often use a _______________________ to obtain a single unified bill. | conference committee |
| A president's veto be overridden by Congress by | a two-thirds vote in both houses. |
| the practice whereby a special interest group simulating a grassroots movement works with well-organized campaigns and petitions | "Astroturf lobbying" |
| What is the best description of the K street Project? | an attempt to place former Republican staffers in key lobbying positions to help ensure a large flow of corporate donations to the Republican Party. |
| A vote on which 50 percent or more of the members of one party take one position while at least 50 percent of the members of the other part take the opposing position is called | a party unity vote. |
| impeachment is roughly the political equivalent of an | indictment in criminal law |
| in order to impeach a president it takes | a majority vote in the house of representatives |
| in order to convict and remove an impeached president it takes. | a 2/3 vote from the senate |
| Once the house votes for impeachment the president | is tried by the senate |
| The order of succession to the presidency, should the president be unable to fulfill his or her duties is | Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro temp of the state, cabinet members in order that the department was created. |
| Under the terms of the 25th amendment while the Vice President is serving as acting President | The recuperated president can reclaim the oval office through a set procedure. |
| In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court | required Nixon to turn over secret tapes to Congress |
| After the president and vice president, what office is next in the line of succession? | Secretary of State |
| Richard Nixon was forced to | resign |
| The following Presidents were impeached | Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. |
| The Fourth Amendment protects against | unreasonable searches and seizures |
| The judicial doctrine that places a heavy burden of proof on the government when it seeks to regulate or restrict speech is called | Strict Scrutiny |
| About what did Justice Potter Stewart confess, "I know it when I see it"? | pornography |
| The party that brings a complaint in court is called the _________ and the one against whom the complaint is brought is called the _____________. | plaintiff, defendant |
| If a private individual brought a suit against a corporation for breaking. contract, the kind of law that would be involve | civil |
| In most circumstances, a Supreme Court is best described as a (an) ________________ court | appellate |
| Approximately what percentage of all court cases in the United States are heard in federal courts? | 1 percent |
| When all of the justices on the Supreme Court are hearing a case, they are said to be sitting... | En banc |
| A person, agency, or interest group not directly a party to a case but with an interest in its outcome may file a(n) ________ brief. ‘ | Amicus curiae |
| When interest groups involved in litigation pursue a pattern of cases, they are... | Bringing the same type of suit into multiple circuits, hoping that a contradiction in rulings will bring about a Supreme Court review. |
| Under normal rules of oral argument, each lawyer has _______ to present his or her case before the Supreme Court. | 30 minutes |
| What is the significance of dissenting opinions? | Dissents are signs that the court is in disagreement on an issue and could change its ruling. |
| What did the framers call the “least dangerous branch”? | The Supreme Court |
| Which of the following is not a liberty protected by the Bill of Rights? | equal protection of the laws |
| This is a jury that determines whether there is enough evidence to justify a trial | grand jury |
| The takings clause states that government may not take private property | without just compensation |
| The term eminent domain describes | the power of the government to take private property for public use |
| What is the name for school segregation that results from racially divided neighborhoods rather than state laws? | de facto |
| The rights of disabled individuals to both access public businesses and not be discriminated against in employment are guaranteed by.. | The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| Who inaugurated government affirmative action programs? | Lyndon Johnson |
| Based on recent polling data, what percentage of Americans believed that gays should have equal employment rates? | 89% |
| Which of the following terms describe America’s fundamental political values? | Liberty,equality, and democracy |
| Which of the following statements about agencies of socialization is incorrect? | The conditions under which individuals and groups are recruited into and involved in political life have no impact on political values and orientations. |
| The term "gender gap" refers to | Differences in political opinions between men and women. |
| A political ideology is best defined as | A cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government |
| One who supports abortion rights and opposes state involvement with religious institutions would be best describes as a(n) | Liberal |
| Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support | School prayer |
| In public opinion survey, a sample of the total population | Must be representative in that the views of those in the sample must accurately and proportionately reflect the views of the whole population |
| Question formats can cause errors in polling that affect the polls' | Validity |
| an important reason for why public policy and public opinion may not coincide in the united states is that: | the american system of government includes arrangements, such as an appointed judiciary, which may produce policy decisions that run contrary to prevailing popular sentiment. |
| what contemporary political scientists call an interest group, james madison called a(n): | faction |
| which of the following is a main theoretical assumption of pluralism ? | competition among interests will produce moderation, with all interests regulating each other |
| the teamsters and the AFL-CIO are examples of what kind of interest group ? | a labor group |
| the national league of cities is a good example of: | public-sector interest group |
| when paid staff conduct most of the daily business of a group, that group is best described as: | staff organization |
| when a group is called a membership association, it means that: | members play an important role in the daily activities of the group |
| The solidary benefits of interests groups include | friendship and consciousness-raising |
| Over the last forty years, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has | dramatically increased |
| An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between | a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency. |
| In recent years, the religious right has had a great effect on American politics through | grassroots mobilization |
| A ____ nation is one with unstable leadership, whose polices are driven by ideology rather than by economic or human costs and benefits | rogue |
| Which of the following is the most important actor in the foreign policy establishment? | the president |
| The most important task of the Senate in foreign policy is | reviewing and approving treaties |
| Which ethnic group has the reputation of having the greatest influence on American foreign policy? | Jewish Americans |
| What is the most critical resource the media has to influence foreign policy? | the speed and scale with which the media can spread political communication |
| In a crisis, which of the following has the greatest foreign policy influence? | the president |
| The main effort to change the foreign service into a fully professional diplomatic corps was | the Foreign Service Act of 1946 |
| The traditional American distrust of diplomacy has resulted in which situation? | Presidents often use military and political leaders outside the State Department during a crisis |
| Of which collective security organization is the United States not a member? | the Warsaw Pact |
| The foreign policy ideals that Americans have historically espoused assert | that our foreign policies should have a higher purpose than the pursuit of our own interests and to use force only as a last resort |
| Affirmative Action seeks to move beyond | equal results to equal opportunity |
| The case of Regents of the University of California v. Bakke dealt with | affirmative action |
| In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson | the principle of "separate but equal" was used to justify segregation |
| The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson | stated that the principle of separate but equal public facilities for African Americans was constitutional. |
| The constitutional trail for securing equal rights for all Americans was blazed primarily by | African Americans |
| Today the equal protection clause is interpreted broadly enough to do all of the following EXCEPT | permit sexual harassment |
| This is the legal doctrine that deprived married women of any identity separate from that of her husbands | coverture |
| The feminist movement was reborn | during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. |
| Which is the following statements about women in the military is FALSE? | Women, as well as men, are now required to register for the draft. |
| The system of White House management employed by President John Kennedy was | such that many aides equally participated in the decision-making process |
| The Constitution gives the president the power to influence the legislative process through his responsibility to | report on the state of the union and veto acts of Congress |
| How did the White House Communications Office choreograph George W. Bush's address from the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of major combat operations in Iraq | all of the above (positioned the Abraham Lincoln so that the shoreline was not visible, time the event so the sun would cast a favorable light on the president, and coordinated shirts of the crewmembers. |
| In mid-term elections, | the president's party typically loses seats |
| According to the 25th Amendment, in the event of a vacancy in the vice presidency | the president nominates a replacement, who must be confirmed by both houses of Congress |
| The scandal surrounding Richard Nixon's administration that led to impeachment hearings was known as | Watergate |
| According to the original Constitution, the president must be | at least 35 years old |
| These are specific and dramatic events that relate to international relations, directly involving the United States and the president | rally events |
| Impeachment of a president means that the president is | indicted by the House |
| The Office of Management and Budget is comprised of | political appointees and career officials |
| One important cause of the United States' two-party system is | single member electoral districts |
| Issues such as the environment, health care, retirement benefits, and taxation are on the political agenda in the United States because | these are the only problems that have yet to be solved by the free market |
| Which of the following was not a date of an electoral realignment | 1800 |
| Which of the following statements about contemporary American politics is most accurate | while political elites are highly polarized, most Americans are moderates in terms of public opinion |
| During the 19th Century, party machines depended heavily on ____________________ in order to reward party supporters | hard money |
| A Party activist is an individual who | commits acts of civil disobedience when asked to by a political party |
| Men in the United States are somewhat more likely to support the _______________ Party | Republican |
| Which group is most likely to support the Republican Party | women |
| Between the Civil War and the 1960s, the _____________ was a Democratic stronghold | West |
| The Constitution | clearly spells out a number of rules regarding how political parties must go about selecting a candidate to run for each elective office at the federal level but not at the state level |
| The Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the | national party conventions |
| Today, most delegates to each major party's national convention are chosen by | state presidential primaries |
| Precinct-level presidential caucuses | choose delegates to county caucuses/conventions where delegates to the state convention are selected, then the state convention chooses national convention delegates |
| The Democratic National Convention in __________ led to serious reforms in the methods it used to choose its convention delegates | 1968 |
| To be a presidential candidate of a major political party, a person must | win the majority of the delegates at the party's national convention |
| A(n) _________________ is a party's official selection of a candidate to run for Office. | nomination |
| Today, a majority of the delegates to the national convention are selected through | presidential primaries |
| The way in which candidates attempt to manipulate money, the media, and momentum to achieve the nomination is through | campaign strategy |
| Which of the following is TRUE about the presidential nomination process? | In most states, presidential primaries are held with the national convention delegates allocated to each candidate in rough proximity to their percentage of popular vote |
| In most advanced industrialized countries, election campaigns are | limited by law to no more than two months |
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