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tgovmidterm
american and texas gov midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| . The first governing document of the United States was | b) The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union |
| Where was the execution of laws conducted under the Articles of Confederation? | c) The states |
| Which state’s proposal embodies a principle of representing states in the Congress according to their size and wealth? | d) Virginia |
| The agree. reached at the Const Conv that determined that every slave would be counted as a fraction of a person for the purposes of taxation and repres. in the House of Repres. was called the: | b) Three-fifths Compromise |
| Which event led directly to the Constitutional Convention by providing evidence that the government created under the Articles of Confederation was unable to act decisively in times of national crisis? | a) The Boston Tea Party |
| What mechanism was instituted in the Congress to guard against “excessive democracy”? a) Bicameralism b) Staggered Senate terms c) Appointment of senators for long terms d) All of the above | d) All of the above |
| Which idea is contained in both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions? | b) Federalism |
| Which part of the U.S. Constitution reserves powers to the states? | d) Tenth Amendment |
| The Texas Constitution requires that Texas judges | c) Be elected by the people. |
| Which term describes the sharing of powers between the national government and the state government? | b) Federalism |
| Which amendment to the Constitution states that the powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states were “reserved to the states”? | c) Tenth Amendment |
| A state’s government’s authority to regulate the health, safety, and morals of its citizens is frequently referred to as | b) The police power |
| Many states have amended their constitutions to guarantee that large cities will have the authority to manage local affairs without interference from state government. This power is called | a) Home rule |
| The system of federalism that allowed states to do most of the fundamental governing from 1789 to 1937 was | c) Dual federalism |
| In which case did the Supreme Court create the potential for increased national power by ruling that Congress could use the necessary and proper clause to interpret its delegated powers broadly? | c) McCulloch v. Maryland |
| The process of returning more of the responsibilities of governing from the national level to the state level is known as | b) Devolution |
| One of the most powerful tools by which the federal government has attempted to get the states to act in ways that are desired by the federal government is by | a) Providing grants-in-aid |
| The form of regulated federalism that allows the federal government to take over areas of regulation formerly overseen by states or local governments is called | d) Preemption |
| When state and local governments must conform to costly regulations or conditions in order to receive grants by do not receive reimbursements for their expenditures from the federal government it is called: | b) An unfunded mandate |
| In general, FCC regulations apply only to | c) Over-the-air broadcast media |
| The now defunct requirement that broadcasters provide for opposing views when they air programs on controversial issues was called | b) The fairness doctrine |
| The nationalization of the news has been influenced by which of the following trends in ownership of the media? | c) The wave of mergers and consolidations following the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act |
| Which of the following best describes national news in the United States? a) Fragmented and localized b) Nationalized and centralized c) Centralized but still localized d) None of the above | b) Nationalized and centralized |
| Which of the following have an impact on the nature of media coverage of politics? a) Reporters b) Political actors c) News consumers d) All of the above | d) All of the above |
| The newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst was responsible for encouraging U.S. involvement in which war? a) The Spanish-American War b) The Vietnam War c) The U.S. war with Mexico d) The Gulf War | a) The Spanish-American War |
| Which of the following is a strategy available to poor people to increase their coverage by the news media? a) Protest b) Media consultants c) Television advertising d) Newspaper advertising “time sharing” | a) Protest |
| The media’s powers to determine what becomes a part of political discussion and to shape how political events are interpreted are known as | b) Agenda setting and framing |
| Media coverage of election campaigns typically focuses on which of the following? | d) The “horse race” (that is, who is ahead and by how much) |
| Which of the following has not been a consequence of the emergence of adversarial (or “attack”) journalism? | a) It has led the media to adopt a more positive view of politicians and political views |
| Which of the following best describes the media’s role in the Watergate affair? | a) They played a central role in reporting on President Nixon’s resignation once he left office but did little to reveal his abuses of power to the public while he was president. |
| a system of government in which states retain sovereign authority except for the powers expressly delegated to the national government | Confederation |
| the division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making | separation of powers |
| a system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments | federalism |
| specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (Article I, Section 8) and to the president (Article II) | expressed powers |
| the power of the courts to review and, if necessary, declare actions of the legislative and executive branches invalid or unconstitutional. The Supreme Court asserted this power in Marbury v. Madison | judicial review |
| power reserved to the state government to regulate the health, safety, and morals of its citizens | police power |
| power delegated by the state to a local unit of government to manage its own affairs | home rule |
| the principle that the states should oppose the increasing authority of the national government. This principle was most popular in the period before the Civil War | states’ rights |
| a policy to remove a program from one level of government by delegating it or passing it down to a lower level of government, such as from the national government to the state and local governments | devolution |
| programs through which Congress provides money to state and local governments on the condition that the funds be employed for purposes defined by the federal government | grants-in-aid |
| the system of government that prevailed in the United States from 1789 to 1937, in which most fundamental governmental powers were shared between the federal and state governments | dual federalism |
| a type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined goals. Also known as "intergovernmental cooperation" | cooperative federalism |
| a form of federalism in which Congress imposes legislation on states and localities, requiring them to meet national standards | regulated federalism |
| the principle that allows the national government to override state or local actions in certain policy areas; in foreign policy, the willingness to strike first in order to prevent an enemy attack | preemption |
| attempts by Presidents Nixon and Reagan to return power to the states through block grants | new federalism |
| federal grants-in-aid that allow states considerable discretion in how the funds are spent | block grants |
| regulations or conditions for receiving grants that impose costs on state and local governments for which they are not reimbursed by the federal government | unfunded mandates |
| short snippets of information aimed at dramatizing a story rather than explaining its substantive meaning | sound bites |
| the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems | agenda setting |
| an executive branch in which power is fragmented because the election of statewide officeholders is independent of the election of the governor | plural executive |
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