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Amer Nat Gvnmt quiz1
Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A government that places written legal limits on the power of the majority to act is often referred to as a | constitutional democracy |
| A New England town meeting is a form of | direct democracy |
| According to the text, free elections | give citizens a chance to select policy-making officials |
| According to the text, the American public's level of trust in their government | immediately rose following the September 11 terrorist attacks but subsequently declined |
| According to the text, Thomas Hobbes and David Hume | were skeptical of human reason |
| According to the text, who was an early advocate of public education, defending the cost of such a system on the basis that it would instill the value of democracy | Thomas Jefferson |
| According to the U.S. Census, what is the largest minority group within the U.S. population today | Hispanics or Latinos |
| Alexis de Tocqueville was | a French aristocrat who visited America in the 1830s |
| Diversity poses challenges to a democracy as it leads to wide differences of opinion thereby making it difficult to | obtain agreement on proposed solutions to political problems |
| Elections for members of the House of Representatives are held every | two years |
| Government and Politics are not the same because government refers to | the institutions and processes by which rules are made and enforced for all-members of society |
| Harold Lasswell defined politics as the study of | who gets what when and how |
| Jefferson's concept of equality did NOT apply to | black slaves or women |
| John Locke wrote that civil society was created by an agreement among citizens in which they accepted existing law and penalties as binding. This agreement was called | the social contract |
| Locke believed that government's primary role was to | protect the life, liberty, and property of those it governs |
| Representative democracy differs from direct democracy in that in the former, citizens transfer their __________ power to people whom they elect to represent them | decision-making |
| The Census Bureau estimates that the American population will | reach about 300 million by 2010 |
| The filibuster, which permits a few U.S. Senators – or even one – to indefinitely postpone or delay a vote in the Senate, is an example of | minority rights |
| The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments grant important rights to people who are accused of having committed crimes. These rights are examples of | civil liberties |
| The principle that holds that the powers of government should be limited and embodied in a basic written law is referred to as | constitutionalism |
| The procedure in some states that allows citizens to put proposed laws and constitutional amendments on the ballots to approve or reject legislative statutes is called | initiative |
| The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. had many followers due to what source of legitimate power | Charisma |
| The written language of the U.S. Constitution can only be altered by | a formal amendment process as stated within the document |
| What basic principle of American democracy has been a source of conflict since the nation's founding | equality |
| What doctrine is an extension of Locke's idea that people are able to make rational decisions and that they understand what policies would best serve their interests | majority rule |
| What two regions of the United States have recently had the largest increase in population | the West and the South |
| What type of equality did Thomas Jefferson stress in the Declaration of Independence | moral equality |
| When voters vote for or against the adoption of particular laws, they participate in a | referendum |
| Which of the following BEST defines democracy | Power is shared by all citizens |
| Which of the following is NOT a basic principle of American democracy | economic equality |
| Which of the following is NOT a basis of legitimacy, according to Max Weber | force |
| Who expressed concern about a "tyranny of the majority" | Alexis de Tocqueville |
| Why isn't a labor union or a corporation considered to be a part of the government | Labor unions and corporations cannot enforce rules for all of society |
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