American Government Quiz 1 – Flashcards

The No Child Left Behind Act

The Bill of Rights added to the Constitution, among other things...

In key decisions early in the New Deal era, the Supreme Court

The "separate but equal" standard was created by

In a survey of college students, the Intercollegiate Studies Association found that the best predictor of a student's later participation in the nation's civic and political life is

The only counterforce that was potentially strong enough to control the business trusts of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was

Which of the following aspects of U.S. government might be used as part of an argument that the U.S. is less democratic than some other democracies?

Which of the following characterizes journalist Walter Lippmann's views on democracy?

Which of the following individuals would agree that each state should be allowed to determine for itself the extent to which national authority restricts its actions?

Presidential appointments and treaties must be approved by

Which important aspect of European thought had a big impact on the formation of the political culture of America?

Which of the following has democracy come to mean in practice?

Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of American political culture?

How did Congress retaliate to the Supreme Court's reprimand, in Marbury v. Madison, that it had passed legislation that exceeded its constitutional authority?

________ referred to his victory in the presidential election as the "Revolution of 1800."

From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective, the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

Under the New Jersey Plan, each state would have ____ vote(s) in Congress.

In what decade did federal grants-in-aid NOT expand significantly?

If a state accepts a federal grant-in-aid, it must

This person was the chief architect of the United States Constitution and also one of America's top political scientists:

Which of the following was NOT provided for by the Articles of Confederation?

President John Adams publicly indicated that

The expansion of national authority in the twentieth century first became evident in this decade:

The origin of the concept of separation of powers is most associated with

According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their "just powers" from