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Who gets what, when, and how

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Politics is defined in your text as:

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The ability to get others to do what you want

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Power is defined in your text as:

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Authority

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When those in government exercise power recognized by citizens as right and proper, they are exercising:

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capitalist

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The market controls economic decisions in a ____ economy

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Procedural guarantees

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Government assurances that the rules will work smoothly and treat everyone fairly, with no promises of particular outcomes are:

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The government

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In socialist economies, control over economic decisions is exercised by:

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Substantive guarantees

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Government assurances of particular outcomes or results are:

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It is the basis for anarchy as a form of Government

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All of the following statements concerning popular sovereignty are true EXCEPT:

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Citizen participation groups

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The key concept of a pluralist theory of democracy is that the following is the key to political power:

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Social contract theory

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The doctrine that society is based on an agreement between government and the governed in which people agree to give up some rights in exchange for the protection of others is called:

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Citizens have rights as well as obligations, but subjects have only obligations.

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What is the key difference between a citizen and a subject?

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Regulated capitalism, in which business has substantial freedom from government interference, but the government does step in and regulate the economy to guarantee individual rights.

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which of the following reflects the type of economic system found in the United States?

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Self-Interest Vs. common good

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The two competing views of citizenship that exist today in the United States see humans acting out of:

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Government

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_____ Can be described as a system or an organization for exercising authority over a body of people:

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Role of the people in decision making

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The major difference between elitist, pluralist, and participatory theories of democracy is related to the:

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Jus soli

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Individuals born in the United States are American citizens, even if there parents are not, following principle of:

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Immigrants

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Citizens or subjects of other countries who come to the United States to live or work are known as:

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Naturalization

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The legal process of acquiring citizenship for a person who was not born a U.S. citizen is known as:

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Reduces conflict in society

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The Importance of Political culture is that:

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Procedural

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Americans tend to believe in ___ guarantees by government.

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Majority rule and the consent of the governed

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The United States' representative democracy is based on:

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Much lower

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Compared with the situation in most other western democracies, voter turnout in America is:

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That the rules treat everyone the same

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The American concept of equality tends to consist of ensuring:

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Democracy, freedom, and equality should be understood in terms of procedures

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Individualism means or implies all of the following EXCEPT:

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Democracy

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Americans believe that ___ is the most appropriate procedure for making public policy decisions:

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Equality of opportunity

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The procedural character of equality for Americans causes them to argue that equality should be measured as:

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Narrower because of our shared political culture

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Compared with most countries, in the United states the range of the idealogical spectrum is:

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Political culture unites us whereas political ideology divides us

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Which of the following statements is true regarding political culture and political ideology:

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How much the government should become involved in modifying the effects of the free market

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The major disagreement among Americans on the idealogical economic dimension is over:

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English as the official language

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The three core values of American political culture include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Most citizens believe the ideas that make up their culture are true.

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Political culture tends to unite society because:

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For a wide range of economic and political agendas as well as for religious and philosophical reasons

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Early colonists came to America:

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The colonies were places of absolute freedom whereas England had many restrictions

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All of the following statements concerning life in the colonies are true EXCEPT:

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Tax

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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had all of the following powers EXCEPT:

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As a compromise between those who wanted a strong central government and those who wanted to retain strong state governments

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The founders adopted a federal political system:

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Established a legislature with equal state representation in the Senate and representation by state population in the House

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The Great Compromise:

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Divides power between the federal and state governments

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According to Federalists, the advantage of federalism over a confederation was that it:

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Each slave would count as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives

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Under the Three-Fifths Compromise

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A belief in citizenship conferring equal rights but the unavailability of this citizenship to a major portion of the population

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Which of the following best reflects the contradiction within the new citizenship of the early American republic?

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Legislative, executive, and judicial powers are handled by separate institutions

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In the United States:

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necessary and proper

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The Supreme Court has interpreted the ___ clause of the Constitution so broadly that there are very few restrictions on what Congress can do.

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Can declare war

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The powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT he/she:

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The prime minister is not chosen directly by the people, whereas the president is chosen directly by the people via a "one person-one vote system"

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All of the following comparisons between the American presidential and parliamentary systems are true EXCEPT

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It does not control the military or the budget of the nation

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In federalist No. 78, Hamilton argued that the judiciary would be the least threatening branch of government because:

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Separation of powers

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The Constitutional safeguard that places legislative, executive, and judicial powers in different hand is called:

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Presidents can force congress to adjourn

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Aspects of the system of checks and balances include all of the following EXCEPT:

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It creates a more uniform environment for business activity across the country

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Which of the following is not a consequence of federalism?

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expansion of American government in general and the gradual strengthening of the federal government.

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two trends evident in the development of the American federalism throughout history are

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redefining the American purpose of government to include solving nationwide economic and social problems

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The New Deal increased the scope of both national and state powers by:

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no influence combined with no funding on an issue, categorical grants, Block grants, unfunded mandates.

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the ways the national government tries to influence states include:

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Block grants

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Federal funds provided to states for a broad purpose and unrestricted by detailed requirements are called

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Unfunded mandates

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Federal orders that require states to operate and pay for programs created at the national level are called

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Was a compromise for how power should be distributed between national and state governments

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Federalism in the United States:

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Was designed to allow growth and change but not to be too easy

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The amendment process for the Constitution:

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that the government will not create and support an official state church

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The establishment clause guarantees:

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Is good for economic development

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According to the textbook, free speech is valuable for all of the following reasons EXCEPT it:

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Separationists favor a stricter separation of church and state than accommodationists

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Separationists differ from accommodationists in that

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Libel

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Written defamation of character is known as:

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establishes and individuals right to bear arms

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The Supreme Court has most recently ruled that the second amendment:

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Illegally seized evidence cannot be used to obtain a conviction

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The exclusionary rule is the Supreme Court rule that:

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police have to advise people of their constitutional rights prior to questioning

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Miranda V. Arizona held that:

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is protected by the right to privacy

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The Supreme court has most recently ruled that what happens between consenting adults:

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That civil rights involve government action to secure rights of citizenship, whereas civil liberties involve individual freedoms that limit the power of government.

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The difference between civil rights and civil liberties is

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because individual actions often have important consequences and costs for society

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Individual actions come into conflict with the collective good of society:

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Establishment of religion

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The rights the founders believed were essential to maintain a representative democracy included all of the following EXCEPT:

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Imminent lawless action test

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The test that seemed to provide the most protection for free speech is the

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the whole area is so subjective that wide disagreement exists

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it is difficult for the Supreme Court to determine the exact meaning of obscenity because:

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opened the door for a variety of claims regarding the right to privacy

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The supreme court's ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut is significant because it:

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