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the goal of the American Revolution was

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liberty

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the colonists believed that most politicians tended to be

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corrupt

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the colonists fought to protect liberties that they believed were

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discoverable in nature and history, based on a higher law, essential to human progress and ordained by God

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When he wrote the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson replaced _____________ with "the pursuit of happiness"

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property

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at the time of the American Revolution, most citizens were

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self employed

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The essential compaints itemized in the Declaration of Independence are remarkable because

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none spoke of social or economic conditions in the colonies

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an unalienable right is

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based on nature and Providence

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the colonists new vision of government insisted that

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the legislative branch be superior to the executive branch

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one notable feature of colonial governments by 1776 was the presence of

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written constitutions with detailed bills of rights

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The articles of confederation attempted to create

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a league of friendships among the states

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under the articles congress had the power to

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make peace, coin money, appoint key army officers and run the post office

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all of the following were true of the government under the articles except

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amendments required the support of nine of thirteen states

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the critical meeting that was scheduled by those who met at George Washington's house and later held at Annapolis, Maryland, focused on the topic of

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trade regulation

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the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to

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revise the articles of confederation

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what influential Founder concluded history-to that point in time- provided no truly desirable model of government

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James madison

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french political pundits and Thomas Paine praised the state constitution of Pennsylvania because it was radically

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democratic

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Shay's rebellion stirred the fears of some that state governments were

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about to collapse

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Thomas Jefferson responded to the news of the rebellion by noting

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a little rebellion now and then is a good thing

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the Philadelphia convention attracted about _____ delegates from the states

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55

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About _____ of the delegates at the Convention participated regularly

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30

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the majority of the delegates to the constitutional convention were

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lawyers

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the text suggests some names made famous by the Revolution were conspicuously absent from the convention, including

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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams

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The various speeches given by the delegates at the Convention are known to us from

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detailed notes kept by Madison

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention shared to a commitment to

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liberty

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When John Locke theorized about the "state of nature," he was speculating about a period of time when

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there were societies, but no governments

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The philosophy of John Locke strongly supported the idea that

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government ought to be limited

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The Pennsylvania experience led the Framers to be concerned about the tyranny of

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the majority

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To many conservatives in the late 18th century, democracy meant

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mob rule

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In the Federalist papers, Madison quipped that government would not be "necessary" if

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men were angels

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The presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention was

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George Washington

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Supporters of a strong national government favored the

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Virginia Plan

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All of the following were features of the Virginia Plan except

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each state had one vote in the national legislature

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The high degree of contentiousness at the Convention was evident in the fact that Benjamin Franklin suggested beginning each meeting with

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prayer

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The Great Compromise

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based House representation on population and Senate population on equality

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The Constitution called for senators to be

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selected by the state legislatures

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the great compromise was supported by the votes of delegates from _______ states

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5

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before a committee created the electoral college, convention delegates suggested the president be

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chosen by congress and elected directly by the people

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with regard to the power of judicial review the text suggests

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it is not clear whether the Framers intended the Supreme Court to have such a power

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All of the following statements regarding the amendment process are correct except

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amendments can only be proposed by the Senate

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The American version of representative democracy was based on two major principles

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separation of powers and federalism

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the power to print money would be an example of what kind of power

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enumerated

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powers that are exclusively given the states to the states are referred to as what powers

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reserved

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the power to collect taxes would be an example of a what power

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concurrent

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the antifederalists are best described as

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states' righters

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The federalist papers were written

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to help win ratification of the constitution in New York

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what of the following liberties was included in the constitution before the bill of rights was added

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Habeas Corpus

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In the constitution, slavery was

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not specifically mentioned

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Sophisticated statistical analysis of the voting behavior of the Framers of the Constitution suggests

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they generally represented the interests of their respective states

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Those who favor reforming the Constitution by lessening the separation of powers between the branches often draw their inspiration from the model of

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Great Britain

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Women are specifically mentioned in the original Consititution

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nowhere

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No women voted in state election in the United States until

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1869, in territorial elections in Wyoming

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Which statement best describes the performance of the government in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US

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A fraction of the bipartisan homeland security policies and programs were implemented after many years of debate

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Today, on average, Americans pay ________ percent of their income to federal payroll taxes

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21

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Most national political officeholders are middle-class, middle-aged, white protestant males. Knowing this, we

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still cannot explain many important policies

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What do the authors define as "the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions"?

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power

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Which of the following statements concerning power is correct?

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its exercise can sometimes be obvious, it can be exercised in subtle ways, it involves a person getting another person to act in accordance with the first person's wishes, and is found in all human relationships (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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Which of the following statements about authority is correct

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it is defined as the right to use power

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a survey of 450 history and political science professors resulted in __________ being listed as the most significant achievement o government since 1950

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the rebuilding of Europe

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Americans seem to agree that the exercise of political power at any level is legitimate only if in some sense it is

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democratic

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In Aristotle's view, democracy would consist of

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participation by all or most citizen in either holding office or making policy

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Aristotle's notion of democracy is also referred to as

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direct democracy and participatory democracy

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In the ancient Greek city-state, the right to vote was not extended to

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those who did not own property, women, minors, slaves (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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Which of the following is a basic tenet of representative democracy?

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individuals should acquire power through competition for the people's vote

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Sometimes, representative democracy is disapprovingly referred to as the _______ theory of democracy

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elitist

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If you fear that people often decide big issues on the basis of fleeting passions and in response to demagogues, you are likely to agree with

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many of the framers of the Constitution

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The text suggests representative democracy is justified by all of the following concerns except that

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the people cannot choose among competing leadership groups

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In sharp contrast to the United States, very few offices in some European democracies are

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elective

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the text suggests that the Founders thought the government should ______ popular views

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mediate

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The Founders granted that representative democracy would

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prevent sweeping changes in policy and often proceed slowly

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The Founders might agree that _______ ought to hinge on popular vote

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none of the above

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Issues can be handled in a majoritarian fashion if

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they are important enough to command the attention of most citizens, sufficiently clear to elicit an informed opinion from citizens, sufficiently feasible to address so that what citizens want can in fact be done (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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In the Marxist view government is a reflection of underlying ________ forces

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economic

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Marx concluded "modern" societies generally feature a clash of power between

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capitalists and workers

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C. Wright Mills, an American sociologist, suggests politics and government are dominated by

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the power elite

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Which of the following statements is not consistent with Mills' position

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Corporate leaders are the primary, dominant nongovernmental influence in policy making

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Max Weber felt that the dominant social and political reality of modern times was that

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all institutions have fallen under the control of large bureaucracies

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Weber's theory suggests it would be wise for scholars who want to study power to focus on

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appointed officials and career government workers

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The view that money, expertise, prestige, and so forth are widely scattered throughout our society in the hands of a variety of groups is known as the

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pluralist view of American society

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A pluralist might agree with all the following statements except

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mass opinion and the interests of citizens are irrelevant to policy making

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The text suggests ______ theory "does the most to reassure one that America has been, and continues to be, a democracy in more than name."

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pluralist

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Ronald Reagan's policy initiatives on social and economic problems sought to

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return citizens' assumptions to what they had been before the 1930s

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American foreign policy, according to the text, tends to alternate between

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interventions and isolationism

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The fact that people have been willing to die over competing views of the public interest suggests that

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such views are more than mere window dressing

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The kinds of answers that political scientists usually give to the fundamental political questions tend to be

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partial, contingent, and controversial

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According to the text, before making judgement about institutions and interests, we must first observe them

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on a variety of different issues

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The logical place to begin the study of how power is distributed in U.S. politics is

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the Constitutional Convention and events leading up to it

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The Supreme Court's controversial 2005 decision Kelo v. City of New London involved

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government seizure of private property

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The response of many state legislatures to the Court's decision in the Kelo case was to

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restrict its scope by passage of new laws

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Today's effort to scale back the size and activities of the national government shift responsibilities back to the states has become known as

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devolution

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A system is not federal unless local units of government

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exist independently and can make decisions independent of the national government

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The text identifies all of the following has having federal systems except

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Great Britain

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William H. Riker, an American political scientist argues that the "main effect" of federalism since the Civil War has been to

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perpetuate racism

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According to the text, the most "obvious" effect of federalism has been to

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facilitate the mobilization of political acitivity

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All of the following statements are correct except

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the delegates at Philadelphia used "federalism" as a synonym for "unitary"

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Alexander Hamilton's view of federalism held that

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the federal government was superior to the state governments

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The national supremacy view of the newly formed federal government was powerfully defended by Chief Justice

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John Marshall

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The landmark case McCulloch vs. Maryland determined that

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the "necessary and proper clause" allowed for the creation of a bank

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Although the doctrine of nullification is commonly associated with John C. Calhoun, the notion is plainly evident in

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the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

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After the Civil War the debate about the meaning of federalism focused on the ______ clause of the Constitution

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commerce

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The text suggests that, by the 1940s, Supreme Court rulings concerning the commerce clause

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abandoned hard distinctions between interstate and intrastate commerce

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According to the text, federal anti-trust laws do not affect

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professional baseballs players

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In the 2000 case United States vs Morrison, the Supreme Court refused to connect or extend the scope of the commerce clause to

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violence against women

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Which of the following statements regarding state constitutions is incorrect

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none of the above

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which procedure allows voters to reject a measure adopted by the legislature

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referendum

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which procedure allows voters to remove an elected official from office

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recall

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The Constitution guarantees the existence of

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the states

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At first, federal money seemed attractive to state officials because

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There were budget surpluses, the federal income tax was a flexible tool of public finance, the production and distribution of currency was managed by the federal government, and it seemed to be free, (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

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One odd effect of the fair share formula used to determine grants by Homeland security is

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A skew in funding toward states and cities with low populations

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During the 1960s, federal grant programs were increasingly devised on the basis of ________ needs

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National

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In 1960, over 40% of all federal grants to local and state government went to

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Transportation and highways

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As of 2006, the largest percentage of federal grant money goes toward

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medicaid

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The requirement that a state or locality match federal money is most common with

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categorical grants

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The Law Enforcement Assistance Act is an example of a

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categorical grant

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Block grants and revenue sharing were efforts to

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reverse trends by allowing states and localities freedom to spend money as they wished

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Which of the following has (have) grown fastest in recent years?

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categorical grants

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Whcih of the following is (are) not among the coalition that prefers categorical grants to block grants and revenue sharing

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state and local officials

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The intense debate over the manner in which the federal government distributes funds and awards contracts has been precipitated by

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a shift in population to the South, Southwest, and Far West

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With the advent of grants based on distributional formulas, the _______ has taken on monumental importance

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census

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Most federal mandates concern

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civil rights and environmental protection

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A 2006 study found that the highest number of unfunded mandates could be found in the area of ___________ policy

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environmental

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Which of the following statements is correct

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the government tends to use more mandates in areas where it spends less money

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The text suggests the growth of mandates has been fueled by the fact that

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local citizens can use a federal court to change local practicies

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The conditions attached to grants are by far the most important federal restriction on state action because

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the typical state depends for a quarter or more of its budget on federal grants

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when the election of 1994 brought Republican majorities in the House and the Senate, the first key issue in the drive to shift important functions back to the states was

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welfare

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the text suggests devolution was actually an old idea that acquired new vitality because

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Congress, rather than the president, was leading the effort

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