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The constitution created the electoral college to select? a. all major political leaders b. members of the legislature only c. senators and the president d. the president and the vice president e. the president only

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e. the president only

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The Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution was intended the limit the power of... a. state governments over citizens b. citizens to amend the U.S. Constitution c. the federal government d. legislatures to amend the U.S. Constitution e. all of the above

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c. the federal government

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The Constitution was signed in the year a. 1775 b. 1776 c. 1779 d. 1787 e. 1789

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d. 1787

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What the colonists sought in proclaiming independence from Great Britain was political power embodied in: a. a written constitution b. royal perogative c. colonial charters d. a consensus of public opinioin

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a. a written constitution

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A political elite consists of individuals who have a disproportionate amount of: a. power b. influence c. intelligence d. media exposure e. fame

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a. power

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The principle goal of the American Revolution was: a. equality b. financial betterment c.political efficiency d. fraternity e. liberty

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e. liberty

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The U.S. Constitution contained no bill of rights because, among other things a. liberty - not rights - was the chief concern of bills b. the U.S. Constitution was ratified before a bill of rights was deemed necessary c. the Framers thought they were creating a government with specific, limited powers d. special-interest groups forced the changes after the document was ratified e. Hamilton and Madison opposed the addition of such

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c. the Framers thought they were creating a government with specific, limited powers

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An example of an intergovernmental lobby would be a lobby comprising a. local police chiefs b. local gas station owners c. gun enthusiasts d. oil company executives e. society of card players

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a. local police chiefs

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Because the founders believed they were creating a government of limited powers, they felt it necessary to a. specify what Congress could not do b. include a bill of rights c. impose checks on presidential power d. have the senate elected directly e. elect the president by direct popular vote

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b. include a bill of rights

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The doctrine of nullification refers to a. the power of congress to veto state laws that violate the U.S. Constitution b. the claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the U.S. Constitution c. the power of the president to veto sate laws for violating the U.S. Constitution d. the authority of the president to dissolve congress and to call for new elections e. the power of the federal government to invalidate state laws on matters of commerce

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b. the claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the U.S. Constitution

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Among the compromises worked out the Constitution Convention of 1787 after the adoption of the Great Compromise was that of the a. adoption of a five year term of office for the president b. selection of the Supreme Court by the senate c. popular election of members of the House of Representatives d. use of an electoral college for choosing a president e. an elective monarchy

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d. use of an electoral college for choosing a president

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One important feature of a federal system such as that in the United States is the fact that a. in matters of national concern for example, military spending state and local governments will make any governing difficult b. the cost of organized political activity will be higher in a unitary system c. most local programs such as welfare and taxation will be funded and regulated at national level d. different political groups pursing different political purposes will become to power in different places e. the political purposes of a small group will dominate from generation to generation

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d. different political groups pursing different political purposes will come to power in different places

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The intent of the New Jersey Plan was to ___ the old Articles of Confederation. a. replace b. amend c. recind d. weaken e. emasculate

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b. amend

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People who run for office are trying to achieve what kind of authority? a. respected b. lasting c. formal d. ultimate e. informal

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c. formal

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Those who emphasize the role in politics of shifting coalitions of groups are referred to as a. Marxists b. structuralists c. elitists d. pluralists e. isolationists

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d. pluralists

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The list of the essential rights demanded by the colonists included life, liberty, and a. trading rights b. property c. the right to own slaves d. the pursuit of truth e. fraternity

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b. property

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State cannot declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. In other words, states do not have the right of a. nullification b. local mandate c. dual federalism d. haveas corpus e. recall

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a. nullification

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Federal grants over which local officials have wide discretion are called a. categorical grants b. land grants c. matching grants d. revenue-sharing funds e. categorical choice programs

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d. revenue-sharing funds

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The pluralist view of political reality emphasizes the __ of political resources. a. coordination b. duplication c. irrelevance d. decentralization e. reciprocity

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d. decentraliziation

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The effort to pass on to the states many federal functions has been called __. a. evolution b. third-order evolution c. enhancement d. entitlement e. devolution

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e. devolution

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What the colonists sought in proclaiming independence from Great Britain was political power embodied in a. a written constitution b. royal perogative c. colonial charters d. a consensus of public opinion

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a. a written constitution

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The type of locally distributed federal money that would be most affected by changes in population and distribution formulas is a. the block grant b. the categorical grant c. revenue sharing d. the land grant e. A and B

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c. revenue sharing

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One could argue that the concept of duel federalism was doomed from the beginning because a. nature abhors a vacuum b. birds of a feather flock together c. two rulers cannot rule one people d. absolute power corrupts absolutely

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c. two rulers cannot rule one people

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In which Federalist paper does James Madison warn against the danger of factions? a. federalist 51 b. federalist 25 c. federalist 11 d. federalist 10 e. federalist 1

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d. federalist 10

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The arrangement by which individuals gain power through competition for the people's vote is called a. democratic centralism b. participatory democracy c. representative democracy d. the "rule of the many" e. direct democracy

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c. representative democracy

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Relative to the notion of democratic government, the Supreme Court's power of judicial review a. places limits on democracy b. is limited to state issues c. generally favors the executive d. is sometimes democratic, sometimes not e. is used frequently

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a. places limits on democracy

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All of the following are reasons why grant-in-aid systems grew rapidly throughout the twentieth century except a. the federal government had the money to spend b. the federal government could print money when it needed it c. the federal government had eliminated the federal income tax. d. politically, it was wise for states to get their money from the federal government rather than their own taxes e. the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified

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c. the federal government had eliminated the federal income tax

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By ruling that the government cannot require local police to conduct background checks on all gun purchases, it held that to do so would be violating of the __ Amendment. a. fifth b. sixth c. tenth d. fourteenth e. none of the above

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c. tenth

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The McCulloch v. Maryland decision established a. judicial review by the Supreme Court b. state sovereignty in interstate commerce c. national government supremacy over the states d. the legality of the slave trade e. all of the above

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c. national government supremacy over the states

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C. Wright Mills expresses his view of power and policy making in his work entitled a. The Inner Circle b. The Proletarian lament c. Bureaucracy and its Critics d. The Owners of Production e. The Power Elite

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e. The Power Elite

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New England town meetings are commonly cited as the closest approach in the United States to a. anarchy b. classical democracy c. revolution d. socialism e. plutocracy

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b. classical democracy

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The Supreme Court case that established national supremacy was a. U.S. v. Wilson b. Marbury v. Madison c. United States v. Virginia d. Brown v. Maryland e. McCulloch v. Maryland

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e. McCulloch v. Maryland

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Individuals have power when they are able to a. get elected into office b. be present at behind the scenes political meetings c. serve their fellow human beings d. get others to do what they want e. vote without being influenced by outside forces

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d. get others to do what they want

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Power is best defined as the capacity to a. make and carry out decisions without regard to others b. get others to act in accordance with your intentions c. persuade others to do what they do not want to do

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b. get others to act in accordance with your intentions

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The Federalist papers contain the results of studies of various forms of government assembled by a. Benjamin Franklin b. Thomas Jefferson c. John Adams d. George Washington e. James Madison

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e. James Madison

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The U.S. Constitution provided that slaves escaping to a free state were to a. become free persons b. be imprisoned c. be returned to their masters d. remain free as long as they stay in the North e. remain free as long as they went to New York

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c. be returned to their masters

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Compared to Federalists, Antifederalists tended to favor a a. strong national government as a protection against political privilege b. weak decentralized government as a protection against social inequality - difference in wealth c. weak decentralized government as a protection of liberty d. strong national government as a protection for political privilege e. strong national government for purposes of taxation

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c. weak decentralized government as a protection of liberty

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Representative Democracy allows individuals to gain political power through a. media campaigns b. quadrennial elections c. nonpartisan elections d. reciprocal elections e. competitive elections

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e. competitive elections

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The central issue in the framing of the U.S. Constitution was that of a. how strong to make the central government b. how best to divide powers among the branches of government c. how best to break with Great Britain d. how to adopt liberty but still allow slaveholding e. how to create a truly independent judiciary

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a. how strong to make the central government

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While gleefully accepting federal grants with no apparent strings, state governors were disregarding which fundamental axion of politics? a. there's no such ting as a free lunch b. politics makes strange bedfellows c. nice guys finish last d. those who respect sausages or law should avoid being present when they are made e. you can't fool all of the people all of the time

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a. there's no such thing as a free lunch

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Those who possess a disproportionate share of political power are defined as a. capitalists b. majoritarians c. a political elite d. office holders c. centralists

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c. a political elite

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The founders did not include the U.S. Constitution an explicit statement of state powers but added it later in the a. second amendment b. seventh amendment c. tenth amendment d. fourteenth amendment e. none of the above

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c. tenth amendment

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The Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution was intended to limit the power of a. state governments over citizens b. citizens to amend the U.S. Constitution c. the federal government d. legislatures to amend the U.S. Constitution e. all of the above

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c. the federal government

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This is a procedure that enables voters to reject a measure adopted by the legislature a. initiative b. referendum c. recall d. logrolling e. rollback

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b. referendum

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The theory of natural law provided the basis for the colonists' justification of a. the separation of powers b. an independent judiciary c. federalist d. noninterference with slavery e. the liberties they sought

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e. the liberties they sought

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Block grants were designed to remedy a common criticism of categorized grants, namely a. their lack of specificity b. the lack of conditions under which such grants were made c. the difficulty of adapting categorical grants to local needs d. their discriminatory nature decisions are too often based on politics e. their lack of relevance to problems that were perceived to be "national" in nature

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c. the difficulty of adapting categorical grants to local needs

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A categorical grant is a transfer of federal funds designed for a. the private sector b. discretionary use by a state c. the accomplishment of broad goals d. programs with matching grants e. special purposes

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e. special purposes

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The connection between the national census taken every ten years the allocation of various federal grants-in-aid is that a. no new programs may be implemented until the census is taken b. the results of the census are the sole basis for the determination of the distribution of all such funds c. the census is funded by federal levies on the states d. demographic reasons must accompany any proposal to alter existing allocations e. some allocation formulas are based on census figures

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e. some allocation formulas are based on census figures

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The purpose of the Constitution Convention of 1787 was to a. prepare a new constitution b. revise the Articles of Confederation c. draft a Declaration of Independence d. adopt a common state constitution e. prepare for a second Revolution

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b. revise the Articles of Confederation

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In the US Constitution, a limitation on democratization was imposed with the a. creation of the Supreme Court b. means of election to the House of Representatives c. "full faith and credit" clause d. final amendment to the Bill of Rights e. the commence clause

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a. creating of the Supreme Court

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The line-item veto would allow a president to a. send a bill back to Congress for reconsideration b. veto part of a bill while approving the rest c. suspend the enactment of a bill temporarily d. veto a bill if Congress were not in session e. veto a bill within six hours of passage

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b. veto part of a bill while approving the rest

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Some critics of the separation of powers complain that, whereas the president is supposed to be in charge of the bureaucracy, in fact he has to share this authority with a. cabinet appointees b. federal judges c. many members of congress d. various interest groups e. state officals

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c. many members of congress

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The goal of the framers of the U.S. Constitution was to create a a. political system in which majority rule was supreme b. pure democracy modeled after the new England town meeting c. an autonomous collective d. pluralist democracy ruled by a power elite e. republic based on a system of representation

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e. republic based on a system of representation

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In the United States, programs such as the interstate highway system and services to the unemployed are most accurately considered a. state functions that operate without any involvement on the part of the federal government b. federal functions, although state governments pay some of the costs c. state functions which are designated under the Tenth Amendment d. federal functions that operate without any involvement on the part of state governments e. state functions, though the federal government seeks to regulate them

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e. state functions, though the federal government seeks to regulate them

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The framers of the Constitution favored a. direct democracy b. participatory democracy c. representative democracy d. Marxism e. socialism

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c. representative democracy

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The primary source of legitimate political authority in the United States is the a. Bill of Rights b. will of the people c. US Constitution d. concept of civil liberty e. notion of civil rights

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c. U.S. Constitution

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John Marshall was the first chief justice to greatly enlarge the powers of the a. state b. national government c. congress d. president e. bureaucracy

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b. national government

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The U.S. Constitution failed to outlaw slavery because a. few at that time recognized slavery as a moral evil b. opponents of slavery lacked the courage of their convictions c. southern support was essential to the adoption of the document d. the Framers had no such mandate from those who had selected them e. Jefferson owned slaves

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c. southern support was essential to the adoption of the document

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Perhaps the most obvious effect of federalism in the United States has been to a. centralize the government b. prevent states from blocking national interests c. increase conflict among elites d. raise the cost of organized political activity e. mobilize political activity

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e. mobilize political activity

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Which term describes rights that are based on nature and Providence? a. civil rights b. unalienable rights c. essential rights d. devine rights e. penumbra rights

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b. unalienable rights

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Most forms of economic activity are now included under a. First amendment freedoms b. interstate commerce c. the doctrine of implied powers d. the reserved powers of the states e. compact theory

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b. interstate commerce

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Until 1808, the national government was prohibited from a. imposing import taxes b. passing bills of attainder c. restricting the slave trade d. establishing an army e. all of the above

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c. restricting the slave trade

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The doctrine of dual federalism grew out of a protracted debate on the subject of a. commerce b. banking c. manufacturing d. welfare e. licensing of commercial fishermen

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a. commerce

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An important outcome of Marshall's ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) was to a. place limits on the constitutional powers granted to Congress by refusing McCulloch's appeal b. give greater power to the states in taxing agents of the federal government, including banks c. protect newspaper editors who publish stories critical of the federal government d. restrict the power of the Court in cases involving conflicts between states the federal government e. confirm the supremacy of the federal government in the exercise of the constitutional powers granted to Congress

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e. confirm the supremacy of the federal government in the exercise of the constitutional powers granted to Congress

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Judges have ordered Massachusetts to change teh way it hires firefighters, even though the state does not receive aid from the federal government for fire fighting. Such an order is referred to as a a. condition of aid b. quid pro quo order c. mandate d. pro bono requirement e. percuriam order

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c. mandate

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Which of the following allows national governments the right to alter or even abolish local governments? a. a constitutional government b. federalism c. a unitary system d. socialism e. a confederation

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c. a unitary system

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Locke's notion of the state of nature might be best exemplified today by a. the famine in Ethiopia b. capitalistic venture in Eastern Europe c. the Clinton administration's policy on national lands d. international relations between the superpowers e. experimentation with human embryos

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d. international relations between the superpowers

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Shay's Rebellion, an early test of the powers of the Articles of Confederation, took place in a. Virginia b. Rhode Island c. Massachusetts d. Maryland e. Pennsylvania

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c. Massachusetts

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The concept of separate, sovereign national and state governments is known as a. nationalism b. democracy c. confederation d. federalism e. unicameralism

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d. federalism

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The term intergovernmental lobby is used to refer to lobbying activities by a. state and local officials at the national government b. one branch of the national government at another branch c. foreign governments in Washington, D.C. d. federal agencies at statehouses and city halls e. governmental units with ties to interest groups

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a. state and local officials at the national government

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James Madison's main argument in favor of a federalist position, stated in Federalist 10 and 52, was in defense of a. large republics b. small democracies governed by direct democracy c. a bill of rights d. large legislatures with small districts and frequent turnover e. centralized judiciaries

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a. large republics

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Which of the following was intended merely to adopt amendments to the Articles of Confederation? a. the Connecticut Plan b. the New Jersey Plan c. the Maryland Plan d. the Virginia Plan e. the Georgia Plan

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b. the New Jersey Plan

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In the US Constitution, a limitation on democratization was imposed with the a. creation of the supreme court b. means of election to the House of Representatives c. "full faith and credit" clause d. final amendment to the Bill of Rights e. the commerce clause

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a. creation of the Supreme Court

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The net result of the Great Compromise was the a. balancing of the interests of the central government with state interests b. reconciliation of large and small state representation c. settling of the colonists; financial obligation to Great Britain d. settlement of the slavery issue among the colonies e. creation of an independent judiciary

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b. reconciliation of large and small state representation

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For the founders, federalism was a device to a. protect liberty b. provide efficient local administration c. encourage citizen participation d. guarantee equality e. protect against foreign invasion

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a. protect liberty

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A person cannot be imprisoned without first being brought before a judge, who in turn finds sufficient cause for his or her detention. This protection is known as a. ex post facto b. a Miranda right c. certiorari d. judicial review e. habeas corpus

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e. habeas corpus

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This procedure in effect about one-third of the states permits voters to remove an elected official from office. a. intiative b. referendum c. recall d. logrolling e. rollback

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c. recall

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The power of the people - popular majority rule - was limited by the US Constitution in several ways, including a. establishing a directly elected House of Representatives b. granting law-making powers to the judicial branch of government c. concentrating political in a single, supreme legislature d. making the amending of the US Constitution relatively difficult e. removing all formal titles from the heads of government

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d. making the amending of the US Constitution relatively difficult

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A block grant is essentially a a. grant that benefits a single, local unit (or block) b. group of categorical or project grants c. reverse grant-in-aid money flows fro states back to the federal government d. project grant with tighter restrictions e. a project grant wtih less federal support

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b. group of categorical or project grants

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Between 1960 and 1995, federal grants for transportation and highways, as a proportion of all federal grants, a. increased more than any other grant category b. gradually became the largest grant category c. decreased more than any other grant category d. held steady from year to year e. increased abruptly, then held steady from year to year

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e. increased abruptly, then held steady from year to year?

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The year 1787 was when the a. Declaration of Independence was drafted b. Annapolis Convention was held c. US Constitution was written d. US Constitution was ratified by the 14th state e. Washington and Hamilton first considered creating a new government

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d. US Constitution was ratified by the 14th state?

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The Great Compromise was supported by votes of delegates from __ states. a. 13 b.12 c. 10 d. 9 e. 5

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e. 5

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The nature of the amendments process has probably kept the amendments added to the U.S. Constitution a. relatively simple in nature b. legally complex in nature c. relatively few in number d. extremely controversial e. somewhat redundent

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a. relatively simple in nature

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Presidents would be able to veto part of a bill while approving the rest if the US Constitution permitted a a. veto b. provisional veto c. pocket veto d. reverse veto e. line-item veto

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e. line-item veto

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Who authored the Federalist Papers a. II only b. III only c. I, II, III d. II and III e. I, III, IV

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d. II and III?

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Three-fifths of the slaves were counted for purposes of a. electing state legislatures b. portioning delegates to presidential conventions c. allocating seats in the House of Representatives d. electing the president e. allotting seats in the Senate

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c. allocating seats in the House of Representatives

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The founder of the first school in contemporary America was a. Auguste Comte b. Max Weber c. C. Wright Mills d. Ralph Abernath e. William F. Buckley, Jr.

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a. Auguste Comte?

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A person cannot be imprisoned without first being grougth before a judge, who in turn finds sufficient cause for his or her detention. This protection is known as a. ex post facto b. a Miranda rights c. certiorari d. judicial review e. habeas corpus

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e. habeas corpus

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For states to qualify for certain federal highway funds, they must allow drivers to make a legal right-hand turn after stopping at a red light. This requirement by the federal government is known as a a. mandate b. quid pro quo order c. condition of aid d. pro bono requirement e. per curiam order

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c. condition of aid

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It quickly became clear that the Constitution would not be ratified without at least the promise of a. the abolition of slavery b. female suffrage c. an elaborate federal court system d. a bill of rights e. a two party system

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d. a bill of rights

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Which statement best summarizes Madison's view of federalism? a. he was a consistent supporter of the notion of a supreme national government b. he was a consistent supporter of the notion of the supremacy of state governments c. he was an ardent supporter of national supremacy, then of state's rights d. he was an ardent supporter of state's rights, the of national supremacy e. he assumed the national government would be supreme except in times of war

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c. he was an ardent supporter of national supremacy, then of state's rights

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Allowing the president to dissolve Congress and call special sessions would run contrary to the a. system of federalism b. protection of personal liberties c. principles of judicial review d. the notion of state decisions e. separation of power

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a. system of federalism?

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Which of the following statements about a mandate is true? a. they are reasonable enough, stated in general term b. they are the result of court orders c. they are tied to specific federal grants d. they are open to interpretation by federal officials e. A and B

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e. A and B?

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Which of the following statements about the federal system adopted at the Constitutional Convention is MOST accurate? a. it had been tried without success in other countries b. it was adopted as an alternative to a confederate system, in which local governments are granted specially protected existence c. it specifically reserved powers not delayed to the United States by the US constitution to the states d. it granted supreme authority to neither national or state government e. it guaranteed the dominance of the states for several hundred years

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d. it granted supreme authority to neither national or state government

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The flow of power and responsibility from the states to the local governments is referred to a __. a. first-order devolution b. second-order devolution c. third-order devolution d. fourth-order devolution e. none of the above

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b. second-order devolution

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Federalism involves two levels of government, both of which are a. dependent b. democratic c. representatives d. bicameral e. sovereign

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e. sovereign

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Under their police powers, state can enact and enforce all of the following except: a. criminal codes b. require children to attend school c. restrict the availability of pornographic materials or activities or prostitutes and drug dealers d. set standards for DUI convictions e. regulate interstate commerce

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e. regulate interstate commerce

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The first form of grant-in-aid to the states made by the federal government to the state governments was that of a. cash grants-in-aid b. block grants c. revenue sharing d. categorical grants e. land grants

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e. land grants

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The Civil War settled on part of the issue of national supremacy versus states' rights, namely, that a. state governments are supreme over the national government b. the national government derives its sovereignty from the states c. the national government derives its sovereignty from the people d. the national government derives its sovereignty from both the people and the states e. state government derived their power from each other

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c. the national government derives its sovereignty from the people

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Most amendments to the U.S. Constitution have been ratified by the vote of a. ratifying conventions in 3/4ths of the states b. 1/2 of the state legislatures c.2/3rds of the members of both houses of Congress d. 3/4ths of the state legislatures

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c.2/3rds of the members of both houses of Congress

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In the 1960's and 1970's, federal grants to states were increasingly based on a. the demands of the individual states b. what state officials perceived to be important state needs c. the power of organized interest group[s d. what federal officials perceived to be in national needs e. the demands of coalitions of states

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d. what federal officials perceived to be in national needs

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Marxists analyze society primarily through the lens of a. class b. race c. pluralism d. bureaucracy e. institutions

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a. class

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Political activism at the local level has been increased as a result of a. vibrant political parties b. increasingly negative campaigns c. higher costs of participating under federalism d. the influence of mass media e. lower costs of participating under federalism

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e. lower costs of participating under federalism

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could a. run the Post Office b. levy taxes c. regulate commerce d. establish a national judicial system e. none of the above

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a. run the Post Office

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It was not clear whether the Framers intended that a. there be a federal system b. members of the senate chosen by the state legislatures c. members of the House be popularly elected d. there be an electoral college e. there be judicial review

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e. there be judicial review?

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If you decided that you wanted to achieve some formal authority in US society, you would be best advised to a. get a formal education b. join a political party c. pursue elective or appointive office d. join an effective interest group e. become well versed in the law

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c. pursue elective or appointive office

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The decentralization of political resources would be emphasized by the a. structuralists b. elitists c. Marxists d. isolationists e. pluralists

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e. pluralists

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A federal grant designed for a specific purpose defined by federal law is called a. a categorical grant b. a land grant c. a block grant d. revenue sharing a. a project enhancement grant

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a. a categorical grant

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Political maneuvering and lobbying by local officials will probably be greatest when what type of federal money is involved? a. revenue sharing b. a block grant c. a mandated grant d. a categorical grant e. A and B

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d. a categorical grant

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Which of the following mandates was enacted in 1990? a. Voting Rights Act Amendments b. Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act c. Child Abuse Amendments d. Americans with Disabilities Act e. Safe Drinking Water Amendments

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d. Americans with Disabilities Act

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Seats in Congress were allocated on the basis of both equality (Senate) and population (House) under the a. Great Compromise b. New Jersey Plan c. Maryland Plan d. Virginia Plan e. the Franklin Amendment

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a. Great Compromise

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During the 1960's the nature of federal grants began to change because a. Congress vastly slowed the flow of money to the states b. states began refusing the grants due to the number of strings attached c. the federal government began devising grant programs d. the federal government lost its ability to finance grants due to the federal budget deficit e. the federal government printed less money

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c. the federal government began devising grant programs

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In Marxist ideology, the term burgeoisie refers to a. workers b. capitalists c. farmers d. intellectuals e. edeologues

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b. capitalists

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