Chapter 1 American Government: Roots, Context, and Culture – Flashcards
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How does the Preamble to the Constitution begin
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"We the People..."
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What is a system of government in which member of the polity meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule?
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Direct Democracy
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Indirect democracy is based on which of the following?
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Representation
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What are republics?
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representative democracy
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In an oligarchy, rule is by which of the following?
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the few
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Which function of government provides for police protection?
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ensuring domestic tranquility
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What of the following expanded Americans' conceptions of person liberty to include some forms of freedom from discrimination?
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Fourteenth Amendment
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The idea that government draw legitimacy and power from the governed is referred to as which of the following?
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popular consent
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The Framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of which of the following?
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religious freedom
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How man citizens did the constitution initially mandate that each member of the House of Representative should represent?
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30,00
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Which of the following public policies would social conservatives be most likely to support?
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decreasing defense spending
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Which of the following is true about liberals?
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They generally favor government intervention to promote equality
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Over time, Americans' expectations of government have generally
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increased
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Americans have the highest levels of trust in which?
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medicine
