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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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Social order

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________ refers to a particular view of how we ought to organize and live our collective lives.

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the ability to get other people to do what you want.

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Power is defined in your text as

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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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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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Rules can be thought of as the how.

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How do rules fit into the concept of "who gets what, and how?"

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Institutions

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What are the organizations where government power is exercised and where political struggle takes place?

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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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totalitarian

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A __________ government combines an authoritarian government with a socialist economy.

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authoritarian capitalism.

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A society in which government allows people economic freedom but maintains stringent social regulations to limit noneconomic behavior is

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authoritarian government.

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A political system in which the state holds all power over the social order is

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value liberty over order and security.

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Anarchists

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the role of the people.

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The major difference between the three major theories of democracy is related to

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anarchy.

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The absence of government and laws is a characteristic of

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participatory democracy.

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A theory of democracy that holds that citizens should actively and directly control all aspects of their lives is

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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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elite

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The role of citizens is limited to choosing among competing leaders in the __________ theory of democracy.

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groups.

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The key concept of the pluralist theory of democracy is

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subjects.

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Individuals who are obliged to submit to a government authority against which they have no rights are

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Athens.

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The first Western democracy was in

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It emphasized the role of God in the world.

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All of the following statements are true concerning the Enlightenment EXCEPT

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the Protestant Reformation.

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The break with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s that helped pave the way for new ideas about the world was

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the United States has fewer foreign-born citizens now than in 1965.

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demographic trends indicate all of the following EXCEPT that

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immigration would remain a very controversial issue.

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The 2008 presidential election demonstrated that

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jus soli.

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

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the soil.

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Jus soli is the legal principle that defines citizenship by the right by

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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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refugees.

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Individuals who come to the United States seeking asylum are known as

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increased significantly.

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In recent years the size of the foreign-born population as a percentage of the total U.S. population has

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Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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The federal agency that now oversees the naturalization process is the U.S.

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security issues have come to play a more central role in determining who may enter the country.

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service was moved from the Justice Department to the Department of Homeland Security because

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German

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After World War II, _________ scientists were brought to the United States to develop a rocket program despite the fact that many of them were legally prohibited from entering the United States.

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12 million

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There are currently around __________ illegal immigrants in the United States.

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businesspeople who enjoy the benefits of cheap labor.

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Among those who argue against deporting everyone who has immigrated to the United States illegally are

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statistics.

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The science of collecting, organizing, and interpreting numerical data is called

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allow one to compare data categories easily.

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A major use of bar charts is to

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any attempt to discern complicated patterns over time.

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Among the things to watch out for when reading statistical data are all of the following EXCEPT

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reduces conflict in society.

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The importance of political culture is that it

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procedural guarantees

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Americans tend to believe in __________ by government.

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political culture.

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The broad pattern of ideas, beliefs, and values about citizens and government held by a population is known as its

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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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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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an ideology.

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A set of beliefs about politics and society that helps people make sense of their world is called

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reducing economic inequality.

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According to the text, "liberals" are people who believe in the widespread use of government power for

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increasing the protection of private property.

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According to the text, "conservatives" are people who believe in the widespread use of government power for

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a market economy.

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Both economic conservatives and economic liberals in the United States tend to favor

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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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its military and economic power outstripped Spain's.

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England won the battle with Spain for control of North America because

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Native Americans believed in communal property, whereas the Europeans believed in private property.

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The difference between the Native American view of property and the European view of property was that

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Property qualifications were more important than religious or moral qualifications.

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All of the following statements concerning voting qualifications in the colonies are true EXCEPT

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was introduced by English settlers from Barbados in the late 1600s.

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Slavery in the American colonies

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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 and life in England are true EXCEPT

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John Locke.

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Ideas of political change and challenges to British ideology were largely a result of American acceptance of the political ideas of

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the colonists believed that representatives should do what is best, regardless of public opinion.

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The colonists differed from the British in regard to all of the following EXCEPT

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he was certainly a tyrant whose acts justified the revolution.

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In regards to the treatment of King George III in the Declaration of Independence, the authors of your text point out all of the following EXCEPT

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pay for the debt created by the French and Indian War.

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The British government imposed taxes that the colonists resented in order to

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political document.

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The Declaration of Independence was first and foremost a(n)

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they intended to return to Great Britain.

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Loyalists continued to support the British government during the Revolution for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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the argument that monarchy is illegitimate.

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To justify the Revolution to the colonists, Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence all of the following EXCEPT

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the power to tax.

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

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small farmers and artisans.

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The biggest winners under the Articles of Confederation were

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the frustration of debtors in the wake of the Revolutionary War.

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Shays's rebellion demonstrated

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the most educated, powerful, and wealthy citizens of the new country.

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

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met in secret to prevent opponents from organizing against their actions.

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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention

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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 system

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James Madison.

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The delegate to the Constitutional Convention who had the greatest impact on the document was

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the Virginia Plan strengthened the national government, whereas the New Jersey Plan weakened the national government.

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All of the following are differences between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan EXCEPT

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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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slavery was such a divisive issue they did not dare to mention it directly in the Constitution.

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The way the founders treated slavery in the Constitution indicated that

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Federalists.

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The group that believed in strong national power and supported the new constitution was the

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They were intended as a philosophical treatise in support of democracy.

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All of the following statements concerning the Federalist Papers are true EXCEPT

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the official rules for who gets what, when, and how in American politics.

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The Constitution represents

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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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the House of Representatives was modeled after the British House of Lords whereas the Senate was modeled after the House of Commons.

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All of the following comparisons between the House and the Senate are true EXCEPT

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more stable than

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The founders hoped that the Senate would be __________ the House of Representatives.

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it is much more responsive to public opinion.

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An advantage of the unicameral legislature over the bicameral legislature is that

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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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he can declare war.

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The powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT

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Electoral College

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The founders created the ________ as an intermediate body to elect the president.

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the prime minister is not chosen directly by the people, whereas the president is chosen directly by the people.

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

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senators have always been chosen by direct election.

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All of the following comparisons between the president and senators 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 argue that the judiciary would be the least threatening branch of government because

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was argued by Hamilton to be consistent with the Constitution.

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The power of the Supreme Court to declare acts unconstitutional

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creates the Supreme Court but allows Congress to establish lower courts.

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Article III of the Constitution

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is an alternative system to judicial review.

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Legislative supremacy

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separation of powers.

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The constitutional safeguard that places legislative, executive, and judicial powers in different hands 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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enumerated powers.

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The congressional abilities specifically listed in Article I, Section 8, are called the

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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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is used by Congress to justify the exercise of powers not mentioned in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.

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The "necessary and proper clause"

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levying import or export taxes on goods.

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Both the states and the national government may exercise all of the following powers EXCEPT

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dual federalism.

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The theory that defines the state and national governments as essentially separate from each other and carrying out independent functions is

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defines state and national powers as interdependent, requiring the cooperation of each other to get things done.

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Cooperative federalism is a theory that

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the federal government had the implied power to create a national bank.

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In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court held that

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interpreting the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution very broadly.

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McCulloch v. Maryland increased the power of the federal government by

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commerce clause of the Constitution very broadly.

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Gibbons v. Ogden increased the power of the national government by interpreting the

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