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Today the federal is an enormous institution that enacts a large number of programs touching on nearly every aspect of American life

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True

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In general, Americans trust in their government has risen sharply since the 1960's

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False

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The belief that one can influence how your government acts is called political efficacy

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True

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Te willingness to be restrained by the power of social institutions, but not by political or legal institutions, is a hallmark of an authoritarian government

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False

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Increasing political knowledge is the first prerequisite to increase political efficacy

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True

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According to your text, democracy functions best when citizens are informed

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True

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Government can best be defined as the institutions and procedure by which a territory and its people are ruled

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True

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An autocracy exist when a government is controlled by a small but powerful group of people

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False

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To the ancient Greeks, citizenship meant military service

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False

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A totalitarian government is a government that is formally limited by laws and rules

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False

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The bourgeoisie was the key group that pushed for a limited government in Europe

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True

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Direct democracy is best defined as a state of continual revolution

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False

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Politics can be described as conflict over the character, membership, and policies of of any organization to which people belong

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True

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A representative democracy is a system of government that allows citizens to vote directly in laws and policies

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False

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Pluralism is the struggle of competing interest groups for government influence

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True

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The individual is the most important concept for the theory of pluralism

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False

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Political culture refers to shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that serve to hold a nation and its people together

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True

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throughout American history, the concept of liberty has always been linked to the idea of limited government

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True

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The Declaration of Independence and the constitution, according your text, were the essential documents of the American founding

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True

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Equality, oligarchy, and free enterprise are the three core values of American political culture

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False Equality, liberty, and democracy

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The bill of rights was designed to protect liberty

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True

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Political rights are a protection against tyranny of the majority

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True

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In American political culture, economic freedom means capitalism

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True

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Marbury vs Madison is the Supreme Court case that the "separate but equal doctrine" was introduced

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False Brown vs board of education

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The economic term laissez-faire means leave alone

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True

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Popular sovereignty is the belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves

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True

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Plessy vs ferguson and brown vs board of education reveal two very different visions of equality

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True

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The right of each citizen to vote is an example of equality of opportunity

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False

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The constitutions preamble, beginning with words "we the people," is an illustration of the principle of majority rule

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False

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One person, one vote, reflects the principle of political equality

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Tre

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Low voter turnout and political apathy endanger democracy

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True

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The term bourgeoisie is associated with a person from lowest social classes

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False

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A referendum is a form of direct democracy

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True

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The term length of a member of the House of Representatives is four years

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False 2 years

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The stamp act was a tax on commerce

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True

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The articles of confederation were adopted in 1777

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True

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Under the articles of confederation, it was left to the states to execute the laws passed by congress

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True

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The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in Boston

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False Philadelphia

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The Boston tea party was orchestrated by Alexander Hamilton

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False Sam Adams

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The executive, legislative, and the judicial are the three branches of government created by the constitution

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True

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The great comprise led to the creation of a bicameral legislature

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True

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The ability of the president to veto a bill passed by congress is a good example of the principle of separation of powers

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False

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The framers of the constitution adopted federalism and the separation of powers to prevent the new government from abusing it's power

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True

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The electoral college is an expression of direct democracy

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False Designed to elect president

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Federalism is the system of shared powers, divided between a central government and the states

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True

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Compare with the articles of confederation, federalism under the constitution has led to greater centralization of power

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True

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Barring impeachment, the term length of a federal judge is 10 years

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True

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James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton were the writers of the federalist papers

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True

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The essential dilemma of a limited government raised by the ratification debate is that a government too weak to do harm cannot also do good

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True

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The federalists believed that the popular majority was the most apparent source of tyranny

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True

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The office of the president was designed by the framers to be capable of overcoming the inevitable stalemate of the bicameral legislature

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False

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The anti federalist wanted a stronger central government than that proposed in the constitution

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True

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The constitution is very difficult to change by amendment

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False

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Implied powers are the specific powers granted to the national government in article, section 8 of the constitution

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True

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"Southern manifesto" was the statement issued in 1956 by the southern congressmen that said states were not bound to obey Supreme Court decisions outlawing segregation

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True

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The power to regulate commercial activity is a good example of concurrent power under the constitution

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True

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The tenth amendment gives the national government expressed powers over the state government

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True

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The Great Depression greatly influenced the rise of a more active national government

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True

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Federal officials seeking to give state government more authority are most likely to support projects grants

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True

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Using block to return power to the states was part of Nixon and Reagan administrations new deal programs

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True

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General revenue sharing is a form of federal assistance that provide money to state governments with no strings attached

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True

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One powerful argument for a string federal government is its role in ensuring equality

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True

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The anti federalists feared a strong central government under the new constitution

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True

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The full faith and credit clause demands that the U.S. Government run a balance a budget

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False

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The constitution guarantees that a state cannot discriminate against someone for another state

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True

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Local governments are not mentioned anywhere in the U.S. constitution

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True

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A federal block grant gives states no discretion on how to spend the money

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False

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McCulloch vs Maryland gives congress potentially expansive powers to regulate commerce

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True

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Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the 19th century

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True

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Preemption describes the strategy of delegating a policy program to a lower level of government

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False

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The full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution has been central in the debate over gay marriage

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True

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State governments do not have the power to coin their own money

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False

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Te majority of the criminal laws are written by the federal government

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True

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