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A _____ grant is a large grant to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines. A) block B) business C) commerce D) credit E) federal

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a

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New federalism favors which type of government grant? A) block grants B) business grants C) categorical grants D) programmatic requests E) unfunded mandates

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a

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Which of the following is true according to the principle of popular sovereignty? A) Power should be exercised by an educated elite. B) The ultimate source of authority rests with the people. C) A democratic system in based on the concept of material equality. D) Majority rule is unacceptable because it leads to tyranny. E) Minority rule trumps majority power in close elections.

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b

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When are politicians most likely to listen to the concerns of immigrants? A) After immigrants become citizens who are eligible to vote B) As soon as immigrants arrive in the United States C) During an economic downtown D) When doing so will jeopardize their standing with natives E) When nativists sentiment is strongest

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a

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Proponents of the "devolution revolution" argue that: A) The authority of the military should be expanded. B) The authority of state governments should be expanded. C) The authority of the federal government should be expanded. D) The authority of the president should be expanded. E) The authority of Congress should be expanded.

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b

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Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another? A) Commerce B) Dormant Commerce C) Due Process D) Equal Protection E) Full Faith and Credit

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e

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What was the greatest dear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate? A) That a weak national government would undermine the survival of the United States. B) That a strong national government would infringe on the essential liberties of the people. C) That a powerful judiciary would restrict freedom of religion. D) That powerful state governments would never assent to the new Constitution. E) That a weak judiciary would be unable to enforce the new Constitution.

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b

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Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of separate but equally powerful state and national governments? A) Combined B) Cooperative C) Dual D) Progressive E) Pure

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c

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Which of the following generally favored a strong national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution? A) Anti-Federalists B) Constitutionalists C) Federalists D) Tories E) Whigs

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c

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In a _____ system, local regional governments derive authority from the national government. A) unitary B) bi-cameral C) confederate D) constitutional E) federal

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a

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the most important decisions were made by _____. A) Congress B) local governments C) state legislatures D) the federal government E) the judiciary

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c

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Which of the following is a reason for the separation of powers? A) To ensure the power of the executive B) To promote justice C) To prevent tyranny by any one branch D) To create gridlock in government E) To improve international relations

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c

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The 1960s and 1970s were a time that best exemplifies which type of federalism? A) Dual B) Combined C) Competitive D) Cooperative E) Progressive

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d

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What constitutes government action? A) Public officials that have formal, legal responsibility in making policy. B) Political actors that do not hold officials public office. C) Institutions that transmit preferences to elected officials. D) What issues become important in politics and government. E) What government does.

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e

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What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments? A) Barron v. Baltimore B) Dred Scott v. Sanford C) Gibbons v. Ogden D) McCulloch v. Maryland E) US v. Lopez

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d

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The purpose of "stay acts" was to _____. A) block tariffs between states B) delegitimize British rule C) half formation of militia D) protect fledging banks E) stop farm forclosures

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e

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_____ Rebellion was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts. A) Brown's B) James's C) Miller's D) Shays's E) Smith's

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d

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What was the subject of the Great Compromise? A) The form of the executive branch B) The form of the legislative branch C) The legality of slavery D) The number of states in the Union E) The number of Supreme Court justices

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b

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_____ grants typically allocate federal dollars but clearly specify the category of activity for which the money has to be spent. A) Block B) Categorical C) Commerce D) Federal E) Unified

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b

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According to Figure 1.1, The Analytical Framework, which of the following is a political linkage factor? A) Constitutional rules B) Congress C) Political parties D) Waging war E) Making laws

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c

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The Articles of Confederation required _____ consent from the states for ratification. A) Majority B) Three-fifths C) Three-fourths D) Two-thirds E) Unanimous

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d

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What did supporters of the New jersey Plan want to do to the Articles of Confederation? A) Repeal them B) Replace them C) Strengthen them D) Weaken them E) Maintain them

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c

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Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution contains which powers of Congress? A) Enumerated B) Executive C) Implied D) Military E) Restrictive

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a

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Which of the following plans proposed proportional representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate? A) Massachusetts B) New Jersey C) Ohio D) Pennsylvania E) Virginia

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e

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Why was anti-slavery language in the Constitution ultimately excised? A) Anti-slavery sentiment B) Connecticut Compromise C) Fear of splitting the convention D) Non-slave states had more votes E) Slave states had more votes

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c

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The U.S. Constitution was adopted in response to the weakness of the Articles of _____. A) America B) Confederation C) Democracy D) Revolution E) Unity

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b

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One benefit of the federal system is the ability of the states to operate as _____ for new ideas. A) Classrooms B) Churches C) Courts D) Cradles E) Laboratories

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e

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The suppression of the rights and liberties of a minority by the majority is which of the following? A) Majority tyranny B) Liberal democracy C) Representative democracy D) Self-government E) Social contract

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a

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What best characterizes the transformation of the American economy that began in the 1970s and tontines today? A) Depression B) Globalization C) Inflation D) Recession E) Stagflation

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b

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In the 1980s, the Republican party led the _____ "revolution," which demanded that the national government return administrative authority to state governments. A) contract B) devolution C) evolution D) silent E) white

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b

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Representative democracy best describes government in which of the following? A) Ancient Greece B) Eighteen-century Europe C) The United States D) North Korea E) New England town hall meeting

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c

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The colonists rebelled against the unilateral imposition by the British government of which of the following? A) A military draft B) Curfews C) Health care D) Religious laws E) Taxes

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e

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A monarchy includes rule by the one. A) True B) False

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a

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One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that it could not prevent _____ warfare between the states. A) Political B) Outright and governmental C) Commercial and territorial D) Religious E) Governmental

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c

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Admitting new states, coining money and establishing federal courts are powers of the _____ government. A) unitary B) bi-cameral C) confederate D) constitutional E) federal

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e

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The power of both the state and federal governments to levy taxes is an example of _____ federalism. A) layer cake B) marble cake C) pineapple upside down cake D) cupcake E) pancake

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b

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The term that refers to widely shared core beliefs about human nature, society, and government is _____. A) belief system B) ideology C) patriotic idealism D) political culture E) suffrage

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d

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