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According to recent survey only ______ percent of the U.S. population could identify Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while approximately ______ percent could identify Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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According to recent survey only 45 percent of the U.S. population could identify Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while approximately 85 percent could identify Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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In order to be a good citizen, it is most critical to possess

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In order to be a good citizen, it is most critical to possess knowledge.

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Of the nearly two hundred governments in the world, what is the estimate of the number of actual constitutional democracies?

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There are 20 autual constitutional democracies.

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Government can be best defined as?

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Goverment can be best defined as the institution and procedures by which a territory and its people are ruled.

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Before the eighteenth century,

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governments rarely sought the support of their people.

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The willingness to be restrained by the power of social institutions, but not political or legal institutions, is a hall mark of an _________. Regime.

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authoritarian

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According to the test, what is the main benefit of a constitutional government?

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The government is limited by the rule of law.

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A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called

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constitutional

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A goverment that accepts no legal limits on its power buy may accept the restraint of other social institutions, such as churches, is known as

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Authoritarian

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What major changes in Western government led to the establishment of constitutional government?

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Legal limits on government and the right of more people to vote.

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The demand that there be no taxation without representation is good example of what political reform of the eighteenth century?

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more popular influence on government

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The key group in Europe that pushed for limited government was?

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the bourgeoisie

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Historically, what were the most effective intermediaries for increasing political participation?

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Parliaments

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Which of the following is an instrument of direct democracy?

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initiatives

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Who described politics as "who gets what, when and how"?

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Harold Lasswell

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According to the text, what is the goal of politics?

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to have a say in a government's leadership, organization, and policies

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Direct democracy is best defined as

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a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies.

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Having some share or say in the composition of a government's leadership, how it is organized, or what its policies are going to be called is

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Power

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Politics can be defined as

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conflicts over the character, membership, and policies of any organization to which people belong.

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A representative democracy is a system of government that

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gives citizens a regular opportunity to elect top government officials

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At the time of the Founding, approximately ________ percent of non-Native American inhabitants of the thirteen states were of European ancestry.

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80

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The National Origins Quota System

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Allowed a large quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but only a small quota of new immigrants from eastern and southern European countries.

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The Bill of Rights was designed to protect

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Liberty

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What are the three core values in American Politics?

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Liberty, equality, and democracy

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The Bill of Rights is

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The first ten amendments to the constituition.

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Throughout American history, the concept of liberty has been linked to

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the idea of limited goverment

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The right of each citizen to vote is an example of

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political equality

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"one person, one vote" reflects the principle of

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Political equality

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The term laissez-faire means

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leave alone

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In American political culture, economic freedom means

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Laissez-faire capitalism

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Recent Polls reveal that more than three-fourths of Americans know the name of the current speaker of the House.

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False

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The most important thing for a citizen to possess is political knowledge

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True

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Constitutional democracies were often found throughout ancient greece.

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False

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Parliament began in Europe as institutions for aristocrats.

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True, Parliament began in Europe as insitutions for aristocrats.

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The proletariat was the key social force leading to limited government during the eighteenth century.

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False,

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The proletariat was the key social force leading to limited government during the eighteenth century

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false

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The principle of "one person, one vote" summarizes the idea of liberty.

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False

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The united states has never accepted the principle of popular sovereignty.

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False, Popular Sovereignty means powers rests with the people.

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Many of the most critical dilemmas of American politics involve conflicts over the way commonly held values are put into practice.

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true

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The "cult of the Constitution" refers to

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The tendency on the part of Americans to venerate the Constitution and the Founding Fathers.

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The stamp act was a

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tax on commerce

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According to the text, which sector of society did not have interests that were important to colonial politics?

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Slaves

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Who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre?

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John Adams

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What led the British to raise taxes on the American colonists during the 1760s?

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the French and Indian Wars

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The events that led to the Revolutionary War were triggered by which of the following?

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The British raised revenue by increasing the tax rate of the colonies.

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What was the most common form of taxation during the colonial era>

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taxes on commercial products and activities

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Colonial protesters of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act rallied around what famous political slogan?

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"No taxation without representation"

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Who orchestrated the Boston Tea Party?

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Samuel Adams

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What were the results of the Boston Tea Party?

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The Boston Tea Party resulted in a change in colonial government, The restrictions of colonist' movement to the west. and the closer of Boston Harbor by the British. The reason the The Boston Massacre is not a result of the Boston Tea Party is that the Boston Massacre occurred before the Boston tea Party.

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Who was NOT appointed to help draft the Declaration of independence?

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George Washington

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The first written constitution for the United States was called

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The Articles of Confederation

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under the United States' first constitution

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there was no executive branch.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, the relationship between the states and the federal government can be best compared to.

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The United Nations' relationship with members states.

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as a constitution, the Articles of Confederation were concerned primarily with

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Limiting the powers of the central government.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, it was left to the ____ to execute the laws passed by congress.

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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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Which statement about the goverment under the Articles of Confederation is false?

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The members of congress has a significant independence from their states, this was false congress was dependant on the states.

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