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How is decline in political efficacy likely to matter for the health of America democracy?

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It is likely to lead to a decline in political participation and a withdrawal from political life.

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According to the text, democracy functions best when

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citizens are informed.

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Which of the following is not an example of a totalitarian regime?

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the united kingdom.

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

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legal limits in government and the right of more people to vote.

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John Locke and John Stuart Mill are important philosophers for which of the following ideologies?

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Liberty and political rights.

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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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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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Why are Americans sometimes fearful of pluralist politics?

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They are fearful that organized groups will successfully advance special interests at the expense of public interests.

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Which of the following statements about the changes in America society between 1900 and 2010 in not true?

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The average age of Americans has fallen.

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The bill of rights was designed to protect

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liberty.

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In American political culture, economic freedom means

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capitalism.

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The term laissez-faire means

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leave alone.

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The constitution's Preamble, beginning with the words "We the People," is an illustration of what principle?

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popular sovereignty.

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Affirmative action is very controversial because

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Americans argue whether it promotes or restrains equality.

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Low voter turnout an political apathy endanger

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democracy

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Over the past several decades, the public's belief that elected official care what people like them think has declined.

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True

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Recent polls reveal that more than three-fourths of Americans could identify two members of the president's cabinet.

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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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Nazi Germany and soviet union are both examples of autocracies.

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False

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When a single ruler controls all government power, it is called an oligarchy.

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False

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

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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 referendum is a form of direct democracy.

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True

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Because of the United States' diversity of races, ethnicities, and religions, Americans do not share a common political culture.

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

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True

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Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education are both supreme court cases dealing with the meaning of equality.

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True

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The United States has never accepted the principle of popular sovereignty.

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False

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Property restrictions on the right to vote were eliminated in 1920

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False

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A _______ is a system of government in which states retain sovereign authority except for powers expressly delegated to a national government.

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Confederation

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Which statement about government under the articles of confederation is false.

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Members of congress had significant independence from their states.

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A conference held to analyze perceived flaws in the Articles of confederation was called the

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Annapolis convention

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Shay's Rebellion was an attempt to

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prevent the state of Massachusetts from foreclosing on the lands of debt- ridden farmers.

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The 1787 convention to draft a new constitution was held in

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Philadelphia

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According to the text, the writing of the constitution demonstrates the

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marriage of interest and principles

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What did the New Jersey Plan propose for Congress?

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Representation would be equal for each state.

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During the Philadelphia Convention, the New Jersey Plan was supported by

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less populous states.

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The framers employed the separation of powers and federalism in order to

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prevent the new government from abusing its power.

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The three branches of government created by the Constitution are

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Executive, legislative, and judicial.

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

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federalism

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Why did the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention turn down the idea of including a list of citizens' rights in the Constitution?

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They believed that since the federal government was already limited to its expressed powers, further protection of citizens was not needed.

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Procedures outlining how to amend the Constitution are found in Article

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four (v)

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Successful amendments to the constitution

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are most commonly concerned with the structure or composition of the government

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The idea of a " living constitution" means

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the judiciary can shape the interpretation of the Constitution in line with contemporary problems and values.

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The Boston Tea Party started as a reaction to the British imposing an embargo of Tea and coffee trade on the colonies.

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False

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The Declaration of Independence was the United States' governing constitution.

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False

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The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government and a loose alliance of nearly independent states.

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True

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The Virginia Plan would have created a federal legislature where representation was based solely on the population of each state

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True

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The Great Compromise resulted in a bicameral legislature.

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True

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The three- fifths Compromise stated that no more than three out of every five states could be slave states.

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False

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The Doctrine of expressed powers means that Congress does not have any powers not listed in the Constitution.

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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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True

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The constitution gives Congress the power to recognize other nations and to accept ambassadors from foreign countries.

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False

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The constitution expressly gave the supreme court the power of judicial review over congress and the president.

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False

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The framers' theory of separation of powers was influenced by Montesquieu's The spirit of laws.

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True

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The Federalist Papers argue against the ratification of the Constitution and defined strong state governments.

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False

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the antifederalists wanted a stronger central government than that proposed in the constitution.

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False

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The federalists believed that the threat of tyranny was most likely to be found in the popular majorities than in a handful of aristocratic persons.

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True

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The constitution is very difficult to change by amendment

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True

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The federal system can be best defined as

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a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of government.

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What is the purpose of the tenth amendment

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to limit the powers of the central government by establishing reserved powers for states and individuals.

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The tenth amendment of the u.s. constitution addresses

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Reserved powers.

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The legality of international marriages prior to 1967 is an example of

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States' power to ignore the full faith and credit clause if it is against their strong public policy interests.

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Which of the following has not been an important contractual topic between states?

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State passport requirements.

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How did the traditional system of dual federalism establish a "commercial republic"?

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The function of the federal government was to promote and assist commerce.

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Federal laws concerning crime mostly deal with

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the District of Columbia and other federal territories.

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In ____, the supreme court reinterpreted the commerce clause, changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

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1937

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A constitutional idea of states' rights was strongest during which historical period?

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the years immediately preceding the civil war.

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when the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the authority to dictate its distribution, this money is identified as

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a grant in aid

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If the federal government forced the state of New York to implement tougher water pollution regulations than the state legislature has passed, it would be referred to as

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preemption

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If the federal government compels state governments to obey costly regulations but does not reimburse those costs, it is call an

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unfunded mandate

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Which president was the first to promote new federalism

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Richard Nixon

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Block grants are designed to

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give the states considerable say in how the money should be spent.

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Economic policies that attempt to benefit the poor by taxing and spending are referred to as

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redistributive programs

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Federal systems are most commonly found in countries that have a highly homogeneous population.

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False

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

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False

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The antifederalists feared an overly 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 balanced budget.

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False

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The constitution guarantees that a state cannot discriminate against someone from 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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Dual federalism describes the relationship between the national government and the states throughout the nineteenth century.

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True

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McCulloch v. Maryland gave congress potentially expansive powers for regulating commercial activity.

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True

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Since the new deal, the supreme court has never restricted congress's power under the commerce clause.

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False

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The supreme court's decision in united states v. lopez expanded the power of congress outlined in the commerce clause.

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False

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The new deal led to the weakening of the national government's powers.

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False

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Cooperative federalism ended during the civil war.

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False

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Unfunded mandate refers to the national government imposing regulatory costs on the states without reimbursement.

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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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In the 1990's, welfare policy was centralized by the national government.

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False

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