Government Final One

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Political Efficacy

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One can influence what the government does

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Citizenship

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Informed and active membership in a political community

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Harold Lasswell

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Defined politics as "who gets what, when, and how"

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Government

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The institutions and procedures by which a piece of territory and its people are ruled

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Totalitarian vs. Authoritarian

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In an authoritarian government, certain social institutions may restrain the power of the government

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Ballot Initiative

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An example of direct democracy in the U.S

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Principle of political equality

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"One person, one vote"

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Minority rights

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The most important check on majority rule in the United States

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True statement concerning political values in the United States

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American values often conflict with each other in practice

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John Locke

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Politcal philosopher that advanced the idea of adding liberty and property to protection of life by the government

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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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States

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Shay's Rebellion was significant because it:

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Assures the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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Which state's proposal embodied a principle of representing states in the Congress according to their size and wealth?

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Virginia

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The division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision-makings is referred to as:

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Separation of powers

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When a president vetoes a bill passed by Congress, this is a good example of ______ in operation.

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Checks and balances

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provided an example of which of the following basically principles of the U.S. Constitution?

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All of the above: separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism

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Which article of U.S. Constitution deals with national supremacy?

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Article VI

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Article V of the U.S. Constitution deals with:

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Amending the Constitution

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The supremacy clause:

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States that the U.S. Constitution and all laws made under it are superior to any state laws.

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On the subject of representation, Anti-federalists wanted:

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Representative that were a "true picture of the people"

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On the subject of tyranny, the Federalists felt _____ was the most source of tyranny under the proposed constitution.

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The majority

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The method most often used to amend the U.S. Constitution requires a _______ vote by Congress, and approval by _____ of the states legislatures.

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Two-thirds, three-fourths

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Federalism

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A system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments

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The United States and Canada can be described as ______ systems of government while France can be described as a _____ system of government.

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Federal, unitary

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The source of Congress' implied power under the U.S. Constitution is the _____ clause.

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Necessary and proper

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The specific powers granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution are called:

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Expressed Powers

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When Alaska passed a law in the 1970s giving state residents preference over nonresidents in obtaining work on oil pipelines, this law violated the:

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Privileges and immunities clause

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Why was the decision by Massachusetts to recognize gay and lesbian marriages such a controversial issue of federalism?

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The Constitution requires all states to honor and recognize the official action of other states

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A state's government's authority to regulate the heart, safety, and morals of its citizens is frequently referred to as:

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The police power

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Those seeking to restrain powers of the national government often look to what part of the constitution?

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10th amendment

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The term "marble cake" federalism is meant to refer to what development?

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Intergovernmental cooperation has blurred the lines between different layers of government

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The period in which Congress began imposing legislation on states and localities requiring them to meet national standards is referred to as:

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Regulated Federalism

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Federal officials seeking to give state governments more authority are most likely to support:

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Block grants

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Civil Liberties

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are protections from the government

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The _____ of the First Amendment protects and individual's right to believe and practice whatever religion she or he chooses or to be a nonbeliever.

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Free exercise clause

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A written statement made in "reckless disregard of the truth" which is considered damaging to the victim because it is "malicious, scandalous, and defamatory" is referred to as:

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Libel

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Which of the following Supreme Court cases dealt with the Second Amendment?

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District of Columbia v. Heller

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The Fourth Amendment:

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Allows the courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of this amendment.

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Fifth Amendment protects against:

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Double jeopardy

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The Eighth Amendment prohibits:

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Cruel and unusual punishment

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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) and Roe v. Wade (1973) have been very important in the development of:

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A constitutional right to privacy

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Civil rights

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Are protections by the government

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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

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19th Amendment

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The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees:

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The right to vote for African American men

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Women were guaranteed the right to vote with passage of the _____Amendment:

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19th

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________ were legal provisions to expand segregation of public places and to discriminate against African Americans.

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Jim Crow laws

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The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson:

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Announced the separate but equal rule

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following except:

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Barred literacy and all other tests as a condition for voting in all fifty states

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Which of the following best summarizes the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

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Racially segregated schools can never be equal