Government Final Questions

Front 1

Voting in congress created under the articles of confederation was based on__________

Back 1

equality with each state receiving one vote

Front 2

THe authors identify _____ and ______ as 2 key principles of the american version of republican democracy.

Back 2

seperation of powers and federalism

Front 3

powers that are granted exclusively to the national government by the constitution are______.

Back 3

enumerated powers

Front 4

According to economic historian Charles Beard, the delegates to teh COnstitutional Convention were believers in ____.

Back 4

Improving their own economic interests

Front 5

How can amendments to the constitution be proposed?

Back 5

By a national convention called by congress at the request of 2/3 of the state legislatures

Front 6

Amendments to the current constitution require approval of

Back 6

3/4 states

Front 7

What is a good example of categorical grant?

Back 7

A $3 million gran to finance the construction of a new runway at searcy airport

Front 8

What must occur in Congress for a treaty to be ratified

Back 8

2/3 vote in senate

Front 9

WHat did Breezeel identify as the most important power of congress?

Back 9

control of budget

Front 10

The house ____ committee is responsible for establishing the terms for a bill bought to the floor of the House of rep.

Back 10

Rules

Front 11

Committee serving the ________ interests of Congress allow members to extract money from the federal budget to spend in areas important to their constituent.

Back 11

Re-election

Front 12

THe re-election rate tor incumbent members of the House of Rep.

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over 90%

Front 13

THe _______ is a congressional support agency that provides economic projections and cost analysis of policy proposal.

Back 13

Congressional Budget Office

Front 14

How many votes are required to adopt a cloture motion?

Back 14

60

Front 15

The incumbent party (party holding presidency) typically chooses candidates with experience as _______.

Back 15

President or VP

Front 16

Based on the informal requirements for the presidency discussed in class, identify a characteristic that doesn't fit the profile of a successful candidate for president.

Back 16

associated with lower class of American society

Front 17

In his role as ______, the president is responsible for management of federal bureau

Back 17

chief executive

Front 18

According to the 25ht amendment, the VP can take over as acting president when

Back 18

ALL of the above

Front 19

which of the following represents a legal/ formal source of power for a bureaucratic agency within the US government?

Back 19

Budgetary Resources

Front 20

Which represents an informal source of power for bureaucratic agencies?

Back 20

all of the above

Front 21

Which of these is not involved in the iron triangle?

Back 21

The president

Front 22

The constitution grants supreme court the original jurisdiction when_____.

Back 22

Cases involve ambassadors, public ministers, and consuls

Front 23

In Marbury vs. Madison (1803), the supreme court:

Back 23

ruled that part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional

Front 24

Supreme Court's ruling of McCulloch vs. Maryland established what legal principle?

Back 24

That states couldn't interfere with the functioning of the federal government

Front 25

The concept of _____ refers to the requirement that an individual must be entitled to bring a case before gaining access tot he courts.

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standing

Front 26

Which of these are identified as common source of civil liberties?

Back 26

All of the above (Bill of RIghts, Natural law, tradition, laws or statutes

Front 27

Most of the Bill of RIghts was incorporated to apply to the states through the_____

Back 27

14th amendment

Front 28

Freedom of speech, assembly, and religion represent _____.

Back 28

civil liberties

Front 29

WHich of the following protections is covered by the doctrine of preferred position?

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Freedom of SPeech

Front 30

Unprotected speech advocating the violent overthrow of the government is______.

Back 30

sedition

Front 31

Which conception of equality is most closely associated with teh creation of affirmative action programs?

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Equality of result

Front 32

Distinctions in the law based on gender are subjected to the _______ test

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Intermediate scrutiny

Front 33

White primaries were eliminated as a result of:

Back 33

the supreme court case Smith vs Allright

Front 34

Levels of support for basic democratic principles and civil liberties in the US tend to reflect the _____ distribution of opinion.

Back 34

concensus

Front 35

The _____ public represents small group who are highly attached to specific area of public policy like gun control.

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issue