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The evolutionary theory of government origin hypothesizes that the state started out as a
an agreement between rulers and the ruled
A unitary system of government gives all key powers to the...
National government
The key idea of democracy is that the people of a country...
appear to have power but are actually suppressed
which principal of American democracy is shown when two opposing groups relax some of their demands in an attempt to reach an agreement.
self government
why did large states favor the Virgina Plan...
Representation in the legislature would be based on population
The US government is an example of a...
Representative democracy
A federal system of government is characterized by
Power divided between a central and local governments
Acording to the three-fifths compromise, three fifths of a state's slave population would be .....
counted when determining representation in Congress
The State is characterized by all of the following....
Defined territory, Sovereignty and a government
All of the following are example of democracy...
Equality of all persons, individual freedom and compromise
In a democracy, the will of the majority...
Can not be used to deprive a minority of its rights
Which theory states that a rulers power stem directly from the will of God...
Divine right of Kings
This type of government is also known as "centralized" where as all the power is held by one entity.
Unitary Government
What type of government is under the rule of a small group of religious leaders?
Theocracy
People living without laws to restrict their freedom are said to be living in a....
state of anarchy
According to Locke, a legitimate government gets its power from....
The consent of the citizens
A form of government in which many strong local governments are endowed with powers, some of which the assign to a single, weak central government is a:
Confederacy
Which theory holds that the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state?
Social Contract Theory
A Federal system of government refers to:
Power is shared by national and state governments
In a democracy, your best tool to communicate to you government is your ability to .
Vote
Which of the following is a basic function of government?
Ensuring national security
A dictatorship that is led by a small group of people is called a republic (T or F)
False
A key principle of American democracy is that the minority rules, but the rights of the political majority are protected. (T or F)
False
An English document that limited the power of the English monarchy and helped establish the rule of law...
Magna Carta
Which document was the first constitution of the US?
Articles of Confederation
Term that means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries....
Sovereignty
This is the institution through which the state maintains social order:
Government
This is not a theory of the origin of the state:
Rulers Right Theory
Why did delegates from the states gather at a convention in Philadelphia in May of 1787....
To revise the Articles of Confederation
Which agreement settled disputes between large states and small states over how the US government should be organized....
Connecticut Plan
The Federalists wrote a series of essays called the Federalists Papers to win support for the Constitution. (T or F)
True
A loose union of independent states is a....
Confederacy
The form of democracy we have in the US is called
Representative democracy
This system divides the power between the state and national governments:
Federal
Any system of governemnt in which a small group holds pwer is called:
Oligarchy
To secure ratification of the Constitution, the Federalists promised to remove the Bill of Rights from the document... (T or F)
False
The Articles of Confederation provided for a strong national government with extensive power over the states. (T or F)
False
The Constitutional Convention, The Virginal Plan called for a unicameral, or two house legislature. (T or F)
False
All of the following are basic powers of government except....
Taxing
Great Britain is an example of a federal government, where power is held by Parliament... (T or F)
False
This document was the first in America that contained the principles of self-government and representative government.
Mayflower Compact
The English Bill of Rights placed limitation on the powers of the monarchy. (T or F)
True
A type of government in which a single person holds unlimited power
Autocracy
A direct democracy work best because representatives, chosen by the people are held accountable by the people. (T or F)
False
All of the following are examples of Locke's natural rights except.
Pursuit of happiness
The nation governments control of immigration is an example of:
Inherent powers
The Constitution grants these powers to the national government:
Supremacy Powers
This president called for a "new federalism."
Ronald Reagen
This power is denied to the national government by the Constitution:
Tax Exports
What are expressed powers?
Government powers listed in the Constitution
Which constitutional clause is the source of the implied powers of the national government.
Necessary and proper clause
Reserved powers are powers that the Constitution:
Specifically lists as state powers
The full faith and credit clause ensures that states give "full faith and credit" to...
The public acts and official records of other states
Which of the following is a pwer reserved to the states?
Comtrolling public school systems
What is the meaning of the supremacy clause.
If federal and states laws conflict, federal laws take precedence so long as they are judged to be constitutional.
Powers shared by both the state and the national government are called expressed powers. (T or F)
False
Congress has often used federal mandates to get states to enforce civil rights laws. (T or F)
True
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice is returned to one state from another is known as
Extradition
The pwer to collect taxes would best be classified as
concurrent
Which is reserved power?
Providing public education
The evolution of "New Federalism" which really began in the 1990's has meant that...
Power has shifted from the national government to the states.
Creating local governments is which type of power?
Reserved
Which of the following is the best example of an exclusive power?
Enter into treaties
The doctrine of Nullification is the belief that the states are obligated to comply with federal laws: (T or F)
False
This is the belief that states had a right to withdraw from the Union.
Doctrine of Secession
The Clean Air Act of 1970 is an example of how block grants have been used to enforce national environmental standards.
False
Most federal aid is distributed to the states in the form of categorical grants, which can only be used fo a specific purpose. (T or F)
True
This is a system of spending, taxing and providing that gives the national government power to influence state policies.
Fiscal Federalism
The government system that divides powers between the federal government and local governments
Federalism.
An un-funded federal mandate is one in which the states are responsible for paying for it. (T or F)
True
How many senators does the Constitution allow each state?
2
The power of impeachment is important to our system of checks and balances because it allows Congress to:
Bring officials in the executive and judicial branches to trial
How many years is the term of a member of the House of Rep.
Two
The practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantage of the party in power is known as...
Gerrymandering
Who is the most powerful member of the House of Reps.
Speaker of the House
Which term applies to the 20 permanent committees of the House
Standing Committees
When a Senate seat becomes vacant, who normally has the right to appoint a replacment
Governor of the state
Each state has at least three reps. in the House or Reps. (T or F)
False
How many years is the term of a member of the Senate?
6 years
Article I of the Constition established the :
Legislative Branch
This is not a qualification to serve in the Senate:
Serve at least 1 term in the House of Reps.
Which state about the Senate is true?
It has two members from each state.
In order to reflect changes in the population of each state, seats in the House or Reps are...
Reapportioned among the States every 10 years.
All treaties must be approved by a two-thirds vote of...
The Senate
The purpose of a filibuster is to....
Prevent action on a bill
US Senators constituents are
People from their state
How many US House or Reps. does Ohio currently have?
16
The President of the Senate is...
The Vice President
Luisa Ruiz may not represent Utah in the Senate because she:
Has been a citizen for 8 years
When a Senates Republican caucus wants party members to vote for a bill, the person that can be counted on is the....
Whip
Committee chairpersons usually are chosen:
By seniority
Majority floorleaders hold considerable power due mainly to the fact that:
The majority party has more seates than the other pary has
Which of the following can you tell for certain about committee chairpersons in Congress.
All will be from the majority party
The police are not allowed to arrest someone for driving 75 mph before it was a crime to drive that fast on the highway....
Ex post facto
Which political party currently contols the US Congress
Republican = House
Democrats = Senate
Which of the following is not a qualification for election to the House of Representatives...
Citizen for 7 years
A filibuster can be stopped when three-fifths of the Senate votes for
Cloture
this privilege provides members of Congress with free mailing:
Franking
The Senate has power to approve treaties
True
The term for a Congressional committee made up of members of both houses
Joint Committee
The number of representatives in the House is set by law at...
435
A meeting of all the members of a political party in Congress.
Caucus
Who holds the "power of the purse."
House of Reps.
In order to bring charges against the President for misconduct in office, the House is given...
The power to impeach
The current Speaker of the House is from the state of...
Ohio
The official roles of the president are outlined in the...
Constitution.
Which of the following is an unofficial role of the president?
Party Leader
The framers originally set the term of office for the presidentat
four years without addressing re-election
Who is first in line of succession to the presidency?
Vice President
In the role of symbolic figurehead representing the US internationally, the president acts as the...
Chief Citizen
Which of the following is a necessary qualification for anyone wishing to be president of the United States
Minimum age of 35
Which of the following is an important informal power of the president?
Using the media to persuade the public
A president who wants to establish rules and regulations for the operation of a federal agency may do so by taking what action?
issuring an executive order
The 22nd amendment states that the president
may serve a maximum of 10 years
Each state has
As many presidential electors as it has senators and house members
The presidential vote in the electoral college results in a tie:
the House or Representatives votes to decide
According to the presidential succession act of 1947, which of these officers follows the Vice President in the line of succession?
Speaker of the House
Which of the following is not a role played by the president
Chief Judge
The president can negotiate treaties with foreign nation without the approval of the Senate. (T or F)
False
A president is able to grant a group of offenders pardon by offering
Amnesty
The person who manages the everyday operations of the White House Office
Chief of Staff
The organization which helps develop the federal budget:
Office of Management and budget
This organization if made up of top military, foreign affairs and intelligence officials:
National Security Council
How many Cabinet positions are there currently (including the VP)
16
Teh president does not have the authority to send troops within our borders: (T or F)
False
Every two years, the president is required to lay out his agenda in the state of the union address: (T or F)
False
What is the "magic number" of electoral votes a presidential candidate must achieve to win an election?
270
Which of the following is not an official duty of the VP?
Preside of the House of Reps.
Which of the following is an example of an informal check on presidential power?
the media
The power of Executive Privilege allows the president
To refuse to release information to Congress or Court
How many justices does the Supreme Court have today?
9
What is the writ of certiorari?
Order seeking review of a lower court case
Which term refers to previous court rulings?
Precedent
this term refers to the authority to hear and decide a case
jurisdiction
This is the court of last resort
Supreme court
The term of a supreme court judge is
life
The supreme court case which established "separate but equal"
Plessy v Ferguson
The type of jurisdiction when a case can be heard in either state or federal court
Concurrent
Our judicial branch was established under...
Article III
The type of decision when all justices vote the same way
Unanimous opinion
Who is the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
John Roberts
This federal court officer maintains court records
Clerk
They represent the US in federal court
Solicitor general
The written explanation of the supreme court decision is called the....
Court's Opinion
Federal Judges...
chosen for life, appointed by the president and approved by the senate
A case can be heard in federal court for all of the following reasons except....
Where a crime occurs
The only court specified in the constitution...
US Supreme Court
This case established the precedent of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
The type of jurisdition that refers to where a case is first heard:
Original
This case reversed the precedent established by Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. board of Education
The type of jurisdiction where a case can only be heard in federal court
Exclusive
This federal court officer is in charge of security for the court
Marshall
The most common way for a case to come to the Supreme Court is on appeal. (T or F)
True
The Articles of Confederation established the Supreme Court and left it to the states to create all others... (T or F)
False
Presidents typically nominate judges who are of their political party: (T or F)
True
How did the Monroe doctrine change US foreign policy
It declared that the US would retaliate against European efforts to colonize the Americas
Which foreign policy challenge led to the creation of the league of nations
WWI
Which term describes the approach to US foreign policy that involved the US building up its own armed forces to discourage other nations from military aggression.
Deterrence
Which organization supervises US Military activities?
Department of Defense
What threat was the strategy of containment designed to stop?
Communism
What does the International Monetary Fund focus on today
lending funds to less developed countries
Which of the following is an example of a diplomatic tool of foreign policy
Maintaining embassies
Which is one way that US foreign policy strategy changed as a result of the Sept. 11 2001 attacks on the US.
Using preemptive strike against possible terrorist threats
Which definition best defines the term civil rights?
Rights involving equal status and treatment and the right to participate in government
the term that best describes discrimination and unfair treatment based on race is
Racism
The supreme court case that established the separate but equal doctrine
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which of the following best illustrates an act of civil disobedience
Sitting at a segregated lunch counter and refusing to move until served
One of the requirements for naturalization is....
Living lawfully in the US for a continuous period of time
The equal protection clause of the XIV amendment allows governments to treat different groups of people differently under some circumstances. (T or F)
False
The Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools illegal...
Brown v. Board of Education