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30 Cards in this Set
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The fact that the rich are taxed more heavily than the poor and amendments which gave voting rights to minorities were passed by large majorities suggests that:
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Government does not always adopt policies that are to the narrow advantage of those who hold political offices.
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Compared with the 1950s, government's involvement in the everyday lives of Americans in the 1990s is:
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Considerably greater
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The primary source of legitimate political authority in the United States is the:
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U.S. Constitution
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At the time of the Constitutional Convention, the view that a democratic government was desirable was:
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far from unanimous
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In recent times, Aristotle's ideal of democracy has been most closely approximated by:
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the New England town meeting
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Those who possess a disproportionate share of political power are defined as:
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a Political Elite
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Marxists claim that, in modern society, the two major classes contending for power are the:
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Capitalists and Workers
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C. Wright Mills suggested the most important policies are set by:
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Corporate Leaders, Top Military Officials, and a Handful of Key Political Leaders
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The pluralist view of political reality emphasizes the ___ of political resources.
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Decentralization
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The principal goal of the American Revolution was:
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Liberty
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In 1776, one important reason colonists regarded independence as a desirable alternative was that they:
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No longer had confidence in the British constitution.
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"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness," were:
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Jefferson's variation on commonly listed rights.
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Which of the following statements about the Declaration of Independence is correct:
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It was a lawyer's brief justifying a revolution.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, delegates to the national legislature were:
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Chosen by the State Legislatures.
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John Hancock was elected to the position of "president" under the Articles, but did not even show up for the job because:
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the office featured no significant powers and was generally meaningless.
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Madison's review of books on history and law led him to conclude that, in the matter of government:
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the Roman Republic was a clear example of a stable government which respected the liberties of its citizens.
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Shays's Rebellion, an early test of the powers of the Articles of Confederation, took in place:
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Massachusetts
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The presiding officer at the Philadelphia convention was:
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George Washington
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The New Jersey Plan was a reaction by some states primarily to the fear that:
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the Virginia Plan gave too much power to populous states.
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The Great Compromise finally allocated representation on the basis of:
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population in the House and statehood equality in the Senate
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The goal of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution was to create a:
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Republic based on a system of representation.
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The nature of the amendment process has probably kept the amendments added to the U.S. Constitution
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relatively few in number.
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The powers which are given to the national government exclusively are ___ powers.
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enumerated
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James Madison's main argument in favor of a federalist position, stated in Federalist 10 and 51, was in defense of:
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Large Republics
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The Anti-federalists voiced several concerns with a strong national government, including the fear that Congress would tax heavily. In general, over time, their fears have:
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Largely been realized.
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The Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution was intended to limit the power of:
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the Federal Government.
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The U.S. Constitution failed to outlaw slavery because:
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Southern support was essential to the adoption of the document.
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After reviewing Beard's economic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, political theorists have found:
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very little support for it.
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A person who believes that the president is too weak and insufficiently accountable in the current system of separation of powers would be most likely to support:
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the president serving a single six-year term, rather than being eligible for two four-year terms.
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The text suggests politics exists in part because people differ about two things. Who Governs? and:
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To What Ends?
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