Matching
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Match these theories of who governs with their definitions. (From
Wilson) a. | Appointed civil servants run the government. | b. | A few top leaders
make key decisions with reference to the popular will. | c. | State legislatures, representing their
citizens, send their desires to the central government. | d. | Competition among
various interests & groups shape public policy. | e. | The “Axis of Evil”, a group of
underworld figures, control the government using “puppet”politicans in key governmental
jobs. | f. | Those who control the economic system will control the political
system. |
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Marxist Theory
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Elitest Theory
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Bureaucratic Theory
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Pluralist Theory
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement
below. You will not use all the terms. a. | amendment | b. | Bill of
Rights | c. | checks and balances | d. | constitutionalism | e. | article | f. | rule of law | g. | separation of
powers |
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A(n) ____ is a way to change the Constitution.
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The government and its officers must obey the ____, which is another way of
describing the concept of limited government.
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A(n) ____ is one of the seven numbered sections of the Constitution.
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The Constitution provides for the ____ by creating three distinct branches of
government: legislative, executive, and judicial.
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(Wilson) Match the following terms from federal-state relations with their
definitions: a. | police power | b. | referendum | c. | recall | d. | initiative | e. | nullification |
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a procedure that enables state voters to reject a measure adopted by the state
legislature
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allows state voters to petition to put legislative measures or amendments
directly on a ballot
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a procedure used in about 1/3 of the states that allows voters can remove an
elected state official from office
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those laws & regulations that promote health, safety, & morals
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(Wilson) Match the following terms concerning federal aid with the phrase that
most closely describes each: a. | grants-in-aid | b. | land grant colleges | c. | intergovernmental
lobby | d. | categorical grants | e. | revenue sharing | f. | block
grants | g. | condition-of-aid | h. | mandates |
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a type of federal control over state use of funds which tells the state what it
must do to receive the money
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a type of federal control over state use of funds which specifically tells the
state the rules for the use of the money
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a type of grant that is given for a specific purpose (such as building an
airport) that usually requires matching state/local funds
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a type of grant that divides federal money between states & localities with
few restrictions on use and requiring no matching funds
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general term for federal support given to the state
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local & state officials who journey to Washington to secure federal funds
for their projects
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the earliest form of federal grants-in-aid
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term for several project or categorical grants that are merged into 1 grant for
a general purpose with fewer use restrictions
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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MAIN IDEAS
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Locke, Harrington, Hobbes, and Rousseau would most likely agree that
a. | the state developed out of force. | b. | those of royal birth should rule the
state. | c. | the state exists to serve the will of the people. | d. | government should be
eliminated. |
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The dominant political unit in the world today is the
a. | government. | c. | Constitution. | b. | nation. | d. | state. |
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Which of the following statements is NOT true of parliamentary
government?
a. | The executive is chosen by the legislature. | b. | The legislature is
subject to the direct control of the executive. | c. | The prime minister and cabinet are part of the
legislative branch. | d. | The prime minister and cabinet must resign if
they lose the support of a majority of the legislature. |
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Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government?
a. | Powers are divided among three independent branches of
government. | b. | All political power belongs to the people. | c. | Government must
operate within certain bounds set by the people. | d. | The people must behave according to rules set
by the government. |
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Which of the following is a method of formal amendment?
a. | proposal by three-fourths of the House of Representatives and ratification by
conventions in three-fourths of State legislatures | b. | proposal by two-thirds of the Senate and
ratification by two-thirds of State legislatures | c. | proposal by two-thirds of Congress and
ratification by three-fourths of State legislatures | d. | all of the
above |
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Which of the following is NOT true of the use of executive agreement?
a. | It extends the President's power through the informal amendment
process. | b. | It carries the same legal force as a treaty. | c. | It can be used to
avoid the lengthy treaty-making process. | d. | It is among the executive powers listed in
Article II of the Constitution. |
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According to Article V of the Constitution, no amendment may
a. | deprive a State of its equal representation in the Senate. | b. | abolish the
protections guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. | c. | deny people the right to vote because of race,
color, or gender. | d. | reestablish slavery or other forms of
involuntary servitude. |
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Each of the four methods of formal amendment
a. | can proceed only with the approval of the President. | b. | demonstrates the
principle of federalism. | c. | involves unwritten changes in the
interpretation of the Constitution. | d. | is undertaken jointly by the executive,
legislative, and judicial branches. |
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Congress can informally amend the Constitution by
a. | passing basic legislation. | b. | adding meaning to skeletal portions of the
Constitution. | c. | simply exercising many of its powers. | d. | all of the
above. |
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States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of
the
a. | Necessary and Proper Clause. | c. | Supremacy
Clause. | b. | Full Faith and Credit Clause. | d. | Interstate Compacts
Clause. |
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Agreements States enter into with both foreign nations and other States with the
consent of Congress are
a. | interstate compacts. | c. | extraditions. | b. | acts of admission. | d. | enabling acts. |
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Which of the following is the basic characteristic of federalism?
a. | It divides power between a National Government and State
governments. | b. | It gives most power to the National Government. | c. | It gives most power
to local units of government. | d. | It encourages citizen participation in
government. |
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Which statement about local government is accurate?
a. | Local government has no relationship with State governments. | b. | Local government is
an extension of the federal government. | c. | Local government is a subunit of State
government. | d. | Local government supercedes the authority of State
government. |
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What is the name of your government teacher?
a. | George Washington | c. | Lyndon Johnson | b. | Teddy Roosevelt | d. | George Blair |
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The New Jersey Plan was a reaction by some states primarily to the fear that
________.
a. | the legislative veto plan called for by the Virginia Plan would seriously undermine
individual states' rights. | b. | the weak central government devised by the
Virginia Plan would grant too much power to the southern, rural states. | c. | the strong central
government devised by the Virginia Plan would grant too much power to the states with a small
population. | d. | the bicameral legislature of the Virginia Plan would give too much power to the
executive. | e. | the Virginia Plan gave too much power to populous
states. |
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Which of the proposed plans in the Constitutional Convention would simply have
taken the Articles of Confederation and strengthened them?
a. | the Connecticut Plan | b. | the New Jersey Plan | c. | the Maryland
Plan | d. | the Virginia Plan | e. | the "second" Pennsylania
Plan |
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The New Jersey Plan would have allocated votes to each state in Congress on the
basis of __
a. | geographic area | b. | equal votes for each state | c. | population | d. | voting population | e. | number of white men
+ number of white women + 3/5 of all "non-free" persons in the
state |
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The Great Compromise finally settled the representation problem by allocating
votes on the basis of
a. | population, in both houses. | b. | equal votes, in both
houses. | c. | equal votes in the one Congressional house permitted in the plan. | d. | equality in the
House and population in the Senate. | e. | equality in the Senate and population in the
House. |
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Generally, the Anti-Federalists felt that the government created by the
Constitution was
a. | an insufficient check on the power of the states. | b. | too
liberal. | c. | barely strong enough to be effective. | d. | a great government that should be
over-whelmingly supported. | e. | too strong and too
centralized. |
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The Constitution originally contained no bill of rights because, among other
things,
a. | liberty, and not rights, were the subject of such bills. | b. | the Constitution was
ratified before anyone thought a bill of rights was necessary. | c. | the Framers thought
they were creating a government with specific, limited powers. | d. | various factions in
the United States could not agree on what rights a person should have. | e. | none of the states
initially wanted a bill of rights. |
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The Bill of Rights was intended to limit the power of
a. | the state government over its citizens. | b. | the ability of
citizens to amend the Constitution. | c. | the federal government over its
citizens. | d. | the legislatures to amend the Constitution. | e. | the counties over
its citizens. |
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The "Three-fifths Compromise" allowed the counting of slaves for the
purpose of
a. | electing the state legislatures. | b. | determining the size of each state
legislature. | c. | apportioning delegates to presidential conventions. | d. | allotting seats in
the Senate. | e. | allotting seats in the House. |
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How did the Constitutional Convention handle the issue of the importation of
slaves?
a. | It immediately ended the importation of slaves. | b. | It gaves the states
20 years (till 1808) to continue to import slaves. | c. | It completely ignored the issue of slave
importation. | d. | It granted 5 southern states the right to import slaves, but it was forbidden to the
others. | e. | It took the number of slaves imported in the previous year, and then decreased the
approved number of slaves that could be imported by three-fifths. |
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A number of people, including many of the Framers, held IOU's for money
loaned to the government during the Revolution. Why should ownership of a part of the
government debt have influenced a person's support for the ratification of the
Constitution?
a. | People who had IOU's also tended to be slave owners, so they wanted a strong
central government that would institutionalize slavery. | b. | People who owned
IOU's tended to trust the states more than a strong national government, so they tended to be
Anti-Federalist. | c. | If you owned IOU's, you had a strong economic motive for wanting the national
government to survive. | d. | People who held IOU's tended to own slaves
and have no interest in a strong national government. | e. | The Framers of the Constitution said, in the
Constitution, that the government would not pay any of the old debts. They wanted the country
to start out without being in debt. |
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There are two methods to propose and two methods to ratify amendments to the
Constitution. Which ratification method has been used to ratify most of the amendments?
a. | ratifying conventions in 3/4 of the states. | b. | 2/3 approval in both
houses of Congress. | c. | approval of 3/4 of the state
legislatures. | d. | 2/3 approval of the members of a national ratifying convention. | e. | ratifying
conventions in 2/3 of the states. |
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At one time, the President was allowed to veto a portion of a bill while
approving the rest of the bill. What is this called?
a. | veto. | b. | provisional veto. | c. | pocket
veto. | d. | vest pocket veto. | e. | line item veto. |
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The government in the South during the Civil War was called a
confederacy. A true confederacy differs from the federalist system of the United States
in that it
a. | grants more sovereignty to the states. | b. | permits state governments to do only what is
allowed by the national government. | c. | is legally and politically independent of any
other government. | d. | gives local units of government a specially
protected existence. | e. | used the old Articles of Confederation as their
constitution. |
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The doctrine of nullification refers to
a. | the power of Congress to veto state laws that violate the US
Constitution | b. | the claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the
US Constitution | c. | the power of the President to veto state laws for violating the US
Constitution | d. | the authority of the President to dissolve Congress and to call for new
elections. | e. | a concept in mathematics that has nothing to do with
government. |
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A federal grant designed for a specific purpose defined by federal law is
called
a. | a categorical grant. | b. | a land grant. | c. | a block
grant. | d. | revenue sharing. | e. | federal mandate
grant. |
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The effort to pass on to the states many federal functions has been
called
a. | evolution. | b. | devolution. | c. | enhancement. | d. | entitlement. | e. | revolution. |
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(Wilson) McCulloch v Maryland (1819) was the first Supreme Court case
that dealt with national supremacy & state’s rights. What was the subject of this
case?
a. | The right of the Federal Government to control trade on the Mississippi
River | b. | The right of the Federal Government to establish a national bank within a state for
the purposes of controlling the economy & currency | c. | The right of the Supreme Court to review court
cases on appeal that were originally heard in state courts | d. | The right of the
Congress to over-rule laws made in state legislatures | e. | The right of state legislatures to declare
national laws null & void within a state |
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(Wilson) George Bush provides money to “faith-based” charities
to deal with the poor & homeless. Which of the following terms best describes this
action?
a. | devolution | c. | 3rd order devolution | b. | 2nd order devolution | d. | backward
devolution |
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