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POL110 U.S.
Government

EXAM 1

Question 1

The term participatory democracy applies most accurately to
which of the following societies?

Question 2

Patrick Henry was a critic of the proposed Constitution, and
he predicted that if the Constitution were ratified,

Question 3

When the Framers of the Constitution wrote “republican
form of government,” they were referring to what we call

Question 4

In our political system, Aristotle’s ideal of direct
democracy has been most closely approximated by the

Question 5

One distinctive feature of many European democracies is that
very few offices are

Question 6

How many delegates to the Philadelphia Convention had signed
the Declaration of Independence?

Question 7

Under the Articles of Confederation, delegates to the
national legislature were

Question 8

The American version of representative democracy was based
on two major principles: __________and __________.

Question 9

An unalienable right is one that is based on

Question 10

The U.S. Constitution was approved by

Question 11

The interstate commerce that the federal government can
regulate has been, until recently, interpreted to include

Question 12

The text says that it would be a mistake to conclude that
the doctrine of dual federalism is

Question 13

__________ is a political system in which the national
government shares power with local governments.

Question 14

A federal republic derives its powers from the

Question 15

A central premise in Marshall’s analysis of federalism was
that the government of the United States was established by

Question 16

The immigrant group usually associated with the drive for
bilingual education is composed of

Question 17

The Sedition Act of 1798 was, in part, the result of
strained relations between the United States and

Question 18

The earliest immigrant group to arrive in large numbers and
thus alter the scope of civil liberties issues consisted of

Question 19

In this Supreme Court decision, the Court held that the
federal guarantees of free speech and free press also applied to the states.

Question 20

The clear-and-present danger test balanced what two ideas?

Question 21

Laws that address public order and the safety and morals of
citizens have traditionally been considered the focus of

Question 22

The __________ Amendment made clear that no state may deny
the right to vote on the basis of sex.

Question 23

In order to discourage segregation, federal laws began to

Question 24

Rosa Parks had a tremendous impact on the civil rights
movement when she refused to

Question 25

The difference between de facto and de jure segregation is
that

POL110 U.S.
Government

EXAM 2

Question 1 The medium that first allowed public officials to
reach the public in a relatively unfiltered manner was

Question 2 During the 2010 midterm elections, more than half
of all Americans used __________ to get political news about the elections.

Question 3 The United States has a long tradition of media
that are

Question 4 At least how many people must be polled to capture
the opinions of 300 million people?

Question 5 Which of the following ages is most likely to be
considered part of someone’s “impressionable years”?

Question 6 Partisanship is remarkably

Question 7 An outsider strategy that is designed to generate
public pressure directly on government officials is

Question 8 Many strong social movements in the United States
(for example, the antiwar movement of the late 1960s) never produced a significant
third party. One reason is that

Question 9 The plurality system means the winner gets the
____ votes.

Question 10 The __________ manages the day-to-day work of
the party.

Question 11 What amendment gave women the right to vote?

Question 12 Many scholars argue that the foremost factor in
determining how people vote is

Question 13 Who used an upset victory in the Iowa caucuses
to seize momentum and eventually claim the presidential nomination?

Question 14 Now, people can register to vote when they apply
for

Question 15 A concurrent resolution passed by Congress seeks
to

Question 16 A basic difference between a parliament such as
Great Britain’s and the U.S. Congress is

Question 17 Which of the following statements about revenue
bills is TRUE?

Question 18 The Supreme Court struck down an effort by a
state to impose term limits on

Question 19 Most of the power in Congress is found in

Question 20 Where is the real work of Congress done?

Question 21 According to the text, modern members of
Congress are more likely to communicate with each other

Question 22 In the Senate, a filibuster can be ended by
invoking

Question 23 What is the term used to describe a two-chamber
legislative body?

Question 24Beginning in 1997, the chairs of Senate
committees were limited to

Question 25A marginal district is one in which

POL110 U.S.
Government

EXAM 3

Question 1 When a popular president is up for reelection,
fellow-party candidates are more likely to win Congressional races. This demonstrates
the _____ effect.

Question 2 When the government is unable to act on matters
such as education because the legislature believes states should pay more for
education and the president believes the federal government should pay more for
education, it is an example of

Question 3 A president who is elected by popular vote is an
invention of

Question 4 United States v. Nixon held that there is

Question 5 Which of the following is NOT one of the
constraints on a president’s ability to plan a program?

Question 6 An agency cannot spend any money without approval
from

Question 7 When an agency such as the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) makes an important decision, it is quite likely to be
taken to court. This is an example of what is meant by

Question 8 When Congress formally sets aside money for a
specific use, it is called a(n)

Question 9 During most of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, appointments to the civil service were based primarily on

Question 10 Today, the federal government contains how many
cabinet departments?

Question 11 One basic difference between a constitutional
court and a legislative court is that

Question 12 In __________ the Supreme Court for the first
time, in a decision authored by Chief Justice John Marshall, held that the
Court could declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.

Question 13 The Supreme Court’s primary weapon in the
government’s system of checks and balances is known as

Question 14 In National Federation of Independent Business
v. Sebelius (2012), the Supreme ruled that states do not have to expand their
Medicaid coverage because

Question 15 When Congress passed a law that forbade anyone from
carrying a gun near a school, the Supreme Court declared the law invalid
because such behavior

Question 16 Which industry is the most vocal regarding the
topic of pesticides and has made their voice heard in Congress so that very few
pesticides have been taken off the market?

Question 17 When the Clear Air Act was revised in 1990 it
gave states _____ to comply.

Question 18 The national event held on April 22, 1970, that
celebrated the new environmental movement was called __________ Day.

Question 19 Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was targeted
at bringing awareness to the harm caused to wildlife by

Question 20 Which president created the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)?

Question 21 In 2011, female personnel accounted for
approximately _________ of the armed forces.

Question 22 The worldview that the United States should
withdraw from world affairs is known as

Question 23 The U.S. practice of isolationism ended with

Question 24 The
National Security Council includes all of the following EXCEPT the

Question 25 Which worldview did Walter Lippmann argue
against in his book The Cold War?