AP Gov 1

In a democratic society, parties, elections, interest groups, and the media are all examples of __________ between the preferences of citizens and the government's policy agenda.

Federalism is

• the same as unitary government.

• sole government authority in the states.

• sole government authority in the national government.

• a three-branch government with a system of checks and balances.

• a system of shared power by the state and national governments.

Government is defined as the

• organization that brings problems to the attention of public officials.

• institutions through which public policies are made for society.

• executive branch and its agencies.

• body that is concerned with economic problems while leaving social problems to other institutions of society.

• agency that implements policies that have been enacted by other institutions of the political system.

All governments

• ensure safety on the high seas and promote free enterprise.

• provide public goods and socialize citizens into the political and social system.

• maintain national parks and a national defense.

• hold elections.

• guarantee a capitalist economy and collect taxes.

John Locke's ideas on natural rights were related to human law in that

• natural rights were less important than human law.

• human law was the source of natural rights.

• natural rights were considered higher than human law.

• human law and natural rights were unimportant after revolution.

• human law protected property rights, making human law equal to natural rights.

Which of the following statements about federalism is FALSE?

• In cooperative federalism, policy assignments are shared between states and the national government.

• Cooperative federalism today rests on several standard operating procedures.

• In cooperative federalism, sometimes even blame is shared when programs do not work well.

• The American system has always been neatly separated into purely state and purely national responsibilities.

• Dual federalism allows the states and national government to operate independently of one another.

The Bill of Rights was adopted primarily in response to

• the horrors of the French Revolution.

• British abuses of the colonists' civil liberties.

• the Spanish Inquisition.

• the abuses committed by the U.S. Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

• Shays' Rebellion.

The Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803) asserted the power of the Court to

• check the actions of the other branches through judicial review.

• determine its own size and makeup.

• nullify constitutional amendments.

• impeach the President.

• confirm presidential appointments.

Which of these was NOT one of the big three disagreements at the Constitutional Convention?

• who should have the right to vote

• whether or not the states should have an equal number of votes in Congress

• whether the courts should have the power of judicial review

• who should be counted in a state's population to determine representation in Congress

• what to do about slavery

The Constitution states that Congress has the power to establish post offices. This is an example of

• delegated powers.

• reserved powers.

• shared powers.

• enumerated powers.

• implied powers.