Foundations of American Government

Social media, Initiative, and Popular Referendum are examples of--

• popular sovereignty

• participatory democracy

• republicanism

• pluralist democracy

Which Article of the Constitution includes the "Supremacy Clause?"

• Article II

• Article IV

• Article V

• Article VI

The US Chamber of Commerce creates a SuperPAC to run ads and attempt to get supports of their pro-business policies elected. They also pay several lobbyists to influence Congressional members during committee hearings and floor debates.

This is an examples of:

• participatory democracy

• elite democracy

• pluralist democracy

• republicanism

Which thinker had the greatest influence on the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

--national government supreme

--proportional representation in a bicameral legislature

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Compromise

• New York Plan

What decision was made about slave importation at the Constitutional Convention?

• Only states were able to restrict the slave trade

• Congress as able to restrict the slave trade immediately

• Congress could pass no law restricting the slave trade for 20 years

• Congress would have no power to restrict the slave trade

What is needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment?

• approval of the Supreme Court

• signature by the President of the United States

• approval by 2/3 of state legislatures

• approval by 3/4 of state legislatures

The Grand Committee met at the Constitutional Convention to develop a compromise on which issue?

• representation of the states

• how the President would be selected

• slave importation

• slaves counting toward population

Which is an example of elite democracy?

• House of Representatives being elected by the people

• The President being chosen by electors

• Interest groups forming "Iron Triangle" relationships

• The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress

Non-gov’t groups organize to exert influence on political and policy decision making is known as

• participatory democracy

• elite democracy

• republicanism

• pluralist democracy