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WorksheetsAP GOV Final Prep CH 1-5
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There is a tremendous gap between youth and the elderly in all of the following EXCEPT
political knowledge
political participation
political interest
volunteering
media use
Government is defined as the
organization that brings problems to the attention of public officials
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
executive branch and its agencies
institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society
The policymaking institutions of the American national government include all of the following EXCEPT
the Supreme Court
the presidency
political parties
Congress
the Senate
One advantage of the Internet for democracy is that it
provides less information than newspapers
makes it easy to avoid political topics
makes it easier for citizens to communicate directly with government
will provide more political information to political elites
none of the above
Things that are indivisible, nonexclusive, and that everyone can share are called
intangible property
socialized
community property
communist
public goods
Governments in the modern world, whether democratic or not, are similar in doing all of the following EXCEPT
protecting citizensʹ civil liberties
maintaining a national defense
providing public goods
collecting taxes
providing public services
All governments
have written constitutions
are elected
have a legislature
provide services
have a president
Which of the following statements about taxes is TRUE?
One out of every three dollars earned by an American citizen is used to pay taxes
Despite the image presented by the media, survey data reveal that Americans feel they are getting their moneyʹs worth for the taxes they pay
About one-tenth of the average American citizenʹs salary goes to taxes
The tax burden in the United States is higher than in most other democratic nations
All of these are true
An interest group so single-minded that its members often vote on only one issue, ignoring a politicianʹs stand on everything else, is known as
a one-issue group
a uni-issue group
a hot-button group
a single-issue group
a mono-issue group
When compared with the rest of the world, America has a relatively low
number of offices up for election
number of candidates who seek office
frequency of elections
voter turnout in elections
all of the above
The list of problems to which political leaders are paying serious attention is a(n)
problem set
policy agenda
issue constellation
legislative package
none of the above
________ is the process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time.
Democracy
policymaking system
A constellation
The bureaucracy
Government
All of the following are parts of the policymaking system EXCEPT
public goods
policymaking institutions
linkage institutions
peopleʹs political interests
policy
Which of these is a linkage institution? A) USA Today B) the presidentʹs cabinet C) the House of Representatives D) the ambassador to France E) all of the above
USA Today
the presidentʹs cabinet
the House of Representatives
the ambassador to France
all of the above
A key question that confronts government regarding different public policy choices is
whether an appropriate linkage institution is willing to frame a policy
which is the most complicated one to deal with
which is the least complicated one to deal with
whether or not government should do anything about them
all of the above
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published
The Communist Manifesto
A Theory of Democracy
The Federalist Papers
Poor Richardʹs Almanac
War and Peace
The effects a policy has on people and problems is called
policy outputs
policy implementation
policy issues
policy impacts
policy agenda
A means of selecting policymakers and or organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the publicʹs preferences is
government
politics
public administration
democracy
all of the above
Two of the most important principles of democratic theory are majority rule and
the plurality rule
judicial review
minority rights
majority restraint
Robertsʹ Rules of Order
Pluralist theory contends that in the United States
society is governed solely by an upper-class elite
too many influential groups cripple governmentʹs ability to govern
many groups vie for power with no one set of groups dominating
the many members of Congress dominate a singular official such as the president
because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has become an elite institution
The most fundamental element of democratic theory is
ʺpower to the people!ʺ
government efficiency
equality
majority rule
access to information
Which of the following is most fundamentally critical of American democracy?
traditional democratic theory
democratic negativism
pluralist theory
critical democratic theory
elite and class theory
At the center of all theories of elite domination of politics is
big business
the Congress
the nouveau riche
the Trilateral Commission
the president
Hyperpluralists believe that the dominant player in American politics is
groups
the president
the government
the media
rich individuals
PAC stands for
Partisan Assistance Contribution
Party Affairs Council
Policy Advisory Commission
Politically Active Constituency
Political Action Committee
Escalating campaign costs are a challenge to democracy because
it is believed that PAC contributions affect the way members of Congress vote on single issues
they are associated with more technical policies
they lead to policy gridlock
they reflect diverse interests
they make it easier for candidates to raise money
The ability of groups to prevent the government from taking actions adverse to their interests leads to what the text calls
Dahlʹs ʺideal democratic process.ʺ
elite dominance
budget deficits
enlightened understanding
policy gridlock
According to Thomas Jefferson, which of the following is an inalienable right?
Liberty
Taxes
Justice
Jurisprudence
Incontinence
Those who argue that the United States is in the midst of a culture war argue that Americans are becoming increasingly
isolationist
secular
hypocritical
egalitarian
polarized
National, state, and local governments in America spend almost ________ of the gross domestic product.
3 percent
30 percent
all
10 percent
none
The United States government owns ________ of the land in the United States
all
5 percent
one-third
2 percent
none
Which of the following categories is the largest expenditure in the federal budget?
Social Security
Medicaid
environment
national defense
homeland security
In a 2004 survey of political knowledge, young people provided the correct answer to only one-third of these questions, whereas people over 65 were correct half the time.
TRUE
FALSE
The voter turnout rate in the United States is one of the highest in the world.
TRUE
FALSE
A political issue arises when people disagree about a problem or about a public policy choice made to combat a problem.
TRUE
FALSE
The American creed includes laissez-faire.
TRUE
FALSE
The British government stepped up its controls over the American colonies with new taxes and stronger commerce regulations right after
King Phillipʹs War
the assassination of the Duke of Windsor
King Georgeʹs War
the Civil War
the French and Indian War
Who issued the Declaration of Independence?
the Constitutional Convention of 1776
the Continental Congress
President George Washington
the 13 colonial legislatures
General George Washington
The Declaration of Independence was a
valid legal document under British law
bitter attack against the British king for abuses said to have been done to the colonists over a long period of time
proclamation from King George III granting the American colonists the right to form their own nation
thoughtful, cautious explanation of why independence might be a good idea if certain demands were not met
last effort by the American colonists to get back on good terms with England, while only threatening independence
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
King George III
George Washington
The American Revolution was based upon the ideas of
intellectual slaves
intellectual frontiersmen
George Washington
European political thinkers
American farmers
The foundation of John Lockeʹs philosophy was that human beings
derive their rights from nature
have rights that are granted them by government
determine their own rights
derive their rights from God
are granted their rights by their King
Thomas Jeffersonʹs phrase ʺlife, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessʺ was a modification of John Lockeʹs phrase ʺLife, liberty, and ________.ʺ
property
God
heaven
health
equality
The American Revolution was different from the French, Russian, and Iranian revolutions in that
it was much bloodier
it was much shorter
it did not result in a change of government
it produced little societal change
It was different in all these ways
The Articles of Confederation were adopted by
the Continental Congress
President George Washington
a small, self-appointed committee of the nationʹs political leaders
the British Parliament
the Continental Army under command of General George Washington
The United States government under the Articles of Confederation can best be described as
weak and ineffective
overly prone to intervention in foreign affairs
overly bureaucratic
dictatorial
a personal tool of George Washington
Which of the following was NOT a source of revenue for the United States government under the Articles of Confederation?
taxes levied by the Continental Congress
printing its own money
selling off western lands
state governments
All of the above were revenue sources
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to
levy taxes
overturn state laws
regulate commerce
maintain an army and navy
all of the above
A small band of farmers in western Massachusetts took up arms in what is remembered as
the Farmersʹ Revolt
King Georgeʹs War
the Boston Tea Party
the Whiskey Rebellion
Shaysʹ Rebellion
Among the factors that contributed to economic turmoil under the Articles of Confederation was the
postwar depression that left many small farmers unable to pay their debts and threatened mortgage foreclosures
decreasing economic viability of slavery
power shift from middle-class farmers to wealthy landowners
state legislatures that favored creditors and created more debt
All of these factors contributed to the economic turmoil
Those who met at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 were
a mix of wealthy and middle-class Americans
wealthy planters, lawyers, and merchants
overwhelmingly middle-class farmers
primarily British officials overseeing the implementation of the new government agreed to in the peace treaty
split evenly between Democrats and Republicans
According to the Constitution, each state was entitled to how many senators?
as many as it wanted to send
none
one
It depended on the stateʹs population
two
The Madisonian requirement that each branch of government acquire the consent of the others for many of its actions created a system of
confederated government
checks and balances
constitutional republic
cross-cutting requirements
separation of powers
Ratification of the Constitution was done by
the voters in each state casting open ballots
special conventions in each state
the state legislatures approving the document
approval by the Supreme Court
majority vote of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention
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
nullify constitutional amendments
confirm presidential appointments
determine its own size and makeup
impeach the president
Burning the flag is a legally protected form of political expression.
TRUE
FALSE
Most delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 held a cynical view of human nature.
TRUE
FALSE
Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution were known as Federalists.
TRUE
FALSE
The Constitution created a Republic.
TRUE
FALSE
Federalism is
a system of shared power by the state and national governments
the same as unitary government
sole government authority in the national government
sole government authority in the states
a three-branch government with a system of checks and balances
Which of the following is an example of a confederation?
state governments in the United States
the United Nations
OPEC
Britain
France
The supremacy clause
establishes the Constitution, laws of the national government, and treaties as the supreme law of the land
establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes
declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern
states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the states, are reserved to the states
states that the people are the supreme authority
The Tenth Amendment
declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern
establishes the Constitution, laws of the national government, and treaties as the supreme law of the land
establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes
establishes the number of electoral votes each state can cast in the electoral college
states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the states, are reserved for the states
Only the national government is allowed to
levy taxes
regulate commerce with foreign nations
take private property for public purposes
make and enforce laws
all of the above
In its McCulloch v. Maryland decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of
judicial restraint
judicial review
the supremacy of the national government over the states
the supremacy of the states over the national government
Maryland in a dispute with the national government
The enumerated powers of Congress and the national government are those
specifically spelled out in the Constitution
set out in the first ten amendments
involving taxes, spending, and fiscal policy
not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but nonetheless acknowledged
requiring ratification by the states
In determining the power of Congress to regulate commerce in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court
prohibited Congress from regulating business activity on the grounds it violated private property rights
listed the implied powers of Congress and the national government
defined commerce very narrowly in considering the right of Congress to regulate it
listed the enumerated powers of Congress and the national government
defined commerce very broadly, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
The Constitution states that Congress has the power to establish post offices. This is an example of
enumerated powers
delegated powers
implied powers
reserved powers
shared powers
The Constitution requires that states give ________ to the public acts, records, and civil judicial proceedings of every other state.
privileges and immunities
due process
full faith and credit
some consideration
extradition
The constitutional requirement that the states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment is known as
forfeiture
extradition
privileges and immunities
full faith and credit
the elastic clause
A tuition difference between in-state and out-of-state students is an example of
dual federalism
federal exceptions to the full faith and credit provision
full faith and credit being extended to all students
how states make exceptions to the privileges and immunities clause
project grants to the states
Over time, there has been a gradual change from a dual federalism to a(n) ________ federalism.
unitary
single
tripartite
cooperative
fiscal
The most common type of categorical grant is
block grants
a rescission fund
project grants
disaster relief
revenue sharing
Programs such as Medicaid and Aid for Families with Dependent Children, where applicants automatically qualify for aid if they meet the requirements, are examples of
dual federalism
project grants
formula grants
block grants
welfare
How many governments are there in the United States?
538
over 100,000
51
one
50
The Constitution says that the states must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment.
TRUE
FALSE
After nearly 200 years of widely different practices, the entire United States now has a uniform death penalty law.
TRUE
FALSE
Americansʹ civil liberties are set down in
the Declaration of Independence
the Bill of Rights
Article I of the Constitution
no written document or law
the Preamble to the Constitution
The ________ is the final interpreter of the content and scope of Americansʹ civil liberties.
president
Congress
Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
Constitution
The Bill of Rights was adopted primarily in response to
the Spanish Inquisition
British abuses of the colonistsʹ civil liberties
the abuses committed by the United States Continental Army during the Revolutionary War
the horrors of the French Revolution
Shaysʹ Rebellion
The great freedoms of speech, press, religion, and assembly are contained in the
First, Second, Third and Fourth Amendments
Fourth Amendment
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
First Amendment
The incorporation doctrine involves
application of the Bill of Rights to the states
the governmentʹs power to regulate corporations
the procedures for creating a city government
the interpretation of the commerce clause
the extension of judicial review to state courts
Thomas Jefferson argued that the First Amendment created a ʺwall of separationʺ between
the government and the people
the Congress, the president, and the Supreme Court
he people and the Supreme Court
church and state
men and women
In the Engel v. Vitale case of 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that ________ was (were) unconstitutional.
prayers done as classroom exercises in public schools
the Connecticut statute barring the distribution of birth control information
segregation
prior restraint
police search or seizure without an authorized warrant
In regard to the free exercise clause, the Supreme Court has made each of the following rulings EXCEPT
polygamy may be justified for Mormons on religious grounds
the Air Force can enforce its dress code even against religiously based dress choices
Amish parents may take their children out of school after the eighth grade
people could become conscientious objectors to war on religious grounds
public schools cannot require Jehovahʹs Witnesses to attend flag saluting ceremonies
The Pentagon Papers dealt with
a documented history of United States involvement in the Vietnam War which the government wanted kept secret
a documented history of United States involvement in the Korean War which the government wanted kept secret
prisoners of war from World War II
secret agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union
all of the above
Prior restraint is most often considered acceptable on the grounds of
libel
obscenity
national security
cruel and unusual punishment
religious freedom
In Schenck v. United States (1919), Justice Holmes said that speech can be restricted when it
is uttered by government officials in an effort to establish a religion
provokes ʺa clear and present dangerʺ to people
advocates the violent overthrow of the United States
is spoken rather than non-verbal or symbolic
is expressed on private property
A shield law
gives reporters the right to withhold information from the courts
gives judges the right to issue a gag order
protects certain religious practices not covered by Supreme Court rulings
prevents the courts from closing criminal trials to the press
prevents reporters from disclosing secret government information
Obscenity is
equated with nudity by the Supreme Court
clearly defined as it pertains to both freedom of the press and freedom of speech
prohibited in the First Amendment
a matter of federal standards rather than state or local standards
not protected under the Constitution
Wearing an arm band and burning a United States flag are examples of ________: actions that do not consist of speaking or writing but that express an opinion.
commercial speech
symbolic speech
obscenity
the free exercise clause
unspoken speech
Commercial speech on radio and television is regulated by
state and local governments
no government agency, as such would be a violation of the freedom of speech
the Federal Communications Commission
the Federal Trade Commission
the Bureau of Consumer Affairs
Most of the wording of the Bill of Rights concerns
the rights of people accused of crimes
the right to bear arms
freedom of religion and the establishment clause
freedom of speech and freedom of the press
freedoms of expression.
Unreasonable searches and seizures are specifically forbidden in the
Sixteenth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Second Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Unless they witness a crime, police officers cannot arrest a suspect without
due process
a search warrant
informing them of their Miranda rights
probable cause
a writ of habeas corpus
In the case of ________, the Supreme Court ruled that the protection against unreasonable search and seizure applied to the state and local governments, as well as the national government, thus nationalizing the exclusionary rule.
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roth v. United States
United States v. New York
Mapp v. Ohio
The Fifth Amendment forbids
cruel and unusual punishment
forced self-incrimination
illegal searches and seizures
the government establishment of a national religion
all of the above except D
In the case of Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled that
illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in a trial
police must inform any suspect of a series of rights, including the constitutional right to remain silent
the death penalty could be imposed for the most extreme of crimes
defendants in all felony cases have a right to counsel, even if the state has to provide such legal assistance
the police must show probable cause before making an arrest
In the 1963 case of ________, the Supreme Court ruled that defendants in all felony cases had a right to counsel, and if they could not afford to hire a lawyer, one must be provided.
Mapp v. Ohio
Engel v. Vitale
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
National Bar Association v. United States
Most criminal cases are settled in
the Supreme Court
plea bargaining
municipal and county courts
district court
the jury room
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution
is the freedom of privacy
forbids cruel and unusual punishment
is the right to bear arms
grants women equal rights including the right to vote
protects freedom of assembly
Which of the following is NOT specifically stated in the Bill of Rights?
right to privacy
protection against double jeopardy
right to bear arms
freedom of speech
All of these are specifically stated
In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that in the third trimester of pregnancy
states can ban abortion except when the motherʹs health is in danger
states are prohibited from funding the abortions of poor women
states cannot ban abortion unless the motherʹs life is in danger
states cannot ban abortion
the federal government, but not the states, is prohibited from funding abortions for poor women
The right to privacy was applied to the states by the Supreme Court case of
Gitlow v. New York
Gitlow, Near & Mapp v. the States
Mapp v. Ohio
Near v. Minnesota
Griswold v. Connecticut
Slander refers to making spoken statements known to be false that are malicious and tend to damage a personʹs reputation, and the courts have ruled that such spoken defamations are not protected by freedom of speech.
TRUE
FALSE
Commercial speech is regulated more rigidly than other types of speech.
TRUE
FALSE
The right to privacy is specifically guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
TRUE
FALSE
Policies that extend basic rights to groups historically subject to discrimination are known as
civil rights
civil liberties
human rights
suffrage
affirmative action
The phrase ʺall men are created equalʺ comes from the
Bill of Rights
Constitution
famous pamphlet, Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
Bible
The concept that everyone should have the same chance is called equality of
distribution
fate
rewards
results
opportunity
The Supreme Court has ruled that racial and ethnic classifications are
legal if they are reasonable
not covered by the Fourteenth Amendment
inherently suspect
never permissible
exempt from the constitutional penumbras of the Bill of Rights
The ________ Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States.
Thirteenth
Nineteenth
Tenth
First
Equal Rights
Jim Crow laws were those which
were enacted by Southern whites in the late nineteenth century to segregate African Americans from whites
the North enforced in the South in the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, granting rights to former slaves
sought to end segregation and bring the races into closer contact with one another
justified slavery and set codes for slavesʹ behavior
established slavery and contract law regulating the slave trade
The Supreme Courtʹs decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson
for the first time established race as a suspect classification and ruled that former slaves must be granted land or otherwise compensated for their years of forced labor
outlawed slavery
stated that the principle of separate but equal public facilities for African Americans was constitutional
stated that the principle of separate but equal public facilities for African Americans was unconstitutional
ruled that slaves were chattel property and entitled to no rights under the Constitution
In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court
ordered the Topeka school district to spend more money on black schools
enunciated the principle of equal but separate
ruled that the visible signs of education were substantially equal between black schools and white ones
enunciated the principle of separate but equal
ruled that school segregation was inherently unequal
The Civil Rights Act of ________, the most important law since the Emancipation Proclamation, made racial discrimination illegal in public accommodations throughout America.
1947
1964
1984
1974
1954
Suffrage refers to
the practice of de facto slavery rather than de jure slavery
the legal segregation of the races or of men and women in hotels, motels, restaurants, and other public places
the hardships endured to obtain civil rights for African Americans and equal rights for women
the legal right to vote
the practice of shackling slaves working in fields so they could not run away
Native-American Indians were made citizens of the United States in
1964
1924
1789
1868
They were never made citizens of the United States
The Nineteenth Amendment
gave women the constitutional right to vote
outlawed the poll tax in federal elections
repealed Prohibition
gave African Americans the constitutional right to vote
ended slavery
Affirmative action programs are referred to by critics as
negative reaction
reverse discrimination
positive negativism
comparable worth
degenderizing
In early American society, married women could have no legal identity separate from that of their husbands.
TRUE
FALSE
AIDS victims are considered handicapped and included under laws protecting the rights of the disabled.
TRUE
FALSE
