WorksheetsExam 1 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The procedural character of equality for Americans causes them to argue that equality should be measured as ______.
the equal distribution of social resources
equal social status
equal economic but not equal social resources
equality of opportunity
the equal distribution of economic resources
An example of an Initiative would be when state voters are asked to
Ratify an Amendment to the United States Constitution
Elect a representative to a legislative body
Support a proposed law written by their fellow citizens
Remove a Governor before the end of their term
Which of the following are Constitutional powers of the President? (Click all that apply)
May pardon any individual convicted of a federal crime.
May reject bills sent by Congress for their signature.
May receive honorific titles from foreign governments
May command the Armed Forces as Commander-in-Chief
Ideology is defined as:
The Popular Culture of Americans
Partisanship
A set of beliefs that guide an individual's understanding of the world
A set of unrelated opinions
The Electoral College was intended as:
A points system to assign value to states for Presidential Elections
A filter between voters and the government in the selection of Presidents
A way to ensure that some states received the vast majority of attention in Presidential Elections
True or false: The vague wording of the Constitution helped get it ratified.
True
False
Constitutional or Not? Congress passes a law to imprison a specific person.
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
Constitutional or Not? In order to speed up proceedings, a Federal Judge refuses to allow the accused to be appointed an attorney.
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
What historical event contributed to the retirement of the Articles of Confederation?
The Civil War
Washington's Farewell Address
Shay's Rebellion
The Intolerable Acts
Which are examples of Direct Democracy in California? (Check all that Apply)
Referendum
Initiative
Recall
Petition
Constitutional or Not: Congress decides to add two justices to the Supreme Court, to a new total of 11.
Constitutional
Unconstitutional
'Norms' can be understood as:
Explicit directives found in the Constitution
A consistent pattern in the interpretation of the Constitution
A term of endearment.
Socially approved patterns of conduct, developed over time, that provide specific guidance to behavior.
A Block Grant to a State government:
Requires a specific policy, but provides no funding.
Sets a general policy goal, and provides funding to achieve it.
Requires a specific policy, and provides funding to achieve it.
Allows a State government to set its own regulations in a particular policy area.
An Unfunded Mandate to a State government:
Requires a specific policy, but provides no funding.
Sets a general policy goal, and provides funding to achieve it.
Requires a specific policy, and provides funding to achieve it.
Allows a State government to set its own regulations in a particular policy area.
Confirming an Appointee is a power of:
The President
The Senate
The House of Representatives
State Governments
A System of government in which a central government has a monopoly of power within a country is:
A Confederal Government
A Federal Government
An Imperialist Government
A Unitary Government
The Federalist Papers were written as:
A numbered manual for understanding the new constitution
A series of persuasive essays supporting the ratification of the constitution
A public record of the unvarnished opinions of the founding fathers
An authoritative interpretation of the Constitution
Which of the following tactics/policies were used to prevent black Americans from voting? (Check all that Apply)
Poll Taxes
Literacy Tests
White-Only Primaries
Grandfather Clauses
Felon Disenfranchisement
Being guaranteed "due process under the law" is an example of:
Substantive Equality
Economic Equality
Social Equality
Procedural Equality
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" is a modification of which author's fundamental rights of "Life, Liberty, and Property"
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Jefferson
