chapter 1

1.

1 point

The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that

racial segregation was constitutional

the states had very limited police powers under the tenth amendment

seperate but equal was inherently unconstitutional

states could not protect the general welfare of their citizens

2.

1 point

The right to bear arms is guaranteed by the Third Amendment

false

true

3.

1 point

Programs to channel federal monies to the states with 'no strings attached' are known as

grants-in-aid

block grants

categorical grants

preemption

4.

1 point

The single most important characteristic of American democracy is

personal liberty

community

captialism

social contract

5.

1 point

Fighting in the American Revolution broke out in the battle at

trenton, new jersey

saratoga, new york

yorktown, virginia

lexington and concord, massachusetts

6.

1 point

Concerns at the local level tend to be

nonpartisan

vague and unspecified

partisan

ideological

7.

1 point

The basic unit of our system is the

nation

municipality

county

State

8.

1 point

The nature of federalism was changed forever by

missouri v. department of interior

gibbons v. ogden

chief justice rutledge

the civil war

9.

1 point

In Federalists #10, Madison argued that the greatest threat to individual liberty came from factions

false

true

10.

1 point

Governance in the United States federal system is by

state governments

The federal government

all of the above

multiple authorities

11.

1 point

Under the Constitution, national and state governments are

inherently separate spheres of government

accountable to the people

totally autonomous

endowed with exclusively seperate powers

12.

1 point

Many state and local government elections are nonpartisan

false

true

13.

1 point

Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams were among the leaders of the

stamp act congress

sons of liberty

philadelphia parliament

continental congress

14.

1 point

The Supreme Court has defined obscenity

as a substantial government issue

differently over time

as consistently unconstitutional

all of the above

15.

1 point

The president has the power to resolve conflicts among of between the states

false

true

16.

1 point

The Constitution is only changed through formal amendments

false

true

17.

1 point

The northwest ordinance of 1787 addressed the issue of

slavery west and north of the mississippi

how new states might join the union

representation in colonial legislatures

dealing with indian tribes

18.

1 point

A direct democracy is a system in which

an elite make decisions for the society

representatives meet to discuss policy and make decisions

all members of the polity meet to discuss policy and make decisions

the masses have certain rights, but decisions are made by a council

19.

1 point

The Eight Amendment prohibits

all of the above

trial without an attorney

cruel and unusual punishment

unreasonable searches and seizures

20.

1 point

Many people today are calling for a return of power to the states

true

false

21.

1 point

The Equal Rights Amendment passed Congress and was ratified in 1982

true

false

22.

1 point

All states have bicameral legislatures

false

true

23.

1 point

The Bill of Rights was intended to

increase the power of the national government to protect citizen rights

limit the powers of the state governments to infringe on the liberties of citizens

increase state government powers to protect citizens rights

limit the powers of the national government to infringe on the liberties of citizens

24.

1 point

The Bill of Rights is found in

the preamble to the constitution

article IV

federalist papers

The first ten amendments

25.

1 point

Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government (1689) set out a theory of

aristocracy

natural rights

patronage

democracy

26.

1 point

In general, Americans are distrustful of Politicians

true

false

27.

1 point

Adam Smith argued that free trade produced the wealth of nations through

privateering

the invisible hand

"hands on" economic policies

government regualtions

28.

1 point

Warrantless searches are

always unreasonable

patently unconstitutional

usually constitutional

constitutional under certain circumstances

29.

1 point

Federalism refers to a

political system in which power is vested in the national government

relationship along the state governments

political system in which power is vested in the state governments

relationship between the national and state governments

30.

1 point

Eighteen to twenty-one years olds received the rights to vote in the

constitution

states

twenty-sixth amendment

bill of rights

31.

1 point

The declaration of independence was drafted by

john locke

james madison

george washington

Thomas Jefferson

32.

1 point

Conflicts over civil liberties often

are not highly complex

equire balancing competing intrests

can be solved relatively easy

all of the above

33.

1 point

The Tenth Amendment provides for

implied powers

all of the above

states reserve or police powers

concurrent powers

34.

1 point

Colonists came to the New World for a variety of reasons including

religious freedom

all of the above

a new start in life

plentiful land

35.

1 point

State Constitutions are difficult to amend

true

false

36.

1 point

A social contract theory of government was proposed by

plato and aristotle

newton and the seperatists

locke and hobbes

acquinas and luther

37.

1 point

In 2000, 49 states have capital punishment

true

false

38.

1 point

The framers created the federal system in order

established a powerful central government and minimize the authority of state and local governments

establish a more democratic political system that was also effcient

prevent tyranny by dividing the powers of government

preserve power for the elite in society

39.

1 point

A major goal of the writers of the U.S Constitution was to

limited both state and national powers

empower state and local government

empower the national government

limit state government power

40.

1 point

State governments have traditionally had primary responsibility for

all of the above

public health and criminal justice

transportation and economic development

education

41.

1 point

Most Americans favor open immigrations

true

false

42.

1 point

Civil liberties often present complex problems

false

true

43.

1 point

Taxation is a concurrent power in the U.S federal system

true

false

44.

1 point

In general, the U.S population is

quite young

getting older

becoming less diverse

less affected by immigration than in earlier years

45.

1 point

In 1765, the American colonists initiated a major protest against the

treaty of paris

tea import act

sugar act

stamp act

46.

1 point

The Missouri Compromise

admitted missouri as a slave state

stated that no more slaves should be admitted to the union

admitted maine as a free state

all of the above

47.

1 point

The first official meeting among the 13 colonies was the

continental congress

stamp act congress

treaty of paris

representative assembly

48.

1 point

Police powers are federal in nature according to the Tenth Amendment

true

false

49.

1 point

The largest growing segment of the American Population is the

hispanic

white

asian

black

50.

1 point

The establishment clause has been said to

all of the above

protect citizens basic religious rights

erect a wall of seperation between church and state

prohibit the adoption of an official religion