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Political Science, Test One Practice

Frage 1 von 69

1

Who said it?
"Who gets what, when and how"

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Harold Lasswell

  • Lenin

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Frage 2 von 69

1

Who said it?
"who could do what to whom"

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Harold Lasswell

  • Lenin

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Frage 3 von 69

1

Who said it?
"The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions. "

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Wilson

  • Wasserman

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Frage 4 von 69

1

Who said it?
"The ability to influence another’s behavior."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Wilson

  • Wasserman

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Frage 5 von 69

1

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • June, 1776

  • July, 1776

  • August, 1776

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Frage 6 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

Our makes it .

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Frage 7 von 69

1

When were the Articles of Confederation written?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 1777

  • 1776

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Frage 8 von 69

1

Which of these are definitions of "politics"?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • "Who gets what, when and how." --Harold Lasswell

  • "The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions." --Wilson

  • "Who could do what to whom." --Lenin

  • “Should."

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Frage 9 von 69

1

Which of these are definitions of "power"?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • "The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions."--Wilson

  • "The ability to influence another’s behavior."--Wasserman

  • "Who could do what to whom."--Lenin

  • "Should."

  • Power, like money is a means to other ends.

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Frage 10 von 69

1

Which of these is not a definition of "authority"?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • The right to use power.

  • Legitimate power

  • Being able to force someone to do something, either through force or with charisma.

  • Legal basis

  • Accepted as right

  • "Should"

  • Deserves obedience

  • An efficient form of power (no need for force if you should obey)

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Frage 11 von 69

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"Democracy" is derived form the Greek words "demos" (authority) and "kratos" (the people).

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 12 von 69

1

A democracy made the framers nervous.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 13 von 69

1

Who said it?
"A system of government in which ultimate political authority is vested in the people ."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Wasserman

  • Wilson

  • Schmidt

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Frage 14 von 69

1

Which form of government is this quote referring to?
"A system of government in which ultimate political authority is vested in the people ."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Democracy

  • Republic

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Frage 15 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

There are two types of Democracy: and .

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Frage 16 von 69

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Who said it?
"A form of government in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Schmidt

  • Wasserman

  • Wilson

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Frage 17 von 69

1

Where are we guaranteed a republican form of government?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Article 7, section 3

  • Article 5, section 2

  • Article 4, section 4

  • Article 4, section 2

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Frage 18 von 69

1

A Republic means representation, with the consent of the sovereign governed.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 19 von 69

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Who said it?
"Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Mrs. Klein

  • Wilson

  • Schmidt

  • Winston Churchill

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Frage 20 von 69

1

Who said it?
"Perhaps the biggest problem with modern Democracy is that then people may get exactly the government that they deserve."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Winston Churchill

  • Wilson

  • Mrs. Klein

  • Schmidt

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Frage 21 von 69

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A Democratic Republic does not derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 22 von 69

1

Which of these are "The E's"?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Egalitarianism: All men are created equal…

  • Entropy: Nothing will be made to get worse.

  • Elite Power Theory: society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power in their self interest. (Schmidt)

  • Energy: An ever growing democratic republic

  • American Elites: What makes us different: We believe we all have the potential to become elites if we work hard enough. Our elites aren’t born, they are MADE.

  • Elites: Those who get more than others of the values society has available. (Wasserman)

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Frage 23 von 69

1

Which of these documents is this excerpt from?
"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Declaration of Independence

  • The Articles of Confederation

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Frage 24 von 69

1

Check all the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation.

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • The government had no power to enforce laws.

  • It was too complicated.

  • Every state got one vote.

  • Each state had an independent army.

  • Congress could not levy taxes.

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Frage 25 von 69

1

Which dates did these events take place on?
Philadelphia
____ – A small meeting at Mt. Vernon plans…
____ – A poorly attended Trade Conference in Annapolis. They decide to try again in…
____ – Philadelphia to hold a convention to Amend the Articles of Confederation.
Four months, and many speeches, prayers and political compromises later –
A CONSTITUTION!

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 1785, 1786, 1787

  • 1785, 1786, 1788

  • 1786, 1787, 1788

  • 1785, 1788, 1788

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Frage 26 von 69

1

Our Constitution was not the FIRST Constitution IN the US – in 1776, eight states had Constitutions.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 27 von 69

1

John Locke, a British Political Philosopher, thought that:

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Government possesses the power and the duty to mold human behavior

  • Government needs to take whatever actions necessary for the greater good--even if it means taking away some rights.

  • Government draws its authority from the divine

  • Government is to protect from human behavior (including the behavior of the government) – life, liberty and property

  • Unchecked power is tyranny

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Frage 28 von 69

1

Federalists thought that the government needed more control, while the anti-federalists thought it needed to remain not so powerful.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 29 von 69

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The Constitution addressed slavery, but the idea was quickly shot down by the southern representatives.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 30 von 69

1

The nature of man is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Evil to the core.

  • Wants to do good, but we fail.

  • Sinful, but redeemable.

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Frage 31 von 69

1

The Constitution must control our “lesser angels” and keep our appetites in check.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 32 von 69

1

Who said it?
"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution."

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Wilson

  • Wasserman

  • Winston Churchill

  • Thomas Jefferson

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Frage 33 von 69

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The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Democratic Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 34 von 69

1

A federal system is like what type of relationship?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Club

  • Children

  • Marriage

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Frage 35 von 69

1

A Unitary Nation State is like what type of relationship?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Club

  • Children

  • Marriage

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Frage 36 von 69

1

A Confederation is like what type of relationship?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Club

  • Children

  • Marriage

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Frage 37 von 69

1

The four main constitutional principles are:

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Peace

  • Freedom

  • The Separation of Powers, and Checks and Balances

  • Federalism

  • Judicial Review

  • A Limited Government with a Living Constitution

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Frage 38 von 69

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Separation of Powers: The principle that the powers of government should be separated and put in the care of different parts of the government.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 39 von 69

1

If men were angels, then government would still be necessary.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 40 von 69

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Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

Separation of Powers – The

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Frage 41 von 69

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Legislative Function:

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Interpreting the laws

  • Passing laws

  • Congress

  • Carrying out, executing, implementing laws

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Frage 42 von 69

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Executive Function:

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Passing laws

  • Congress

  • Carrying out, executing, implementing laws

  • President

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Frage 43 von 69

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Judicial Function:

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Congress

  • Carrying out, executing, implementing laws

  • Interpreting the laws

  • Supreme Court

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Frage 44 von 69

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Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

Bicameralism: Separating the body into two houses – The and

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Frage 45 von 69

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Which of these are true about Federalism?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Calls for political authority to be distributed between a central government and the government of the states. (“Shared Power”)

  • Both the federal and state governments may act directly on the people

  • Both the federal and state governments have some exclusive powers

  • Political authority is spread out to prevent power from being concentrated in any one group

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Frage 46 von 69

1

The Great Compromise was just about large states vs. small states.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 47 von 69

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The 3/5ths Compromise had to do with how many votes a state got.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 48 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

Legislature:
House
Popular Election
Population based representation
House
Selection by State Legislatures
2 Per State

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Frage 49 von 69

1

The Bill of Rights was for the Federalists.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 50 von 69

1

12 amendments sent out in 1789
10 amendments ratified by 1791
Became known as the Bill of Rights
Amendment #27 was finally ratified in 1992!

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 51 von 69

1

The Supremacy Clause is in:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Article 6, section 2

  • Article 4, section 4

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Frage 52 von 69

1

The tenth amendment is about reserved powers.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 53 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

--: to send responsibility and sometimes resources to a lower (more responsive?) level of government

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Frage 54 von 69

1

Devolution is a combination of devolve and revolution.
Negative spin: Reversing an evolutionary trend

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 55 von 69

1

The three types of law are:

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Constitutional

  • Federal

  • Statutory

  • Common law/Judge made law

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Frage 56 von 69

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Which of these is not a definition of "precedent?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • The judicial practice by which the courts generally follow previous decisions involving the same issue. (Wasserman)

  • The ability to influence another’s behavior. (Wasserman)

  • A judicial ruling that permits the court ruling settling an old case to govern the rule used to settle a similar new one (G.Q. Wilson)

  • Stare Decisis – to stand on decided cases; the judicial policy of following precedents established by past decisions. (Schmidt)

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Frage 57 von 69

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Which of these are definitions of Judicial Review?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • The judicial practice by which the courts generally follow previous decisions involving the same issue. (Wasserman)

  • The power of the federal courts to test federal and state legislative enactments and other actions by the standards of what the Constitution grants and withholds. (findlaw

  • Stare Decisis – to stand on decided cases; the judicial policy of following precedents established by past decisions. (Schmidt)

  • The power of the courts to declare acts of the legislature and the executive unconstitutional, and therefore null and void. (Wasserman)

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Frage 58 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücke, um den Text zu vervollständigen

Article 6 was directed at assuring that didn’t do anything that conflicted with the supreme national law.

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Frage 59 von 69

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Fülle die Lücke, um den Text zu vervollständigen

(1803)
Set the precedent for Judicial Review
Said that a section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 exceeded the constitutional authority granted by Article III
Judicial Review - the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of what the constitution means
Allows the Supreme Court to declare a statute or governmental action “unconstitutional”
This is especially important for the review of state activities for constitutionality

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Frage 60 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücke, um den Text zu vervollständigen

(1819)
An expansion of federal powers
Said that the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18) gave Congress the flexibility to create a National Bank as an aid to carrying out its enumerated borrowing and taxing powers and that Maryland's taxation of the bank violated the Supremacy Clause (Article 6, Clause 2)
Laid the groundwork for a significantly more significant federal government!
Answered a pivotal question about who would be the “most equal”
This is especially important in terms of both the size and scope of the federal government and in terms of the balance of powers

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Frage 61 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

vs. (1824)
Established that the power to regulate interstate commerce was an exclusive national power
Forbade states from enacting any legislation that would interfere with Congress's right to regulate commerce among the separate states

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Frage 62 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücken, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

v (1857)
First invalidation of a Federal Statute since Marbury vs. Madison
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 is unconstitutional; Congress cannot end slavery in the territories
Oh by the way, slaves aren’t people, I mean citizens

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Frage 63 von 69

1

Only 28 out of over 11,000 submitted amendments have been ratified.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 64 von 69

1

Which of these is the only way to directly change the constitution?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Judicial Review and Interpretation - They can change the meaning, but not the language

  • Legislative and Executive Actions - Fleshing out the bones of the blueprint

  • Amendment (or even a Convention)

  • Custom - Which sometimes becomes an amendment!

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Frage 65 von 69

1

Which of these are the indirect ways to change the constitution?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

  • Judicial Review and Interpretation - They can change the meaning, but not the language

  • Amendment (or even a Convention)

  • Legislative and Executive Actions - Fleshing out the bones of the blueprint

  • Custom - Which sometimes becomes an amendment!

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Frage 66 von 69

1

Constitutions are about limiting government power.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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Frage 67 von 69

1

Fülle die Lücke, um den Text zu vervollständigen

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." --

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Frage 68 von 69

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Fülle die Lücke, um den Text zu vervollständigen

"In questions of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution." --

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Frage 69 von 69

1

This political compact means government actions must rest on the rule of law, approved however indirectly, by the consent of the sovereign governed. (Wasserman)

Wähle eins der folgenden:

  • WAHR
  • FALSCH

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