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Question 1 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • Harold Lasswell

  • Lenin

Explanation

Question 2 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • Harold Lasswell

  • Lenin

Explanation

Question 3 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • Wilson

  • Wasserman

Explanation

Question 4 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • Wilson

  • Wasserman

Explanation

Question 5 of 69

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When was the Declaration of Independence written?

Select one of the following:

  • June, 1776

  • July, 1776

  • August, 1776

Explanation

Question 6 of 69

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Our makes it .

Explanation

Question 7 of 69

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When were the Articles of Confederation written?

Select one of the following:

  • 1777

  • 1776

Explanation

Question 8 of 69

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Which of these are definitions of "politics"?

Select one or more of the following:

  • "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."

Explanation

Question 9 of 69

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Which of these are definitions of "power"?

Select one or more of the following:

  • "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.

Explanation

Question 10 of 69

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

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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)

Explanation

Question 11 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 69

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A democracy made the framers nervous.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • Wasserman

  • Wilson

  • Schmidt

Explanation

Question 14 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • Democracy

  • Republic

Explanation

Question 15 of 69

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

There are two types of Democracy: and .

Explanation

Question 16 of 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."

Select one of the following:

  • Schmidt

  • Wasserman

  • Wilson

Explanation

Question 17 of 69

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Where are we guaranteed a republican form of government?

Select one of the following:

  • Article 7, section 3

  • Article 5, section 2

  • Article 4, section 4

  • Article 4, section 2

Explanation

Question 18 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 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."

Select one of the following:

  • Mrs. Klein

  • Wilson

  • Schmidt

  • Winston Churchill

Explanation

Question 20 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • Winston Churchill

  • Wilson

  • Mrs. Klein

  • Schmidt

Explanation

Question 21 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 22 of 69

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Which of these are "The E's"?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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)

Explanation

Question 23 of 69

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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."

Select one of the following:

  • Declaration of Independence

  • The Articles of Confederation

Explanation

Question 24 of 69

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Check all the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation.

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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.

Explanation

Question 25 of 69

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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!

Select one of the following:

  • 1785, 1786, 1787

  • 1785, 1786, 1788

  • 1786, 1787, 1788

  • 1785, 1788, 1788

Explanation

Question 26 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 27 of 69

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John Locke, a British Political Philosopher, thought that:

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 28 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 29 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 30 of 69

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The nature of man is:

Select one of the following:

  • Evil to the core.

  • Wants to do good, but we fail.

  • Sinful, but redeemable.

Explanation

Question 31 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 32 of 69

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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."

Select one of the following:

  • Wilson

  • Wasserman

  • Winston Churchill

  • Thomas Jefferson

Explanation

Question 33 of 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.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 34 of 69

1

A federal system is like what type of relationship?

Select one of the following:

  • Club

  • Children

  • Marriage

Explanation

Question 35 of 69

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A Unitary Nation State is like what type of relationship?

Select one of the following:

  • Club

  • Children

  • Marriage

Explanation

Question 36 of 69

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A Confederation is like what type of relationship?

Select one of the following:

  • Club

  • Children

  • Marriage

Explanation

Question 37 of 69

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The four main constitutional principles are:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Peace

  • Freedom

  • The Separation of Powers, and Checks and Balances

  • Federalism

  • Judicial Review

  • A Limited Government with a Living Constitution

Explanation

Question 38 of 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.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 39 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 40 of 69

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Separation of Powers – The

Explanation

Question 41 of 69

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Legislative Function:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Interpreting the laws

  • Passing laws

  • Congress

  • Carrying out, executing, implementing laws

Explanation

Question 42 of 69

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Executive Function:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Passing laws

  • Congress

  • Carrying out, executing, implementing laws

  • President

Explanation

Question 43 of 69

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Judicial Function:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Congress

  • Carrying out, executing, implementing laws

  • Interpreting the laws

  • Supreme Court

Explanation

Question 44 of 69

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Bicameralism: Separating the body into two houses – The and

Explanation

Question 45 of 69

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Which of these are true about Federalism?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 46 of 69

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 47 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 48 of 69

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

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

Explanation

Question 49 of 69

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The Bill of Rights was for the Federalists.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 50 of 69

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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!

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 51 of 69

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The Supremacy Clause is in:

Select one of the following:

  • Article 6, section 2

  • Article 4, section 4

Explanation

Question 52 of 69

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The tenth amendment is about reserved powers.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 53 of 69

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

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

Explanation

Question 54 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 55 of 69

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The three types of law are:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Constitutional

  • Federal

  • Statutory

  • Common law/Judge made law

Explanation

Question 56 of 69

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Which of these is not a definition of "precedent?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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)

Explanation

Question 57 of 69

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Which of these are definitions of Judicial Review?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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)

Explanation

Question 58 of 69

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

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

Explanation

Question 59 of 69

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

(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

Explanation

Question 60 of 69

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

(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

Explanation

Question 61 of 69

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

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

Explanation

Question 62 of 69

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

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

Explanation

Question 63 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 64 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • 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!

Explanation

Question 65 of 69

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

Select one or more of the following:

  • 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!

Explanation

Question 66 of 69

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Constitutions are about limiting government power.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 67 of 69

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

"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." --

Explanation

Question 68 of 69

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

"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." --

Explanation

Question 69 of 69

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

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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