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Pregunta 1
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Who said it?
"Who gets what, when and how"
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Harold Lasswell
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Lenin
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Who said it?
"who could do what to whom"
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Harold Lasswell
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Lenin
Pregunta 3
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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. "
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Wilson
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Wasserman
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Who said it?
"The ability to influence another’s behavior."
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Wilson
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Wasserman
Pregunta 5
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When was the Declaration of Independence written?
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June, 1776
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July, 1776
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August, 1776
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Our [blank_start]constitution[blank_end] makes it [blank_start]our government[blank_end].
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constitution
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our government
Pregunta 7
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When were the Articles of Confederation written?
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1777
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1776
Pregunta 8
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Which of these are definitions of "politics"?
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"Who gets what, when and how." --Harold Lasswell
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"The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions." --Wilson
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"Who could do what to whom." --Lenin
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“Should."
Pregunta 9
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Which of these are definitions of "power"?
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"The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person’s intentions."--Wilson
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"The ability to influence another’s behavior."--Wasserman
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"Who could do what to whom."--Lenin
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"Should."
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Power, like money is a means to other ends.
Pregunta 10
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Which of these is not a definition of "authority"?
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The right to use power.
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Legitimate power
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Being able to force someone to do something, either through force or with charisma.
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Legal basis
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Accepted as right
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"Should"
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Deserves obedience
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An efficient form of power (no need for force if you should obey)
Pregunta 11
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"Democracy" is derived form the Greek words "demos" (authority) and "kratos" (the people).
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- True
- False
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A democracy made the framers nervous.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 13
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Who said it?
"A system of government in which ultimate political authority is vested in the people ."
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Wasserman
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Wilson
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Schmidt
Pregunta 14
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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 ."
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Democracy
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Republic
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There are two types of Democracy: [blank_start]direct[blank_end] and [blank_start]indirect[blank_end].
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direct
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indirect
Pregunta 16
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Who said it?
"A form of government in which representatives elected by the people make and enforce laws and policies."
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Schmidt
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Wasserman
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Wilson
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Where are we guaranteed a republican form of government?
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Article 7, section 3
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Article 5, section 2
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Article 4, section 4
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Article 4, section 2
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A Republic means representation, with the consent of the sovereign governed.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 19
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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."
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Mrs. Klein
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Wilson
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Schmidt
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Winston Churchill
Pregunta 20
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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."
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Winston Churchill
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Wilson
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Mrs. Klein
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Schmidt
Pregunta 21
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A Democratic Republic does not derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 22
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Which of these are "The E's"?
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Egalitarianism: All men are created equal…
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Entropy: Nothing will be made to get worse.
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Elite Power Theory: society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power in their self interest. (Schmidt)
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Energy: An ever growing democratic republic
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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.
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Elites: Those who get more than others of the values society has available. (Wasserman)
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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."
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Declaration of Independence
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The Articles of Confederation
Pregunta 24
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Check all the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation.
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The government had no power to enforce laws.
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It was too complicated.
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Every state got one vote.
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Each state had an independent army.
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Congress could not levy taxes.
Pregunta 25
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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!
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1785, 1786, 1787
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1785, 1786, 1788
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1786, 1787, 1788
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1785, 1788, 1788
Pregunta 26
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Our Constitution was not the FIRST Constitution IN the US – in 1776, eight states had Constitutions.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 27
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John Locke, a British Political Philosopher, thought that:
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Government possesses the power and the duty to mold human behavior
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Government needs to take whatever actions necessary for the greater good--even if it means taking away some rights.
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Government draws its authority from the divine
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Government is to protect from human behavior (including the behavior of the government) – life, liberty and property
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Unchecked power is tyranny
Pregunta 28
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Federalists thought that the government needed more control, while the anti-federalists thought it needed to remain not so powerful.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 29
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The Constitution addressed slavery, but the idea was quickly shot down by the southern representatives.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 30
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The nature of man is:
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Evil to the core.
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Wants to do good, but we fail.
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Sinful, but redeemable.
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The Constitution must control our “lesser angels” and keep our appetites in check.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 32
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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."
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Wilson
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Wasserman
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Winston Churchill
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Thomas Jefferson
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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.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 34
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A federal system is like what type of relationship?
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Club
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Children
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Marriage
Pregunta 35
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A Unitary Nation State is like what type of relationship?
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Club
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Children
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Marriage
Pregunta 36
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A Confederation is like what type of relationship?
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Club
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Children
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Marriage
Pregunta 37
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The four main constitutional principles are:
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Peace
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Freedom
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The Separation of Powers, and Checks and Balances
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Federalism
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Judicial Review
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A Limited Government with a Living Constitution
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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.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 39
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If men were angels, then government would still be necessary.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 40
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Separation of Powers – The [blank_start]three[blank_end] [blank_start]legged[blank_end] [blank_start]stool[blank_end]
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three
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legged
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stool
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Legislative Function:
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Interpreting the laws
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Passing laws
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Congress
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Carrying out, executing, implementing laws
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Executive Function:
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Passing laws
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Congress
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Carrying out, executing, implementing laws
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President
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Judicial Function:
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Congress
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Carrying out, executing, implementing laws
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Interpreting the laws
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Supreme Court
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Bicameralism: Separating the [blank_start]legislative[blank_end] body into two houses – The [blank_start]Cup[blank_end] and [blank_start]Saucer[blank_end]
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legislative
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Cup
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Saucer
Pregunta 45
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Which of these are true about Federalism?
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Calls for political authority to be distributed between a central government and the government of the states. (“Shared Power”)
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Both the federal and state governments may act directly on the people
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Both the federal and state governments have some exclusive powers
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Political authority is spread out to prevent power from being concentrated in any one group
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The Great Compromise was just about large states vs. small states.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 47
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The 3/5ths Compromise had to do with how many votes a state got.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 48
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[blank_start]Bicameral[blank_end] Legislature:
[blank_start]Lower[blank_end] House
Popular Election
Population based representation
[blank_start]Upper[blank_end] House
Selection by State Legislatures
2 Per State
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Bicameral
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Lower
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Upper
Pregunta 49
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The Bill of Rights was for the Federalists.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 50
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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!
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- True
- False
Pregunta 51
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The Supremacy Clause is in:
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Article 6, section 2
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Article 4, section 4
Pregunta 52
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The tenth amendment is about reserved powers.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 53
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[blank_start]Devolution[blank_end]--[blank_start]Devolve[blank_end]: to send responsibility and sometimes resources to a lower (more responsive?) level of government
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Devolution
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Devolve
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Devolution is a combination of devolve and revolution.
Negative spin: Reversing an evolutionary trend
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- True
- False
Pregunta 55
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The three types of law are:
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Constitutional
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Federal
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Statutory
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Common law/Judge made law
Pregunta 56
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Which of these is not a definition of "precedent?
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The judicial practice by which the courts generally follow previous decisions involving the same issue. (Wasserman)
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The ability to influence another’s behavior. (Wasserman)
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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)
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Stare Decisis – to stand on decided cases; the judicial policy of following precedents established by past decisions. (Schmidt)
Pregunta 57
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Which of these are definitions of Judicial Review?
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The judicial practice by which the courts generally follow previous decisions involving the same issue. (Wasserman)
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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
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Stare Decisis – to stand on decided cases; the judicial policy of following precedents established by past decisions. (Schmidt)
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The power of the courts to declare acts of the legislature and the executive unconstitutional, and therefore null and void. (Wasserman)
Pregunta 58
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Article 6 was directed at assuring that [blank_start]states[blank_end] didn’t do anything that conflicted with the supreme national law.
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states
Pregunta 59
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[blank_start]Marbury vs. Madison[blank_end] (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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Marbury vs. Madison
Pregunta 60
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[blank_start]McCullough vs. Maryland[blank_end] (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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McCullough vs. Maryland
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[blank_start]Gibbons[blank_end] vs. [blank_start]Ogden[blank_end] (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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Gibbons
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Ogden
Pregunta 62
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[blank_start]Dred Scott[blank_end] v [blank_start]Sandford[blank_end] (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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Dred Scott
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Sandford
Pregunta 63
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Only 28 out of over 11,000 submitted amendments have been ratified.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 64
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Which of these is the only way to directly change the constitution?
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Judicial Review and Interpretation - They can change the meaning, but not the language
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Legislative and Executive Actions - Fleshing out the bones of the blueprint
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Amendment (or even a Convention)
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Custom - Which sometimes becomes an amendment!
Pregunta 65
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Which of these are the indirect ways to change the constitution?
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Judicial Review and Interpretation - They can change the meaning, but not the language
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Amendment (or even a Convention)
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Legislative and Executive Actions - Fleshing out the bones of the blueprint
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Custom - Which sometimes becomes an amendment!
Pregunta 66
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Constitutions are about limiting government power.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 67
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"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." --[blank_start]Patrick Henry[blank_end]
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Patrick Henry
Pregunta 68
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"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." --[blank_start]Thomas Jefferson[blank_end]
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Thomas Jefferson
Pregunta 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)
Respuesta
- True
- False
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