STRAYER POL110 2019 January EXAM 1 Latest

POL110 U.S. Government

EXAM 1

Question 1

The term participatory democracy applies most accurately to which of the following societies?

Question 2

Patrick Henry was a critic of the proposed Constitution, and he predicted that if the Constitution were ratified,

Question 3

When the Framers of the Constitution wrote "republican form of government," they were referring to what we call

Question 4

In our political system, Aristotle's ideal of direct democracy has been most closely approximated by the

Question 5

One distinctive feature of many European democracies is that very few offices are

Question 6

How many delegates to the Philadelphia Convention had signed the Declaration of Independence?

Question 7

Under the Articles of Confederation, delegates to the national legislature were

Question 8

The American version of representative democracy was based on two major principles: __________and __________.

Question 9

An unalienable right is one that is based on

Question 10

The U.S. Constitution was approved by

Question 11

The interstate commerce that the federal government can regulate has been, until recently, interpreted to include

Question 12

The text says that it would be a mistake to conclude that the doctrine of dual federalism is

Question 13

__________ is a political system in which the national government shares power with local governments.

Question 14

A federal republic derives its powers from the

Question 15

A central premise in Marshall's analysis of federalism was that the government of the United States was established by

Question 16

The immigrant group usually associated with the drive for bilingual education is composed of

Question 17

The Sedition Act of 1798 was, in part, the result of strained relations between the United States and

Question 18

The earliest immigrant group to arrive in large numbers and thus alter the scope of civil liberties issues consisted of

Question 19

In this Supreme Court decision, the Court held that the federal guarantees of free speech and free press also applied to the states.

Question 20

The clear-and-present danger test balanced what two ideas?

Question 21

Laws that address public order and the safety and morals of citizens have traditionally been considered the focus of

Question 22

The __________ Amendment made clear that no state may deny the right to vote on the basis of sex.

Question 23

In order to discourage segregation, federal laws began to

Question 24

Rosa Parks had a tremendous impact on the civil rights movement when she refused to

Question 25

The difference between de facto and de jure segregation is that