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Government Exam 1
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Harold Lasswell defined politics as
who gets what, when, and how
Liberty can be defined as
the greatest freedom of the individual consistent with the freedom of other individuals.
Legitimacy in government is
popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise
authority.
Authoritarianism differs from totalitarianism in that
only the government itself is fully controlled by the ruler, not the social and economic
institutions.
The initiative and the referendum are both
modern adaptations of direct democracy.
The type of government that the United States has is
a representative democracy.
Consent of the people means that
governments and laws derive their legitimacy from the consent of the governed.
All of the following are principles of democratic governments EXCEPT
limited right to vote.
A political culture is a
patterned set of ideas, values, and ways of thinking about government and politics.
The right to property is all of the following EXCEPT
fully compatible with economic equality.
Government is the predominant institution in society because it
has the ultimate decision making authority.
Politics is the process by which
people decide which members of society receive certain benefits and privileges and others do
not.
Rights held to be inherent in natural law--and not dependent on government are called
natural rights.
The rights to "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" are examples of
natural rights.
The Madisonian Model is a structure of government proposed by James Madison that
separates governmental power into three distinct branches: executive, legislative, and
judicial.
The supremacy clause to the Constitution asserts the priority of
national law over state laws.
The concept of checks and balances allows
each branch of the government to be able to check the actions of the others.
The system of checks and balances relates to the powers retained by
the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
One example of a "check" of Congress on the federal judiciary is
The Senate confirms federal judges.
The group that officially elects the president of the United States is called
The Electoral College.
Which type of government system is the most prevalent around the world, both historically and
today?
unitary system.
In a federal political system, such as exists in the United States, authority is
divided between a central government and regional, or sub-divisional governments.
One of the benefits yielded by federalism in the US is that ____ have been a training ground for
future national leaders
state governments
The Tenth Amendement states that the powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states are
reserved to the states, or to the people.
In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following EXCEPT
refrain from making agreements that do not include all 50 states.
Section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the authority to regulate trade among
the states and with foreign countries is called
commerce clause
Ultimately the Civil War resulted in
an increase in the political power of national government relative to the states
The transfer of powers from a national or central government to a state or local government is
called
devolution
Federal Mandates are
requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with certain rules.
Civil liberties
limit the actions of government against individuals.
Incorporation theory refers to
the view that most protections of the Bill of Rights apply to state and local governments
through the Fourteenth Amendment
The difference between civil liberties and civil rights is that
civil liberties are limitations on the government's power, while civil rights are things it
must do to protect equal treatment of citizens
Because school vouchers represent state-issued funds that can be used to purchase education
at school public/private, do they violate
establishment clause
Prior restraint is defined as
restraining an activity before that activity has actually occurred.
To be considered legally obscene, a work must
lack serious redeeming literary, artistic, or scientific merit.
Defamation of character is defined as
wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation.
In Griswold v Connecticut, a 1965 case involving the legality of contraceptives, the Supreme
Court
held that the law prohibiting contraceptives violated the right to privacy.
The USE PATRIOT Act made it easier for
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Harold Lasswell defined politics as
who gets what, when, and how.
Liberty can be defined as
the greatest freedom of the individual consistent with the freedom of other individuals.
Legitimacy in government is
popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise
authority
Authoritarianism differs from totalitarianism in that
only the government itself is fully controlled by the ruler, not the social and economic
institutions
The initiative and referendum are both
modern adaptations of direct democracy
The type of government the United States has is
representative democracy.
Consent of the people means that
governments and laws derive their legitimacy from the consent of the governed.
All of the following are principles of democratic governments EXCEPT
limited right to vote
A political culture is
patterned set of ideas, values, and ways of thinking about government and politics.
The right to property is all of the following EXCEPT
fully compatible with economic equality
Government is the predominant institution in society because it
has the ultimate decision-making authority
Politics is the process by which
people decide which members of society receive certain benefits or privileges and others do
not.
Rights held to be inherent in natural law--and not dependent on governments--are called
natural rights
The rights to "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are examples of
natural rights
The Madisonian Model is a structure of government proposed by James Madison that
separates governmental power into three branches; executive, judicial, and legislative.
The supremacy clause to the Constitution asserts the priority of
national law over state laws
The concept of checks and balances allows
each branch of the government to be able to check the actions of others
The system of checks and balances relates to the powers retained by
The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government
One example of a "check" of "Congress on the federal juidicary is"
The Senate confirms federal judges
The group that offically elects the president of the United States is called
The electoral college.
Which type of government system is the most prevalent around the world, both historically and
today?
unitary system
In a federal political system, such as exists in the United States, authority is
divided between a central government and regional or subdivisional governments
One of the benefits yielded by federalism in the US is that ___ have been a training ground for
future national leaders
state governments
The Tenth Amendment states that the powers not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states are
reserved to the states or to the people
In their dealings with each other, each state is required to do all of the following EXCEPT
refrain from making agreements that do not include all 50 states
The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the authority to regulate trade
among states and foreign countries is called the
commerce clause
Ultimately, the Civil War resulted in
an increase in the political power of the national government relative to the states
The transfer of powers from a national or central government to a state or local government is
called
devolution
Federal Mandates are
requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with certain rules
The difference between civil liberties and civil rights is that
civil liberties are limitations on the government's power, while civil rights are things it
must do to protect equal treatment of citizens
Civil Liberties
limit the actions of government against individuals
Incorporation theory refers to
the view that most protections of the Bill of Rights apply to state and local governments
through the Fourteenth Amendment
Because school vouchers rep. state-issued funds used to purchase education at
public/private, do they violate
establishment clause
Prior restraint is defined as
restraining an activity before the activity has occured.
To be considered legally obscene a work must
lack serious redeeming literary, artistic, political, or scientific merit.
Defamation of character is defined as
wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation
In Griswold vs Connecticut, a 1965 case involving the legality of contraceptives, the
Supreme Court
held that the laws prohibiting contraceptives violated the right to privacy.
The USA PATRIOT Act made it easier for
the government to investigate and arrest suspected terrorists
The exclusionary rule is a policy that
prohibits the admission of illegally seized evidence at trial
For a public official to obtain damages under libel laws, he or she must
prove that the statement was made with "actual malice"
All of the folllowing are true EXCEPT that
civil rights and civil liberties are the same thing
The reconstruction statutes of the 19th century or civil rights acts ultimately
did little to secure equality for african americans
The docterine that was born of the Plessy vs Ferguson case was known as
separate but equal
All of the following are true regarding the aftermath of Brown vs Board of Educations EXCEPT
almost all schools achieved racial balance within five years
In his leadership of the civil rights movement, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. advocated
nonviolent civil disobedience
Which of the following regarding women's rights is TRUE
Women have had to struggle for equality just like african americans and other minorities
As a practice, policy, or procedure that denies equality or treatment to an individual or to a
group because of gender
is gender discrimination
The Supreme Court rules in the Bakke case that
race cannot be the sole factor in admissions decisions
The modern movement for gay and lesbian rights began
in 1969, following the Stonewall Inn incident
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996 which was repealed by the Supreme Court in 2013
banned federal recognition of lesbian and gay couples