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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Which of the following has absolute protection under the First Amendment of the Constitution?

A

Freedom of religious belief

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2
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Which Article of the constitution grants Congress its legislative powers?

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Article I

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3
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Impoundment is a constitutional right of a president not to spend money appropriated by Congress.

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false

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4
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Which of the following are not protected by the first amendment?

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your right to shoot an intruder

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5
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The first amendment rights are absolute and have not been infringed, violated or limited in anyway since the inception of the constitution.

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false

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6
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Because of the experiences with the British soldiers during the Revolutionary war the third amendment protects the rights of US citizens to never have to let soldiers stay in their homes or feed them

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false

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7
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Street marches by protest groups are protected by the First Amendment right to

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petition

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8
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All of the following are forms of non-protected speech EXCEPT

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symbolic speech

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9
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The power of judicial review is found in Article I of the Constitution

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false

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10
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When state law conflicts with federal law

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federal law takes precedence

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11
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The final authority on the meaning of the Constitution is

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The Supreme Court

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12
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When a court of law is viewed as a neutral arena in which two parties argue their differences and present their points of view before an impartial arbiter, it is said to be a(n)

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adversarial system

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13
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The tendency or the courts to give preference to the First Amendment rights to speech, press, and assembly when faced with conflicts is called

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preferred position

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14
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libel is

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written defamation of character

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15
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Tinker v Des Moines ISD declared that symbolic expression

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in some of its forms was protected under the First Amendment

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16
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Free speech protects criticism of public figures

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even if it is outrageous and offensive

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17
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_____ is a form of government in which a constitution distributes powers between a central government and other governments without dividing power.

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Federalism

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18
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The first plan of government for the US was a

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confederation

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19
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Underlying the Declaration of Independence was the principle that

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all of the above

a. when a government contract was broken one returned to the state of nature
b. people had natural rights that could not be taken away by government
c. governments existed by the consent of the governed
d. one has the right to redress grievances

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20
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The Bill of Rights was demanded by those who feared infringement on individuals’ rights by

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the national government it created

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21
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Verbal false statements are called

A

slander

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22
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The three-fifths Compromise did not deal with

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treaty ratification

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23
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The Authors of the Federalist Papers include all but one of the following

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Jefferson

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24
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To secure ratification, supporters of the Constitution promised

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a Bill of Rights

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25
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The national government has all but one of the following powers

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reserved

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26
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The judicial branch is found in which Article of the Constitution?

A

III

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27
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If you wanted to find out how to amend the Constitution you would look in Article number?

A

V

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28
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The Full Faith and Credit Clause is found in which Article of the Constitution?

A

IV

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29
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The Necessary and Proper clause is found in which Article of the Constitution?

A

I

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30
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Which Article of the Constitution is no longer useable?

A

VII

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31
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The original intent of the Second Amendment was for a(n)

A

militia army

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32
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If the penalty for every infraction is severe we are more likely to disobey the laws than if they were not.

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false

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33
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A unitary system of government has power in

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one entity

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34
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A Confederal government is most closely related to a(n)

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class group project

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35
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States with a moralistic political culture tend to have higher literacy rates and lower rates of health problems?

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true

36
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Texas has a moralistic political culture?

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false

37
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Maintaining the status quo is a characteristic of an individualistic political culture?

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false

38
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Today the majority of people in the world live under a federal system?

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true

39
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An extension of Tocqueville’s argument on the arts would argue that today’s popularity of music and movies is a result of democratic tendencies for immediate gratification and equalizing individualism

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true

40
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Tocqueville worried that the drive for equality would make the possibility for individual greatness impossible

A

true

41
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Man becomes vulnerable in an industrial society according to Tocqueville because

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he loses his survival skill

42
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The tyranny of the majority refers to:

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the inherent potential for conflict between individual freedom and majority rule

43
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Tocqueville argued that the best form of assistance to the indigent was

A

private assistance

44
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Nietzsche argued that nihilism or the belief in nothing

A

could only be overcome by developing a horizon for man

45
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Nietzsche argued that man needed to face obstacles or trials to develop greatness and is famous for saying “what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.”

A

true

46
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As a woman I would have great individual power and freedom under the rules of the laws of the Mayflower Compact.

A

false

47
Q

Aristocratic societies tend to the following characteristics according to Tocqueville EXCEPT

A

a transient lifestyle

48
Q

Questions about how student uniforms in public schools involve conflicts between values of

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order and freedom

49
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Nietzsche viewed the Enlightenment as a means for finding the Truth and giving man new purpose

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false

50
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Nietzsche argued that because men tended to sameness he was like a

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cow

51
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Nietzsche stated that women were like the truth because they were

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not what they appeared to be

52
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Tocqueville argued that tyranny in a democracy was more dangerous and pernicious than any other tyranny as yet known on earth!

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true

53
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Tocqueville predicted that American book stores would be full of nonfiction works due to our hardworking nature and desire for cold hard facts

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false

54
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Tocqueville predicted that Americans would prefer movies to books because we want to be distracted from our daily lives

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true

55
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Tocqueville argued that aristocratic societies tended to a desire for better made products and were willing to wait for perfection unlike democratic societies that would have an “I want it now attitude”.

A

true

56
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Which of the following would be an example of the tyranny of the majority

A

slavery in the US

57
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Tocqueville worried that in an industrial society the development of comforts led to

A

a dependence on material goods and comforts

58
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Tocqueville argued that man would only get off the couch to work if he

A

a and b

59
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The founders of Plymouth wrote a social contract while on the Mayflower. This covenant allowed for perfect religious freedom. They desired freedom of religion as they themselves were escaping persecution

A

false

60
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One of the financial problems under the Articles of Confederation was that Congress had no power to

A

tax the people

61
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A confederation is a

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loose association of independent states

62
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The Articles of Confederation created a

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government that preserved the sovereignty of the states

63
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Shay’s Rebellion involved

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Farmers trying to prevent foreclosure of their property for debts owed

64
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Shay’s Rebellion seemed to indicate that

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congress under the articles lacked power to confront national emergencies

65
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could not protect merchants from heavy tariffs (tax when you move goods between states) because the national government did not have the power to

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regulate interstate trade

66
Q

Representatives to the constitutional convention were charged with (supposed to)

A

correcting the Articles of Confederation

67
Q

The plan that advocated a legislature with representation based on population or wealth was called the

A

Virginia plan

68
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The plan that advocated a single house legislature where each state would have the same vote was called the

A

New Jersey plan

69
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The plan that called for one house in which each state would have equal vote and a second house in which representation would be based on population was called the

A

Connecticut Compromise

70
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The plan that appealed most to the smaller states at the Constitutional Convention was the

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New Jersey Plan

71
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Specific powers assigned to Congress by the Constitution are called

A

enumerated powers

72
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The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution is the basis for Congress’s exercise of

A

implied powers

73
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Congress’s power to collect taxes, establish post offices, and regulate interstate commerce are examples of

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enumerated powers

74
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Even though Congress is not specifically given the power to establish an internal revenue service, it has done so to implement its power to “lay and collect taxes.” This is an example of a(n)___________ power

A

implied

75
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The constitutional provision that ensures that state courts enforce civil judgments of the courts of other states and accept their public records as valid is found in the

A

full faith and credit clause

76
Q

Which article provides for methods of amending the Constitution?

A

Article V

77
Q

The Great Compromise resolved the conflict between

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populated and less populated states

78
Q

The framers dealt with the issue of slavery by

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compromising and delaying

79
Q

There are five apples on a counter. You take away two. How many do you have?

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two

80
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The arrangement whereby slaves would be counted for purposes of representation was called the

A

Three-fifths compromise

81
Q

A final compromise of the Constitution which did not go into effect until 1808 prohibited the

A

slave trade

82
Q

Of the four decision making bodies created by the Constitution, the only one originally directly elected by the people was the

A

House of Representatives

83
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Situations in which there is a conflict between state laws and national laws are covered by the

A

supremacy clause

84
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The fact that your marriage in the state of Idaho must be honored in Nevada is an example of which constitutional principle?

A

the full faith and credit clause

85
Q

In general, Federalists

A

supported the Constitution

86
Q

Anti-federalists attacked the proposed Constitution on the grounds that

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the national government it created was too strong

87
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The issue of whether it is permissible for the Native American Church of California to use hallucinogenic drugs as part of a religious sacrament involves the

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free exercise clause of the First Amendment

TCC FedGovernment (2 decks)

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