Exam 2 Flashcards
Which of the following has absolute protection under the First Amendment of the Constitution?
Freedom of religious belief
Which Article of the constitution grants Congress its legislative powers?
Article I
Impoundment is a constitutional right of a president not to spend money appropriated by Congress.
false
Which of the following are not protected by the first amendment?
your right to shoot an intruder
The first amendment rights are absolute and have not been infringed, violated or limited in anyway since the inception of the constitution.
false
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
false
Street marches by protest groups are protected by the First Amendment right to
petition
All of the following are forms of non-protected speech EXCEPT
symbolic speech
The power of judicial review is found in Article I of the Constitution
false
When state law conflicts with federal law
federal law takes precedence
The final authority on the meaning of the Constitution is
The Supreme Court
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)
adversarial system
The tendency or the courts to give preference to the First Amendment rights to speech, press, and assembly when faced with conflicts is called
preferred position
libel is
written defamation of character
Tinker v Des Moines ISD declared that symbolic expression
in some of its forms was protected under the First Amendment
Free speech protects criticism of public figures
even if it is outrageous and offensive
_____ is a form of government in which a constitution distributes powers between a central government and other governments without dividing power.
Federalism
The first plan of government for the US was a
confederation
Underlying the Declaration of Independence was the principle that
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
The Bill of Rights was demanded by those who feared infringement on individuals’ rights by
the national government it created
Verbal false statements are called
slander
The three-fifths Compromise did not deal with
treaty ratification
The Authors of the Federalist Papers include all but one of the following
Jefferson
To secure ratification, supporters of the Constitution promised
a Bill of Rights
The national government has all but one of the following powers
reserved
The judicial branch is found in which Article of the Constitution?
III
If you wanted to find out how to amend the Constitution you would look in Article number?
V
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is found in which Article of the Constitution?
IV
The Necessary and Proper clause is found in which Article of the Constitution?
I
Which Article of the Constitution is no longer useable?
VII
The original intent of the Second Amendment was for a(n)
militia army
If the penalty for every infraction is severe we are more likely to disobey the laws than if they were not.
false
A unitary system of government has power in
one entity
A Confederal government is most closely related to a(n)
class group project
States with a moralistic political culture tend to have higher literacy rates and lower rates of health problems?
true
Texas has a moralistic political culture?
false
Maintaining the status quo is a characteristic of an individualistic political culture?
false
Today the majority of people in the world live under a federal system?
true
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
true
Tocqueville worried that the drive for equality would make the possibility for individual greatness impossible
true
Man becomes vulnerable in an industrial society according to Tocqueville because
he loses his survival skill
The tyranny of the majority refers to:
the inherent potential for conflict between individual freedom and majority rule
Tocqueville argued that the best form of assistance to the indigent was
private assistance
Nietzsche argued that nihilism or the belief in nothing
could only be overcome by developing a horizon for man
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.”
true
As a woman I would have great individual power and freedom under the rules of the laws of the Mayflower Compact.
false
Aristocratic societies tend to the following characteristics according to Tocqueville EXCEPT
a transient lifestyle
Questions about how student uniforms in public schools involve conflicts between values of
order and freedom
Nietzsche viewed the Enlightenment as a means for finding the Truth and giving man new purpose
false
Nietzsche argued that because men tended to sameness he was like a
cow
Nietzsche stated that women were like the truth because they were
not what they appeared to be
Tocqueville argued that tyranny in a democracy was more dangerous and pernicious than any other tyranny as yet known on earth!
true
Tocqueville predicted that American book stores would be full of nonfiction works due to our hardworking nature and desire for cold hard facts
false
Tocqueville predicted that Americans would prefer movies to books because we want to be distracted from our daily lives
true
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”.
true
Which of the following would be an example of the tyranny of the majority
slavery in the US
Tocqueville worried that in an industrial society the development of comforts led to
a dependence on material goods and comforts
Tocqueville argued that man would only get off the couch to work if he
a and b
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
false
One of the financial problems under the Articles of Confederation was that Congress had no power to
tax the people
A confederation is a
loose association of independent states
The Articles of Confederation created a
government that preserved the sovereignty of the states
Shay’s Rebellion involved
Farmers trying to prevent foreclosure of their property for debts owed
Shay’s Rebellion seemed to indicate that
congress under the articles lacked power to confront national emergencies
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
regulate interstate trade
Representatives to the constitutional convention were charged with (supposed to)
correcting the Articles of Confederation
The plan that advocated a legislature with representation based on population or wealth was called the
Virginia plan
The plan that advocated a single house legislature where each state would have the same vote was called the
New Jersey plan
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
Connecticut Compromise
The plan that appealed most to the smaller states at the Constitutional Convention was the
New Jersey Plan
Specific powers assigned to Congress by the Constitution are called
enumerated powers
The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution is the basis for Congress’s exercise of
implied powers
Congress’s power to collect taxes, establish post offices, and regulate interstate commerce are examples of
enumerated powers
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
implied
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
full faith and credit clause
Which article provides for methods of amending the Constitution?
Article V
The Great Compromise resolved the conflict between
populated and less populated states
The framers dealt with the issue of slavery by
compromising and delaying
There are five apples on a counter. You take away two. How many do you have?
two
The arrangement whereby slaves would be counted for purposes of representation was called the
Three-fifths compromise
A final compromise of the Constitution which did not go into effect until 1808 prohibited the
slave trade
Of the four decision making bodies created by the Constitution, the only one originally directly elected by the people was the
House of Representatives
Situations in which there is a conflict between state laws and national laws are covered by the
supremacy clause
The fact that your marriage in the state of Idaho must be honored in Nevada is an example of which constitutional principle?
the full faith and credit clause
In general, Federalists
supported the Constitution
Anti-federalists attacked the proposed Constitution on the grounds that
the national government it created was too strong
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
free exercise clause of the First Amendment
