final

Question 1

the role of founding father James Madison

Answer 1

bill of rights
separation of powers
checks and balances

Question 2

removal of an elected official from state and federal government

Answer 2

state: recall

federal government: impeach

Question 3

three civil rights amendments and explanations

Answer 3

13- end slavery
14-due process, right to vote and run for political office, equal protection
15- right to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Question 4

reasons the two party system has endured

Answer 4

political socialization
historic foundation
state and federal government favoring the two
winner take all system

Question 5

domestic powers of congress

Answer 5

to spend
to tax
regulate trade
override president's veto
declare war

Question 6

5 constitutional roles of the president

Answer 6

head of state
chief of executive
commander in chief
chief diplomat 
chief legislator

Question 7

the concurrent powers that the state and federal government share

Answer 7

taxing
establish courts
borrowing money

Question 8

social movements

Answer 8

Chicano movement
civil rights movement
women’s movement

Question 9

popular acceptance of the right and power of the government or other entity to exercise authority

Answer 9

legitimacy

Question 10

the greatest freedom of individuals that is consistent with the freedom of other individuals in the society

Answer 10

liberty

Question 11

the process of resolving conflicts and deciding who gets what, when, and how

Answer 11

politics

Question 12

a major principle in the American system of government whereby each branch of government can check the actions of the others

Answer 12

checks and balances

Question 13

the implied powers of the national government are also defined Article 1, section 8

Answer 13

inherent powers

Question 14

a policy forbidding the admission at trail of illegally seized evidence

Answer 14

exclusionary rule

Question 15

the public utterance of a false statement that harms the good reputation of another. the made must be made within the hearing of someone else

Answer 15

slander

Question 16

a written definition of a person’s character

Answer 16

libel

Question 17

a method of systematically questioning a small, selected sample of respondents who are deemed representative of the total population

Answer 17

opinion poll

Question 18

the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs shared by some portion of the adult population

Answer 18

public opinion

Question 19

a long lasting effect of the events of a particular time on the political opinion of those who become political age at that time

Answer 19

generational effect

Question 20

the difference between the percentage of women who vote for a particular candidate and the percentage of men who vote for a particular candidate

Answer 20

gender gap

Question 21

a form of pressure or protest, a organized refusal to purchase a particular product or deal with a particular business

Answer 21

boycott

Question 22

an organization or individual who attempts to influence legislation and the administrative decisions of government

Answer 22

lobbyist

Question 23

rewarding faithful party workers and followers with government employment and contracts

Answer 23

patronage

Question 24

campaign contributions unregulated by federal or state law usually given to parties and party committees help fund general party activities

Answer 24

soft money

Question 25

a paid professional hired to devise a campaign strategy and manage a campaign

Answer 25

political consultant