Final Exam Review

Question 0

A procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose an amendment or an ordinance

Answer 0

Initiative

Question 1

Powers the government has simply because they are the government

Answer 1

Inherent power

Question 2

When I measure proposed or passed by Congress are sent to the voters for approval or rejection

Answer 2

Referendum

Question 3

Powers only given to the states

Answer 3

Reserved powers

Question 4

The power of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress or the executive branch as unconstitutional

Answer 4

Judicial review

Question 5

Set by Supreme Court decisions

Answer 5

Precedents

Question 6

The development and persistence of the two-party system in the United States is best accounted for by

Answer 6

Single-member districts

Question 7

A policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example of

Answer 7

Regulatory policy

Question 8

The medias effect on public opinion can best be described as

Answer 8

Influencing which issues the public sees as important

Question 9

The most significant trend in federal state relations during the 1980s was

Answer 9

Shifting responsibilities and costs for many programs to the state government

Question 10

Which of the following clauses in the Constitution justifies the implied powers doctrine

Answer 10

The necessary and proper clause

Question 11

Interest groups use political action committees(PACs) to

Answer 11

Raise and spend money on election campaigns

Question 12

Interest groups are protected under the Constitution by

Answer 12

The First Amendment

Question 13

The 19th amendment to the Constitution, the equal rights amendment, and title IX of the education amendments of 1972 were all directed towards the goal of

Answer 13

Equality for women

Question 14

If Congress wanted to affect a change in the Social Security payroll tax, to what congressional committee with the task initially be assigned

Answer 14

House Ways and Means committee

Question 15

Which of the following groups would most likely be supportive of a constitutional amendment banning all abortions

Answer 15

Conservatives

Question 16

To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply

Answer 16

Federal government

Question 17

Many scholars argue that categorical grants in aid do which of the following

Answer 17

We can the power of state governors and legislators

Question 18

Which of the following is not an explanation for low voter turnout

Answer 18

Protection of minority rights

Question 19

Party identification in the United States is most successfully transmitted by which of the following

Answer 19

Family

Question 20

Which of the following individuals would most likely vote in a Republican primary

Answer 20

A 45-year-old white businessman from South Carolina who attends church weekly

Question 21

Rules and regulations created by an agency such as the federal communications commission are called

Answer 21

Administrative law

Question 22

According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of factions

Answer 22

A large republic

Question 23

The grandfather clause is significant and US political history for which of the following reasons

Answer 23

It was a means whereby black citizens in southern states were disenfranchised

Question 24

One of the best strategies that interest groups can use to achieve their goals are

Answer 24

Lobbying members of Congress to make small changes to an existing policy

Question 25

Since the 1960s, support for the Democratic Party has declined the most among which of the following groups

Answer 25

White southerners

Question 26

All the following Supreme Court decisions strength and the power of the federal government except

Answer 26

Dred Scott versus Sanford

Question 27

When the effects of income and education are eliminated, which of the following statements about voting rights is true

Answer 27

Black citizens vote at a higher rate than white citizens

Question 28

Both gitlow versus New York and New York Times versus Sullivan are Supreme Court cases that dealt with which of the following amendments to the Constitution

Answer 28

The First Amendment

Question 29

Which of the following best describes the concept of political efficacy

Answer 29

It is the belief that one can make a difference in politics by expressing an opinion and acting politically

Question 30

What was the outcome of Gideon versus Wainwright

Answer 30

Ensures the right to an attorney and felony cases for the indigent