Multiple choice Flashcards
“Mills referred to the combination of political, business, and military leaders who dominate the country as”
Power Elite
“The collective value of social networks and the inclinations to do things for each other that arise from those networks” is a definition of”
Social Capital
“The process by which choices are made regarding resource allocation and economic and social policies are pursued” is a definition of”
Politics
“The claim that government power is held exclusively by a small, well defined group is known as”
Elite Theory
“A ““New England Town Meeting”” is often cited as an example of”
Direct Democracy
“The means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority” is a working definition of”
Government
That people with shared interests will form groups to pursue those interests politically is central to the idea of
Pluralism
Close connections with others which leads to a willingness to interact and help them is referred to as
Social Capital
“The ability to influence ““institutions, leaders and policies”” is the text’s definition of”
Political Power
Goods and services available to all but which are of limited supply are called
Common Goods
Delegating decision making authority to elected officials rather than citizens deciding every issue directly is at the core of
Representative Democracy
Young Americans are..
likely to reject patisan politics
“Established beliefs and ideas that help shape policies and politics”” is a basic definiton of”
Ideology
Goods and services available to all (and often provided by the Government) are called
Public Goods
“Beliefs and preferences people are not deeply committed to and that change over time”
Latent Preferences
“The ability to influence ““institutions, leaders and policies”” is the text’s definition of”
Political Power
“According to the text in which country does Democratic political and Socialist economic forms, co-exist?”
Sweden
“Because they developed in tandem, what do many Americans equate with Capitalism”
Democracy
Close connections with others which leads to a willingness to interact and help them is referred to as
Social Capital
“Strong support for, or even blind allegiance to, a particular political party” is known as
Partisanship
Madison’s notion of “ambition countered by ambition” is central to which constitutional idea
checks and Balances
A system with a single legislative chamber is known as
Unicameral
Which of the following was a key division between states that dominated the discussion at the Constitutional Convention
Slave/NonSlave States
The first system of government in the United States was known as
The Articles of Confederation
The text sets up a dilemma at the center of the design of the Constitution. This is the balance between
Individual Liberty and Social Stability
Allowing states to count 60% of their slave populations for purposes of taxation and representation is known as the
3/5ths Compromise
Which of the 13 original states was last to ratify the Constitution?
Rhode Island
Shays’ Rebellion demonstrated
The weakness of the national government
Because it was easier to control one man as opposed to many Alexander Hamilton argued people should not fear
A powerful President
What were primarily written to convince the State of New York to approve the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
What was added to the Constitution in 1791?
The Bill of Rights
Article I Sec 8 of the Constitution sets out
Enumerated Powers
Powers that the Consitution intended to be exercised by the states are known as
Reserved Powers
“Coin Money, Declare War and Conduct Foreign Affairs were the main powers of the national government under”
Articles of Confederation
The process of the states approving the new governing constitution is called
Ratification
Opponents of the 1787 Constitution are known as
Anti-Federalists
What were primarily written to convince the State of New York to approve the Constitution?
the Federalist Papers
Political system where power rests in the hands of elected representatives and is authorized by the people rather than a monarch is called
A Republic
Division of power between different LEVELS of government is known as
federalism
Where do local governments get @37% of their income
Federal Govt and State sources
Reporting campus crime statistics at colleges and universitites which receive federal funds is required by
The Clery Act
Where does the Federal Government get most of its income?
Individual Income Taxes
Powers shared by both State and National Governments are called
Concurrent
In a unitary system of government
Sub National governments are dependent upon National Government
When states compete to attract business by lowering taxes and regulations, often to workersâ detriment it is called
The race to the bottom
The elastic clause
Grants Congress very flexible powers in carrying out its Constiutional duties
“The ““New Deal”” of the 1930s embodied many of the practices characteristic of”
cooperative Federalism
Federal and State Governments operating in clearly defined areas of exclusive authority is known as
Dual Federalism
Which group does the text suggest’Title IX” has benefitted greatly since 1972?
Female Student Athletes
Protections agains double Jeopardy and self incrimination are part of the
Fifth Amendment
Mapp vs Ohio set out the basic components of the
Exclusionary Rule
What was the Framers’ initial attitude to a Bill of Rights
They thought it unnecessary
The case of Johnson vs Texas involved which amendment?
The First
The analogy of a “wall of separation” is sometime used when referring to the?
Establishment Clause
That rights not spefically delegated to the Federal government are retained by the States is specified in the –X– amendment
Tenth
The idea that a neutral judge must determine if the detention of an individual is legal is known as
Habeus Corpus
The idea that suspects must be informed of their rights prior to questioning was established by
Miranda vs Arizona
A test used by the courts to establish the constituionality of a law making it harder for women to seek abortions
Undue Burden Test
Which of the following is not covered by the First Amendment
Fair Trial
The Heller and McDonald cases were important in establishing current Court interpretations of the –x– Amendment
Second
Probable Cause is used to
Justify a search
An example of De Jure segregation is?
Deliberate segregation based on law or policy
“Legal claims to equal treatment by government” is central the definition of?
Civil Rights
Court decisions which extend the protections of the Bill of Rights to states are understood as part of
Selective Incorporation
Government support for particular religious views is usually ruled as a contravention of the
Establishment Clause
The case of Schenck vs the United States gave rise to which well known phrase?
Clear and Present Danger
What does the Constitution say about Privacy?
It is not specifically mentioned
“Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition are usually grouped together as freedoms of “
Expression
Civil Rights are best understood as
Guarantees of equal treatment by Government
Civil Liberties are best understood as
imitations on the power of government
Some actions (eg Wearing an armband/burning a flag) are considered
Symbolic Speech
Protections agains double Jeopardy and self incrimination are part of the
Fifth Amendment
The case of Johnson vs Texas involved which amendment?
The First
Redressing discrimination based on race or ethnicity is the purpose of
Affirmative Action
“The ““Declaration of Sentiments”” was important to which Civil Rights movement”
Women
The rights of citizens to equal treatment is the core of the definition of
Civil Rights
Which Constitutional Amendment contains the Equal Protection clause
14th
Government restrictions on who may have children were justified for many years on the basis of
Eugenics
The forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation from Ga to OK was known as
Trail of Tears
Executive Order 9066
Imprisoned Japanese Americans
Caesar Chavez was one of the leaders of which primarily immigrant group
Agricultural Workers
An action which violates the law to demonstrate the unjustness of the law is know as
Civil Disobedience
“The ““equal protection clause”” is part of which amendment”
The Fourteenth
Criminal acts directed against someone because of that personâ s sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, or disability
Hate Crime
Lawrence vs Texas (2006) decriminalized
Homosexual Sex
A term adopted by some Mexican American civil rights activists to describe themselves and those like them
Chicano
De Jure segregation refers to
segregation enshrined in law
Brown vs Board of Education reversed the precedent set by
Plessy vs Ferguson
State and Local laws which reinforced segregation and undermined voting rights for African-Americans were known as
Jim Crow laws
A New York bar, often identified as the origin of the modern Gay Pride movement
Stonewall Inn
6/30/1978 was the date the ratification process expired for
The Equal Rights Amendment
Electoral dominance of one party (Dems) in the South gave rise to
White Primaries
