Quiz 1

Question 1

Amendment 1

Answer 1

Religion, Speech, Assembly, Petition

Question 2

Amendment 2 (II)

Answer 2

Right to Bear Arms

Question 3

Amendment 3 (III)

Answer 3

Quartering of Soldiers

Question 4

Amendment 4 (IV)

Answer 4

Searches and Seizures

Question 5

Amendment 5 (V)

Answer 5

Grand Juries, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process, Eminent Domain

Question 6

Amendment 6 (VI)

Answer 6

Criminal Court Procedures

Question 7

Amendment 7 (VII)

Answer 7

Trail by Jury in Common-Law Cases

Question 8

Amendment 8(VIII)

Answer 8

Bail, Fines, and Punishment

Question 9

Amendment 9 (IX)

Answer 9

Rights Retained by the People

Question 10

Amendment 10 (X)

Answer 10

Rights Reserved to the States.

Question 11

Pluralism

Answer 11

A theory of American democracy emphasizing that the policymaking process is very open to the participation of all groups with shared interests, with no single group usually dominating. Pluralist tend to believe that as a result, public interest generally prevails.

Question 12

Bicameral

Answer 12

A legislature divided into two houses. The U.S Congress and all state legislatures except Nebraska’s are bicameral.

Question 13

Dual Federalism

Answer 13

A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.

Question 14

Block Grants

Answer 14

Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services

Question 15

Unitary Government

Answer 15

A way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government. most national government today are Unitary Government

Question 16

Political ideology

Answer 16

A coherent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and public purpose, which helps give meaning to political events.

Question 17

Electorate

Answer 17

Electorate college vote usually reflects a popular majority, less populate states are overrepresented and the winner take all rule concentrates campaigns on close states

Question 18

Political culture

Answer 18

An overall set of values widely shared within a society.

Question 19

Policy making institutions

Answer 19

the process by which policy comes into being and evolve. People’s interest, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers. these issues shape policy, which in turn impacts people, generating more interests, problem and concerns.

Question 20

Affirmative action

Answer 20

a policy designed to give special attention to or compensatory treatment for members of some previously disadvantaged group.

Question 21

Establishment clause

Answer 21

Part of the first amendment stating that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”.

Question 22

Probable cause

Answer 22

the situation in which the police have reasonable grounds to believe that a person should be arrested.

Question 23

Ex-post-facto law

Answer 23

A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier. The Constitution prohibits the making of ex post facto law.

Question 24

Original jurisdiction

Answer 24

the jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about the case.

Question 25

Appellate court

Answer 25

the jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. These courts do not review the factual record only the legal issues involved.

Question 26

Slander

Answer 26

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.
make false and damaging statements about (someone).

Question 27

Linkage institution

Answer 27

Political channels through which people’s concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. In the United State , linkage institutions include elections, Political parties, interest groups and the media.

Question 28

Policy agenda

Answer 28

The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actively involved in Politics at the time

Question 29

Judicial Review

Answer 29

the power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress and by implication, the executive are in accord with the U.S Constitution, Judicial review was established by Marbury v. Madison.

Question 30

Political socialization

Answer 30

the process through which individuals in a society acquire political attitudes, views, and knowledge, based on inputs from family, schools, and media and others.