POLSCI Exam 1 Study PDF

1) Most police power in the US is reserved to the states (and carried out by local police officers (T or F) True 2) In the US, sovereignty is guaranteed to: ? The people 3)The history of social contracts among English speaking people goes back to the: ? Mayflower 4) The US has which kind of governm...

1) Most police power in the US is reserved to the states (and carried out by local police officers (T or F) True 2) In the US, sovereignty is guaranteed to: ? The people 3)The history of social contracts among English speaking people goes back to the: ? Mayflower 4) The US has which kind of governmental structure? Legislative executive judicial or 5) The enumeration of judicial powers can be found in which part of the Constitution? Article III 6) The ruling in the Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) demonstrated: ? Only government can govern and regulate interstate commerce 7) A republican form of government is guaranteed to the states by the Constitution and is characterized by? Power rest with the people , and not a monarchy or king 8) The ruling in the McCulloch vs. MD (1819) prohibited state taxation of federal government agencies, even if they are private contractors, like the Bank of the United States (T or F) True 9) John Locke (and later Thomas Jefferson) argued that the government should be responsible for protecting: ? Natural rights such as liberty, life and property 10) A social contract is an agreement between: ? People of the state and their state government or people and their government 11) The Declaration of Independence was primarily authored by: ? Thomas jefferson 12)According to Robert Dahl, what is politics? Influence over the actions of others , or Who Governs 13) According to the lecture, the primary author of the US Constitution was: ? James Madison 14) The idea that people existed in a war-like state of nature where life was, “rude, brutish, and short” prior to the formation of government, was articulated by: ? Thomas Hobbs 15) From a Hobbesian perspective, what would be the most important of the functions of government? Maintaining order or security 16) Which of the following is true about the practice of Judicial Review? All 17)The Federalist Papers were primarily authored by? James Madison, Alexander Hamiliton, John Jay 18) In determining population for the US House of Representatives, slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person (T or F) True 19) Sovereignty is defined as:? Dominant power or supreme authority 20) The US Constitution replaced the ____ because of its inefficiencies in promoting a common market in North America Articles of confederation 21) Congressional terms of office as spelled out in Article 1 of the Constitution are: ? Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and grants all federal legislative power to Congress. 22) Enumerated powers( as opposed to implied powers) are specific powers ascribed to the government including, taxation, printing money, regulating commerce, and maintaining the military (T or F) True 23)Baron de Montesquieu’s notion of separation of powers (“checks and balances”) is the idea that: ? There is equal power government divided into three branches to prevent any one branch from having too much power 24) A serious contradiction in the process that developed the US Constitution was: ? Equality , or Slavery 25) According to Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes, what is politics? The struggle over power or influence within institutions or groups 26) Direct Democracy requires: ? high level of participation from each citizen , voters 27) The ruling in the Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia (1830) established Indian tribes as “domestic dependent nation” with sovereignty under the Constitution. But it failed to prevent President Jackson’s forced removal policy, the trial of tears, and the Indian Wars of the 19th Century (T or F) True 28) The notion that governments must draw their powers from the permission of the governed is: ? Popular sovereignty or consent of the governed 29) Government-provided infrastructure typically includes: ? Roads, bridges , schools , hospitals , public utilities, airports etc. 30) According to the text, a political ideology is a closely linked set of beliefs about politics (T or F) True 31) After the Constitution was ratified, ____ had the right to vote White men 32) An ongoing (meaning permanent) organization that performs certain functions for society is called an: ? Institution 33) The outcome of the Marbury vs. Madison (1803) case was: ? Establishment of the principle or concept of judicial review 34) The contemporary version of the ideology favored by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, which advocated limited government, and is based on skepticism or opposition toward most government activities, is known as: ? Libertarianism 35) A bicameral legislature has ____ chambers Two 36) The argument that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to further their self-interests is called: ? Elite theory or elitism 37) The authority to legislate for the protection of the health, morals, and welfare of the people is known as: ? Police Power 38) The “black box” model of policymaking, which argued that the government functioned automatically in response to citizen demands, was articulated by: ? David Easton 39) Your professor argues that the most common form of government for most of human history has been some form of:? Monarchy or tyranny 40) The popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise authority and enforce its decisions is known as: ? Legitimacy 41) The Chief Justice in the Marbury ruling, who heard the case despite having a conflict of interest, was: ? John Marshall 42) Concurrent powers are powers held jointly and shared by the national and state governments. Most concurrent powers are not specifically listed in the Constitution, they are only implied (T or F) True 43) In recent rulings, the Supreme Court has often shown sympathy for state’s rights, while sometimes backing the federal government (T or F) True 44) Transaction costs are: ? the cost of doing business within a certain industry relating to commerce 45) A key difference between the American Revolution versus other political conflicts that preceded it in history involved the importance of: ? Private property 46) According to the ancient Greeks (from the word idios), an idiot was a citizen who took no interest in the affairs of their community (T or F) False 47) The US Government’s Indian removal policy demonstrates that dividing power between different institutions and levels of government does not prevent its abuse. (T or F) True 48) A requirement in federal legislation that forces states and municipalities to comply with certain rules is called a federal: ? Federal mandate 49) Federalism is: ? Federalism is Explain this a form of government in which power is divided between the federal government and the states 50) The practice of transferring powers from a national or central government to a sub-national (tribal, state, or local) government is called: ? Devolution