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POLI 2051 Exam 1 with correct AnswersAccording to John Locke, what was the most important purpose of government? -
Answers -the protection of private property
Which clause did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v Maryland as allowing
Congress to create a national bank? - Answers -necessary and proper clause
What type of government did the US have before adopting the Constitution? - Answers -
confederation
What helps to explain why the US has a smaller and more limited government than do
most other comparable countries? - Answers -the US preference for laissez-faire
economic policies
Which of the following issued the Declaration of independence? - Answers -The
Continental Congress
The Constitution prohibits imposing ________ qualifications for holding national office? -
Answers -religious
The Articles of Confederation required _______ consent from the states for ratification -
Answers -unanimous
________ helped establish the preeminence of the federal government over the states -
Answers -The Civil War
What is public policy? - Answers -choices that the government makes in response to
political issues
Which of the following is a confederation? - Answers -the United Nations
Which principle of traditional democratic theory is violated when the wealthy have
disproportionate influence? - Answers -citizen control of the agenda
In Gibbons v Ogden, the Supreme Court held that Congress has broad authority to
regulate - Answers -interstate commerce
In __________ , powers are shared by the federal and state governments, a type of
system likened to a marble cake - Answers -cooperative federalism
, What was the subject of the New Jersey Plan? - Answers -the structure of the legislative
branch
Which theory posits that group competition results in a rough approximation of the
public interest in public policy? - Answers -pluralism
What is the central message of the textbook and class? - Answers -politics and
government matter
What kind of government does the United States have? - Answers -federal
A set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as - Answers -political
culture
The Constitution limits the governments ability to suspend writs of habeas corpus, what
does this protect people from? - Answers -unlawful detention
A law passed by Congress and a regulation adopted by an agency are examples of
______ - Answers -public policies
Which of the following best describes a linkage institution? - Answers -a channel
through which public concerns become a part of the political agenda
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of democratic theory? -
Answers -enlightened understanding
_______ was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts -
Answers -Shays' Rebellion
Which of the following is one of the most important sources of power given to
Congress? - Answers -regulating commerce
What does it mean for federal law to be supreme in conflicts between federal and state
law? - Answers -state laws cannot conflict with federal laws
The ways that citizens get involved in politics constitue - Answers -participation
What is the name given to the rights that are inherent in all human beings and not
dependent on government? - Answers -natural rights
Which of the following accurately describes the Constitutional Convention? - Answers -
Many of the delegates were economic elites
Which of the following most closely exemplifies equality in voting? - Answers -one
person, one vote
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