POS 2041 / U.S. Government Final Exam Study Guide Questions And Answers With Verified Tests 100% Correct Answers
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POS 2041 / U.S. Government
What was purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution? - ️️To declare the
Constitution an act of the sovereign people (rather than of sovereign states) and to
explicate the goals of the proposed government
Which plan that was proposed as a model for the Constitution called for a unicameral
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POS 2041 / U.S. Government Final Exam
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What was purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution? - ✔️✔️To declare the
Constitution an act of the sovereign people (rather than of sovereign states) and to
explicate the goals of the proposed government
Which plan that was proposed as a model for the Constitution called for a unicameral
legislature with equality of representation? - ✔️✔️The New Jersey Plan
In the Electoral College, what formula was utilized to set the number of electors? -
✔️✔️Equivalent to the number of members of Congress with equality of representation
as derived from the Senate and proportionality of representation as derived from the
House
In what sense did the original Bill of Rights protect rights and liberties? - ✔️✔️It
protected individual rights and liberties from actions by the national government
In the struggle to ratify the Constitution, how did the Federalists defend their argument
that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary? - ✔️✔️By using the "reserved powers theory,"
they said that powers not expressly granted to the national government by the federal
Constitution would be retained by the people and the states
What two concepts does classical liberalism favor? - ✔️✔️Limited government and
individual rights
What is social contract theory? - ✔️✔️An argument that the legitimate origin of
government is in the agreement of a free people
Who is the legitimate source of political authority, according to the idea of individualism?
- ✔️✔️The people
A republic combines principles from monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. -
✔️✔️True
A modern definition of "democracy" would include reliance on free elections to select
public officials and to affect the direction of public policy. - ✔️✔️True
What uprising convinced Americans to support a stronger national government? -
✔️✔️Shay's Rebellion
, The assignment of legislative, executive, and judicial powers to different institutions is
an example of: - ✔️✔️separation of powers
The rule of an elite few for their own interests is called a/an: - ✔️✔️Oligarchy
Before it was an empire, what was ancient Rome? - ✔️✔️It was a Republic
In addition to social contract theory, what are two other concepts taken from classical
liberalism which influenced the Founding generation? - ✔️✔️Separation of powers and
free markets
Which theorists made the first and most influential efforts to explain how mixed
governments can work in practice? - ✔️✔️Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Who were the Pilgrims? - ✔️✔️Middling English Puritans who settled in New England
in order to avoid religious persecution in the home country
In a representative government the people elect representative(s) to conduct the
business of government. - ✔️✔️True
To which branch of government does the necessary and proper clause apply? -
✔️✔️The Congress
What is federalism? - ✔️✔️A form of government where some powers are assigned to
a national government, some are assigned to lower levels of government, and some are
exercised concurrently by both levels of government
Powers that belong to all sovereign nations, allowing their executives to take whatever
measures necessary to defend a nation or protect its interests. - ✔️✔️Inherent Powers
What was one way in which President Reagan "turned off the tap" regarding the growth
in federal grants-in-aid and national mandates that had occurred under his immediate
predecessors? - ✔️✔️Cutting federal taxes
What are block grants? - ✔️✔️Federal funds made available to states and communities
with wide discretion for how the money is spent in a broad substantive area of policy
Categorical grants allow the states to spend money on any issue they categorize as a
priority. - ✔️✔️False
What is the doctrine of nullification? - ✔️✔️The claim that states have the right to nullify
national acts that they believe to be beyond national constitutional authority
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