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Poli 2051 Exam 1 Hogan Questions andAnswers
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples
of which of the following? - Answers -public policies
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic
theory? - Answers -enlightened understanding
The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a
smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized
countries. - Answers -laissez-faire
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________. -
Answers -participation
What best describes a linkage institution? - Answers -a channel through which people's
concerns become part of the political agenda
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What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to form
a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart the will of the
others? - Answers -policy gridlock
What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these
leaders pursue? - Answers -politics
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?
- Answers -budgetary choice
What makes up the government's policy agenda? - Answers -.
the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other political actors
What most closely exemplifies equality in voting? - Answers -one person, one vote
Which theory argues that special interest groups have essentially become sovereign,
and the government is merely their servant? - Answers -hyperpluralism
Who is at the center of all theories of elitism? - Answers -big business
, In Federalist 10, who wrote, "The most common and durable source of factions has
been the various and unequal distribution of property"? - Answers -James Madison
John Locke's belief that government derives its authority from the people influenced the
Declaration of Independence, which says, "Governments are instituted among men,
deriving their just powers from _______________. - Answers -the consent of the
governed
The Articles of Confederation required __________ consent from the states for
ratification. - Answers -unanimous
The meaning of the Constitution can change through __________. - Answers -judicial
interpretation
What did the Connecticut Compromise help to establish? - Answers -the Senate and the
House of Representatives
What is the name given to the rights that are inherent in all human beings and not
dependent on government? - Answers -natural rights
What was a fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and
subsequent debate? - Answers -that a strong national government would infringe on the
rights of the states
Which constitutional plan called for representation in Congress to be based on state
population? - Answers -Virginia Plan
Which of the following accurately describes the Constitutional Convention? - Answers -
A disproportionate number of delegates were economic elites
Which of the following most directly protects individuals' civil liberties? - Answers -the
Bill of Rights
Which of the following were most likely to oppose the proposed Constitution? - Answers
-small farmers
While working on the Constitution, what aspect of the new government most concerned
James Madison? - Answers -tyranny of the majority
How does federalism contribute to democracy? - Answers -It increases citizens' access
to government
The Constitution says that states are required to return a person charged with a crime in
another state to that state for trial or imprisonment, a practice called __________. -
Answers -extradition
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