PSCI 2305-208 Exam 1 Comprehensive Review Questions With Answers|2025|65 Pages
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PSCI 2305
Institution
PSCI 2305
Supporting the actions of the Democratic Party simply because one identifies oneself as a member of that party is an example of ________.
A. Partisanship
B. Ideology
C. Latent preference
D. Social capital - ️️A. Partisanship
supremacy clause - ️️the statement in Article VI of the Con...
Supporting the actions of the Democratic Party simply
because one identifies oneself as a member of that
party is an example of ________.
A. Partisanship
B. Ideology
C. Latent preference
D. Social capital - ✔ ✔ A. Partisanship
supremacy clause - ✔ ✔ the statement in Article
VI of the Constitution that federal law is superior to
laws passed by state legislatures
Which statement is most accurate about the sources
of revenue for local and state governments?
,A. Taxes generate well over one-half of the total
revenue of local and state governments.
B. Property taxes generate the most tax revenue for
both local and state governments.
C. Between 30 and 40 percent of the revenue for local
and state governments comes from grant money.
D. Local and state governments generate an equal
amount of revenue from issuing licenses and
certificates. - ✔ ✔ C. Between 30 and 40 percent
of the revenue for local and state governments comes
from grant money.
white primary - ✔ ✔ a primary election in which
only whites are allowed to vote
Why did it take so long for an active civil rights
movement to begin in the LGBT community? - ✔ ✔
Fear to come out; secrecy made it difficult for them
to organize to fight for their rights as other more
visible groups had done.
,Why did so many people oppose the ratification of the
Constitution, and how was their opposition partly
overcome? - ✔ ✔ The Anti-Federalists were
opposed to the ratification of the Constitution because
they felt as though it gave too much power to the
national government; they feared that a tyrannical,
national government would take rights away from
American citizens (as the British had done).
Why were The Federalist Papers written?
A. To encourage states to oppose the Constitution.
B. To encourage New York to ratify the Constitution.
C. To oppose the admission of slaveholding states to
the federal union.
D. To encourage people to vote for George Washington
as the nation's first president. - ✔ ✔ B. To
encourage New York to ratify the Constitution
, writ of habeas corpus - ✔ ✔ a petition that
enables someone in custody to petition a judge to
determine whether that person's detention is legal
In which form of government does a small group of
elite people hold political power?
A. Direct democracy
B. Monarchy
C. Oligarchy
D. Totalitarian - ✔ ✔ C. Oligarchy
A group of African American students believes a
college admissions test that is used by a public
university discriminates against them. What legal
standard would the courts use in deciding their case?
A. Rational basis test
B. Intermediate scrutiny
C. Strict scrutiny
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