Unit 1
What is slow and deliberate in the law-making process?
The legislative process at the national level of government reflects the intent of the framers of the Constitution to create a legislature that would be
What is refuse to enforce a ruling by the Court?
This is what the president would do to limit the Supreme Court’s power
What is Schenck v. United States (1919)?
Supporters of Hamilton’s view that a bill of rights could be dangerous to liberty points to which court case.
What is a budget with significant increases in spending for unemployment benefits and public works projects?
Following Keynesian economic principles, this is the type of measure a president would most likely implement during a recession.
What is educating the public about upcoming elections?
This key function of democracy would be hardest to carry out without political parties.
What is regulating commerce among the states?
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 authorized the government to deny income tax deductions for employer health plans that did not offer employees the option of keeping their health insurance after leaving the job. This enumerated power allowed Congress to make the law.
What is holding a hearing and subpoenaing high-level officials in the Department of Veterans Affairs to testify?
Members of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs are concerned about the quality of services at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is the action the committee can take to address the problem.
What is the Bill of Rights could potentially be used to limit civil liberties?
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and in the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed constitution, but would even be dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers which are not granted; and on this very account, would afford a colourable pretext to claim more than were granted. For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why for instance, should it be said, that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no power is given by which restrictions may be imposed? I will not contend that such a provision would confer a regulating power; but it is evident that it would furnish, to men disposed to usurp, a plausible pretence for claiming that power. —Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist paper number 84
Based on the text, the author agrees with this statement.
What is implementing affirmative action programs?
This type of policy is most likely to create conflict between the American values of individualism and equality of opportunity.
What is the candidates’ ability to appeal to voters can outweigh the importance of experience and policy positions?
This is a consequence commonly associated with candidate-centered campaigns.
What is state places a tax on furniture made overseas?
This scenario would be considered an unconstitutional use of state power.
What is filing for a discharge petition?
A member of the House of Representatives has introduced a bill to raise the minimum wage, but it has been in committee for 36 days and is unlikely to make it to the floor. This is the best course of action for the representative to take to get a vote on the bill.
What is the Supreme Court changed its interpretation of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment?
The application of the death penalty has been limited in recent decades and cannot be applied to minors and people who are found to be mentally incompetent. This is the reason.
What is the poll reported a sampling error?
This piece of evidence would best support the credibility of a poll showing that 60% of Americans favor a flat tax system.
What is the long-term relationships between agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups in specific policy areas?
This example best represents the political relationship known as an iron triangle.
What is the Department of Education primarily addresses state issues, whereas the Department of Homeland Security primarily addresses national issues?
This best explains the difference in the number of bureaucrats employed by the Department of Education and the Department of Homeland Security.
What is because of civil service laws, it is not easy for the president to remove professional bureaucrats when they disagree with the president’s agenda?
The following statement describes a difficulty presidents face in the policy implementation process.
What is a woman who is prevented from an abortion?
In U.S. constitutional law, this type of case is the one the Supreme Court is most likely to classify as involving the right to privacy.
What is the questions contained a difference in wording?
In a public opinion poll of a representative sample of a population, 1,200 people were asked to agree, disagree, or express neutrality toward the following statements. Statement A: The government should spend more money on welfare. Result: 35·percent of the respondents agreed. Statement B: The government should spend more money on helping the poor. Result: 60·percent of respondents agreed. The following most likely accounts for the different results.
What is the public can expect to reap the benefits of blocking the subsidy without making any contribution to the nonprofit group?
In this situation, the free-rider problem is illustrated when people benefit from the advocacy group’s efforts to stop the subsidy without contributing to those efforts.
What is even though civil liberties are protected by a bill of rights, there are some reasonable exceptions?
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and in the extent in which they are contended for, are not only unnecessary in the proposed constitution, but would even be dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers which are not granted; and on this very account, would afford a colourable pretext to claim more than were granted. For why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do? Why for instance, should it be said, that the liberty of the press shall not be restrained, when no power is given by which restrictions may be imposed? I will not contend that such a provision would confer a regulating power; but it is evident that it would furnish, to men disposed to usurp, a plausible pretence for claiming that power. —Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist paper number 84
This statement best summarizes Hamilton’s argument.
What is nominating a high-level campaign fund-raiser to serve as an ambassador to New Zealand?
A new president has been elected and has a number of positions to fill within the federal bureaucracy. The following is an example of filling a position based on political patronage.
What is public school system uses race-based segregation?
According to past Supreme Court decisions, this type of scenario is the one most likely to be ruled a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
What is undermining freedom will extinguish both freedom and equality?
A society that puts equality—in the sense of equality of outcome—ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests. On the other hand, a society that puts freedom first will, as a happy by-product, end up with both greater freedom and greater equality. . . . A free society releases the energies and abilities of people to pursue their own objectives. It prevents some people from arbitrarily suppressing others. It does not prevent people from achieving positions of privilege, but so long as freedom is maintained, it prevents those positions of privilege from becoming institutionalized. —Milton Friedman, Free to Choose (1980)
This statement best aligns with the author’s argument in the passage.
What is retrospective voting?
A voter has seen his income increase by 3% over the past four years. He is encouraged that unemployment is down and the price of gas has remained relatively low. By casting his ballot for the incumbent after experiencing personal economic gains, this is the type of voting the voter is engaging in.