Chapter 1- American Government and Civic Engagement
What goods are available without direct payment?
A common goods
B toll goods
C public goods
D private goods
C Public goods
How many amendments are in the U.S Constitution
A 37
B 27
C 10
D 20
B 27
____ delegates authority to a lower level of government?
A Unity government
B Incorporation
C Devolution
D Redistribution
C Devolution
Taking private property for public use is covered under the provision of?
A 6th Amendment
B 2nd Amendment
C eminent domain
D Palko v. Connecticut
C Eminent Domain
Supreme Court Justices review cases concerning discrimination based on gender and gender orientation according to which of the following tests?
A Ordinary scrutiny
B Intermediate scrutiny
C Strict scrutiny
D Rational basis
The belief that citizens can affect the government is called?
A political culture
B political socialization
C political efficacy
D political satisfaction
C Political efficacy
What is the importance of the Bill of Rights?
A It gave the Supreme Court the power to declare actions by Congress invalid or unconstitutional
B It protected the right of southern states to use slavery
C It divided the legislature into the House and the Senate.
D It ensured certain right and liberties to the people.
D It ensured certain rights and liberties to the people.
A state government's authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of a citizen is called a ___ power?
A police
B Concurrent
C Reserved
D Implied
A Police
The protection of citizens from improper government action is the definition of
A Civil tort claims
B Civil rights
C Civil liabilities
D Civil liberties
D Civil Liberties
Segregation or discriminatory practices that occur even when there is no explicit legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today, is called ____ segregation.
A de facto
B de jure
C state-sanctioned
D discrimination
A de facto
In a democracy, popular sovereignty is ultimately vested in?
A the federal government
B Congress
C the people
D the president
C The people
The president’s power to veto a bill passed by congress is a good example of
A Checks and Balances
B Federalism
C Separation of Powers
D Civil Liberties
A Checks and Balances
A power that is held by both the states and the national government best fits which of the following concepts?
A Implied power
B Concurrent power
C Reserved power
D Expressed power
B concurrent power
The ___ rule is the most dramatic restraint imposed by the courts on police behavior because it rules out precisely the evidence that produces a conviction?
A Delinquency
B Exclusionary
C Obscenity
D Discretionary
B Exclusionary
Which of the following was of particular importance to the women’s suffrage movement?
A Universal Declaration on Human Rights
B Seneca Falls Convention
C Constitutional Convention
D Annapolis Convention
B Seneca Falls Convention
If a person believes that an interest group, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) or Planned Parenthood, has too much political influence and should not have a role in American government, it might be said that this person opposes
A pluralism
B representative democracy
C direct democracy
D liberty
A Pluralism
A ____ is a system of government in which member states retain almost all of their sovereign authority and delegate limited powers to a weak central body.
A Bicameral state
B Unitary state
C Confederation
D Republic
D Republic
____ is evidenced when National officials fund a project that is actually implemented by state governments?
A Cooperative federalism
B Dual federalism
C National supremacy
D home rule
A cooperative federalism
Incorporation was used for the first time in over 40 years in which of the following cases that concerned the Second Amendment?
A United States v. Grubbs (2006)
B Riley v. California (2014)
C Chandler v. Miller (2010)
D McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
D McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
If you brought a case to the federal courts concerning an issue involving racial classification , which of the following levels of scrutiny would be used to determine if a civil right had been violated?
A Rational basis
B Intermediate scrutiny
C Exacting scrutiny
D Strict scrutiny
D Strict scrutiny
If you believe that all policies, decisions, and laws that the government creates must all be voted on by the people personally rather than through representatives, you believe in which type of democracy?
A elite
B Direct
C Indirect
D popular
B Direct
Shay's Rebellion was significant because it
A started the Revolutionary war
B persuaded many colonists that slavery should be outlawed in the Constitution
C Convinced many observers that the government under the Articles of Confederation had become dangerously inefficient and indecisive.
D Convinced Congress to approve the Louisiana Purchase
C Convinced many observers that the government under the Articles of Confederation had become dangerously inefficient and indecisive.
In the United States, zoning laws, the provision of parks and recreational facilities, and basic services such as trash collection are typically the responsibility of?
A state governments and the federal government
B local governments
C the federal government
D state governments
B local governments
Which amendment may be of issue if a case developed where the FBI wanted to search a citizen’s computer?
A 4th Amendment
B 7th Amendment
C 1st Amendment
D 10th Amendment
A 4th Amendment
The Civil Rights Act of 1964’s ban on racial discrimination in privately owned businesses was justified on the basis of which constitutional provision?
A 14th Amendment
B commerce clause
C 13th Amendment
D 10th Amendment
A 14th Amendment