Unit 1
Which of the following is not a purpose of Gov't
A) Protection
B) Order
C) Conflict Resolution
D) Exploration
D) Exploration
What did Thomas Jefferson believe was the main purpose of government?
A) Ensure economic stability
B) Protect individual liberty
C) Raise taxes
D) Keep public order
B) Protect individual liberty
Which of the following is NOT a duty of the legislative branch of government?
A) Passing Laws
B) Confirming presidential appointments
C) Raising Money
D) Vetoing bills.
D) Vetoing bills.
Which amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote?
A) 15th
B) 19th
C) 24th
D) 26th
B) 19th
Which of the following is NOT a form of political participation?
A) Joining a political party
B) listening to the news
C) Supporting a citizen movement
D) Voting
B) listening to the news
Leaders who have avid and dedicated followers are said to have which of the following?
A) Power and Command
B) Fear and Awe
C) Authority and Legitimacy
D) Might and Right.
C) Authority and Legitimacy
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
A) Write a new Constitution
B) Revise the Articles of Confederation
C) Move the capital from Philadelphia to Rhode Island
D) To ratify the Articles of Confederation.
B) Revise the Articles of Confederation
Which power of Congress helps promote general welfare?
A) Passing laws to improve the economy
B) Allocating money to the Military
C) Resolving disputes between states
D) Providing a check for executive Power
A) Passing laws to improve the economy
Which term refers to an election held to choose the candidate a party will present?
A) General Election
B) Special Election
C) Primary Election
D) Runoff Election
C) Primary Election
A debate about national health care is a debate about what kind of policy?
A) Foreign
B) Economic
C) Social
C) Social
Define Democracy
A) Rule by elected officials
B) Rule by the people
C) Rule by fear and ideology
D) Rule by a privileged few
B) Rule by the people
What does the preamble to the Constitution state?
A) Why the Constitution was written
B) Why the Articles of Confederation didn't work
C) What rights individuals have
D) That everyone has the right to pursue happiness
A) Why the Constitution was written
Which of the following CANNOT propose a law in the United States?
A) President
B) Mrs. Smith from Oklahoma
C) President of France
D) Member of Congress
C) President of France
Which of the following is NOT a power of the President?
A) Commanding the armed forces
B) Making a peace treaty
C) Appointing ambassadors
D) Declaring War
D) Declaring War
What was FDR's New Deal and LBJ's Great Society designed to help?
A) War Victims
B) Foreign Countries
C) Poor Americans
D) Businesses
C) Poor Americans
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Nation-State?
A) It has people
B) It has an army
C) It has a government
D) It has land
B) It has an army
What has the Necessary and Proper clause of the Constitution been used to do?
A) Limit the power of the Federal Government
B) Expand the Power of the States
C) Stop highway construction
D) Expand the power of the federal government.
D) Expand the power of the federal government.
What did the Pendleton Act do?
A) Provided for civil service reform
B) Provided stiffer penalties for shooting presidents
C) Made it easier to fire government employees
D) It was also known as the spoils system.
A) Provided for civil service reform
Which of the following is NOT a goal of economic policy?
A) Full Employment
B) Growth
C) Low Inflation
D) High Consumer Spending
D) High Consumer Spending
Which of the following is NOT something a state government can regulate?
A) Marriage
B) Treaties
C) Death Penalty
D) Abortions
B) Treaties
Which theory of power believes that only a small group of people holds the power?
A) Pluralist
B) Elitist
B) Elitist
What types of powers does the US Constitution give to the states?
A) Delegated
B) Inherent
C) Concurrent
D) Reserved
D) Reserved
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the Supreme Court?
A) Setting Policy
B) Reviewing Laws
C) Interpreting Laws
D) Serving as the highest court.
A) Setting Policy
Which of the following is a form of local government organized around a town?
A) Township
B) Parish
C) Municipal
D) District
C) Municipal
Which of the following is not an idea of American Democracy?
A) Majority Rules
B) Minority Rights
C) Compromise
D) Unlimited Government
D) Unlimited Government