Exam 1 Flashcards
(44 cards)
Which of the following powers is granted to the federal government but not to the state governments?
Regulating interstate commerce
Which of the following constitutional clauses was used by the Supreme Court to apply civil liberties as protection for citizens at the state level?
Due process
Article VI of the U.S. Constitution establishes that federal law is ——– in conflicts between federal and state laws.
Supreme
At times in American history, minorities such as Native Americans, Asians, and African Americans have experienced serve political repression. This history shows that
The United States falls short of the democratic ideal.
When James Madison said that “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition,” he meant that
Government must have the ability to check individual’s private interests, and individuals must have the ability to check the government’s power.
When the government guarantees equal access to the benefits of citizenship by all groups they are ensuring —–.
Civil Rights
What is a mandate?
An order from the federal government requiring the states to take a certain action
Using the analytical framework presented by the authors, which of the following would be considered government factors?
Institutions like the Congress, the president, the federal bureaucracy, and the Supreme Court
Why is it important for democratic citizens to have high-quality information?
High-quality information enables the formation of political opinions that are consistent with one’s values and interests.
On what is the doctrine of preemption based?
The supremacy clause
——–’s Rebellion was a protest by farmers in Massachusetts to stop foreclosures on houses by state courts.
Shays’s
James Madison feared majority rule because he though it would have which of the following negative effects?
It would undermine freedom and threaten individual rights.
The Article of Confedertaion
Was a loose organization of independent states with a weak central government.
During the Constitutional Convention and the ensuing ratification debates, the Anti-Federalists argued that the new Constitution suffered from what fundamental flaw?
The new Constitution created a national government so strong that it would infringe on the essential liberties of the people.
What did Jim Crow laws represent?
The official system of segregation in the South.
Which of the following may be considered a significant difference between direct and representative democracies?
In a direct democracy, citizens make policy decisions; in a representative democracy, citizens choose intermediaries who make policy decisions for them.
According to the text, which of the following is a confederation?
The European Union
Which clause in the Constitution requires that the judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?
Full faith and credit
A —— is a large grant to a state by the federal government with only general spending guidelines.
Block grant
Which of the following statements is true about ratification of the Constitution?
Ratification was a closely fought struggle
The U.S. Supreme Court has just declared a law passed by Congress as unconstitutional. In the context of checks and balances, which of the following can Congress do?
Rewrite the law to address the constitutional concerns of the Court
At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that enslaved people would be counted as ——- of a person for determining population for representation in the House of Representatives.
Three-fifths
What is the principle that each branch of the federal government has the means to thwart or influence actions by other branches of government?
Checks and balances
—– grants typically allocate federal dollars but clearly specify the category of activity for which the money has to be spent.
Categorical
