Exam 1

Question 1

Harold Lasswell defined politics as:

Answer 1

Who gets what, when, and how.

Question 2

Which of the following is the oldest and most basic purposes for government?

Answer 2

Ensuring natural rights.

Question 3

Which form of democracy describes when elect representative to make decisions and pass laws on behalf of all the people?

Answer 3

Representative Democracy.

Question 4

To ensure majority rule does not become oppressive, liberal democracies:

Answer 4

Limit the power of the majority to protect basic rights of those in the minority.

Question 5

The American value of equality is in constant conflict with rights to seek and maintain:

Answer 5

Property/Wealth.

Question 6

Advocacy of active government action to improve the welfare of individuals is called modern:

Answer 6

Liberalism.

Question 7

Advocacy of a limited role for the national government in helping individuals and support for traditional values is called modern:

Answer 7

Conservatism.

Question 8

Which of the following theories depicts democracy as a clash among many interest groups?

Answer 8

Pluralism

Question 9

Which is a form of government where a handful of elite society members hold political power:

Answer 9

Oligarchy.

Question 10

What best describes a form of government where government is all-powerful and citizens have no rights?

Answer 10

Totalitarianism.

Question 11

Most of the media in the United States are:

Answer 11

Private for-profit corporate enterprises.

Question 12

The concept that all traffic on the internet should be treated equally by service providers is called:

Answer 12

Net Neutrality.

Question 13

According to the articles on spotting fake news, which of the following are ways to identify misleading information and avoid being manipulated?

Answer 13

All of these answer options are correct.

Question 14

Press freedom (protected by the 1st Amendment) is understood by the Supreme Court as an unlimited right for media organizations to distribute any information.

Answer 14

True.

Question 15

News media bias is best understood as:

Answer 15

A reason why we cannot trust any news source today.

Question 16

Hostile foreign governments are more able to manipulate new media sources (like social media) rather than established mainstream media sources (Wall Street Journal, NY Times, ABC News)?

Answer 16

True.

Question 17

Russia and other aggressive authoritarian states are more likely to use disinformation in the following types of countries:

Answer 17

Both A and B.

Question 18

Which type of source should you be most critical of when gathering information and/or sharing with others online?

Answer 18

Blogs and other individually created articles.

Question 19

The major historical and political significance of the Mayflower Compact was that:

Answer 19

It depended on the consent of the male Separatists.

Question 20

The British government imposed taxes on the colonists to pay for:

Answer 20

The costs of defending colonists during the French and Indian War.

Question 21

The major reason for the design of the Articles of Confederation was:

Answer 21

Fear of too much power in a new national government.

Question 22

The main purpose(s) of the Declaration of Independence were:

Answer 22

Both A and B.

Question 23

Which compromise from the constitutional convention called for the creation of a bicameral legislature?

Answer 23

The Great Compromise (Or Connecticut Compromise.

Question 24

The concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances detailed in the U.S. Constitution are also known as:

Answer 24

Madisonian Model.

Question 25

What were reason(s) colonist were somewhat prepared for independence from Britain in 1776?

Answer 25

Distance from Britain had made direct rule impractical for most of American colonial history.

Question 26

What was necessary to calm anti-federalist fears that the proposed U.S. Constitution created an excessively powerful central government?

Answer 26

The Bill of Rights (first 10 Amendments)

Question 27

Which of the following was the effort to persuade states to ratify the U.S. Constitution (published in newspapers across the country)?

Answer 27

The Federalist Papers.

Question 28

Which of the following was the effort to persuade states to ratify the U.S. Constitution (published in newspapers across the country)?

Answer 28

Difficult, The U.S. Constitution has only been amended 27 times in the nation's history.

Question 29

Which system of government describes when ultimate authority is in a national or central government?

Answer 29

Unitary.

Question 30

One of the arguments against federalism is:

Answer 30

State/local interests can impede national plans and block progress.

Question 31

The section of the Constitution in which Congress is given the authority to regulate trade among the states (and with foreign countries) is called:

Answer 31

The commerce clause.

Question 32

The doctrine of dual federalism argued for:

Answer 32

A clear distinction between federal and state levels of authority.

Question 33

Which of the following are examples of cooperative federalism?

Answer 33

All of the above.

Question 34

Which system of government describes when power is shared between the central and regional governments?

Answer 34

Federalism.

Question 35

A benefit of federalism is:

Answer 35

It promotes total equality among the states.

Question 36

While slavery was at the heart of the Civil War, the following related conflict was also central:

Answer 36

Voting rights for slaves.

Question 37

The Civil War resulted in:

Answer 37

An increase of political power of the federal government.

Question 38

The powers that the Constitution specifically granted to the federal government are:

Answer 38

The enumerated/expressed powers.