Exam 1

Question 1

What is the Supremacy clause?

Answer 1

Makes the federal law supreme over state laws.

Question 2

Tea Party is aligned with the Republican Party

Answer 2

Tea Party is aligned with the Republican Party

Question 3

Know about Bill of Rights. How many there were? How many were on the constitution

Answer 3

There are 10 Bill of Rights. It is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution

Question 4

Bill of rights limited the national government but not state government originally

Answer 4

Bill of rights limited the national government but not state government originally

Question 5

Economic system in which businesses and key industries are privately owned and in which individuals, acting on their own with others, are free to create business.

Answer 5

capitalism

Question 6

you have to have probable cause for wiretapping

Answer 6

you have to have probable cause for wiretapping

Question 7

A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.

Answer 7

Referendum

Question 8

Last two states to ratify the constitution were -

Answer 8

North Carolina and Rhode Island

Question 9

The transfer of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.

Answer 9

Devolution

Question 10

“We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal” come from what document?

Answer 10

The Declaration of Independence

Question 11

Know what the federalist papers are

Answer 11

Consist of 85 letters written to newspapers to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution

Question 12

The miranda warning are:

Answer 12

1. You have the right to remain silent
2. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
3. You have the right to an attorney.
4. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you

Question 13

System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.

Answer 13

Confederal government

Question 14

Know some of the ways the federal government helps you pay for college?

Answer 14

pell grants, financial aid

Question 15

Know that District of Columbia has no voting representatives in the House of Representatives

Answer 15

Know that District of Columbia has no voting representatives in the House of Representatives

Question 16

Constitution does not include the promotion of economic security

Answer 16

Constitution does not include the promotion of economic security

Question 17

The General Welfare clause is found in Article 1 of the Constitution

Answer 17

The General Welfare clause is found in Article 1 of the Constitution

Question 18

Know what the commerce clause does

Answer 18

Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states. (Article 1, Section 8)

Question 19

Idea that all individuals in their moral worth and so must be equal treatment under the law and have equal access to the decision-making process.

Answer 19

equality

Question 20

The government of the United States is considered a republic

Answer 20

The government of the United States is considered a republic

Question 21

Know that in democracies, representatives make the laws

Answer 21

Know that in democracies, representatives make the laws

Question 22

The policy making process as outlined in the book

Answer 22

1. Identifying the problem
2. Placing the policy on the agenda of policy makers
3. Formulating a solution
4. Enacting and implementing the solution
5. Evaluating the effectiveness of the solution

Question 23

Know about the commerce clause

Answer 23

Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states. (Article 1, Section 8)

Question 24

Really study the bill of rights and the articles of confederation****

Answer 24

Really study the bill of rights and the articles of confederation****

Question 25

a line out of veto

Answer 25

Is the power of an executive authority to nullify or cancel specific provisions of a bill without vetoing the entire legislative package

Question 26

Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 26

Thomas Jefferson

Question 27

How many state conventions did it take to ratify the constitution?

Answer 27

two

Question 28

what is a unitary form of government

Answer 28

system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government

Question 29

What was the first continental congress's purpose

Answer 29

to organize colonies resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts

Question 30

where is the free exercise clause located

Answer 30

the first amendment

Question 31

New York Times vs. United States case

Answer 31

The New York Times began publishing top secret things that were happening in the US government

Question 32

Know about the US Patriot Act

Answer 32

Expanded the surveillance capabilities of the US in several ways: It granted the NSA new authority to monitor email, and it allowed a single warrant to cover all phones a suspect might use

Question 33

Who is the head of congress under the articles of confederation

Answer 33

The President

Question 34

Know about the exclusionary rule

Answer 34

A law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.

Question 35

elastic clause

Answer 35

A clause within the U.S. Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws are deemed “necessary and proper” to help Congress carry out the enumerated powers.

Question 36

The federal principle or system of government

Answer 36

federalism

Question 37

Know about the free exercise clause

Answer 37

The clause in the First Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits Congress from making any law prohibiting the free exercise.

Question 38

civic interest

Answer 38

Concern for the well-being of society and the nation as a whole

Question 39

establishment clause

Answer 39

The clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress

Question 40

Prior restraint

Answer 40

Judicial suppression of material that would be published or broadcast, on the grounds that it is libelous or harmful

Question 41

A law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.

Answer 41

exclusionary rule

Question 42

Know the ruling in Barron vs Baltimore case

Answer 42

Make the entire Bill of Rights applicable to the states.

Question 43

What a republic is, it was a form of government the Framers chose

Answer 43

A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch