Federal Government – Practice Test I – Chapters 1 - 3 (copy)

Political Thinking

The careful gathering and sifting of information in the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue.

Major Barrier to Political Thinking

Unwillingness of citizens to make the effort.

Contemporary Americans' Political Knowledge

Paying more attention to news sources that have an obvious ideological bias.

Government Type Suppressing Individuality

Authoritarian.

Example of an Authoritarian Regime

China.

NOT a Core Value of American Political Culture

Cooperation.

Process of Settling Conflicts in Society

Politics.

Deep-Seated Beliefs About Politics

Political culture.

Principle of Individual Freedom

Liberty.

Free-Market System Operation

Private transactions.

Ideas in the Declaration of Independence

All of these (liberty, equality, individual rights, self-government).

Government's Responsibility to Preserve Rights

Social contract.

Chief Architect of the U.S

James Madison.

Source of Government's "Just Powers"

The consent of the governed.

Purpose of the Bill of Rights

Further checked the power of the majority.

Bill of Rights Addition

A guarantee of freedom of speech.

Constitutional System

There are lawful restrictions on a government's power.

Government's Restricted Lawful Uses of Power

Limited government.

Primary Author of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson.

Federalists' Promise for Constitution Ratification

A bill of rights to be quickly added to the Constitution.

Federal System Definition

Constitutional authority is divided between a national government and state governments.

Opponent of U.S

Patrick Henry.

Reason for Establishing Federal System

The states already existed as established entities and had to be preserved.

Sovereignty Definition

Supreme and final governing authority.

Common Government Form in 1787

Unitary.

American Governmental Structure Change in 1787

Confederal to federal.

National Power Only

National defense.

Almost Exclusively State Power

Registering voters.

Concurrent Power

Taxation.

Argument in Favor of Federalism

All these answers are correct.

Purpose of Enumerated Powers

Establish a government strong enough to forge a union that was secure in its defense and stable in its economy.

Federal Government Powers

Enumerated powers.

Implied Powers Concept

Necessary and proper clause.

Elastic Clause Relation

Implied powers.

Anti-Federalists' Concern

Eventual encroachment upon the sovereignty of the states.

Tenth Amendment Addressed

The powers of state governments.

McCulloch v

Affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law.

Dual Federalism Concept

A precise separation of national and state authority was both possible and desirable.

Unemployment Rate at Great Depression Depths

Approximately 25 percent.

Expansion of National Authority Decade

1930s.

Devolution Definition

Passing of authority from the national government to the state and local levels.

Example of Collaborative Public Policy

Cooperative federalism.

Illustration of Cooperative Federalism

Medicaid.

Political Conservatives' Preference

Block grants.

Federal Grants-in-Aid for Designated Activity

Categorical grants.