U.S. Government- Most Frequently Missed Questions: Final

Dr. Elrod U.S. Gov Final Flashcards

Which is an example of a regressive tax?

Sales tax

Political scientists collect data from voters following an election and ask how they voted. This approach is called…

Empirical

A normative statement would contain the words such as…

“ought” and “ought not”

Each U.S. State has a fixed number of electoral votes used to elect president. Arkansas has ___ electoral votes.

Six

Which is not a form of direct democracy in Arkansas?

Recall

Most Americans tend to believe that ____ guarantees should be provided by government.

Procedural

Those who believe that government should be strictly limited in all areas of life (economic and social) are called:

Libertarians

Americans believe in equality of opportunity which is a ______ concept of equality.

procedural

Which is a good example of an authoritarian monarchy?

Saudi Arabia

When did The French and Indian Wars (Seven Years War) end?

1763

Most nations of the world use a ____ form of government.

unitary

According to your class notes, what gives the Supreme Court the power to rule on the constitutionality of laws?

none of these (it was a court case; Marbury V. Madison)

Article III of the Constitution:

Creates the Supreme Court but allows Congress to establish lower courts.

According to class notes, the central goal of the delegates to the Constitution Convention was to:

Increase the power of the national government

The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to declare laws “unconstitutional” is found in what Article of the Constitution?

none of these (found in Article III of the Constitution; text itself does not explicitly state this power, it was established through judicial review in the landmark case Marbury v. Madison.)

The significance of McCulloch v. Maryland ruling is that it:

Increased the power of the federal government

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to an attorney?

Sixth

According to John Locke and the Declaration of Independence, rights are:

Conferred on individuals by nature

Which of these cases DID NOT invoke the “right to privacy?”

Mapp v. Ohio

True or False: Almost all of the original settlers of the original 13 American colonies came from England to escape religious persecution.

False

The major differences between the House and Senate include all of the following EXCEPT:

Their power in the legislative process

The job of confirming presidential appointments belongs to the:

Senate

The Supreme Court has ruled that House districts

must adhere to the “one-citizen-one-vote” standard

When a bill passes out of a House standing committee, it is sent to:

The Rules Committee

Which of the following is NOT a factor that explains why citizens today generally dislike Congress?

The public is frustrated w/ their representatives and senators for putting national interests ahead of their districts’ or states’ interests

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the constitutional provisions for the presidency?

The founders limit the president to two terms in office

Policymaking has become more centralized in the White House in recent decades because:

The White House Staff (EOP) has put the presidents political goals ahead of the interest of cabinet secretaries.

All of the following statements concerning the president’s veto power are true EXCEPT:

Presidents have had the line item veto since 1995.