Us Gov Final

which of these is a regressive tax

Sales Tax

A political scientist collects data from voters following an election and asks how they voted. The best term to use to describe such an approach is

empirical

A normative statement would contain words such as

Ought and ought not

Money is to economist as _____ is/are to political scientist

Power

Each US state has a fixed number of electoral votes used to elect the president Arkansas has _____ electoral votes

six

Which of these IS NOT a form of direct democracy in Arkansas

Recall

According to our class discussions, those who believe the government should be strictly limited in all areas of life (economic and social) are called

libertarians

According to our class discussions, Americans believe in equality of opportunity, which is a ______ concept of equality

procedural

Which of these is an example of an authoritarian monarchy

Saudi Arabia

The government created by the Articles of confederation was

an association of states (like a treaty) with a weak central government

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

None of these (found in Mulberry v Madison)

The duties and powers of the president are spelled out in which article of the constitution

Article II

According to your class notes, under the articles of confederation, congress had all of the following powers except the power to

Tax people

Article III of the constitution

Creates the supreme court but allows Congress to establish lower courts

According to your class notes, the significance of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 is that it

Showed that the government was not truly committed to protecting speech that criticize the government

The imminent lawless action test is a standard used for

Regulating Political speech

The current majority leader of the U.S Senate is

None of these (current is John Thune)

Which of the following is not among the congressional checks and balances in relation to the executive branch

The power to veto acts of the president

How many members of the Senate must vote to end a filibuster

60

Of the many ways in which the chief executive’s power grew over the first several decades American independence, the most significant was the expansion of presidential _______ powers

war

Executive orders are subject to ______ and changes enacted by congress

court rulings

Which of the president’s roles makes him the symbolic figurehead of our nation?

Head of state

which of the following is not true concerning the constitutional provisions for the presidency?

The framers of the constitution limited the president to two terms in office

Which of these are true regarding the appointment of ambassadors, federal judges, and executive department secretaries

The Senate approves appointments by a majority vote

The power of congress are found in ______ of the US constitution

Article I

The single most powerful member of Congress is the majority leader

False

The powers of the presidency have been greatly expanded by amending the constitution

false