Untitled Flashcards Set

Term: _______ would be considered a collective good.
Definition: Access to highways.

Term: Under the Constitution, the new government assumed the national debt incurred ________.
Definition: Under the Articles of Confederation.

Term: What is one reason why amendments to the Constitution are relatively rare?
Definition: The formal amendment process is long and difficult and requires widespread support in Congress as well as the states.

Term: Which of the following federal offices is under the executive branch?
Definition: President.

Term: What argument is regularly used to support new interpretations of the Constitution?
Definition: The Constitution must be applied in a fashion that adapts to the challenges of today.

Term: The Twenty-sixth Amendment, ratified in 1971, guaranteed voting rights to all ________.
Definition: Citizens 18 years of age or older.

Term: Which proposal at the Constitutional Convention called for state representation in Congress on the basis of population size alone?
Definition: Virginia Plan.

Term: A linkage institution is an entity that connects the people to their government and transmits their concerns to policymakers. Political parties and interest groups are such institutions. They connect people to government by ________.
Definition: Working to ensure that policymakers pay attention to their members' voices.

Term: Clean air is considered a ________ and must be shared by everyone.
Definition: Collective good.

Term: In Federalist 10, who wrote, "The most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property"?
Definition: James Madison.

Term: To protect the Southern planters, the original Constitution permitted no taxes on ________.
Definition: Exports.

Term: Madison suggested the separation of powers be placed in the Constitution to ________.
Definition: Prevent tyranny of the majority.

Term: The provisions in the Constitution that give each branch of the federal government the ability to block the actions of the other branches are known as ________.
Definition: Checks and balances.

Term: Most Americans believe citizens should have ________.
Definition: Equal opportunities.

Term: Widely shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that citizens hold about the role of government and how it operates are known as ________.
Definition: Political culture.

Term: The framework of the first national government of the newly independent states of America was the ________.
Definition: Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.

Term: According to the pluralist view of government and politics, democracy can be achieved by ________.
Definition: Compromise among organized groups.

Term: The Founders agreed with the English philosopher John Locke that the purpose of government was to ________.
Definition: Protect individual liberty and property.

Term: The ________ supported the ratification of the Constitution.
Definition: Federalists.

Term: Where is the truest form of an ideal democracy practiced in the United States today?
Definition: New England town meetings.

Term: The Bill of Rights was designed to place limits on the power of the ________.
Definition: New national government.

Term: One of the main reasons that American democracy relies on representation is due to ________.
Definition: The sheer size of America and its population.

Term: The document that legally establishes government authority is a(n) ________.
Definition: Constitution.

Term: American individualism has resulted in a tendency for Americans to support _______ economic policies which promote free markets and limited government.
Definition: Laissez-faire.

Term: Civil rights, national defense, and health care are all examples of _______.
Definition: Public policies.

Term: The form of government where the people select their representation is called a(n) _______.
Definition: Republic.

Term: The ________ is the only court required by the Constitution.
Definition: Supreme Court.

Term: What fraction of the total number of states must ratify an amendment for it to become part of the Constitution?
Definition: Three-quarters.

Term: The introduction of amendments to the U.S. Constitution is a ________ process, whereas the ratification of amendments is a ________ process.
Definition: National-level; state-level.

Term: The granting of a wide range of powers related to the execution of enumerated powers by Congress is found in:
Definition: Article I Sec. 8 Clause 18.

Term: Which of the following clauses did the SCOTUS interpret as blocking the power of the state to tax a federal institution?
Definition: The supremacy clause.

Term: In Federalist 10, Madison argued that the Constitution would help control the:
Definition: Problems caused by factions in society.

Term: The Connecticut Compromise solved the problem of representation by:
Definition: Creating a bicameral legislature.

Term: This ruling of the SCOTUS in _______ established the concept of judicial review.
Definition: Marbury v. Madison.

Term: Which of the following cases established the concept of clear and present danger as outlined by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes?
Definition: Schenck v. U.S.

Term: Which of the following statements about liberty is most accurate?
Definition: The idea of liberty is deeply ingrained throughout U.S. history.

Term: Which of the following represent the proper line of presidential succession?
Definition: Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro-Temp, Sec. of State.

Term: Which of the following best describes probable cause?
Definition: Support for suspicion that criminal activity is taking place.

Sure! Here’s the last term and definition separated into eight individual term-definition pairs:

Term: Third Amendment
Definition: Prohibits the quartering of troops in private homes.

Term: Twenty-second Amendment
Definition: Establishes a maximum term as President of 10 years.

Term: Fourteenth Amendment
Definition: Contains the due process and equal protection clauses.

Term: Sixteenth Amendment
Definition: The only amendment to alter the original wording of the Constitution, pertaining to the prohibition of a direct tax.

Term: Eighteenth Amendment
Definition: Passed due to a growing view of social evil in the United States.

Term: Tenth Amendment
Definition: Provides for the creation of reserved powers for the states.

Term: Twenty-seventh Amendment
Definition: This amendment took over 200 years to ratify, first proposed in 1789.

Term: Fourth Amendment
Definition: Provides for the exclusionary rule, prohibiting the use of evidence obtained illegally.