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POLS 101 Exam 1 Study Guide: Questions and Answers on American Government, Exams of Political Science

California State University (CSU) - Dominguez HillsPolitical Science

This study guide for pols 101 exam 1 provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts in american government, including the principles of democracy, the social contract theory, the structure of the us government, and the bill of rights. It features multiple-choice questions and answers covering topics such as the american population, the role of government, the history of the us, and civil liberties. This guide is a valuable resource for students preparing for their first exam in american government.

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1. In general the US population is
A. Quite young
B. Getting older
C. Becoming less diverse
D. Less affected by immigration than in earlier years ✔✔B. Getting older
2. The largest growing segment of the American population is
A. Asian
B. Black
C. Hispanic
D. White ✔✔C. Hispanic
3. The single most important characteristic of American democracy is
A. Social Contract
B. Capitalism
C. Community
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  1. In general the US population is

A. Quite young

B. Getting older

C. Becoming less diverse

D. Less affected by immigration than in earlier years ✔✔B. Getting older

  1. The largest growing segment of the American population is

A. Asian

B. Black

C. Hispanic

D. White ✔✔C. Hispanic

  1. The single most important characteristic of American democracy is

A. Social Contract

B. Capitalism

C. Community

D. Personal liberty ✔✔D. personal liberty

  1. Adam smith argued that free trade produced the wealth of nations through

A. The invisible hand

B. Government regulation

C. "Hands on" economic policies

D. Privateering ✔✔A. The Invisible hand

  1. Locke's Second Treatise on civil government (1689) set out a theory of

A. Natural rights

B. Aristocracy

C. Democracy

D. Patronage ✔✔A. Natural rights

  1. A social contract theory of government was proposed by

A. Plato and Aristotle

B. Acquinas and Luther

C. Newton and the separatists

C. Twenty-sixth Amendment

D. States ✔✔26th amendment

  1. Colonists came to the new world for a variety of reasons including

A. Religious freedom

B. Plentiful land

C. A new start in life

D. All of the above ✔✔all of the above

  1. In 1765, the American colonists initiated a major protest against the

A. Treaty of Paris

B. Stamp Act

C. Sugar act

D. Tea Import act ✔✔stamp act

  1. Patric Henry and Samuel Adams were among the leaders of the

A. Sons of Liberty

B. Stamp Act Congress

C. Philadelphia Parliament

D. Continental Congress ✔✔sons of liberty

  1. The first official meeting among the 13 colonies was the

A. Continental Congress

B. Treaty of Paris

C.Representative Assembly

D. Stamp Act Congress ✔✔Stamp Act Congress

  1. The declaration of Independence was drafted by

A. James Madison

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. George Washington

D. John Locke ✔✔thomas Jefferson

  1. Fighting in the American Revolution broke out in the battle at

A. Saratoga, New York

B. Trenton, New Jersey

  1. Federalism refers to a

A. relationship between the national and state govs.

B. relationship among the state govs.

C. political system in which power is vested in the national gov.

D. political system in which power is vested in the state gov. ✔✔relationship between the national and state gvts.

  1. Under the constitutions, national and state governments are

A. totally autonomous

B. endowed with exclusively separate powers

C. accountable to the people

D. inherently seperatd spheres of government ✔✔accountable to the people

  1. The tenth amendment provides for

A. states' reserve or police powers

B. implied powers

C. concurrent powers

D. all of the above ✔✔states' reserve or police powers

  1. The supreme court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that

A. seperate but equal was inherently unconstitutional

B. states had very limited police powers under the tenth amendment

C. racial segregation was unconstitutional

D. states could not protect the general welfare of their citizens ✔✔separate but equal was inherently unconstiutional

  1. The nature of federalism was changed forever by

A. Chief Justice Rutledge

B. the Civil War

C. Missouri v. Department of Interior

D. Gibbons v. Ogden ✔✔the civil war

  1. Programs to channel federal monies to the states with no strings attached are known as

A. Categorical grants

B. Block grants

C. Preemption

D. nation ✔✔State

  1. Concerns at the local level tend to be

A. Partisan

B. Ideological

C. Nonpartisan

D. Vague and unspecified ✔✔Nonpartisan

  1. State Governments have traditionally had primary responsibility for

A. Public health and criminal justice

B. Education

C. Transportation and economic development

D. All of the above ✔✔Transportation and Economic Development

  1. A major goal of the writers of the U.S. constitution was to

A. Empower the national government

B. Limit the government power

C. Limit both state and national powers

D. Empower state and local governments ✔✔empower the national gov.

  1. The northwest ordinance of 1787 addressed the issue of

A. Dealing with Indian tribes

B. How new states might join the union

C. Slavery west and north of the Mississippi River

D. Representation in the colonial legislatures ✔✔How new states might join the union

  1. The Missouri Compromise

A. Admitted Missouri as a slave state

B. Admitted Maine as a free state

C. Stated that no more slave states should be admitted to the union

D. All of the above ✔✔All of the above

  1. Many state & local government elections are nonpartisan ✔✔True
  2. State constitutions are difficult to amend ✔✔True

D. Increase state government powers to protect citizens rights ✔✔limit the powers of the national gov. to infringe on the liberties of citizens

  1. The Establishment clause has been said to

A. Prohibit the adoption of an official religion

B. Erect a wall of separation between church and state

C. Protect citizens basic religious rights

D. All of the above ✔✔All of the above

  1. The supreme court has defined obscenity

A. Differently over time

B. As a substantial government issue

C. As consistently unconstitutional

D. All of the above ✔✔differently over time

  1. The eighth amendment prohibits

A. Unreasonable searches and seizures

B. Cruel and unusual punishment

C. Trial without an attorney

D. All of the above ✔✔cruel & unusual punishment

  1. Warrantless searches are

A. Patently unconstitutional

B. Always unreasonable

C. Usually constitutional

D. Constitutional under certain circumstances ✔✔constitutional under certain circumstances

  1. Civil liberties often present complex problems ✔✔True
  2. The right to bear arms is guaranteed by the third amendment ✔✔False
  3. In 2000, 49 states have capital punishment statutes ✔✔False