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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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A. Quite young
B. Getting older
C. Becoming less diverse
D. Less affected by immigration than in earlier years ✔✔B. Getting older
A. Asian
B. Black
C. Hispanic
D. White ✔✔C. Hispanic
A. Social Contract
B. Capitalism
C. Community
D. Personal liberty ✔✔D. personal liberty
A. The invisible hand
B. Government regulation
C. "Hands on" economic policies
D. Privateering ✔✔A. The Invisible hand
A. Natural rights
B. Aristocracy
C. Democracy
D. Patronage ✔✔A. Natural rights
A. Plato and Aristotle
B. Acquinas and Luther
C. Newton and the separatists
C. Twenty-sixth Amendment
D. States ✔✔26th amendment
A. Religious freedom
B. Plentiful land
C. A new start in life
D. All of the above ✔✔all of the above
A. Treaty of Paris
B. Stamp Act
C. Sugar act
D. Tea Import act ✔✔stamp act
A. Sons of Liberty
B. Stamp Act Congress
C. Philadelphia Parliament
D. Continental Congress ✔✔sons of liberty
A. Continental Congress
B. Treaty of Paris
C.Representative Assembly
D. Stamp Act Congress ✔✔Stamp Act Congress
A. James Madison
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. George Washington
D. John Locke ✔✔thomas Jefferson
A. Saratoga, New York
B. Trenton, New Jersey
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.
A. totally autonomous
B. endowed with exclusively separate powers
C. accountable to the people
D. inherently seperatd spheres of government ✔✔accountable to the people
A. states' reserve or police powers
B. implied powers
C. concurrent powers
D. all of the above ✔✔states' reserve or police powers
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
A. Chief Justice Rutledge
B. the Civil War
C. Missouri v. Department of Interior
D. Gibbons v. Ogden ✔✔the civil war
A. Categorical grants
B. Block grants
C. Preemption
D. nation ✔✔State
A. Partisan
B. Ideological
C. Nonpartisan
D. Vague and unspecified ✔✔Nonpartisan
A. Public health and criminal justice
B. Education
C. Transportation and economic development
D. All of the above ✔✔Transportation and Economic Development
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.
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
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
D. Increase state government powers to protect citizens rights ✔✔limit the powers of the national gov. to infringe on the liberties of citizens
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
A. Differently over time
B. As a substantial government issue
C. As consistently unconstitutional
D. All of the above ✔✔differently over time
A. Unreasonable searches and seizures
B. Cruel and unusual punishment
C. Trial without an attorney
D. All of the above ✔✔cruel & unusual punishment
A. Patently unconstitutional
B. Always unreasonable
C. Usually constitutional
D. Constitutional under certain circumstances ✔✔constitutional under certain circumstances