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Problems with mail in voting include?
Problems with online voting include?
Government Finals Review
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Problems with online voting include?
Hackers
Jammed phone lines
All of the above
Digital disaster
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Problems with mail in voting include?
undue pressure when they mark ballots at home
blocked access
viruses
denials of service.
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Only source for any & all govt power. Govt can only govern with the consent of the governed.
Rule of law
Preamble
Popular sovereignty
Limited government
4
The Office group ballot is also known as the?
Indiana ballot
Australian ballot
None of the above.
Massachusetts ballot
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Factions are important because
They can help a party win elections
Help inspire more people to vote
Factions really have no impact on elections at all
They can be divisive & hurt a parties chances of winning
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What are universal voting requirements?
Residence
Citizenship
Age
All of the above
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Nomination means?
Scheduled elections where voters make final selection
An election in which only declared party members can vote.
The naming of those who will seek office.
Party nominating election where any qualified voter can vote
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Political Arms of Special Interest Groups
Pack your lunch
PAC MAN
PAC...man!
Mrs. PAC MAN
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How exactly did the Connecticut Compromise solve the stalemate?
Created House of Reps based on equal representation
Created House based on state pop & Senate based on equality
Created a Senate elected by the people
Created a single body with equal representation
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Registration is a process that prevents?
Fraud
None of the above
Certain races from voting
Certain sexes from voting
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There are five ways in which nominations are made in the US. Choose correct one cited in book.
All of the above
self-announcement
Caucus
direct primary
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Process by the states that formally puts the Articles into effect is known as
Preamble
Ratification
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
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Women tend to favor Democrats by margin of 5% to 10% & men give Republicans a similar edge.
Franchise
Suffrage
Gender Gap
Gender discrimination
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Grant given by the national govt to state-local govt & are broadly defined & allow discretion
All of the above
Categorical Grant
Revenue Sharing
Block Grant
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Instructions or commands a constituency gives to its reflected officials?
Mandate
Date with Reign
Date with Trace
Date with Garrett
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Conflicting groups within a party
Democrats
Factions
Republicans
Political Party
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An act creating a new state.
Enabling Act
Act like a freshman
Admit what you have done
Act of Admission
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Why did the proponents of the Virginia Plan favor its ratification?
they would have more representation in Congress
nobody really liked the Virginia Plan
they would not have as much representation in Congress
all states would be represented equally
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Voting by those unable to get to their regular polling places on election day.
Sick Voting
Precinct
Absentee Voting
Poll
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The Republicans dominated politics from 1860-1932
False
True
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Lengthy ballot that lists so many offices, candidates.
Massachusetts Ballot
Indiana Ballot
Australian Ballot
Bedsheet Ballot
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The Virginia Plan would give states how many votes in Congress?
1
The number of votes depended on the states population
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3
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The inherent power to take private property for public use?
The Non-domain domain
Eminent Domain
Domain of the Realm
Peer Domain
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The Virginia Plan allowed which branch to veto acts of Congress?
Acts of Congress could not be vetoed under the Virginia Plan
Executive & judicial branch as a “Council of Revision”
the executive branch
the judicial branch
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In Williams VS North Carolina the couple in question tried to establish residency in what state
Oklahoma
South Carolina
North Carolina
Nevada
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Lists a party’s candidates in a column under the party’s name.
Indiana Ballot
Australian Ballot
Massachusetts Ballot
Party-Column Ballot
27
What was the 3/5's Compromise?
Compromise whiere northern states provided 3/5’s of the money for Congress
The amount each slave would count towards representation in Congress.
The representation from each state for the Senate
amount states would count entire population for representation in Congress.
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What event marked the domination of the Democrats from 1932 to 1968?
The Great Depression
Wait, the Republicans dominated from 1932-1968?
World War I
World War II
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What party dominated politics from 1932-1968?
Neither party dominated this time period
Republicans
Democrats
Whigs
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How was the disagreement over the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan solved
Both sides agreed that the Virginia Plan should be used.
The Connecticut Compromise was used.
Both sides agreed the New Jersey Plan would be used.
Both sides agreed Articles of Confederation should continue
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The Anti-Federalists opposition centered around
All these
Fear of increased powers of the central government.
The desire to return to the Articles of Confederation
Lack of a Bill of Rights
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Districts drawn to the advantage of the political party that controls the states legislature.
Jerry
Reapportionment
Gerrymandering
Redistricting
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Government must be conducted according to constitutional principles.
Rule of Law
Constitutionalism
Separation of Powers
A bill
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Established “a firm league of friendship” among the states.
Magna Carte
The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
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Practice of voting for the candidates of more than one party in an election.
Gerrymandering
Trace Getting Ticket
Split-Ticker Voting
Shared-Ticker Voting
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No governmental is all powerful, a govt may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do.
confederate government
All of the above.
rule of law
limited government
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Under the Articles of Confederation the states were obligated to do what?
build a navy
give up sovereignty to the central government
obey the Articles and acts of Congress.
fix uniform standards of weights and measures
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The New Jersey Plan called for
states to be represented in Congress equally
states to be represented in Congress by land size
Representation in Congress based on how much $ paid Congress
states to be represented in Congress by population
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Federalism is a division of powers between what entities?
States and their local governments
The national government and regional governments
Division of power between the branches of state government
Division of power between different branches of national gov
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A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist.
Five-Party System
Multi-Party System
One Party System
Two-Party System
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Money given to state or local governments with no strings attached.
Revenue Sharing
All of the above
Categorical Grant
Block Grant
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Powers given to the national government that are written in the Constitution.
Confederal Powers
Express Powers
Implied Powers
Inherent Powers
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Kentucky VS. Dennison compelled a governor to return fugitives to other states?
False
True
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An act directing people of a territory to frame a proposed state constitution
Enabling Act
Declaration of War
Act like a Freshman
Act of Admission
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One aspect of the Articles of Confederation that was cited as a weakness was
Congress’ inability to levy taxes
Congress’ inability to make war and peace
Congress’ inability to set up a money system
Congress’ inability to borrow money
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Made up of the people with whom one regularly associates?
Public Opinion
Peer Groups
Public Agenda
Opinion Leader
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What was the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise?
Replaced the ineffective 3/5’s Compromise.
Compromise stating that Congress could tax state exports.
Pretty much the same as the 3/5 compromise.
Congress couldn't tax state exports or make laws about slaves for 20 yrs.
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America has a two-party system. The historical basis of our two-party system is based on Federalists and Anti-federalist
True
False
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A Federalist
stressed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
stressed the need to rejoin England
Continued to press for the Virginia Plan
stressed need to replace the Articles with the Constitution
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A ballot clearly marked as a sample available before an election.
Indiana Ballot
Direct Ballot
Sample Ballot
Office Group Ballot
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The Virginia Plan was favored by which states?
Virginia only
The states with a large population
The states with a small population
Only the southern states
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A primary where the two top vote getters face one another to see who will be the nominee.
Runoff Primary
Direct Primary
Closed Primary
Open Primary
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The Virginia Plan called for a
a House and Senate only
only one body known as Congress
a legislative and executive branch only
a legislature, executive, and judicial branch
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Ballot in which candidates are grouped together under the title of the office.
Office-Group Ballot
Indirect Ballot
Direct Ballot
Party-Column Ballot
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The Articles of Confederation created what kind of government structure?
only one body known as Congress
a legislature, executive, and judicial branch
a legislative and executive branch only
a House and Senate only
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The division of power among a central government and several regional governments.
Confederalism
Federalism
Veto
Enabling Act
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The Republicans dominated politics from 1800-1860?
True
False
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The election of 1912 showed what?
Prevented William H. Taft from winning the election
Helped Woodrow Wilson win the election
All of the above
Teddy Roosevelt served as spoiler by running as a Bull Moose
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An introduction to the Constitution
Preamble
Bibliography
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
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A general election is?
Party nominating election where any qualified voter can vote
An election in which only declared party members can vote.
The naming of those who will seek office.
Regularly scheduled elections where voters make final select
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Marbury VS Madison
Established three separate branches of government.
Established judicial review
Established rule of law for the courts
Established popular sovereignty
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What event marked the domination of the Republicans from 1860-1932?
World War I
The Revolutionary War
The Civil War
Wait, the Democrats dominated this era?
63
Blanket primaries are still in use today?
False
True
64
The election of 1800 marked the beginning of Democratic domination because of what event?
The election of Thomas Jefferson
The end of the Revolutionary War
The election of Teddy Roosevelt
Wait, the Republican’s dominated the era?
65
The, “Motor Voter Law” did what?
All of the above
Voter registration available at state offices of employment
Provide for voter registration by mail
Citizens register to vote when apply for driver’s license.
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Powers Constitution does not grant national govt and, at same time, does not deny the states.
Express Powers
Reserved Powers
Implied Powers
Inherent Powers
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What was the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise?
Congress couldnt tax state exports or make laws concerning slaves for 20 yr
Congress could tax state exports if they didn’t regulate the slave trade
Replaced the ineffective 3/5’s Compromise.
Pretty much the same as the 3/5 compromise.
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A party nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part?
Closed Primary
General Election
Caucus
Open Primary
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Power of Courts to determine weather what government does is in accord with the constitution.
Judicial Review
Enabling Act
Veto
Implied Power
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Puerto Rico VS. Branstad compelled a governor to return fugitives to other states?
True
False
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A polling place is a
Where a caucus meets.
Voting district
Place where the voters who live in a precinct actually vote.
Device by which a voter registers a choice in an election.
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Each governmental branch is subject to number of constitutional restraints by other branches.
Reserved Powers
Separation of Powers
Implied Powers
Checks and Balances
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Powers a government has simply because it is a sovereign state in the world community.
Reserved Powers
Implied Powers
Express Powers
Inherent Powers
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Government and its officers are always subject to, never above, the law.
Rule of Law
Ratification
Constitutionalism
Preamble
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What kind of leader usually rules in a one-party system.
Many governmental branches
A president
A dictator
A prime minister
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The Federal Election Commission enforces laws that cover?
All of the above
Place limits on campaign contributions
Provide subsidies
Timely disclosure of campaign data
77
Who does NOT have the right to vote today?
All of the above
Some dishonorably discharged from the military.
People in mental institutions
Felons
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Powers are distributed, separated, among three and distinct and independent branches of govt.
Ratification
Preamble
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers
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The Connecticut Compromise did what?
Took the provisions of Virginia Plan as settlement.
Found another compromise
Took provisions --> Virginia Plan & NJ Plan to end stalemate
Took provisions of the New Jersey Plan as a settlement
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A republican form of government means what?
A form of government where all power is held by a single national body.
A term understood as representative government.
A government made up of many branches.
An allegiance of independent states where the national government only hand
81
Powers not written in the Constitution but reasonably suggested.
Implied Powers
Reserved Powers
Confederal POwers
Express Powers
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The 3/5’s Compromise was?
The representation from each state for the Senate
Compromise northern states provided 3/5’s of the money for Congress.
The amount each slave would count towards representation in Congress.
Amount all states would count their entire population for representation.
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A Presidential act rejecting a Congressional act.
Judicial Review
Implied Powers
Veto
Enabling Act
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Process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions.
Political Socialization
Peer Review
Brainwashing
Torture
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voting district
Ballot
Shallot
Mallet
Precinct
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Court order that compels or restrains performance of some act by private individual
Injunction
Rejection
Conjunction Function
Function like a freshman
87
Grants given by the national government for a specific closely defined purpose.
Block Grant
Revenue Sharing
Categorical Grant
None of the above
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A coalition is important in a multiparty system because?
Coalitions really aren’t important at all.
A coalition brings more talented people to the government.
You must have 50% to govern giving them a majority.
Coalitions make parties more attractive to more people.
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Powers directly written into the Constitution
Express Powers
Inherent Powers
Reserved Powers
Implied Powers
