American Government Final Exam Review

The _____ Amendment abolished slavery as a result of the Civil War.

One method of ratifying an amendment to the Constitution is by _______ state legislatures vote

________ ballots refer to the great length of ballots in many elections.

The __________ was added to the Constitution to appease the Anti-Federalists.

Services provided by the US are intended to promote the 

Every voter receives the same ballot with candidates from both parties listed in a

Before it can become a State, a territory must __________ a proposed State constitution.

A sovereign state has ______ power within its own territory.

Nomination by petition method is most often used for _________ candidates.

A political party is most likely to come together/unite when they have a

The subject of the first 3 Articles of the Constitution outline 

Which of the following is NOT a reason for nonvoting?

The purpose of an interest group is to _________ public policy.

Which is NOT a DUTY of United States citizenship?

Difference between an executive agreement and a treaty is that the ______ must approve treaties

Process by which society chooses its leaders is called

Article I Section 6 of the Constitution says debates in Congress cannot be _____ in court

State laws generally restrict precinct prize to an area with no more than

The main problem leading to revision of the Articles of Confederation was

Which type of political parties are said to take away supporters from a major party?

Another term for immunities is 

Another term for division of powers between the federal government and the states is 

Democratic ideals are most compatible with _______ theory.

The New Jersey Plan called for equal representation in a _____ Congress.

When a candidate accepts ____________ he or she must limit campaign spending.

The concept of limited government is also called

The Constitution requires Congress to reapportion seats in the House of Reps every ____ years

A concern about direct response electronic voting machines is that they can be

When the Constitution was first written, voting was restricted to

The power of judicial review was established by the ________ decision.

One thing the Constitution guarantees to all states is to

By forming _________, officials in a multiparty system can meet the needs of most of people.

The Magna Carta limited the power of the 

_______ is designed to prevent a person from fleeing to another state to escape prosecution 

In a free enterprise, the government does NOT

Power resides equally in the central & local governments in a _________ government.

One reason the two major political parties do not have a strong central structure is

One of the main jobs of a congressional campaign committee is to ________ party incumbents.

In a parliamentary democracy the chief executive is chosen by the

The type of colonies that self-governed were ___________ colonies.

One universal requirement for voting in the United States is 

Presidents can send forces into combat without approval from Congress through their power as

When Congress overrides a President's veto it is exercising _____________ power.

Under the articles of confederation, the government could

Most of the 1st state Constitutions had this in common:

_______ ratified the Constitution by a small margin after a long struggle.

Once Congress agrees on a proposed amendment it must then be ratified by state ___________.

The ________ party has dominated the federal government in recent decades.

The universe in a scientific poll is the ________ group the poll wants to measure.

When a small group is elected to represent a larger group it is called a(n)

This principle means that the government is bound by the rule of law.

Three basic forms of government exist worldwide: federal, confederate &

Federalists focused on weaknesses of the _________ leading to the drafting of the Constitution

Economic protest parties usually __________ once the economic crisis is over

The colonies would no longer submit to British rule was the main idea of the

Main goal of a business in a free enterprise system is to 

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires States to replace

When all power is in the hands of one person it is called a

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 differed from previous voting laws because it applied to all

Theory of the origin of state that says a group seized power by force.

Many independent voters are well educated, well-informed, ________ people

_______ ballots are used for informational purposes only.

When the Constitution is amended this action represents the

Membership in labor unions has declined because manufacturing jobs are now 

One exception to the Full Faith & Credit Clause is