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Question 1

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Direct Democracy

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allows the people to participate in decision making and initiating policies

Question 2

2 out of 2 points

One can have political power even if one does not possess formal authority in an office.

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True

Question 3

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When the cost and benefits of a policy are widely distributed among many, they are

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spread over many, most, or even all citizens.

Question 4

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Representative democracy allows individuals to gain political power through

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competitive elections.

Question 5

2 out of 2 points

The Constitution uses the term “republican form of government,” which we would call a representative democracy.

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True

Question 6

2 out of 2 points

The definition of ‘representative democracy’ asserts that

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power is given to various leaders to make political decisions for the people

Question 7

0 out of 2 points

Power, as defined according to the Pluralist view, belongs to

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one dominant social class.

Question 8

2 out of 2 points

A republic is a government in which the people are given representatives to act in their best interests.

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True

Question 9

2 out of 2 points

The text suggests that the Antifederalists might have been more accurately called

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states’ rights advocates.

Question 10

2 out of 2 points

The Separation of Powers in the American government is between

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Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches

Question 11

2 out of 2 points

According to the Constitution, which branch is delegated the power to declare war

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The Legislative Branch

Question 12

2 out of 2 points

When the Constitution was drafted, senators were originally to be chosen by

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state legislatures.

Question 13

2 out of 2 points

The Anti-Federalists in the Constitutional debate wanted to have a less powerful national government so that states would have more rights and powers.

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True

Question 14

2 out of 2 points

Enumerated powers are powers specifically given to the states.

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False

Question 15

2 out of 2 points

According to the text, the federal grants-in-aid system grew rapidly because it helped state and local officials resolve what dilemma?

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how to get federal money for state projects into state hands without violating the U.S. Constitution

Question 16

2 out of 2 points

In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the US Congress could not require local police officers to conduct background checks on all gun purchasers because doing so was a violation of the Tenth Amendment.

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Printz v. United States

Question 17

2 out of 2 points

According to the text, block grants of funds from the federal government to the states have enjoyed only marginal success, in part because

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The federal government steadily increased the number of strings (requirements) attached to such grants.

Question 18

2 out of 2 points

Which Supreme Court case made same-sex marriage in the US legal across the nation, thus superseding state laws.

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Obergefell v. Hodges 2015

Question 19

2 out of 2 points

The period in which federal government spending was reduced, and federal functions were given to the states to enact was called

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Devolution

Question 20

2 out of 2 points

The concept of Dual Federalism gives distinct and separate jurisdictions for states and the federal government.

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True

Question 21

2 out of 2 points

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that a bank chartered by the national government could not be taxed by a state.

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True

Question 22

2 out of 2 points

Obscenity is protected by the First Amendment.

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False

Question 23

0 out of 2 points

An individual cannot get exemptions from the military draft for religious reasons.

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True

Question 24

2 out of 2 points

Which of the following is NOT considered a civil liberty, but is a civil right instead?

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Protection against discrimination

Question 25

2 out of 2 points

Defaming a person’s character is known as

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libel

Question 26

2 out of 2 points

The notion of testing for a clear-and-present-danger is one way to decide if a particular attempt at freedom of expression is protected by the Constitution

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True

Question 27

2 out of 2 points

Which law, originally passed after September 2001, increased the power of the federal government’s terrorist investigations by legalizing the mass collection of data and telephone records.

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The Patriot Act

Question 28

2 out of 2 points

According to a Supreme Court ruling, high school students have the same rights as adults in expressing their beliefs at school.

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False

Question 29

0 out of 2 points

In the immediate aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education, southern resistance to school integration immediately ended.

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True

Question 30

2 out of 2 points

Sexual Harassment is considered illegal in which cases

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All of the above

Question 31

2 out of 2 points

Civil rights cases deal with issues where unreasonable or biased distinctions between people are being made.

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True

Question 32

2 out of 2 points

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed political equality but not social equality.

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True

Question 33

2 out of 2 points

In the early __________ decision, the Supreme Court ruled that “separate-but-equal” facilities were constitutional.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 34

2 out of 2 points

Which case focused on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act?

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United States v. Windsor

Question 35

2 out of 2 points

In Brown v. Board of Education the Supreme Court decision was unanimous.

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True

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