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| For a state to function most effectively, it must have ________? |
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| According to Harold Lasswell, politics is ___________? |
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| who get what, when, and how |
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| The inalienable rights stipulated in the Declaration of Independence included the right to __________? |
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| life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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| The Great Compromise proposed ____________? |
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| The concept of checks and balances allows the ___________? |
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| president to veto congressional acts |
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| The Bill of Rights was important for Constitutional ratification because __________? |
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| some states would not have voted to ratify had the Federalist been unwilling to guarantee such amendments |
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| As originally presented in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights __________? |
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| limited only the power of the national government, not the states |
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| Marbury vs. Madison established __________? |
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| In a unitary system of government, the ultimate government authority is the __________? |
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| national or central government |
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| Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution are called __________? |
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| Implied powers come from __________? |
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| the necessary and proper clause |
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| The concept of liberty means __________? |
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| the greatest freedom of individuals that is consistent with the freedom of others |
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| When we speak of civil liberties in the United States, we mostly are referring to the ___________? |
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| specific limitations on government outlined in the Bill of Rights |
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| Currently, the establishment clause in the first amendment __________? |
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| means that neither the federal government nor the state governments can set up a church |
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| According to the clear and present danger test, expression may be restricted if __________? |
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| evidence exists that such expression would cause a condition which would endanger the public |
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| Prior restraint is defined as __________? |
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| restraining an activity before that activity has actually occurred |
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| the false statement that harms the good reputation of another |
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| The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution is __________? |
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| prohibited slavery and involuntary solitude |
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| In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, the Plessy vs. Ferguson, that __________? |
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| separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution |
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| Barriers used to prevent African Americans from voting included _________? |
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| the white primary, the grandfather clause, the poll tax (all of the above)* |
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| In the case of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, the U.S. Supreme Court held that __________? |
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| public school segregation of races volates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment |
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| A political party is __________? |
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| a group of men and women seeking to control the government by gaining office in elections |
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| Power in the major United States political parties is __________? |
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| fragmented among local, state, and national party organizations |
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| To be the Presidential candidate of a major political party, a person must __________? |
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| win a majority of the delegates elected from state caucuses |
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| Over the last 50 years, much of America’s population growth has occurred __________? |
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| in the West and the South |
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| The “party-in-government” refers to __________? |
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| winning candidates who become the main spokespersons for the party that nominated them |
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| In the description of political parties as “three-headed political giants”, which of the following is NOT considered one of those three heads? |
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| One of the main differences between American political parties and interest groups is that __________? |
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| political parties run candidates for office |
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| Civil disobedience involves __________? |
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| consciously breaking a law thought to be unjust |
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| Three basic strategies employed by interest groups are all of the following EXCEPT __________? |
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| The idea that too many interest groups are getting too much of what they want is associated with __________? |
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| The “electors” in the electoral college are __________? |
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| selected by state parties, usually as a reward for faithful service to the party over the years |
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| The first president to use mass media in politics with many press conferences and fireside chats successfully was __________? |
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| The greater one’s sense of political efficacy, the __________? |
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| more likely one is to vote |
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| Most organizations assign their best reporters to particular ________, which are specific locations where news frequently emanates. |
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| The responsible party model holds that parties should ___________? |
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| present clear alternatives to voters. |
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| Suffrage means __________? |
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| By constitutional requirement, the government conducts the United States Census every __________? |
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| __________ occurs after every census to reallocate the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, reflecting shifts in the population of the states and, thus, how many seats each state is allotted. |
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| The process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations, including his or her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his or her political word, is known as __________? |
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| One can predict how the majority of young people will vote simply by __________? |
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| knowing the political leaning of their parents |
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| The 2000 census indicated that the largest minority population is comprised of _________? |
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| The group of people with the lowest turnout rate is __________? |
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| The use of detective-like reporting methods to unearth scandals is known as __________? |
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| An advantage of single-issue groups is their __________? |
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