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| in a democracy the will of the majority- |
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| can not be used to deprive rights to member of a minority group |
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| what is among the purposes of government outlined in the preamble of the constitution? |
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| defneding the nation against foreign enimies, insuring order and domestic tranquility, promoting general welfare |
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| what statement about the social contract theory is not true? |
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| the state is a natural extension of peoples family structure |
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| the federalist was written to- |
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| win support for the constitution in NEW YORK |
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| the first state constitutions, adopted after independence- |
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| placed most authority with state government |
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| the second continental congress was similar to the first in the |
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| composition of its members |
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| the presidents cabinet is an example of informal amendment by- |
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| in most cases involving judical review, the courts have- |
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| found the governmental actions in question to be constitutional |
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| what is not an example of the checks and balances system? |
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| the president makes an executive agreement |
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| what is not true of the constitution? |
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| it has not been changed in 50 years |
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| each of the four methods of formal amendments- |
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| demonstrate the principle of federalism |
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congress can informally amend the consitution by-
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| passing basic legislation, adding meaning to skeletal protions of the constitution, simply exercising many of its powers |
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| what statement about informal amendments is true? |
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| some have been proposed and ratified as formal amendments |
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| concurrent powers are those that are- |
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| exercised simultaneously by the national and the state gov. |
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| states must honor the legality of one anothers civil laws because of the- |
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| full faith and credit clause |
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| what is an expressed power of the national gov? |
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| what powers can the national gov legally exercise? |
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| expressed, implied and inherent powers |
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| what statement about local gov is accurate? |
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| local gov is a subunit of state gov |
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| in the case of mcculloch v. maryland, what was the supreme court ruling based upon? |
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| in the us, a political party is made up of a froup of people who- |
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| work to get candidates elected to political offices |
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| what statement about federalists is true? |
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| a strong national gov was of great concern to them |
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| membership in either of the two major parties is- |
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| the two party system developed in the us mainly because- |
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| conflics about the constitution created opposing viewpoints |
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| an increasing number of americans today- |
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| identify with neither political party |
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| what are significant reasons for nonvoting in us elections today? |
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| long term mental or physical illness on an election day, rules and regulations that make registration and voting cumbersome, apathy or distrust of politics |
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| what statement about suffrage is true? |
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| states require that any person wishing to vote must meet specific qualifications |
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| today many states require that all voters- |
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| be citizens of the us and residents of the state |
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| what has been used to keep african americans from voting? |
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| poll taxes, literacy tests, threats and social pressures |
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| gerrymandering is unfair because- |
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| it sets district boundaries to decrease one groups voting strength |
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| the oldest form of the nominating process in the us is? |
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| the most costly items in a campaign budget today are- |
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| only declared party members may vote |
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| the smalled geographic unit for conducting an election is a- |
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| what ballots tend to encourage straight-ticket voting? |
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| what are loopholes in the current federal election laws? |
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| the use of soft money for "party building" activities, money spent by an independent person or group on behalf of a candidate, the prominate use of issue ads |
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| the constitution gives the power to set the date for holding congressional elections to- |
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| what is not a shortcoming of current scientific polls? |
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| they cannot accurately measure political preferences |
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| the influence of public opinion on public policy is limited by what? |
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| the term "public opinion" is misleading because- |
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| americans belong to many different publics, each within a distinctive viewpoint |
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| in the family, young children are likely to acquire- |
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| some basic attitudes that will most likely affect their future opinions |
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| the free, unrestricted power of majority public opinion in american politics is limited by- |
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