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1.A form of government in which citizens debate the issue and decide on the laws\ is called:
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2.For the ancient Athenians, democracy meant:
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3. Who argued that elected representatives should be free to make whatever decisions they feel are best?
- Thomas Hobbes &
- James Madison
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4. The British political theorist Thomas Hobbes Argued that without government:
-human being would engage in a war of all against all
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5. The ancient Roman concept of mixed government:
-refers to a combination of democracy, aristocracy and monarchy
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6. A form of democracy in which laws can only be made if everyone agrees to them is called:
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7. Choosing representatives based on characteristics such as gender, age, or ethnicity would be an example of:
-Descriptive Representation
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8. A claim that small groups of powerful people are able to manipulate supposedly "democratic" governments would be an example of:
-the theory of elitism
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10. Nationalism refers to the argument that:
-a cultural group should posses independent state sovereignty
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11. according to Max Weber, rational-legal legitimacy means that:
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12.An example of direct democracy in the United States?
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13. Sovereignty refers to the fact that:
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14. The theory of pluralism argues that:
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15. A government in which sovereignty is held by religious officials is called:
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16. Politics can be defined as:
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17. A state
-combines population, territory, and government
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18. which represents an example of a public good?
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19. What makes government different from other institutions is society?
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20. Choosing representatives based on their support for particular policies or beliefs would be an example of:
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1. Which plan called for equal state representation?
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2. Powers specially granted to the U.S government by the constitution are called:
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3. Which of the following illustrates the system of checks-and-balances in the U.S government?
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3. The principles of dual federalism maintains that:
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4. Thea principles of dual federalism maintains that:
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5. The constitution gives the US gov. the power to collect taxes, declare war, and issue currency. this is an example of?
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6. The system of checks and balances in the Constitution is meant to:
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8. Th Articles of Confederation:
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9. In a confederation:
Political power is concentrated in regional governments
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10. Shay's Rebellion:
was an armed revolt lead by in debt farmers
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11. The fact that national laws always overrule state laws when the two are in conflict is determined by the:
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12. The 10th Amendment to the constitution:
-allows state governments to hold any powers not specifically prohibited or delegated to the federal government.
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13. The 5th Amendment protection against self-incrimination means that:
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14. The constitution's original procedure for selecting members of the senate was a form of:
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15. Unfunded mandates are:
federal laws calling for states to pay for programs created by congress.
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16. The United States is considered to have a federal system due to the fact that:
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17. A written constitution:
- establishes a set of relationships between ordinary people and political authorities
- defines the functions, procedures, and structure of gov.
- provides the rules for exercising political power
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18. Anti-Federalist:
small farmers or wage laborers
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19. In the case of U.S v. Ballard (1944), the Supreme Court ruled that a valid form of religion is proven by:
the sincerity of belief
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20. Thomas Pain's Common Sense Argued that the first and most natural form of gov. was:
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21. Which plan called for state representation on the basis of the population size?
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