US Government Unit I Exam Review

Chapter 1

1)   A choice that government makes in response to some issue is called a2)  A popular definition of politics is3)  Government is defined as the institutions4)   The belief that individuals should be left on their own by the government.5)  Policy impacts are concerned with6)  Political issues7)   The formal institutions of the American national government include all of the following

EXCEPT8)  The government's policy agenda9)   The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time is called10)  The theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public

interest in public policy is11)  The theory that sees wealth as the basis of power is the12)  Which of the following is NOT one of the cornerstones of an ideal democracy?13)  Which of the following statements regarding young Americans and politics is TRUE?14)  Which of the following would NOT be considered a linkage institution?15)  What did Laswell describe as: who gets what, when and how?16)  Since the 1960s, the number of college students who are 'engaged' in politics has steadily17)  Which of the following is NOT a Policymaking Institutions.18)  Which theory of U.S. Democracy is defined as "pluralsim gone sour."

19)  What is the belief that individuals should be left on their own by the government?20)  What is a term that describes the American youth when it comes to being 'engaged' in

politics and government?

Chapter 2

1)  A major purpose of the economic provisions in the Constitution was

2)   Which of the following is NOT considered an influence from English Heritage?3)   At the top of the political agenda during the period of the Articles of Confederation were4)   Which of the following is NOT a charasteristic of the Articles of Confederation?5)   Which group was opposed to ratification of the Constitution unless certain individual rights

were protected?6)  The Declaration of Independence was primarily7)  Regarding voter eligibility, the Constitution8)  The Constitutional Convention dealt with slavery by9)   Which of the following is NOT a charasteristic of the "founding fathers"?10)  The Madisonian requirement that each branch of government acquire the consent of the

others for many of its actions created a system of11)  Which of the following is NOT a constitutional amendments in the Bill of Rights?12)  The judicial branch has increased in significance and power as a result of

13)  The primary goal of the American Revolution was to14)  The separation of powers and the checks and balances established by the Constitution15)  The U.S. Constitution16)  The Virginia and New Jersey Plans introduced at the Constitutional Convention differed

mainly over whether17)  Two key elements of the Madisonian model were to18)  Under the Articles of Confederation, most authority rested with the19)  Under the Articles of Confederation, power in the states began to shift to the hands of20)  Which of the following would NOT be considered an informal constitutional change?

Chapter 3

1) A unitary system is a way of organizing government so that

2)   Which type of government is where the national government is weak and most of the power is in the hands of the states?

3)  Enumerated powers are those that are4)  Federalism is a way of organizing a nation so that5)   Which of the following is NOT a reason as to why Federalism is important?6)   The fact that a bank loan from one state is valid in other states is an example of7)   There are approximately how many governments in the United States?

8)  The supremacy clause9)  The Tenth Amendment10)  Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of Federalism?11)  Which of the following is NOT a power of the states?12)  Extradition is the requirement that states13)  The McCulloch v. Maryland case dealt with what specific grievance?

14)  Which one of the following is NOT a power granted to the Federal Government?15)  An agreement between states is called16)  A concurrent (shared) power of the U.S. federal system is17)  Which of the following is NOT a reason the framers of the COnstitution had when deciding

to adopt a federal system of government?

18)  The Supreme Court has allowed the Congress to draft men into the armed services even though that power is not enumerated in the Constitution. The Court found that Congress had related powers to raise an army and navy and to declare war. What would be the constitutional basis for this expansion of power?

19)  Which of the following is NOT a reason why the founders went with a federalist form of government?

20)  Which of the following is a power denied to the states?