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The use of __________ in foreign matters is an example of the president acting as a global leader

Pocket vetoes

Executive privilege

Executive agreements

Executive orders

Answer

Correct Answer: Executive agreements

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A proposal at the Constitutional Convention that congressional representation be based on population, thus favoring the large states is known as_____

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

California Plan

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Virginia Plan

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Unfunded Mandates are the policies requiring states to do something _____ provided to offset the costs of administering the policy.

Without any funds

With partial funds

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Without any funds

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Three Fifths Compromise is the formula for counting every enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation; reconciled _____factions at the Constitutional Convention.

Western

Northern

Southern

Both b and c

Answer

Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Tenth Amendment is the amendment that stipulates that any powers not explicitly given to the national government are not reserved to the states.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Supremacy Clause is the constitutional clause that says the _____ made under it are the law of the land.

Constitution

National laws

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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Social Contract is the idea that power is derived from_____

God

Government

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Government

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Separation of Powers is the division of the government vertically into branches_____

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Republican Virtue is the idea that citizens would act in the public interest with coercion by a strong government.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Ratification is the process through which a proposal is formally _____ by vote.

Approved

Adopted

Rejected

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Presidential System is a government in which the executive is chosen independently of the legislature and the two branches are _____

Merged

Separated

Unchanged

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Separated

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Political Norms are the _____ rules and principles that underlie the Constitution and make it work when they are followed.

Written

Unwritten

Unspoken

Unread

Answer

Correct Answer: Unwritten

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Parliamentary system is a government in which the executive is chosen by the legislature from among its members and the _____ branches are merged.

Two

Three

Four

Many

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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A proposal at the Constitutional Convention that congressional representation be equal, thus favoring the small states is known as_____

New Jersey plan

Virginia plan

California plan

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: New Jersey plan

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Nullification is a declaration by a state that a _____ law is void within its borders.

State

Federal

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Federal

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The constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law required to carry out its powers is known as Necessary and Proper Clause.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Mercantilism is an economic system that sees _____ as the basis of the accumulation of wealth.

Good relations

Trade

Business

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Trade

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Legislative Branch is the _____ component of the federal government.

Law Making

Law Interpreting

Law enforcing

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Law Making

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Judicial Review is the Supreme Court’s power to determine if _____ are constitutional.

Congressional laws

State laws

Executive actions

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Judicial Branch is the_____ component of the federal government.

Law Enforcing

Law Interpreting

Law Making

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Law Interpreting

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Inalienable Rights are _____

Rights that we are born with

Rights that cannot be taken away from us

Rights that we cannot sell

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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The constitutional solution to congressional representation is known as_____

Compromise

Great Compromise

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Great Compromise

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Federalism is the horizontal division of government into layers that is _____

State

National

Federal

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Groups of citizens united by some common passion or interest and opposed to _____

The rights of other citizens

The interests of the whole community

Their own interests

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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The Executive Branch is the law-enforcing component of the _____ government.

State

Federal

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Federal

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Congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution are known as_____

Implied Powers

Inherent powers

Enumerated Powers

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Enumerated Powers

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The political culture that understood power to be vested in the king because he was God’s representative on earth is known as Divine Right of Kings.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A form of government in which all the power lies with the local units; in the American case, that’s the states is known as_____

Democracy

Communism

Confederation

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Confederation

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Concurrent Powers are the powers that are shared by the _____ governments.

Federal

State

Provincial

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Compromise is an exercise in_____ priorities.

Determining

Trading off

Evaluating

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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The idea that each branch of government has just enough power over the others that their jealousy will guard against the overreach of the others is known as _____

Check and Balances

Compromise

Nullification

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Check and Balances

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Categorical Grants are the grants of money with_____

Block Grants are the funds that come with _____

Specific instructions on how it is to be spent

Flexibility to spend the money as they wish

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Specific instructions on how it is to be spent

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Block Grants are the funds that come with _____

Specific instructions on how it is to be spent

Flexibility to spend the money as they wish

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Flexibility to spend the money as they wish

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Bicameral Legislature is a lawmaking body with _____ chambers.

One

Two

Three

Four

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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Amendment Process is the process by which the Constitution may be _____

Formed

Changed

Removed

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Changed

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