1. The use of __________ in foreign matters is an example of the president acting as a global leader
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Executive agreements
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2. A proposal at the Constitutional Convention that congressional representation be based on population, thus favoring the large states is known as_____
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Virginia Plan
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3. Unfunded Mandates are the policies requiring states to do something _____ provided to offset the costs of administering the policy.
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Without any funds
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4. 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.
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Both b and c
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5. Tenth Amendment is the amendment that stipulates that any powers not explicitly given to the national government are not reserved to the states.
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False
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6. Supremacy Clause is the constitutional clause that says the _____ made under it are the law of the land.
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Both
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7. Social Contract is the idea that power is derived from_____
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Government
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8. Separation of Powers is the division of the government vertically into branches_____
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All of these
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9. Republican Virtue is the idea that citizens would act in the public interest with coercion by a strong government.
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False
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10. Ratification is the process through which a proposal is formally _____ by vote.
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Both a and b
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11. Presidential System is a government in which the executive is chosen independently of the legislature and the two branches are _____
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Separated
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12. Political Norms are the _____ rules and principles that underlie the Constitution and make it work when they are followed.
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Unwritten
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13. Parliamentary system is a government in which the executive is chosen by the legislature from among its members and the _____ branches are merged.
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Two
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14. A proposal at the Constitutional Convention that congressional representation be equal, thus favoring the small states is known as_____
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New Jersey plan
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15. Nullification is a declaration by a state that a _____ law is void within its borders.
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Federal
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16. The constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law required to carry out its powers is known as Necessary and Proper Clause.
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True
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17. Mercantilism is an economic system that sees _____ as the basis of the accumulation of wealth.
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Trade
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18. Legislative Branch is the _____ component of the federal government.
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Law Making
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19. Judicial Review is the Supreme Court’s power to determine if _____ are constitutional.
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All of these
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20. Judicial Branch is the_____ component of the federal government.
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Law Interpreting
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21. Inalienable Rights are _____
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All of these
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22. The constitutional solution to congressional representation is known as_____
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Great Compromise
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23. Federalism is the horizontal division of government into layers that is _____
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All of these
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24. Groups of citizens united by some common passion or interest and opposed to _____
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Both a and b
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25. The Executive Branch is the law-enforcing component of the _____ government.
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Federal
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26. Congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution are known as_____
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Enumerated Powers
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27. 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.
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True
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28. 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_____
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Confederation
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29. Concurrent Powers are the powers that are shared by the _____ governments.
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Both a and b
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30. Compromise is an exercise in_____ priorities.
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Both a and b
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31. 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 _____
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Check and Balances
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32. Categorical Grants are the grants of money with_____
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Specific instructions on how it is to be spent
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33. Block Grants are the funds that come with _____
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Flexibility to spend the money as they wish
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34. Bicameral Legislature is a lawmaking body with _____ chambers.
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Two
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35. Amendment Process is the process by which the Constitution may be _____
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Changed
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