POLS 1101 ACTUAL FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔supremacy clause - ✔✔federeal law is the supreme law of the land
✔✔the emancipation proclamation - ✔✔war time measure that freed the slaves in
warring states
✔✔great compromise - ✔✔created the house of representatives, the senate, commerce
clause, necessary and proper clause and articles of the constitution
✔✔interstate commerce clause - ✔✔congress has the ability to regulate interstate
commerce
✔✔the supremacy clause - ✔✔federal law is the supreme law of the land
✔✔3/5 compromise - ✔✔3/5 black people in the south counted as one person in
population count
✔✔selective incorporation - ✔✔the ability of the federal government to limit the states'
lawmaking powers.
✔✔symbolic speech - ✔✔describes actions that purposefully and discernibly convey a
particular message or statement to those viewing it.
✔✔bicameralism - ✔✔legislative branch is split into two sects the house of
representatives and the senate
✔✔civil liberty - ✔✔individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other
interference
✔✔judicial review - ✔✔review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of
a legislative act
, ✔✔civlil right - ✔✔the basic right to be free from unequal treatment based on certain
protected characteristics
✔✔what does it mean for government to be a republic - ✔✔"belongs to the people",
select people represent the peoples thoughts
✔✔what are the 5 liberties guranteed by the 1st amendment - ✔✔freedom of speech,
press, assembly, protest and religion
✔✔what was the name given to those who favored strong state governments during the
debate over ratifying the constitution - ✔✔antifederealist
✔✔what is new federelaisim and which president was its primary advocate - ✔✔the
devolution of federal powers back to the states by president regan
✔✔what is the articles of confederation and what were the problems with it - ✔✔-no
central government
- to much state power
- to much competition between states proved counterintuitive due to discrimination and
non standardized business practices
✔✔what is limited government and how do federalism, republicanisim, the separation of
powers and the system of checks and balances limit government activity - ✔✔-limitation
of the government through legislative acts and checks and balances
✔✔what were the civil war amendments and what did they do - ✔✔13- abolished
slavery
14- minorities are citizens
15- blacks have the right to vote
✔✔what is the lemon test - ✔✔the statue most not foster an excessive government
entanglement with religion
✔✔the US has gone through distance periods of federalism what are they - ✔✔dual
federalism, cooperative federalism and new federalism
✔✔what are grant aids - ✔✔money coming from central government for a specific
project
✔✔what effect did the great depression have on federalism in the united states -
✔✔Greatly increased governmental involvement between the state and federal
governments creating cooperative federalism
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔supremacy clause - ✔✔federeal law is the supreme law of the land
✔✔the emancipation proclamation - ✔✔war time measure that freed the slaves in
warring states
✔✔great compromise - ✔✔created the house of representatives, the senate, commerce
clause, necessary and proper clause and articles of the constitution
✔✔interstate commerce clause - ✔✔congress has the ability to regulate interstate
commerce
✔✔the supremacy clause - ✔✔federal law is the supreme law of the land
✔✔3/5 compromise - ✔✔3/5 black people in the south counted as one person in
population count
✔✔selective incorporation - ✔✔the ability of the federal government to limit the states'
lawmaking powers.
✔✔symbolic speech - ✔✔describes actions that purposefully and discernibly convey a
particular message or statement to those viewing it.
✔✔bicameralism - ✔✔legislative branch is split into two sects the house of
representatives and the senate
✔✔civil liberty - ✔✔individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other
interference
✔✔judicial review - ✔✔review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of
a legislative act
, ✔✔civlil right - ✔✔the basic right to be free from unequal treatment based on certain
protected characteristics
✔✔what does it mean for government to be a republic - ✔✔"belongs to the people",
select people represent the peoples thoughts
✔✔what are the 5 liberties guranteed by the 1st amendment - ✔✔freedom of speech,
press, assembly, protest and religion
✔✔what was the name given to those who favored strong state governments during the
debate over ratifying the constitution - ✔✔antifederealist
✔✔what is new federelaisim and which president was its primary advocate - ✔✔the
devolution of federal powers back to the states by president regan
✔✔what is the articles of confederation and what were the problems with it - ✔✔-no
central government
- to much state power
- to much competition between states proved counterintuitive due to discrimination and
non standardized business practices
✔✔what is limited government and how do federalism, republicanisim, the separation of
powers and the system of checks and balances limit government activity - ✔✔-limitation
of the government through legislative acts and checks and balances
✔✔what were the civil war amendments and what did they do - ✔✔13- abolished
slavery
14- minorities are citizens
15- blacks have the right to vote
✔✔what is the lemon test - ✔✔the statue most not foster an excessive government
entanglement with religion
✔✔the US has gone through distance periods of federalism what are they - ✔✔dual
federalism, cooperative federalism and new federalism
✔✔what are grant aids - ✔✔money coming from central government for a specific
project
✔✔what effect did the great depression have on federalism in the united states -
✔✔Greatly increased governmental involvement between the state and federal
governments creating cooperative federalism
