POLS 1101 REVIEW TIPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SET A+
✔✔Federalists - ✔✔The ___________ included intellectuals, merchants and scholars.
✔✔Congressman Smith is 40 years old and is serving two-year term. - ✔✔Which of the
following is true about this member of the House of Representatives?
✔✔9th Amendment - ✔✔Which amendment in the Constitution is the basis for privacy
and provides that any powers not specifically delegated to the national government are
reserved for the individual?
✔✔Connecticut Compromise - ✔✔_____________________ reconciled differences
among the framers at the Constitutional Convention.
✔✔The consolidation of power in the national government - ✔✔In Federalist No. 15,
what did Hamilton say advocate for?
✔✔Presidential Candidate Jones is 35 years old, was born in California and has lived in
the US for the last 14 years. The candidate does not own any property. - ✔✔Which of
the following candidate would be eligible to run for President of the United States?
✔✔Senator Smith is 35 years old and is serving six-year term - ✔✔Which of the
following is true?
✔✔The states - ✔✔Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution lists the powers of the
national government. Who possess the powers that are not listed in Article I, Section 8?
✔✔All 13 - ✔✔How many states needed to agree in order to amend the Articles of
Confederation?
✔✔Checks and Balances - ✔✔The President has the power to veto laws passed by
Congress. This is an example of ________________
,✔✔Groups - ✔✔According to the notion of pluralism, in the American system of
government, __________ exercise a tremendous amount of power and exert significant
influence
✔✔polity - ✔✔Aristotle viewed a __________ as a representative democracy where
citizens elect qualified leaders to carry out the wishes of government.
✔✔restrictions on the press - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common component
of various definitions of democracy?
✔✔True - ✔✔in the United States, power in the political system has shifted towards
interest groups in the last several decades.
✔✔True - ✔✔Marxism theorized that the working class in society would revolt against
the capitalistic industries that were exploiting them.
✔✔low taxes - ✔✔Scandinavian socialism affords citizens all of the following except
✔✔Rousseau - ✔✔Which of the following political thinkers viewed men as "inherently
good" and saw society as the source of corruption.
✔✔groups - ✔✔The impact of __________on the American political system is known as
pluralism.
✔✔Mob - ✔✔Aristotle envisioned democracy as rule by the __________.
✔✔John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin - ✔✔According to your text, which of the following participated in the
drafting of the Declaration of Independence?
✔✔Taxation - ✔✔Which of the following is a power shared by the states and the federal
government?
✔✔home rule charter - ✔✔From a city's perspective, what would be the best kind of
charter to hold?
✔✔15 - ✔✔Since 1990, _________ states have enacted term limits for state legislators.
✔✔ratify constitutional amendments - ✔✔The Constitution guarantees the states the
power to __________.
✔✔education
, transportation
land use - ✔✔Officials at the state and local level make policy decisions in the areas of
✔✔true - ✔✔the majority of states have a balanced budget requirement in their state
constitutions
✔✔The council-manager model - ✔✔Minority representation on city councils is higher
for communities utilizing the ________________ of government.
✔✔non-partisan/ four year terms - ✔✔School board members usually run on
_____________ ballots and serve __________ terms.
✔✔False - ✔✔only large cities in Georgia have home rule.
✔✔True - ✔✔the Constitution is more specific about the powers that states do not have
than about those they do.
✔✔decreased - ✔✔The powers of the federal government in relation to the states
______________ during the Reagan Administration.
✔✔creating a national bank - ✔✔All of the following are examples of enumerated
powers EXCEPT:
✔✔ratifying amendments to the US Constitution - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a
power bestowed to the federal government?
✔✔false - ✔✔local government power is constitutionally based
✔✔unfunded federal mandates - ✔✔Which of the following unpopular programs
emerged in the 1960's and 1970's?
✔✔states have become financially dependent on federal aid. - ✔✔The federal
government has been able to use grants because
✔✔federal - ✔✔The __________ system empowered both the state and national
governments.
✔✔The scope of the implied powers - ✔✔McCulloch v. Maryland dealt with which of the
following?
✔✔cooperative federalism - ✔✔The fact that both state and federal governments make
transportation policies illustrates __________.
SET A+
✔✔Federalists - ✔✔The ___________ included intellectuals, merchants and scholars.
✔✔Congressman Smith is 40 years old and is serving two-year term. - ✔✔Which of the
following is true about this member of the House of Representatives?
✔✔9th Amendment - ✔✔Which amendment in the Constitution is the basis for privacy
and provides that any powers not specifically delegated to the national government are
reserved for the individual?
✔✔Connecticut Compromise - ✔✔_____________________ reconciled differences
among the framers at the Constitutional Convention.
✔✔The consolidation of power in the national government - ✔✔In Federalist No. 15,
what did Hamilton say advocate for?
✔✔Presidential Candidate Jones is 35 years old, was born in California and has lived in
the US for the last 14 years. The candidate does not own any property. - ✔✔Which of
the following candidate would be eligible to run for President of the United States?
✔✔Senator Smith is 35 years old and is serving six-year term - ✔✔Which of the
following is true?
✔✔The states - ✔✔Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution lists the powers of the
national government. Who possess the powers that are not listed in Article I, Section 8?
✔✔All 13 - ✔✔How many states needed to agree in order to amend the Articles of
Confederation?
✔✔Checks and Balances - ✔✔The President has the power to veto laws passed by
Congress. This is an example of ________________
,✔✔Groups - ✔✔According to the notion of pluralism, in the American system of
government, __________ exercise a tremendous amount of power and exert significant
influence
✔✔polity - ✔✔Aristotle viewed a __________ as a representative democracy where
citizens elect qualified leaders to carry out the wishes of government.
✔✔restrictions on the press - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a common component
of various definitions of democracy?
✔✔True - ✔✔in the United States, power in the political system has shifted towards
interest groups in the last several decades.
✔✔True - ✔✔Marxism theorized that the working class in society would revolt against
the capitalistic industries that were exploiting them.
✔✔low taxes - ✔✔Scandinavian socialism affords citizens all of the following except
✔✔Rousseau - ✔✔Which of the following political thinkers viewed men as "inherently
good" and saw society as the source of corruption.
✔✔groups - ✔✔The impact of __________on the American political system is known as
pluralism.
✔✔Mob - ✔✔Aristotle envisioned democracy as rule by the __________.
✔✔John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin - ✔✔According to your text, which of the following participated in the
drafting of the Declaration of Independence?
✔✔Taxation - ✔✔Which of the following is a power shared by the states and the federal
government?
✔✔home rule charter - ✔✔From a city's perspective, what would be the best kind of
charter to hold?
✔✔15 - ✔✔Since 1990, _________ states have enacted term limits for state legislators.
✔✔ratify constitutional amendments - ✔✔The Constitution guarantees the states the
power to __________.
✔✔education
, transportation
land use - ✔✔Officials at the state and local level make policy decisions in the areas of
✔✔true - ✔✔the majority of states have a balanced budget requirement in their state
constitutions
✔✔The council-manager model - ✔✔Minority representation on city councils is higher
for communities utilizing the ________________ of government.
✔✔non-partisan/ four year terms - ✔✔School board members usually run on
_____________ ballots and serve __________ terms.
✔✔False - ✔✔only large cities in Georgia have home rule.
✔✔True - ✔✔the Constitution is more specific about the powers that states do not have
than about those they do.
✔✔decreased - ✔✔The powers of the federal government in relation to the states
______________ during the Reagan Administration.
✔✔creating a national bank - ✔✔All of the following are examples of enumerated
powers EXCEPT:
✔✔ratifying amendments to the US Constitution - ✔✔Which of the following is NOT a
power bestowed to the federal government?
✔✔false - ✔✔local government power is constitutionally based
✔✔unfunded federal mandates - ✔✔Which of the following unpopular programs
emerged in the 1960's and 1970's?
✔✔states have become financially dependent on federal aid. - ✔✔The federal
government has been able to use grants because
✔✔federal - ✔✔The __________ system empowered both the state and national
governments.
✔✔The scope of the implied powers - ✔✔McCulloch v. Maryland dealt with which of the
following?
✔✔cooperative federalism - ✔✔The fact that both state and federal governments make
transportation policies illustrates __________.
