POLS 1101 EVALUATION TEST ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔The concept of dual federalism envisions what relationship between the federal and
state governments? - ✔✔each has distinct areas of authority with very little overlap
✔✔The commerce clause specifically gives: - ✔✔congress the power to regulate
economic exchange between the states
✔✔What element of the Constitution affirms state sovereignty? - ✔✔the Tenth
Amendment
✔✔When the Supreme Court makes decisions in civil liberties cases, it frequently
weighs the protection of an individual 's freedoms against the public good. In doing this,
the Court is: - ✔✔balancing interests
✔✔All of the following describe inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution
EXCEPT: - ✔✔it was approved at the Constitutional Convention
✔✔Which of the following forbids states from denying "life, liberty, or property" without
following rules based on the Bill of Rights? - ✔✔due process clause
✔✔Which of the following does NOT describe selective incorporation? - ✔✔it is
determined by state governments
✔✔_____, or the use of words to express your feelings or views about the government,
is the most protected form of expression. - ✔✔political speech
✔✔Which test said that political speech was protected except where it aimed to cause
imminent "lawless action"? - ✔✔direct incitement test
✔✔When it comes to the question of prior restraint on the press, the Supreme Court: -
✔✔has set a high bar for the government to meet if it wants to restrict the press
, ✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true about the right to privacy? - ✔✔is is
explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution
✔✔While _____ involves limits in government action, _____ involve protection from
discrimination by either government or individuals - ✔✔civil liberties; civil rights
✔✔At the end of Reconstruction, which of the following was NOT used to
disenfranchise African-American voters in the South? - ✔✔age requirements
✔✔Congress passed the 14th, 15th, and 16th Amendments primarily to: - ✔✔guarantee
civil rights for the newly freed black slaves
✔✔Which Supreme Court case validated the type of discrimination established by Jim
Crow laws? - ✔✔Plessy v. Ferguson
✔✔The term "affirmative action" refers to: - ✔✔offering racial minorities chances to
catch up through legal means to compensate for discrimination
✔✔Public opinion is best defined as - ✔✔what the public thinks about government and
politics
✔✔When we describe where someone falls on the conservative-moderate-liberal
spectrum, we are referring to their: - ✔✔ideology
✔✔What is a latent opinion? - ✔✔a view formed on the spot, as needed
✔✔Which of the following is true about mass opinion surveys? - ✔✔They are a powerful
tool for measuring public opinion but should be interpreted carefully
✔✔A _____ is a subsection of a population chosen to participate in a survey through a
selection process in which every member of the population has an equal chance of
being chosen. - ✔✔random sample
✔✔A Pew Research Center survey of 1500 randomly selected people, with a sampling
error of +/- 3%, showed that 52% of the respondents viewed the military effort in
Afghanistan to be going well. Based on this result, what percentage of the population
views the military effort in Afghanistan to be going well? - ✔✔anywhere from 49-55%
✔✔Most people's political opinions and ideologies start forming: - ✔✔during interactions
with their parents and families
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔The concept of dual federalism envisions what relationship between the federal and
state governments? - ✔✔each has distinct areas of authority with very little overlap
✔✔The commerce clause specifically gives: - ✔✔congress the power to regulate
economic exchange between the states
✔✔What element of the Constitution affirms state sovereignty? - ✔✔the Tenth
Amendment
✔✔When the Supreme Court makes decisions in civil liberties cases, it frequently
weighs the protection of an individual 's freedoms against the public good. In doing this,
the Court is: - ✔✔balancing interests
✔✔All of the following describe inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution
EXCEPT: - ✔✔it was approved at the Constitutional Convention
✔✔Which of the following forbids states from denying "life, liberty, or property" without
following rules based on the Bill of Rights? - ✔✔due process clause
✔✔Which of the following does NOT describe selective incorporation? - ✔✔it is
determined by state governments
✔✔_____, or the use of words to express your feelings or views about the government,
is the most protected form of expression. - ✔✔political speech
✔✔Which test said that political speech was protected except where it aimed to cause
imminent "lawless action"? - ✔✔direct incitement test
✔✔When it comes to the question of prior restraint on the press, the Supreme Court: -
✔✔has set a high bar for the government to meet if it wants to restrict the press
, ✔✔Which of the following statements is NOT true about the right to privacy? - ✔✔is is
explicitly guaranteed by the Constitution
✔✔While _____ involves limits in government action, _____ involve protection from
discrimination by either government or individuals - ✔✔civil liberties; civil rights
✔✔At the end of Reconstruction, which of the following was NOT used to
disenfranchise African-American voters in the South? - ✔✔age requirements
✔✔Congress passed the 14th, 15th, and 16th Amendments primarily to: - ✔✔guarantee
civil rights for the newly freed black slaves
✔✔Which Supreme Court case validated the type of discrimination established by Jim
Crow laws? - ✔✔Plessy v. Ferguson
✔✔The term "affirmative action" refers to: - ✔✔offering racial minorities chances to
catch up through legal means to compensate for discrimination
✔✔Public opinion is best defined as - ✔✔what the public thinks about government and
politics
✔✔When we describe where someone falls on the conservative-moderate-liberal
spectrum, we are referring to their: - ✔✔ideology
✔✔What is a latent opinion? - ✔✔a view formed on the spot, as needed
✔✔Which of the following is true about mass opinion surveys? - ✔✔They are a powerful
tool for measuring public opinion but should be interpreted carefully
✔✔A _____ is a subsection of a population chosen to participate in a survey through a
selection process in which every member of the population has an equal chance of
being chosen. - ✔✔random sample
✔✔A Pew Research Center survey of 1500 randomly selected people, with a sampling
error of +/- 3%, showed that 52% of the respondents viewed the military effort in
Afghanistan to be going well. Based on this result, what percentage of the population
views the military effort in Afghanistan to be going well? - ✔✔anywhere from 49-55%
✔✔Most people's political opinions and ideologies start forming: - ✔✔during interactions
with their parents and families
