PLS 135 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PLS 135 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Article I of the U.S. Constitution provides for the
Answer:
Legislative Branch Ch 1

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2. Article VI of the Constitution states that all laws passed by the national government and all treaties are
superior to laws adopted by any state. This has come to be known as the
Answer:
Supremacy clause ch1

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3. Why did the smaller states object to the Virginia Plan?
Answer:
The Virginia Plan provided greater representation in the national legislature for larger and/or wealthier
states, which disadvantaged the small states. ch1

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4. The framers of the Constitution sought to insulate the president from excessively democratic pressures
through
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an indirect election through the Electoral College. ch1

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5. The Declaration of Independence was remarkable for its assertion that there are certain unalienable
rights including
Answer:
The Declaration of Independence was remarkable for its assertion that there are certain unalienable rights
including ch1

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6. The issue of counting slaves for purposes of representation was settled by the
Answer:
Three-Fifths Compromise. ch1

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7. The proposal offered by the smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that argued each state
should be equally represented in the new regime regardless of its population was known as the
Answer:
NJ plan

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8. In November 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the United States' first written constitution. It was
known as the
Answer:
Articles of Confederation and Prepetual Union ch1

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9. The presidential veto power over legislation, the power of the Senate to approve presidential
appointments, and judicial review over acts of Congress and presidential actions are examples of the
principle in the American political system of
Answer:
checks and balances ch1

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10. Which constitutional provision was intended to ensure popular control over the federal government?
Answer:
electing members of the House of Representatives every two years ch1

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11. A type of federalism existing since the New Deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used
strategically to encourage states and localities (without commanding them) to pursue nationally defined
goals is known as __________ federalism.
Answer:
cooperative ch2

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12. The fact that the Supreme Court can rule an act of Congress invalid is an example of
Answer:
checks and balances ch2

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13. The main issue in the 1824 case Gibbons v. Ogden was the question of the state of New York's power
to grant a monopoly to
Answer:
Robert Fulton's steamboat company to operate between New York and New Jersey. ch2

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14. When the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had the power to create a national bank
because it had other specific powers enumerated in the Constitution, it did so by invoking
Answer:
the necessary and proper clause ch2

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15. The first and most important Supreme Court case favoring national power over the economy was
Answer:
McCulloch v. Maryland ch2

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16. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the powers the Constitution does not
delegate to the national government or to the states are
Answer:
reserved to the states or to the people

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17. Which term describes the division of powers and functions between national and state governments?
Answer:
federalism

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18. According to the __________ clause, if a couple marries in Texas as regulated by state law, then
Missouri must also recognize that marriage even though the couple was not married under Missouri state
law.
Answer:
full faith and credit

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19. The commerce clause of the Constitution gives the federal government power to
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regulate interstate commerce and trade with foreign nations.

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20. In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, the main issue was whether Congress had the power to
Answer:
charter a bank

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21. The system of government that prevailed in the United States from the writing of the Constitution to
approximately the Great Depression could be most accurately characterized as __________ federalism.
Answer:
dual

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22. The obligations imposed on state government by the national government without any funding at all
have come to be known as
Answer:
unfunded mandates

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23. In Federalist Paper 10, James Madison views ______ as a threat to the health of American democracy.
Answer:
factions