American Government C LEP Exam Questions with Corr ect Answers Early Immigration - Answer -Western and northern Europe. Second Wave - Answer -Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe; before and after World War II Recent Immigration - Answer -Large numbers of people from Latin America and Asia Machine Politics - Answer -an organizational style of local politics in which party bosses traded jobs, money, and favors for votes and campaign support Liberty - Answer -Freedom for people to do what they want Limited government - Answer -places relatively few restrictions on it's citizens' freedom. Laissez -faire capitalism - Answer -government that places relatively few restrictions on its citizens' freedom Equality - Answer -treated the same as everyone else Political equality - Answer -equality in political decision making: one vote per person, with all votes counted equally Equality of opportunity - Answer -Giving people an equal chance to succeed. Popular Sovereignty - Answer -rule by the people Majority Rule - Answer -the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group Tyranny of the majority - Answer -majority would ignore the basic rights of the minority Individualism - Answer -a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self -
reliance and personal independence Rugged individualism - Answer -the willingness of individuals to stand along and struggle long and hard to survive and prosper Conformism - Answer -trying to be like everyone else Unity - Answer -the quality of being united into one Diversity - Answer -difference, variety Multiculturalism - Answer -embrace diversity and learn about others cultures government - Answer -is viewed as a necessary evil Political efficacy - Answer -belief that one's actions can make a difference in govt. and that the govt. listens to normal, everyday people American exceptional -ism - Answer -the idea that the U.S. differs from the rest of the world Divine Providences - Answer -The idea that America has been chosen by God to be a beacon to the world. Just principles - Answer -Unlike most states, the US was founded on ideas and principles, not by conquest Geography and resources - Answer -The great wealth of resources and relative isolation of the US for much of it's history has made America unique among most other countries in the world Diversity - Answer -American mix of cultures and traditions is the source of American strength. Founding Fathers - Answer -Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamiton, John Adoms, James Madison Constitution - Answer -rules that determines how power will be used legitimately in a state Declaration of Independence - Answer -1776; all men are created equal Inalienable right - Answer -a right that all people in the world have that no one can take away Congress achieved - Answer -Negotiating and signing the Treaty of Paris (1783) to end revolutionary war Congress achieved - Answer -Passing the Northwest Ordinances (1787) to create a system for admitting new states to the union Shay's Rebellion - Answer -Heavy taxes and big debt, showed how weak the Natl. Govt. was.
reliance and personal independence Rugged individualism - Answer -the willingness of individuals to stand along and struggle long and hard to survive and prosper Conformism - Answer -trying to be like everyone else Unity - Answer -the quality of being united into one Diversity - Answer -difference, variety Multiculturalism - Answer -embrace diversity and learn about others cultures government - Answer -is viewed as a necessary evil Political efficacy - Answer -belief that one's actions can make a difference in govt. and that the govt. listens to normal, everyday people American exceptional -ism - Answer -the idea that the U.S. differs from the rest of the world Divine Providences - Answer -The idea that America has been chosen by God to be a beacon to the world. Just principles - Answer -Unlike most states, the US was founded on ideas and principles, not by conquest Geography and resources - Answer -The great wealth of resources and relative isolation of the US for much of it's history has made America unique among most other countries in the world Diversity - Answer -American mix of cultures and traditions is the source of American strength. Founding Fathers - Answer -Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamiton, John Adoms, James Madison Constitution - Answer -rules that determines how power will be used legitimately in a state Declaration of Independence - Answer -1776; all men are created equal Inalienable right - Answer -a right that all people in the world have that no one can take away Congress achieved - Answer -Negotiating and signing the Treaty of Paris (1783) to end revolutionary war Congress achieved - Answer -Passing the Northwest Ordinances (1787) to create a system for admitting new states to the union Shay's Rebellion - Answer -Heavy taxes and big debt, showed how weak the Natl. Govt. was.
