POLI 2051 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
which of the following rights does a criminal defendant have? - ✔✔the right
to know potentially exonerating evidence
In a(n)_______ government, local and regional governments derive
authority from the national government. - ✔✔unitary
The way that citizens get involved in politics constitute _____. -
✔✔participation
Why did the states enact poll taxes? - ✔✔to get around the Fifteenth
Amendment
The constitution limits the government's ability to suspend writs of habeas
corpus, what does this protect people from? - ✔✔unlawful detention
What is public policy? - ✔✔Choices that the government makes in
response to political issues
A defendant in a criminal case agreeing to plead guilty in exchange for
concessions from the prosecutor is known as - ✔✔plea bargaining
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, What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention? -
✔✔women's rights
What problem of the fourteenth Amendment has served as the principle
tool used to win equality for certain groups? - ✔✔the equal protection
clause
Opponents of the death penalty argue that it is unconstitutional because it
___. - ✔✔is cruel and unusual punishment
Amended in 08, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows gov,
officials to use broad warrants for surveillance of - ✔✔the Communications
of foreign suspects
The bill of rights protects citizens from____. - ✔✔unreasonable search and
seizure
Which of the following most directly increases the legitimacy of the US
government? - ✔✔consent of the governed
Majority rule is most likely to conflict with____. - ✔✔Individual liberty
Many of the following accurately describes the Constitutional Convention? -
✔✔many of the delegates were economic elites
According to John Locke, what was the most important purpose of
government? - ✔✔the protection of private property
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ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
which of the following rights does a criminal defendant have? - ✔✔the right
to know potentially exonerating evidence
In a(n)_______ government, local and regional governments derive
authority from the national government. - ✔✔unitary
The way that citizens get involved in politics constitute _____. -
✔✔participation
Why did the states enact poll taxes? - ✔✔to get around the Fifteenth
Amendment
The constitution limits the government's ability to suspend writs of habeas
corpus, what does this protect people from? - ✔✔unlawful detention
What is public policy? - ✔✔Choices that the government makes in
response to political issues
A defendant in a criminal case agreeing to plead guilty in exchange for
concessions from the prosecutor is known as - ✔✔plea bargaining
1
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention? -
✔✔women's rights
What problem of the fourteenth Amendment has served as the principle
tool used to win equality for certain groups? - ✔✔the equal protection
clause
Opponents of the death penalty argue that it is unconstitutional because it
___. - ✔✔is cruel and unusual punishment
Amended in 08, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows gov,
officials to use broad warrants for surveillance of - ✔✔the Communications
of foreign suspects
The bill of rights protects citizens from____. - ✔✔unreasonable search and
seizure
Which of the following most directly increases the legitimacy of the US
government? - ✔✔consent of the governed
Majority rule is most likely to conflict with____. - ✔✔Individual liberty
Many of the following accurately describes the Constitutional Convention? -
✔✔many of the delegates were economic elites
According to John Locke, what was the most important purpose of
government? - ✔✔the protection of private property
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