Anthropology 102 Actual Exam
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1. The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to
protect citizens against state and federal actions is called ________.
a. selective incorporation
b. habeas corpus
c. the incorporation clause
d. cooperative federalism - ANSWER selective incorporation
2. The form of federal assistance called ________ provides money to state governments with no
strings attached.
Selected Answer:
a. block grants
b. general revenue sharing
c. New Federalism
d. categorical grants - ANSWER general revenue sharing
3. A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
a. democratic
b. constitutional
c. totalitarian
d. oligarchic - ANSWER constitutional
4. The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is the ________ Amendment.
,Selected Answer:
Incorrectb. First
Answers:
a. Fourth
b. First
c. Tenth
d. Fourteenth - ANSWER Fourteenth
5. Shays's Rebellion was significant because it
Selected Answer:
a. convinced many observers that the government under the Articles of Confederation had
become dangerously inefficient and indecisive.
b. convinced Congress to approve the Louisiana Purchase.
c. started the Revolutionary War.
d. persuaded many colonists that slavery should be outlawed in the Constitution. -
ANSWER convinced many observers that the government under the Articles of
Confederation had become dangerously inefficient and indecisive.
6. Since 1960, Americans' sense of political efficacy has
Selected Answer:
a. had no effect on the quality of American democracy.
b. decreased considerably.
c. remained relatively constant.
d. increased considerably. - ANSWER decreased considerably.
7. The "comity" provision of Article IV of the Constitution was designed to promote national unity
by
Selected
a. outlawing government discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender.
b. prohibiting state governments from discriminating against citizens of other states in
favor of their own citizens.
c. asserting that the federal Constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over
state laws, and even state constitutions.
, d. claiming that powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government were reserved
for the states. - ANSWER prohibiting state governments from discriminating against
citizens of other states in favor of their own citizens.
8. Unfunded mandates are unpopular among those who want to
Selected Answer:
a. exercise a strong principle of preemption.
b. reduce the power of the federal government.
c. increase the scope of federal regulations.
d. eliminate the principle of home rule. - ANSWER reduce the power of the federal
government.
9. Under the "rational basis test,"
a. government classification schemes are enacted only when a cost-benefit analysis proves that they
will help more people than they will hurt.
b. courts determine whether to uphold government policies based on a "rational" interpretation of
the Constitution.
c. the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that there is no rational basis, whatsoever, for the
government's rules.
d. courts use a points-based formula for calculating whether the plaintiff or the government bears
the burden of proof. - ANSWER the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that there is no
rational basis, whatsoever, for the government's rules.
10. The process of ratifying the Constitution generated extensive disagreements between
Federalists and Antifederalists. Discuss three issues that divided the Federalists and
Antifederalists during the ratification debate and summarize each side's arguments on these
issues. - ANSWER a. Representation: One major area of contention between the two sides
was representation. Antifederalists asserted that representatives must be "a true picture of the
people." They argued that this could be achieved only in small, relatively homogeneous
republics such as the existing states. Federalists saw no reason that representatives should be
precisely like those they represented. In their view, one of the great advantages of
representative government was precisely the possibility that the people would choose as their
representatives individuals possessing ability, experience, and talent superior to their own.
b. The threat of tyranny: From the Antifederalist perspective, the greatest danger was that the few
would use their power to tyrannize the many. For this reason, Antifederalists were critical of the
unelected institutions in the Constitution (such as the Senate, the executive, and the federal
judiciary). The Federalists were fearful of majority tyranny. From the Federalist perspective, it was
Questions With Reviewed 100%
Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!
1. The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to
protect citizens against state and federal actions is called ________.
a. selective incorporation
b. habeas corpus
c. the incorporation clause
d. cooperative federalism - ANSWER selective incorporation
2. The form of federal assistance called ________ provides money to state governments with no
strings attached.
Selected Answer:
a. block grants
b. general revenue sharing
c. New Federalism
d. categorical grants - ANSWER general revenue sharing
3. A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called ________.
Selected Answer:
Answers:
a. democratic
b. constitutional
c. totalitarian
d. oligarchic - ANSWER constitutional
4. The constitutional basis for the nationalization of the Bill of Rights is the ________ Amendment.
,Selected Answer:
Incorrectb. First
Answers:
a. Fourth
b. First
c. Tenth
d. Fourteenth - ANSWER Fourteenth
5. Shays's Rebellion was significant because it
Selected Answer:
a. convinced many observers that the government under the Articles of Confederation had
become dangerously inefficient and indecisive.
b. convinced Congress to approve the Louisiana Purchase.
c. started the Revolutionary War.
d. persuaded many colonists that slavery should be outlawed in the Constitution. -
ANSWER convinced many observers that the government under the Articles of
Confederation had become dangerously inefficient and indecisive.
6. Since 1960, Americans' sense of political efficacy has
Selected Answer:
a. had no effect on the quality of American democracy.
b. decreased considerably.
c. remained relatively constant.
d. increased considerably. - ANSWER decreased considerably.
7. The "comity" provision of Article IV of the Constitution was designed to promote national unity
by
Selected
a. outlawing government discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, and gender.
b. prohibiting state governments from discriminating against citizens of other states in
favor of their own citizens.
c. asserting that the federal Constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over
state laws, and even state constitutions.
, d. claiming that powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government were reserved
for the states. - ANSWER prohibiting state governments from discriminating against
citizens of other states in favor of their own citizens.
8. Unfunded mandates are unpopular among those who want to
Selected Answer:
a. exercise a strong principle of preemption.
b. reduce the power of the federal government.
c. increase the scope of federal regulations.
d. eliminate the principle of home rule. - ANSWER reduce the power of the federal
government.
9. Under the "rational basis test,"
a. government classification schemes are enacted only when a cost-benefit analysis proves that they
will help more people than they will hurt.
b. courts determine whether to uphold government policies based on a "rational" interpretation of
the Constitution.
c. the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that there is no rational basis, whatsoever, for the
government's rules.
d. courts use a points-based formula for calculating whether the plaintiff or the government bears
the burden of proof. - ANSWER the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that there is no
rational basis, whatsoever, for the government's rules.
10. The process of ratifying the Constitution generated extensive disagreements between
Federalists and Antifederalists. Discuss three issues that divided the Federalists and
Antifederalists during the ratification debate and summarize each side's arguments on these
issues. - ANSWER a. Representation: One major area of contention between the two sides
was representation. Antifederalists asserted that representatives must be "a true picture of the
people." They argued that this could be achieved only in small, relatively homogeneous
republics such as the existing states. Federalists saw no reason that representatives should be
precisely like those they represented. In their view, one of the great advantages of
representative government was precisely the possibility that the people would choose as their
representatives individuals possessing ability, experience, and talent superior to their own.
b. The threat of tyranny: From the Antifederalist perspective, the greatest danger was that the few
would use their power to tyrannize the many. For this reason, Antifederalists were critical of the
unelected institutions in the Constitution (such as the Senate, the executive, and the federal
judiciary). The Federalists were fearful of majority tyranny. From the Federalist perspective, it was
