POLI 2051 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
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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
What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention? - ✔✔women's rights
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, 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
Which of the following best describes a linkage institution? - ✔✔a channel through
which public concerns become part of the political agenda
What is the central message of the textbook (and class)? - ✔✔politics and government
matter
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
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
What was the primary goal of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention? - ✔✔women's rights
EMILY CHARLENE © 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, 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
Which of the following best describes a linkage institution? - ✔✔a channel through
which public concerns become part of the political agenda
What is the central message of the textbook (and class)? - ✔✔politics and government
matter
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