GOVT 2305 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions With correct answers
Which |of |the |following |is |a |reason |for |the |separation |of |powers? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-to |prevent |
tyranny |by |any |one |branch
Under |the |Articles |of |Confederation, |states |were |allowed |to |coin |their |own |currency. |How |was |this |
problem |solved |in |the |U.S. |Constitution? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Article |I
In |Federalist |#10, |Madison |states |that |republics |have |a |clear |advantage |over |democracies |in |doing |
what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |controlling |the |effects |of |factions.
The |right |to |be |free |from |"unequal |treatment" |based |on |protected |characteristics |is? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-a |civil |right.
Who |is |considered |the |"Father |of |the |US |Constitution"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-James |Madison
The |US |Constitution |divides |national |and |state |powers. |Those |that |are |"set |aside" |for |the |states |are |
said |to |be? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-reserved |powers.
What |is |the |"incorporation |doctrine"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |doctrine |based |on |the |14th |
Amendment's |"Due |Process |Clause", |that |applies |essential |liberties |to |the |states.
Wat |was |the |goal |of |the |federalist |papers? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ratification |of |the |Constitution
In |the |Constitutional |Monarchy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |monarch |shares |power |with |an |elected |
Prime |Minister.
How |did |the |founders |address |the |grievances |that |the |king |was |calling |meetings |of |governmental |
importance |to |inconvenient |places? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |seat |of |the |federal |government |is |
located |in |the |"ten |square |mile" |District |of |Washington |D.C.
, In |the |United |States, |what |form |of |government |are |the |states |guaranteed? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |
republic
What |did |the |13th |Amendment |guarantee? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |abolishment |of |slavery |in |the
|United |States.
The |_______ |Amendment |to |the |Constitution |protects |against |an |unreasonable |search |of |an |
individual |persona |home |without |_________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4th; |a |warrant.
Who |did |James |Madison |believe |should |choose |the |House |of |Representatives? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-By |a |greater |number |of |citizens.
Article |______________ |of |the |Constitution |details |the |process |of |constitutional |amendments? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-V |(5)
The |double |jeopardy |clause |prevents |an |individual |who |is |acquitted |of |a |crime |from |which |of |the |
following? |Where |in |the |Constitution |is |this |clause? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-being |tried |again |for |
same |crime; |5th |Amendment
Women |were |guaranteed |the |right |to |vote |by |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |Nineteenth |
Amendment
Which |government |entity |has |the |power |to |settle |disputes |between |the |states? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Supreme |Court
Why |did |congress |pass |the |voting |Right |Act |of |1965? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-because |it |was |clear |
that |the |South |was |not |going |to |abide |by |the |Fifteenth |Amendment
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |reserved |power |of |the |states? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
elections
Who |is |considered |the |founder |of |modern-day |polling? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-George |Gallup
Questions With correct answers
Which |of |the |following |is |a |reason |for |the |separation |of |powers? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-to |prevent |
tyranny |by |any |one |branch
Under |the |Articles |of |Confederation, |states |were |allowed |to |coin |their |own |currency. |How |was |this |
problem |solved |in |the |U.S. |Constitution? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Article |I
In |Federalist |#10, |Madison |states |that |republics |have |a |clear |advantage |over |democracies |in |doing |
what? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |controlling |the |effects |of |factions.
The |right |to |be |free |from |"unequal |treatment" |based |on |protected |characteristics |is? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-a |civil |right.
Who |is |considered |the |"Father |of |the |US |Constitution"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-James |Madison
The |US |Constitution |divides |national |and |state |powers. |Those |that |are |"set |aside" |for |the |states |are |
said |to |be? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-reserved |powers.
What |is |the |"incorporation |doctrine"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |doctrine |based |on |the |14th |
Amendment's |"Due |Process |Clause", |that |applies |essential |liberties |to |the |states.
Wat |was |the |goal |of |the |federalist |papers? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ratification |of |the |Constitution
In |the |Constitutional |Monarchy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |monarch |shares |power |with |an |elected |
Prime |Minister.
How |did |the |founders |address |the |grievances |that |the |king |was |calling |meetings |of |governmental |
importance |to |inconvenient |places? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |seat |of |the |federal |government |is |
located |in |the |"ten |square |mile" |District |of |Washington |D.C.
, In |the |United |States, |what |form |of |government |are |the |states |guaranteed? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |
republic
What |did |the |13th |Amendment |guarantee? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |abolishment |of |slavery |in |the
|United |States.
The |_______ |Amendment |to |the |Constitution |protects |against |an |unreasonable |search |of |an |
individual |persona |home |without |_________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4th; |a |warrant.
Who |did |James |Madison |believe |should |choose |the |House |of |Representatives? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-By |a |greater |number |of |citizens.
Article |______________ |of |the |Constitution |details |the |process |of |constitutional |amendments? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-V |(5)
The |double |jeopardy |clause |prevents |an |individual |who |is |acquitted |of |a |crime |from |which |of |the |
following? |Where |in |the |Constitution |is |this |clause? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-being |tried |again |for |
same |crime; |5th |Amendment
Women |were |guaranteed |the |right |to |vote |by |__________. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |Nineteenth |
Amendment
Which |government |entity |has |the |power |to |settle |disputes |between |the |states? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Supreme |Court
Why |did |congress |pass |the |voting |Right |Act |of |1965? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-because |it |was |clear |
that |the |South |was |not |going |to |abide |by |the |Fifteenth |Amendment
Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |a |reserved |power |of |the |states? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
elections
Who |is |considered |the |founder |of |modern-day |polling? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-George |Gallup
