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Test Bank for The American Pageant, 17th Edition by David M. Kennedy
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Test Bank for The American Pageant 17e 17th Edition by David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 40 (Complete Chapters) 
 
PART I: PEOPLING A CONTINENT c. 33,000 B.C.E. – 1700 C.E. 
1. New World Beginnings 33,000 B.C.E. – 1680 C.E. 
2. Aspiring Empires in North America 1500 – 1664. 
3. Settling the English Colonies 1619 – 1700. 
PART II: BUILDING A BRITISH NORTH AMERICA 1607 – 1775. 
4. American Life in the Seventeenth Century 1607 – 1692. ...
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Test Bank for We The People, 15th Edition by Thomas Patterson
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Test Bank for We The People, 15th Edition 15e by Thomas Patterson. ISBN-13: 6684 
 
Full Chapters test banks are included. Chapter 1 to 17 (all chapters given) 
 
CHAPTER 1 Critical Thinking and Political Culture: Becoming a Responsible Citizen 
CHAPTER 2 Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government 
CHAPTER 3 Federalism: Forging a Nation 
CHAPTER 4 Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual Rights 
CHAPTER 5 Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness 
CHAPTER 6 Public Opinion an...
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PSC 101 Midterm Exam with questions solved 100% correct
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Political Efficacy -the ability to influence government and politics 
Political Apathy -Lack of interest in political participation 
Democracy -political system that permits citizens to play a significant part in the 
governmental process 
Government -formal institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people 
are ruled 
Authoritarian Government -government recognizes no formal limit but may nevertheless 
be restrained by...
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PSC 100 Exam with questions solved 100% correct
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What is the nature of power in a federal system of government? - Power is divided between a 
national government and regional (state) governments 
Which of the following is NOT primarily controlled by state governments? - Interstate Commerce 
Sovereignty refers to: - ultimate governing authority of a particular geographic area. 
According to lecture, what event highlighted the weaknesses of the national government under the 
Articles of Confedera...
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PSC 100 Nevada Constitution Final Exam with questions solved 100% correct
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3 systems of government - unitary, confederate, federal 
Federal system of government - divides power between a national government and state 
governments (used by United States) 
Unitary system of government - power is concentrated in a central government 
Confederation system of government - regional government retains autonomy and cantral 
government gets its authority from regional government 
Sovereignty - Ultimate governing quthority of a particular geographi area 
Weaknesses of the Articl...
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PSC 100 TMCC Final Exam with questions solved 100% correct
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Why was the Nevada Constitution wired to Washington, D.C. at great expense? - in order to get 
signed by Lincoln before the 1864 election 
President Abraham Lincoln appointed the first Territorial Governor for the new Nevada Terroritory. He 
was: - James W. Nye 
One of the 3 reasons for the settlement of Nevada was due to the discovery of gold in California. - 
True 
The concept of Manifest Destiny involved the idea that - the United States had a duty and 
obligation to inhabit all land lying be...
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PSC 101 Final Exam with questions solved 100% correct
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The inclusion of certain provisions of the U.S. Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment so that these rights 
are protected from infringement by state governments is called what? - Selective Incorporation 
Which of the following is false? - The Nevada Constitution does not guarantee a right to bear 
arms so it was not until 2010 when the U.S. Supreme Court incorporated it that it applied to Nevada 
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Hispanic population in Nevada? - The buying power of 
His...
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.The first explorer(s) to accurately map and document the geographic features of present day Nevada 
was/were: - Fremont 
2.The concept of Manifest Destiny involved the idea that - the United States had a duty and 
obligation to inhabit all land lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans 
3. The first two groups of English speakers to enter the Great Basin for a signicant amount of time were 
led by - Jedediah Smith and Peter Skene Ogden 
4. What was the name of the route that became the prim...
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The Articles of Confederation - The first formal government, it was weak and states held the 
power. It had one house of congress and no president. 
Why did the articles collapse? - National Bankruptsy, Inflation, Trade wars, Inflation 
The Virginia Plan - representation based on state population, 3 govt branches, 2 house legislature. 
What is the New Jersey Plan? - one vote per state, "small state plan", strengthen the 
articles..dont replace them. 
The Great Compromise - Created a house and ...
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Government - institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are 
ruled 
Politics - Conflict over the leadership, structure and policies of governments 
Political Efficacy - The ability to influence government and politics 
Citizenship - Informed and active membership in a political community 
Autocracy - A form of government in which a single individual - a king, queen, or dictator 
- rules 
Oligarchy - A form of government in which a small group - landowners, military offi...
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what political belief helped push the united states into the west? - Manifest destiny 
mormon settlement is important because: - it established the feasibility of settlement in the 
region and created trading posts that assisted emigrants 
among the goals of the doolittle bill were: - creating congressional votes for the 13th amendment 
and electoral college votes for lincoln 
what is the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - the treaty which ended t...
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Cultural Ideals - Political Culture: 
DEFINITION: shared set of values, beliefs, and attitudes of a particular people 
3 Core values: make up the American Culture 
Liberty 
Equality 
Democracy 
Political Efficacy - Political efficacy is the belief that one has the ability to influence what 
government does. 
Citizenship - Citizenship: derived from the Greek ideal, refers to "enlightened political 
engagement." 
Nature of Political Conflict- 2 s...
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