Government- Political Science Praxis
Exam Questions with Correct
13th amendment - ANSWER-The 13 amendment was passed during the reconstruction
era after the Civil War ended. It freed all slaves and legally forbade slavery in the U.S.
Slaves were freed without giving monetary compensation to the slaveholders.
Impacts: Societal composition, economy, civil rights
14th amendment - ANSWER-the 14 amendment declared that all persons born or
naturalized(except native American Indians) were U.S. citizens and all citizens were
entitled to equal rights regardless of race. The amendment fell short of giving black men
the right to vote but paved the way for the 15th amendment.
Impact: Due Process clause
15th amendment - ANSWER-The 15th amendment granted black men the right to vote.
It passed because confederate states were forced to comply based on the military
Reconstruction act. Women's rights activists opposed the amendment because it
granted the right to vote to males only
Administrative agency - ANSWER-created by congress to implement policy in a specific
area.
Enabling legislation, name of agency, how it is structured, what the agency is authorized
to do.
Example: OSHA
Amending the constitution - ANSWER-two-step process:
1) Proposal phase step: two options for getting the amendment 1) 2/3 in house and
senate. 2)2/3 vote of state legislatures in a national (34) convention
2) Ratification step. two ways this can happen 1) 3/4 of state legislatures (38)
2) 3/4 of states in A state convention (38)
Authoritarian Government - ANSWER-is marked by "indefinite political tenure" of the
ruler or ruling party (often in a single-party state) or other authority. Authoritarianism is a
form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political
freedoms.
Totalitarian government - ANSWER-is concept of a political system in which the state
holds total control over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private
life wherever possible. The concept of totalitarianism was first developed in the 1920s
by the Weimar German jurist,
Autocratic government - ANSWER-An autocracy is a system of government in which
supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are
, subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular
control
Bill of Rights - ANSWER-is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the
United States Constitution. Proposed to assuage the fears of Anti-Federalists who had
opposed Constitutional ratification, these amendments guarantee a number of personal
freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and reserve
some powers to the states and the public.
Declaration of Independence - ANSWER-The Declaration of Independence is the
statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania
State House in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen
American colonies, then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, regarded themselves
as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer under British rule.
Drafting the constitution - ANSWER-12 of the 13 states came to revise the Articles of
Confederation May 25 -sept. 17 1787. The first part dealt with the separation of powers
into three branches which included checks and balances
Plato's contributions - ANSWER-His mistrust of the common man(they act on emotion
and not on rational) in a democracy led to the founders putting in safe guards such as
the electoral college which in theory would prevent electing a king or tyranny. He also
influenced ideas like Separation of powers, impeachments and requirements for elected
officials.
Locke's contributions - ANSWER-Checks and balances, The idea that everyone is born
with natural rights of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness. The idea that a
group of people could not be governed unless they were given consent to the
government. social contract-government protected the people's natural rights for the
peoples consent to be governed.
Rousseau contribution - ANSWER-government elected by the masses, limited
governmental control of the masses. To keep the government working for the good of
the people it should be elected by the individuals of a nation.
Bill of Rights article one - ANSWER-Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Bill of rights article two - ANSWER-A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be
infringed.
Exam Questions with Correct
13th amendment - ANSWER-The 13 amendment was passed during the reconstruction
era after the Civil War ended. It freed all slaves and legally forbade slavery in the U.S.
Slaves were freed without giving monetary compensation to the slaveholders.
Impacts: Societal composition, economy, civil rights
14th amendment - ANSWER-the 14 amendment declared that all persons born or
naturalized(except native American Indians) were U.S. citizens and all citizens were
entitled to equal rights regardless of race. The amendment fell short of giving black men
the right to vote but paved the way for the 15th amendment.
Impact: Due Process clause
15th amendment - ANSWER-The 15th amendment granted black men the right to vote.
It passed because confederate states were forced to comply based on the military
Reconstruction act. Women's rights activists opposed the amendment because it
granted the right to vote to males only
Administrative agency - ANSWER-created by congress to implement policy in a specific
area.
Enabling legislation, name of agency, how it is structured, what the agency is authorized
to do.
Example: OSHA
Amending the constitution - ANSWER-two-step process:
1) Proposal phase step: two options for getting the amendment 1) 2/3 in house and
senate. 2)2/3 vote of state legislatures in a national (34) convention
2) Ratification step. two ways this can happen 1) 3/4 of state legislatures (38)
2) 3/4 of states in A state convention (38)
Authoritarian Government - ANSWER-is marked by "indefinite political tenure" of the
ruler or ruling party (often in a single-party state) or other authority. Authoritarianism is a
form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political
freedoms.
Totalitarian government - ANSWER-is concept of a political system in which the state
holds total control over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private
life wherever possible. The concept of totalitarianism was first developed in the 1920s
by the Weimar German jurist,
Autocratic government - ANSWER-An autocracy is a system of government in which
supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are
, subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular
control
Bill of Rights - ANSWER-is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the
United States Constitution. Proposed to assuage the fears of Anti-Federalists who had
opposed Constitutional ratification, these amendments guarantee a number of personal
freedoms, limit the government's power in judicial and other proceedings, and reserve
some powers to the states and the public.
Declaration of Independence - ANSWER-The Declaration of Independence is the
statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania
State House in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen
American colonies, then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, regarded themselves
as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer under British rule.
Drafting the constitution - ANSWER-12 of the 13 states came to revise the Articles of
Confederation May 25 -sept. 17 1787. The first part dealt with the separation of powers
into three branches which included checks and balances
Plato's contributions - ANSWER-His mistrust of the common man(they act on emotion
and not on rational) in a democracy led to the founders putting in safe guards such as
the electoral college which in theory would prevent electing a king or tyranny. He also
influenced ideas like Separation of powers, impeachments and requirements for elected
officials.
Locke's contributions - ANSWER-Checks and balances, The idea that everyone is born
with natural rights of life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness. The idea that a
group of people could not be governed unless they were given consent to the
government. social contract-government protected the people's natural rights for the
peoples consent to be governed.
Rousseau contribution - ANSWER-government elected by the masses, limited
governmental control of the masses. To keep the government working for the good of
the people it should be elected by the individuals of a nation.
Bill of Rights article one - ANSWER-Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Bill of rights article two - ANSWER-A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be
infringed.
