Anthropology 102 Actual Exam
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1. Which of the following concepts applies most directly to the balance of power
between state and national governments?
a. parliamentary system
b. supremacy clause
c. checks and balances
d. bicameralism - ANSWER b.
supremacy clause
2. Slave states wanted slaves counted for the purposes of ________, but did not
want slaves counted when it came to the issue of ________.
a. tariffs; representation
b. determining taxes; tariffs
c. representation; determining taxes
d. tariffs; determining taxes - ANSWER c.
representation; determining taxes
3. The Three-fifths Compromise referred to:
a. counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining state population
,b. counting large states as equal to small states in the Senate, but not the House
c. allowing three slave states into the Union for every five nonslave states
allowed to enter
d. the requirement that three-fifths of the states must approve a constitutional
amendment - ANSWER a.
counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining state population
14. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
a. seven out of thirteen
b. eleven out of thirteen
c. thirteen out of thirteen
d. nine out of thirteen - ANSWER d.
nine out of thirteen
15. Which article of the Constitution describes the procedures for ratification?
a. Article II
b. Article VII
c. Article VI
d. Article I - ANSWER b.
Article VII
16. The elastic clause refers to:
a. the power of Congress to make laws necessary for executing its members'
enumerated powers
b. the broad delegation of executive power given to the president
,c. the president's power as commander in chief
d. the ability of Congress to regulate economic exchange between the states -
ANSWER a. the power of Congress to make laws necessary for executing its
members' enumerated powers
17. Which part of government was considered the weakest because it did not
have "power of the purse or sword"?
a. local governments
b. executive branch
c. legislative branch
d. judicial branch - ANSWER d.
judicial branch
18. While the ________ can make decisions about how to use armed forces, only
the ________ can make decisions about funding such actions.
a. House of Representatives; Senate
b. Congress; House of Representatives
c. president; Congress
d. president; House of Representatives - ANSWER c.
president; Congress
19. The ability to remove someone because of corruption or abuse of power is
called:
a. the power to pardon
b. impeachment
c. the power to veto
, d. the power of the purse - ANSWER b.
impeachment
20. Which of the following is a power the president can use to check the
legislative branch?
a. veto
b. power of the sword
c. impeachment
d. judicial review - ANSWER a.
veto
Why is the power of the purse an important check for Congress to have over the
other two branches?
a. By cutting out wasteful spending by the executive branch, Congress can
reallocate funds for more important priorities such as national security.
b. Congress can balance the federal budget without interference from the other
two branches.
c. By freezing judges' salaries or cutting funding for federal agencies, Congress can
state its displeasure with the actions of the other branches and can maintain
oversight of how policies are implemented.
d. By freezing judges' salaries or cutting funding for federal agencies, Congress
can then give the money directly to the states. - ANSWER d.
By freezing judges' salaries or cutting funding for federal agencies, Congress can
then give the money directly to the states.
According to James Madison, why is a large republic superior to a small republic?
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1. Which of the following concepts applies most directly to the balance of power
between state and national governments?
a. parliamentary system
b. supremacy clause
c. checks and balances
d. bicameralism - ANSWER b.
supremacy clause
2. Slave states wanted slaves counted for the purposes of ________, but did not
want slaves counted when it came to the issue of ________.
a. tariffs; representation
b. determining taxes; tariffs
c. representation; determining taxes
d. tariffs; determining taxes - ANSWER c.
representation; determining taxes
3. The Three-fifths Compromise referred to:
a. counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining state population
,b. counting large states as equal to small states in the Senate, but not the House
c. allowing three slave states into the Union for every five nonslave states
allowed to enter
d. the requirement that three-fifths of the states must approve a constitutional
amendment - ANSWER a.
counting slaves as three-fifths of a person when determining state population
14. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
a. seven out of thirteen
b. eleven out of thirteen
c. thirteen out of thirteen
d. nine out of thirteen - ANSWER d.
nine out of thirteen
15. Which article of the Constitution describes the procedures for ratification?
a. Article II
b. Article VII
c. Article VI
d. Article I - ANSWER b.
Article VII
16. The elastic clause refers to:
a. the power of Congress to make laws necessary for executing its members'
enumerated powers
b. the broad delegation of executive power given to the president
,c. the president's power as commander in chief
d. the ability of Congress to regulate economic exchange between the states -
ANSWER a. the power of Congress to make laws necessary for executing its
members' enumerated powers
17. Which part of government was considered the weakest because it did not
have "power of the purse or sword"?
a. local governments
b. executive branch
c. legislative branch
d. judicial branch - ANSWER d.
judicial branch
18. While the ________ can make decisions about how to use armed forces, only
the ________ can make decisions about funding such actions.
a. House of Representatives; Senate
b. Congress; House of Representatives
c. president; Congress
d. president; House of Representatives - ANSWER c.
president; Congress
19. The ability to remove someone because of corruption or abuse of power is
called:
a. the power to pardon
b. impeachment
c. the power to veto
, d. the power of the purse - ANSWER b.
impeachment
20. Which of the following is a power the president can use to check the
legislative branch?
a. veto
b. power of the sword
c. impeachment
d. judicial review - ANSWER a.
veto
Why is the power of the purse an important check for Congress to have over the
other two branches?
a. By cutting out wasteful spending by the executive branch, Congress can
reallocate funds for more important priorities such as national security.
b. Congress can balance the federal budget without interference from the other
two branches.
c. By freezing judges' salaries or cutting funding for federal agencies, Congress can
state its displeasure with the actions of the other branches and can maintain
oversight of how policies are implemented.
d. By freezing judges' salaries or cutting funding for federal agencies, Congress
can then give the money directly to the states. - ANSWER d.
By freezing judges' salaries or cutting funding for federal agencies, Congress can
then give the money directly to the states.
According to James Madison, why is a large republic superior to a small republic?
