U.S. Government Final Exam Review QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
Declares that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those
who live in other staes. However, residents of a state may have certain privliges because they are
the taxpayers i.e. - instate tution, lower hunting fees, and holding public office- Privileges and
Immunities Clause
States credit shall be given by all states to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings that
took place in another state - Full Faith in Credit Clause
the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state -
extradition
a highly unreliable polling technique that involves asking the same question to a large number of
people. In this technique, there is no reasonably accurate cross section of the population - straw
votes
What is the impact of mass media on public agenda? - the media comment and report certain
political issues to the public. They may emphasize, downplay, or even ignore certain issues. i.e.-
making an issue a "top story" in a news show or putting it on the cover of a newspaper or
magazine
professional group with a very real impact on public policy - American Medical Association
(AMA)
The national government has delegated powers that are either _____ or ______ in the constituion
or are ______ - expressed, implied, inherent
The state has ___________, which are powers that are not givento the national government or
denied to the states - reserved powers
gives Congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its powers -
Necessary and Proper Clause
How does a bill become a law? - It has to be passed by both houses, voted on,and the president
has to sign off on it
What happened in the McCulloch v. Maryland case? - Maryland legislature attempted to cripple
the Second Bank of the US by placing a tax on all notes issued by its Baltimore branch. James
McCulloch refused to pay that tax and was convicted. The court overturned the case. It wasthe
first time the court upheld the implied powers.
the powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise - concurrent
powers
, an act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution - enabling act
the societal problems that the nation's political leaders and the general public agree need
government attention - public agenda
those attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics -
public opinion
Why are polls taken? - to collect information by asking questions
What type of power is the power to coin money? - expressed
Where do local governments derive their power from? - the State
What does the universe describe? - the whole population that the poll aims to measure
Where are young children likely to aquire their values from? - family, schools, mass media
the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a
government - constitution
the power to execute, enorce, and administer law - executive power
a centralized government in which all powersheld by the government belong to a single, central
agency - unitary government
a form of government in which the executive branch ismade up of the prime minister, or premier,
and that official's cabinet - parliamentary government
a form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are
separate, independent of one another, and coequal - presidential government
the power to make law and to frame public policies - legislative power
each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks (restraints) by the other branches;
each branch has certain powers with which it can check the operations of the other two - checks
and balances
the first ten amendments to the Constitution which set out the Constitutional guarantees of
freedom of belief and expression, of freedom and security of the person, and of fair and equal
treatment before the law - bill of rights
What does the universe describe? - the whole population that the poll aims to measure
Where are young children likely to aquire their values from? - family, schools, mass media
ANSWERS RATED A+
Declares that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those
who live in other staes. However, residents of a state may have certain privliges because they are
the taxpayers i.e. - instate tution, lower hunting fees, and holding public office- Privileges and
Immunities Clause
States credit shall be given by all states to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings that
took place in another state - Full Faith in Credit Clause
the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state -
extradition
a highly unreliable polling technique that involves asking the same question to a large number of
people. In this technique, there is no reasonably accurate cross section of the population - straw
votes
What is the impact of mass media on public agenda? - the media comment and report certain
political issues to the public. They may emphasize, downplay, or even ignore certain issues. i.e.-
making an issue a "top story" in a news show or putting it on the cover of a newspaper or
magazine
professional group with a very real impact on public policy - American Medical Association
(AMA)
The national government has delegated powers that are either _____ or ______ in the constituion
or are ______ - expressed, implied, inherent
The state has ___________, which are powers that are not givento the national government or
denied to the states - reserved powers
gives Congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its powers -
Necessary and Proper Clause
How does a bill become a law? - It has to be passed by both houses, voted on,and the president
has to sign off on it
What happened in the McCulloch v. Maryland case? - Maryland legislature attempted to cripple
the Second Bank of the US by placing a tax on all notes issued by its Baltimore branch. James
McCulloch refused to pay that tax and was convicted. The court overturned the case. It wasthe
first time the court upheld the implied powers.
the powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise - concurrent
powers
, an act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution - enabling act
the societal problems that the nation's political leaders and the general public agree need
government attention - public agenda
those attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics -
public opinion
Why are polls taken? - to collect information by asking questions
What type of power is the power to coin money? - expressed
Where do local governments derive their power from? - the State
What does the universe describe? - the whole population that the poll aims to measure
Where are young children likely to aquire their values from? - family, schools, mass media
the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a
government - constitution
the power to execute, enorce, and administer law - executive power
a centralized government in which all powersheld by the government belong to a single, central
agency - unitary government
a form of government in which the executive branch ismade up of the prime minister, or premier,
and that official's cabinet - parliamentary government
a form of government in which the executive and legislative branches of the government are
separate, independent of one another, and coequal - presidential government
the power to make law and to frame public policies - legislative power
each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks (restraints) by the other branches;
each branch has certain powers with which it can check the operations of the other two - checks
and balances
the first ten amendments to the Constitution which set out the Constitutional guarantees of
freedom of belief and expression, of freedom and security of the person, and of fair and equal
treatment before the law - bill of rights
What does the universe describe? - the whole population that the poll aims to measure
Where are young children likely to aquire their values from? - family, schools, mass media
