CSN - PSC 101 - Final Exam Review
(updated) questions with correct
answers
Americans are slow to trust their national government. - correct answer ✔✔True
Strong proponents of negative liberty would be: - correct answer ✔✔Libertarians
The notion that every citizen enjoys the same privileges, status and right before the laws is: -
correct answer ✔✔Equality
What is self-rule? - correct answer ✔✔The idea that legitimate government flows from the
people
According to the book, in contemporary America, the average CEO makes between: - correct
answer ✔✔300 to 500 times the salary of the average employee
_________ are strong proponents of negative liberty. - correct answer ✔✔Libertarians
Benjamin Franklin summarized the American Dream as: - correct answer ✔✔"If you are
talented and work hard, you can achieve financial success."
According to a survey done, Americans worry about the poor less and about individual freedom
more. - correct answer ✔✔True
___________ open government meetings to the public. - correct answer ✔✔Sunshine Laws
,What are traditional negative liberties? - correct answer ✔✔Freedom of speech and religion
Nearly what percentage of Americans say they belong to a church? - correct answer ✔✔60
percent
Compared to nations such as Japan, France and Britain, Americans maintain high levels of
religiosity. - correct answer ✔✔True
There are two sides of liberty. - correct answer ✔✔True
Many social scientists argue that the chance of moving up from poverty to wealth is fading in
the United States. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are the seven key ideas that guide our politics? - correct answer ✔✔Liberty, Self-Rule,
Individualism, Limited Government, the American Dream, Equality, Faith in God.
What are the three kinds of equality? - correct answer ✔✔Social, political, economic
Name the Founding Father who was the most vocal proponent of maximizing democracy and
dreamed of a direct democracy? - correct answer ✔✔Thomas Jefferson
According to the book, an alternative to a direct democracy is: - correct answer ✔✔A Republic
According to the book, the top ___ percent of Americans hold more wealth than the bottom 90
percent combined. - correct answer ✔✔1
Americans lean towards social democracies and reject individualism. - correct answer ✔✔False
, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Barron v. Baltimore that: - correct answer ✔✔The 5th
Amendment applies only to the federal government
What is the most famous test for free speech? - correct answer ✔✔Speech is not protected if it
poses a clear and present danger
The U.S. Supreme Court applied the Bill of Rights to the states one right at a time. This process
is known as: - correct answer ✔✔Incorporation
Which of the following actions would likely be protected under free speech? - correct answer
✔✔Flag burning
What is the percentage of federal court cases that involve plea bargaining? - correct answer
✔✔97 percent
In terms of free exercise of religion, the Sherbet test or balancing test is the standard currently
used. - correct answer ✔✔True
The right of privacy is directly mentioned in the Constitution. - correct answer ✔✔False
A grand jury decides whether someone is guilty or innocent. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which court case established a test to guide decisions about separating church and state? -
correct answer ✔✔Lemon v. Kurtzman
The Bill of Rights did not apply to the states until the Constitution was amended to include the
14th - correct answer ✔✔True
(updated) questions with correct
answers
Americans are slow to trust their national government. - correct answer ✔✔True
Strong proponents of negative liberty would be: - correct answer ✔✔Libertarians
The notion that every citizen enjoys the same privileges, status and right before the laws is: -
correct answer ✔✔Equality
What is self-rule? - correct answer ✔✔The idea that legitimate government flows from the
people
According to the book, in contemporary America, the average CEO makes between: - correct
answer ✔✔300 to 500 times the salary of the average employee
_________ are strong proponents of negative liberty. - correct answer ✔✔Libertarians
Benjamin Franklin summarized the American Dream as: - correct answer ✔✔"If you are
talented and work hard, you can achieve financial success."
According to a survey done, Americans worry about the poor less and about individual freedom
more. - correct answer ✔✔True
___________ open government meetings to the public. - correct answer ✔✔Sunshine Laws
,What are traditional negative liberties? - correct answer ✔✔Freedom of speech and religion
Nearly what percentage of Americans say they belong to a church? - correct answer ✔✔60
percent
Compared to nations such as Japan, France and Britain, Americans maintain high levels of
religiosity. - correct answer ✔✔True
There are two sides of liberty. - correct answer ✔✔True
Many social scientists argue that the chance of moving up from poverty to wealth is fading in
the United States. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are the seven key ideas that guide our politics? - correct answer ✔✔Liberty, Self-Rule,
Individualism, Limited Government, the American Dream, Equality, Faith in God.
What are the three kinds of equality? - correct answer ✔✔Social, political, economic
Name the Founding Father who was the most vocal proponent of maximizing democracy and
dreamed of a direct democracy? - correct answer ✔✔Thomas Jefferson
According to the book, an alternative to a direct democracy is: - correct answer ✔✔A Republic
According to the book, the top ___ percent of Americans hold more wealth than the bottom 90
percent combined. - correct answer ✔✔1
Americans lean towards social democracies and reject individualism. - correct answer ✔✔False
, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Barron v. Baltimore that: - correct answer ✔✔The 5th
Amendment applies only to the federal government
What is the most famous test for free speech? - correct answer ✔✔Speech is not protected if it
poses a clear and present danger
The U.S. Supreme Court applied the Bill of Rights to the states one right at a time. This process
is known as: - correct answer ✔✔Incorporation
Which of the following actions would likely be protected under free speech? - correct answer
✔✔Flag burning
What is the percentage of federal court cases that involve plea bargaining? - correct answer
✔✔97 percent
In terms of free exercise of religion, the Sherbet test or balancing test is the standard currently
used. - correct answer ✔✔True
The right of privacy is directly mentioned in the Constitution. - correct answer ✔✔False
A grand jury decides whether someone is guilty or innocent. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which court case established a test to guide decisions about separating church and state? -
correct answer ✔✔Lemon v. Kurtzman
The Bill of Rights did not apply to the states until the Constitution was amended to include the
14th - correct answer ✔✔True
