A.   a member of a political community to whom rights and obligations are attached

B.   the formal vehicle through which the people’s concerns are ignored

C.   the formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted

D.   can never really exist

A.   participating in political parties

B.   committing a crime

C.   belonging to interest groups

D.   voting in free elections to choose those who govern

A.   the single-member district (SMD)

B.   proportional representation

C.   the multi-member district (MMD)

D.   welcomes the involvement of minor parties

A.   requires that news programs & stations provide opposing candidates equal air time.

B.   bans all air time for candidates

C.   that television stations present contrasting points of view.

D.   allows news programs and stations to grant air time to their preferred candidate and deny the opposition candidate

A.   newspapers, magazines, internet, television and radio

B.   Fox and CNN, but not the New York Times

C.   television and newspapers only

D.   newspapers but not magazines

A.   in person at their home

B.   be email

C.   in person at a mall

D.   by telephone

A.   rule by the people

B.   rule by religion

C.   rule by one

D.   rule by the few

A.   a direct democracy

B.   a unitary democracy

C.   an aristocracy

D.   an indirect or representative democracy

A.   the response of the rest of society to the decisions made by authorities

B.   the pursuit and exercise of demands

C.   the ability to influence and control others

D.   the making of binding rules for society that determine the distribution of resources

A.   the media rules

B.   People govern through political leaders who are nominated as candidates of political parties and are elected by the people

C.   different decisions made by different sets of leaders

D.   a "power elite" governs

A.   those who will actually be interviewed in a political poll

B.   the process in which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues

C.   a group who seeks to influence government by electing candidates to public office

D.   a group who seeks to influence the government to respond to the shared attitudes of its members

A.   communication with legislators or other government officials to try to influence their decisions.

B.   a group who seeks to influence government by electing candidates to public office.

C.   an attempt to influence the government solely through the courts

D.   the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues.

A.   a coherent set of values that often leads to totalitarianism

B.   a coherent set of beliefs about the purpose and scope of government

C.   a set of prejudices and fears about the world

D.   a system of opinions espoused by a political party

A.   the expression of attitudes about government and politics

B.   the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues

C.   a "power elite" governs

D.   an opinion about music, movies, or fashions

A.   an opinion about music, movies, or fashions

B.   the process in which people acquire political views, beliefs and opinions

C.   the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues

D.   the expression of attitudes about government and politics

A.   the response of the rest of society to the decisions made by authorities in a political system

B.   the attitudes and actions of people that sustain and buttress the political system

C.   what people and groups want from the political system

D.   a course of action that is shaped by government officials

A.   to create laws which conflict with the U.S. Constitution

B.   to secede from the nation upon legislative action

C.   to abolish the Bill of Rights as required for security

D.   to create its own laws in many areas

A.   Robert Dahl

B.   C. Wright MIlls

C.   Harold Lasswell

D.   John Locke

A.   Life, liberty, and property

B.   Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

C.   the pursuit of property and a free-market economy

D.   Life, liberty, and free medical care

A.   53 electoral votes

B.   55 electoral votes

C.   56 electoral votes

D.   54 electoral votes

A.   a conversation that identifies the compelling issues of the day

B.   involves playing video games

C.   politics is a similar to a sporting event that involves players and teams in the hopes of winning the competition

D.   the idea that only the power elite can influence governmental decisions

A.   is very conservative in nature

B.   rule by an oligarchy

C.   the idea that every person carries equal weight in our society when decisions are made

D.   the idea that only the power elite can influence governmental decisions

A.   permits only those registered in a party to vote on that party’s candidates

B.   allows for the repeal of laws

C.   permits voters to switch parties and vote for another party’s candidates

D.   permits all voters to select from a “blanket” list of candidates

A.   to kick out an incompetent public official

B.   to impeach judges

C.   to impeach the Governor

D.   to make a new law or amend the state constitution

A.   more than half the votes

B.   a two-thirds majority

C.   the fewest votes

D.   the most votes without going over 50%

A.   be a watchdog over the government

B.   present electoral choices

C.   provide information about public policy

D.   provide free election ads for candidates running for office

A.   can only be applied to gubernatorial and presidential races

B.   can only be applied to Congressional races

C.   requires candidates to obtain a majority of the votes before taking office

D.   requires candidates to obtain a plurality of the votes before taking office

A.   the anti-Federalists

B.   the State of Rhode Island

C.   the Federalists

D.   Publius

A.   1865, 1900

B.   1812, 1859

C.   1776, 1849

D.   1787, 1879

A.   the idea that republican virtues are best nurtured in small states

B.   the principle that government power shall be divided and that those divisions should balance or check one another to prevent tyranny.

C.   distinct spheres of responsibility for the three branches of the national government

D.   the idea that true republicanism can only occur in large states.

A.   provided for a central government to govern a new country

B.   is also known as the Articles of Confederation

C.   granted Congress the power to coin money, enter into treaties, and regulate commerce

D.   provided a justification for the colonies’ action of severing their ties with England

A.   Spain

B.   China

C.   England

D.   France

A.   a Senate apportioned by the number of free inhabitants and a judiciary consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislators

B.   a bicameral legislature in which both houses would be apportioned according to the number of free inhabitants plus 3/5 of the slaves

C.   a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus a Senate consisting of two members elected by the people

D.   a House of Representatives apportioned by the number of free inhabitants plus 3/5 of slaves and a Senate consisting of two members from each state selected by the state legislators

A.   no provisions for state governments

B.   no judicial court system

C.   a unicameral system with no checks and balances

D.   a federal system that included three branches of government based upon the principle of separation of powers and checks and balances

A.   Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

B.   James Madison, John Jay, Thomas Paine

C.   Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

D.   John Jay, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson

A.   the power to remove the president to the House of Representatives

B.   granting titles of nobility

C.   It grants the right of the president to veto legislation passed by Congress and the right of Congress to override this veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses.

D.   It gives the power to impeach to the Senate

A.   passing bills of attainder but not ex-post facto laws

B.   passing bills of attainder and ex-post facto laws

C.   from eliminating other branches of government

D.   banning the media

A.   directly by the state legislatures.

B.   directly by Congress.

C.   directly by popular vote.

D.   indirectly by an electoral college.

A.   can also serve as a state governor at the same time

B.   no longer has the power to negotiate treaties

C.   has the power to appoint judges, ambassadors, and other high officials with Senate approval.

D.   can serve unlimited terms of office

A.   Article VI

B.   Article IV

C.   Article V

D.   Article X

A.   by a majority vote in both houses of Congress and a ruling by the Supreme Court

B.   by a majority vote in both houses of Congress and by the United Nations

C.   by a majority vote in both houses of Congress and the president’s signature

D.   by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, followed by passage by three-fourths of the state legislatures

A.   ex-post facto law

B.   concurrent powers

C.   implied powers

D.   full faith and credit

A.   implied powers

B.   enumerated powers

C.   concurrent powers

D.   inherent powers

A.   the supremacy clause

B.   the “extradition” clause

C.   the “full faith and credit” clause

D.   the “privileges and immunities” clause

A.   Electoral votes are allocated to states based upon the number of representatives they have in the state legislatures

B.   To become president of the United States a candidate must receive a majority of the electoral votes cast

C.   The United States Constitution requires that the electoral votes be allocated equally to all states

D.   To become president of the United States a candidate must receive a plurality of the electoral votes cast

A.   by the Supreme Court.

B.   based upon the voter turnout in that state in the previous election.

C.   based upon the number of representatives the state has in Congress.

D.   based upon the number of representatives the state has in the House of Representatives.

A.   a lack of an education

B.   a higher income

C.   a college education

D.   social status

A.   McCain–Feingold Act

B.   McConnell v. Federal Election Commission

C.   Buckley v. Valeo

D.   Citizens United v Federal Election Commission

A.   in their state capitol, in December

B.   at their precinct, on Election Day

C.   at their state capitol, on Election Day

D.   in Washington D.C., in December

A.   the most votes, with less than half the votes

B.   more than half the votes

C.   the fewest votes

D.   a two-thirds majority

A.   organizes an annual party convention

B.   requires all party members to pay dues

C.   has no role in the presidential elections

D.   is run by the party chair and conducts party business during the four years between national conventions