Understanding Citizens' Perception of Government Legitimacy: A Constitutional Perspective , Exams of Political Science

Download Understanding Citizens' Perception of Government Legitimacy: A Constitutional Perspective and more Exams Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! Political Science 1014 Fall 2007 - Exam #1 Form A The correct answer is indicated by an asterisk 1. According to Prof. Walcott in lecture, citizens view government as legitimate if *a. they accept its right to make and enforce laws. b. they trust it to protect them. c. they understand that disobedience will be punished. d. they agree with the policies of its leaders. 2. Members of the U.S. Supreme Court are appointed for terms of a. 2 years. b. 4 years. c. 6 years. * d. life. 3. The principle of natural rights is most clearly and explicitly stated in a. Federalist #10. b. Federalsit # 51 *c. The Declaration of Independence. d. The Constitution 4. In lecture, Prof. Walcott stressed that the Constitution answered two basic philosophical questions. The first was “how powerful is the national government?” The second was a. how powerful are the state and local governments? b. what are the criteria for citizenship? c. what taxing powers will the government have? *d. what kind of people will be the rulers? 5. The main theme of the constitutional amendments passed since 1913 has been a. to protect individual citizens from government power. *b. to expand participation in government. c. to protect private property rights. d. to improve moral standards among the people. 6. The only absolute right among those in the Bill of Rights is a. freedom of speech. b. freedom of religion. c. the right to a fair trial. *d. None of these -- no right is absolute. 7. The 14th amendment is important primarily because a. it is the only amendment to have been later repealed. *b. it applied the Bill of Rights to the states through incorporation. c. it gave women the right to vote in federal elections. d. it permitted the federal government to levy an income tax. 8. Prof. Walcott noted that the creation of� “laboratories of democracy” is one of the virtues of a. separation of powers. b. bicameral legislatures. *c. federalism. d. confederacies. 9. In Federalist #10, Madison argued that the “mischiefs of faction” could be controlled because the U.S would have a. a strong educational system. b. a powerful Supreme Court. *c. a large and diverse population. d. a strong chief executive. 10. The president’s power to veto acts of Congress is an example of a. Constitutional change through custom and usage. b. federalism. c. confederation. *d. separation of powers. 11. Cooperative federalism was at its peak during the decade of a. the 1820s. b. the 1860s. c. the 1920s. *d. the 1960s. 12. The primary way local governments support themselves is through *a. property taxes. b. income taxes. c. value-added taxes. d. fines and fees. 13. The term “welfare state” describes a. socialist countries, but not the U.S. b. communist countries, few of which are left any more. c. just a few U.S. states, like California and New York. *d. the U.S. government since the 1930s. 14. Madison and his fellow Federalists believed that the worst kind of tyranny was a. dictatorship headed by one ruler. *b. tyranny by a majority of citizens. c. tyranny of the wealthy. d. the institution of slavery c. the Sixth Amendment. d. the Second Amendment. 30. In the case of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court held that a. warrantless wiretapping of suspected terrorists is legal. *b. a U.S. citizen being held as a terrorist has the right to a U.S. trial. c. crimes committed in Iraq by Americans should be tried in Iraqi courts. d. racial profiling by police violates citizens’ rights. 31. The Roe v. Wadedecision was justified in terms of the Court’s interpretation of a. freedom of religious expression. *b. right to privacy. c. the Equal Rights Amendment. d. the “cruel and unusual” clause. 32. Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action since the 1980s have a. outlawed it in virtually every circumstance. *b. moved to narrow its application to specific past discriminatory acts. c. refused to take a stand until Congress and the president clarify the policy. d. significantly broadened its application. 33. Over the past two decades, racial segregation in U.S. schools has been a. virtually eliminated. b. declining swiftly, but some still remains. c. declining very slowly. *d. increasing.� (see Patterson, p. 157) 34. The case of Brown v. Board of Education outlawed a. de facto discrimination. *b. de jure discrimination. c. all racial discrimination. d. all religious discrimination. 35. According to your textbook, the term “gender gap” refers to *a. difference is political attitudes. b. differences in income. c. differences in legal rights. d. differences in education. 36. An example of an unfunded mandate would be a. the war in Iraq. b. when Congress chooses to raise its own salary. *c. the No Child Left Behind law. d. the Roe v. Wade decision. 37. The largest share of state and local government spending is on a. police and fire protection. b. roads and transportation. *c. education. d. welfare. 38. A referendum allows citizens to *a. vote to accept or reject a law passed by the legislature. b. propose a new law for a public vote. c. remove an elected official for misbehavior. d. refuse to pay income taxes. 39. Which of the following rights is not specifically enumerated in the Constitution or its amendments? a. freedom of religion b. keep and bear arms *c. personal privacy d. property. 40. Dillon”s Rule a. guided Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Independence. b. is the Supreme Court’s latest guide to permissible affirmative action. c. said that free speech does not include the right to yell “fire” in a theater. *d. holds that local governments have only the powers given them by states. Form B 1. The 14th amendment is important primarily because a. it is the only amendment to have been later repealed. * b. it applied the Bill of Rights to the states through incorporation. c. it gave women the right to vote in federal elections. d. it permitted the federal government to levy an income tax. 2. Prof. Walcott noted that the creation of “laboratories of democracy” is one of the virtues of a. separation of powers. b. bicameral legislatures. *c. federalism. d. confederacies. 3. In Federalist #10, Madison argued that the “mischiefs of faction” could be controlled because the U.S would have a. a strong educational system. b. a powerful Supreme Court. *c. a large and diverse population. d. a strong chief executive. 4. The president’s power to veto acts of Congress is an example of a. Constitutional change through custom and usage. b. federalism. c. confederation. *d. separation of powers. 5. Cooperative federalism was at its peak during the decade of a. the 1820s. b. the 1860s. c. the 1920s. *d. the 1960s. 6. The primary way local governments support themselves is through *a. property taxes. b. income taxes. c. value-added taxes. d. fines and fees. 7. The term “welfare state” describes a. socialist countries, but not the U.S. b. communist countries, few of which are left any more. c. just a few U.S. states, like California and New York. *d. the U.S. government since the 1930s. 8. Madison and his fellow Federalists believed that the worst kind of tyranny was a. dictatorship headed by one ruler. *b. tyranny by a majority of citizens. c. tyranny of the wealthy. d. the institution of slavery 9. The case of McCulloch v. Maryland expanded federal power via a broad interpretation of *a. the “necessary and proper” clause. b. the commerce clause. c. the establishment clause. d. the taxation clause. 10. Virginia Tech’s land grant status is an example of a. the exercise of state powers. b. an unfunded mandate. *c. cooperation between national and state governments. d. unilateral exercise of presidential power. 11. In Daniel Elazar’s analysis of regional political cultures (as recounted by Prof. Walcott), most of the southern states fell into the category of a. individualistic. 20. Devolution refers to the idea that a. we are becoming increasingly less civilized in political discourse. b. Darwin’s theories have been challenged by religious conservatives. *c. power has been returning from national to state governments. d. the Supreme Court has limited the power of the president. 21. The “immanent lawless action” test defines the conditions under which the government can a. break into a home without a warrant. b. hold prisoners without habeas corpus rights. c. wiretap suspected terrorists. *d. limit freedom of expression. 22. The free-exercise clause refers to a. free speech. *b. freedom of religion. c. freedom to assemble. d. a one-time-only deal down at the health spa. 23. State laws must guarantee the same rights as federal laws according to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of a. the First Amendment. *b. the Fourteenth Amendment. c. the Sixth Amendment. d. the Second Amendment. 24. In the case of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, the Supreme Court held that a. warrantless wiretapping of suspected terrorists is legal. *b. a U.S. citizen being held as a terrorist has the right to a U.S. trial. c. crimes committed in Iraq by Americans should be tried in Iraqi courts. d. racial profiling by police violates citizens’ rights. 25. The Roe v. Wade decision was justified in terms of the Court’s interpretation of a. freedom of religious expression. * b. right to privacy. c. the Equal Rights Amendment. d. the Cruel and unusual” clause. 26. Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action since the 1980s have a. outlawed it in virtually every circumstance. *b. moved to narrow its application to specific past discriminatory acts. c. refused to take a stand until Congress and the president clarify the policy. d. significantly broadened its application. 27. Over the past two decades, racial segregation in U.S. schools has been a. virtually eliminated. b. declining swiftly, but some still remains. c. declining very slowly. *d. increasing. (see Patterson, p. 157) 28. The case of Brown v. Board of Education outlawed a. de facto discrimination. *b. de jure discrimination. c. all racial discrimination. d. all religious discrimination. 29. According to your textbook, the term “gender gap” refers to *a. difference is political attitudes. b. differences in income. c. differences in legal rights. d. differences in education. 30. An example of an unfunded mandate would be a. the war in Iraq. b. when Congress chooses to raise its own salary. *c. the No Child Left Behind law. d. the Roe v. Wade decision. 31. The largest share of state and local government spending is on a. police and fire protection. b. roads and transportation. *c. education. d. welfare. 32. A referendum allows citizens to *a. vote to accept or reject a law passed by the legislature. b. propose a new law for a public vote. c. remove an elected official for misbehavior. d. refuse to pay income taxes. 33. Which of the following rights is not specifically enumerated in the Constitution or its amendments? a. freedom of religion b. keep and bear arms *c. personal privacy d. property. 34. Dillon’s Rule a. guided Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Independence. b. is the Supreme Court’s latest guide to permissible affirmative action. c. said that free speech does not include the right to yell “fire” in a theater. *d. holds that local governments have only the powers given them by states. 35. According to Prof. Walcott in lecture, citizens view government as legitimate if *a. they accept its right to make and enforce laws. b. they trust it to protect them. c. they understand that disobedience will be punished. d. they agree with the policies of its leaders. 36. Members of the U.S. Supreme Court are appointed for terms of a. 2 years. b. 4 years. c. 6 years. *d. life. 37. The principle of natural rights is most clearly and explicitly stated in a. Federalist #10. b. Federalsit # 51 *c. The Declaration of Independence. d. The Constitution 38. In lecture, Prof. Walcott stressed that the Constitution answered two basic philosophical questions. The first was “how powerful is the national government?” The second was a. how powerful are the state and local governments? b. what are the criteria for citizenship? c. what taxing powers will the government have? *d. what kind of people will be the rulers? 39. The main theme of the constitutional amendments passed since 1913 has been a. to protect individual citizens from government power. *b. to expand participation in government. c. to protect private property rights. d. to improve moral standards among the people. 40. The only absolute right among those in the Bill of Rights is a. freedom of speech. b. freedom of religion. c. the right to a fair trial. *d. None of these -- no right is absolute.