Question 1

Which of the following best describes the theory of federalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  A division of power between a national government and its regional subdivisions 
B)  A division of power between a state government and its respective agencies 
C)  The fundamental structure of constitutional democracy 
D)  A state that promotes a strong central (federal) government 
E)  A safeguard against the dangers of decentralization 
A)  A division of power between a national government and its regional subdivisions 
B)  A division of power between a state government and its respective agencies 
C)  The fundamental structure of constitutional democracy 
D)  A state that promotes a strong central (federal) government 
E)  A safeguard against the dangers of decentralization A

Question 2

The modern system of democracy is based on a single model, developed centuries ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following is the closest to a practicable model of direct democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participatory democracy 
B)  Pluralist democracy 
C)  Presidential democracy 
D)  Developmental democracy 
E)  Protective democracy 
A)  Participatory democracy 
B)  Pluralist democracy 
C)  Presidential democracy 
D)  Developmental democracy 
E)  Protective democracy A

Question 4

What was the legislative body of the United States was designed to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tyranny of the majority 
B)  Parliamentary 
C)  Bicameral 
D)  Cosmopolitan Democracy 
E)  Unicameral 
A)  Tyranny of the majority 
B)  Parliamentary 
C)  Bicameral 
D)  Cosmopolitan Democracy 
E)  Unicameral

Question 5

Thomas Jefferson was more worried about the potential for abuse in majority rule than Alexander Hamilton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following leaders was the biggest champion of majority rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  James Madison 
C)  Alexander Hamilton 
D)  George Washington 
E)  John C. Calhoun 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  James Madison 
C)  Alexander Hamilton 
D)  George Washington 
E)  John C. Calhoun

Question 7

Which country has the modern world's first, and oldest, constitutional democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  France 
C)  Russia 
D)  Israel 
E)  Britain 
A)  The United States 
B)  France 
C)  Russia 
D)  Israel 
E)  Britain

Question 8

Cosmopolitan democracy presupposes that the nation-state is less important in an age when we are all citizens of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following landmark rules of law was achieved in seventeenth century Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Magna Carta 
B)  The Habeas Corpus Act 
C)  Tyranny of the Majority Rule 
D)  No Taxation without Representation 
E)  The Separation of Powers Act 
A)  The Magna Carta 
B)  The Habeas Corpus Act 
C)  Tyranny of the Majority Rule 
D)  No Taxation without Representation 
E)  The Separation of Powers Act

Question 10

Which of the following factors has made some critics wonder if democracy is obsolete?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rise of new information technologies 
B)  The lack of a new model of authoritarian capitalism 
C)  The decline of the global economy 
D)  The decreasing rates of voter participation 
E)  The increasing prevalence of majority rule 
A)  The rise of new information technologies 
B)  The lack of a new model of authoritarian capitalism 
C)  The decline of the global economy 
D)  The decreasing rates of voter participation 
E)  The increasing prevalence of majority rule

Question 11

In establishing the American democratic republic, the Founding Fathers borrowed from the works of all of the following earlier thinkers EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Hobbes 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
D)  Niccolò Machiavelli 
E)  Baron de Montesquieu 
A)  Thomas Hobbes 
B)  Alexis de Tocqueville 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
D)  Niccolò Machiavelli 
E)  Baron de Montesquieu

Question 12

What tool enables branches of government to resist any illegitimate expansion of power by other branches?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dual federalism 
B)  Checks and balances 
C)  Supremacy Clause 
D)  Bicameralism 
E)  Brokered democracy 
A)  Dual federalism 
B)  Checks and balances 
C)  Supremacy Clause 
D)  Bicameralism 
E)  Brokered democracy

Question 13

What is meant by Alexis de Toqueville's term, "tyranny of the majority"?

Accepted Answer

A)  When minority groups assert their interests over those of the majority 
B)  When presidents ignore the desires of the majority of citizens 
C)  When terrorists use threats or violence to force their will on a population 
D)  When a dominant group uses its control of government to trample the rights of minority groups 
E)  When those not in power attempt to seize control of the government 
A)  When minority groups assert their interests over those of the majority 
B)  When presidents ignore the desires of the majority of citizens 
C)  When terrorists use threats or violence to force their will on a population 
D)  When a dominant group uses its control of government to trample the rights of minority groups 
E)  When those not in power attempt to seize control of the government

Question 14

The Founding Fathers were driven by a mix of idealism and realism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

John Calhoun favored a system that would allow the federal government to dictate policies to the states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The principle of due process is guaranteed by the Fifth and Thirteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Contemporary political scientists often refer to which of the following as the first prominent exponent of a pluralist model of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Calhoun 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Alexander Hamilton 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  John Adams 
A)  John Calhoun 
B)  Thomas Jefferson 
C)  Alexander Hamilton 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  John Adams

Question 18

Which question(s) does Katz think is crucial in the design of democratic systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Are there minorities that need to be protected from the majority? 
B)  Do key groups in society trust and respect one another? 
C)  Does the threat to democracy come mainly from the rulers or the masses? 
D)  Are voters sufficiently educated and motivated to make political decisions? 
E)  Are equality and social justice central goals? 
A)  Are there minorities that need to be protected from the majority? 
B)  Do key groups in society trust and respect one another? 
C)  Does the threat to democracy come mainly from the rulers or the masses? 
D)  Are voters sufficiently educated and motivated to make political decisions? 
E)  Are equality and social justice central goals?

Question 19

Constitutional democracies stress order and a political economy above all else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best represents the ideas of John Locke?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meaningful freedom could not exist without written laws. 
B)  The rule of law was unacceptable because it suppressed individual freedoms. 
C)  Government must be free to function without restrictions. 
D)  The seventeenth century saw limited advances in the rule of law. 
E)  Reason is always influenced by passion. 
A)  Meaningful freedom could not exist without written laws. 
B)  The rule of law was unacceptable because it suppressed individual freedoms. 
C)  Government must be free to function without restrictions. 
D)  The seventeenth century saw limited advances in the rule of law. 
E)  Reason is always influenced by passion.

Which of the following best describes the theory of federalism?

The modern system of democracy is based on a single model, developed centuries ago.

Which of the following is the closest to a practicable model of direct democracy?

What was the legislative body of the United States was designed to be?

Thomas Jefferson was more worried about the potential for abuse in majority rule than Alexander Hamilton.

Which of the following leaders was the biggest champion of majority rule?

Which country has the modern world's first, and oldest, constitutional democracy?

Cosmopolitan democracy presupposes that the nation-state is less important in an age when we are all citizens of the world.

Which of the following landmark rules of law was achieved in seventeenth century Britain?

Which of the following factors has made some critics wonder if democracy is obsolete?

In establishing the American democratic republic, the Founding Fathers borrowed from the works of all of the following earlier thinkers EXCEPT

What tool enables branches of government to resist any illegitimate expansion of power by other branches?

What is meant by Alexis de Toqueville's term, "tyranny of the majority"?

The Founding Fathers were driven by a mix of idealism and realism.

John Calhoun favored a system that would allow the federal government to dictate policies to the states.

The principle of due process is guaranteed by the Fifth and Thirteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

Contemporary political scientists often refer to which of the following as the first prominent exponent of a pluralist model of democracy?

Which question(s) does Katz think is crucial in the design of democratic systems?

Constitutional democracies stress order and a political economy above all else.

Which of the following best represents the ideas of John Locke?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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Exam 4: Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

Which of the following best describes the theory of federalism?

The modern system of democracy is based on a single model, developed centuries ago.

Which of the following is the closest to a practicable model of direct democracy?

What was the legislative body of the United States was designed to be?

Thomas Jefferson was more worried about the potential for abuse in majority rule than Alexander Hamilton.

Which of the following leaders was the biggest champion of majority rule?

Which country has the modern world's first, and oldest, constitutional democracy?

Cosmopolitan democracy presupposes that the nation-state is less important in an age when we are all citizens of the world.

Which of the following landmark rules of law was achieved in seventeenth century Britain?

Which of the following factors has made some critics wonder if democracy is obsolete?

In establishing the American democratic republic, the Founding Fathers borrowed from the works of all of the following earlier thinkers EXCEPT

What tool enables branches of government to resist any illegitimate expansion of power by other branches?

What is meant by Alexis de Toqueville's term, "tyranny of the majority"?

The Founding Fathers were driven by a mix of idealism and realism.

John Calhoun favored a system that would allow the federal government to dictate policies to the states.

The principle of due process is guaranteed by the Fifth and Thirteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

Contemporary political scientists often refer to which of the following as the first prominent exponent of a pluralist model of democracy?

Which question(s) does Katz think is crucial in the design of democratic systems?

Constitutional democracies stress order and a political economy above all else.

Which of the following best represents the ideas of John Locke?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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