Exam 9: American Politics and Government

The authors contend that legislatures in developed democratic countries have four main functions: representative, deliberative, legislative, and supervisory. How do these functions help to facilitate the political process, and to what extent are they interrelated?

What is the main role of the media in a democracy? What criticism can you make of how the media function?

If the Bill of Rights limits the ability of government to act, how does this weaken democracy? Is a Bill of Rights a good or negative thing for democratic government?

In 2015 in the case of _____________, a divided Supreme Court ruled that gay couples had the right to marry.

The _______________--literally, "produce the body"--is a legal document requiring that a prisoner be brought before a court to determine whether he or she is being lawfully held in jail.

Discuss what is meant by the concept of judicial review. In so doing, please consider whether judicial review is necessary in a democracy.

A member of the U.S. House of Representatives serves for ______________ before having to run for reelection.

On the matter of presidential elections, which of the following is incorrect?