Question 1

What happens when partisanship is intensified and government is divided?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Identify that

Question 2

Which of the following is one reason for the popularity of proposing amendments to the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans feel strongly that the equal protection clause is insufficient for prohibiting all forms of discrimination. 
B) Groups frustrated by their inability to get things done in Congress hope to bypass it. 
C) People get impatient while waiting for their case to get to the Supreme Court,so they try to bypass it. 
D) Special-interest groups try to get around current amendments by proposing new ones. 
A) Americans feel strongly that the equal protection clause is insufficient for prohibiting all forms of discrimination. 
B) Groups frustrated by their inability to get things done in Congress hope to bypass it. 
C) People get impatient while waiting for their case to get to the Supreme Court,so they try to bypass it. 
D) Special-interest groups try to get around current amendments by proposing new ones.

Question 3

Governance in which one party controls both the White House and both houses of Congress is referred to as what?

Accepted Answer

A) unified government 
B) checks and balances 
C) divided government 
D) autocracy 
A) unified government 
B) checks and balances 
C) divided government 
D) autocracy

Question 4

Describe changes in technology since the Constitution was written and how they have affected both the public's view of government and the operation of government.Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Identify chang

Question 5

Under the __________ approach to constitutional interpretation,the document is assumed to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the times.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under the __________ approach to constitutional interpretation,the...

Question 6

Which of the following is a drawback of divided government?

Accepted Answer

A) It leads to a significant decrease in governmental performance. 
B) It makes it difficult for voters to hold anyone or any party accountable. 
C) It makes Congress unable to check the power of the president. 
D) It leads to lower trust in government. 
A) It leads to a significant decrease in governmental performance. 
B) It makes it difficult for voters to hold anyone or any party accountable. 
C) It makes Congress unable to check the power of the president. 
D) It leads to lower trust in government.

Question 7

The U.S.Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of the Articles of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Unity 
B) Revolution 
C) America 
D) Confederation 
A) Unity 
B) Revolution 
C) America 
D) Confederation

Question 8

Generally,the Electoral College does not function the way the Framers intended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A(n)__________ is a type of government in which one person with unlimited power rules.

Accepted Answer

A) autocracy 
B) republic 
C) unified government 
D) oligarchy 
A) autocracy 
B) republic 
C) unified government 
D) oligarchy

Question 10

Which of the following allows Congress to create legislation to make needed changes without amending the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) congressional elaboration 
B) executive privilege 
C) impoundment 
D) executive order 
A) congressional elaboration 
B) executive privilege 
C) impoundment 
D) executive order

Question 11

Recent political science research indicates that a divided system of government leads to which of the following when compared to other systems of government?

Accepted Answer

A) a stronger economy 
B) more political corruption 
C) more protests 
D) better performance 
A) a stronger economy 
B) more political corruption 
C) more protests 
D) better performance

Question 12

Which of the following is a major reason the U.S.Constitution has endured for 225 years?

Accepted Answer

A) due to the power it concentrates in the chief executive 
B) due to the face that it created an independent judiciary 
C) due to the public's widespread acceptance of the Constitution 
D) due to the fact that it gives most power to the states 
A) due to the power it concentrates in the chief executive 
B) due to the face that it created an independent judiciary 
C) due to the public's widespread acceptance of the Constitution 
D) due to the fact that it gives most power to the states

Question 13

Explain the process for amending the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Identify the t

Question 14

Compare and contrast the originalist and adaptive approaches to constitutional amendment.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Describe the o

Question 15

How has the power to amend the Constitution been used to change the power of the government and the people? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that a

Question 16

The U.S.Constitution is the oldest,and one of the shortest,written constitutions in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Article II of the Constitution addresses the powers of the __________ branch.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Article II of the Constitution addresses the...

Question 18

Which article provides that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land?

Accepted Answer

A) Article II 
B) Article VII 
C) Article V 
D) Article VI 
A) Article II 
B) Article VII 
C) Article V 
D) Article VI

Question 19

How has the development of new communication technologies affected the system of checks and balances?

Accepted Answer

A) They have added to the powers of the president. 
B) They have decreased the power of the judiciary. 
C) They have decreased the power of interest groups. 
D) They have increased the power of political parties. 
A) They have added to the powers of the president. 
B) They have decreased the power of the judiciary. 
C) They have decreased the power of interest groups. 
D) They have increased the power of political parties.

Question 20

The president has no formal authority over constitutional amendments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What happens when partisanship is intensified and government is divided?

Which of the following is one reason for the popularity of proposing amendments to the Constitution?

Governance in which one party controls both the White House and both houses of Congress is referred to as what?

Describe changes in technology since the Constitution was written and how they have affected both the public's view of government and the operation of government.Provide examples.

Under the __________ approach to constitutional interpretation,the document is assumed to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the times.

Which of the following is a drawback of divided government?

The U.S.Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of the Articles of __________.

Generally,the Electoral College does not function the way the Framers intended.

A(n)__________ is a type of government in which one person with unlimited power rules.

Which of the following allows Congress to create legislation to make needed changes without amending the Constitution?

Recent political science research indicates that a divided system of government leads to which of the following when compared to other systems of government?

Which of the following is a major reason the U.S.Constitution has endured for 225 years?

Explain the process for amending the Constitution.

Compare and contrast the originalist and adaptive approaches to constitutional amendment.

How has the power to amend the Constitution been used to change the power of the government and the people? Provide examples.

The U.S.Constitution is the oldest,and one of the shortest,written constitutions in the world.

Article II of the Constitution addresses the powers of the __________ branch.

Which article provides that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land?

How has the development of new communication technologies affected the system of checks and balances?

The president has no formal authority over constitutional amendments.

Constitutional Democracy

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

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Exam 2: Constitutional Foundations

What happens when partisanship is intensified and government is divided?

Which of the following is one reason for the popularity of proposing amendments to the Constitution?

Governance in which one party controls both the White House and both houses of Congress is referred to as what?

Describe changes in technology since the Constitution was written and how they have affected both the public's view of government and the operation of government.Provide examples.

Under the __________ approach to constitutional interpretation,the document is assumed to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the times.

Which of the following is a drawback of divided government?

The U.S.Constitution was adopted in response to the weaknesses of the Articles of __________.

Generally,the Electoral College does not function the way the Framers intended.

A(n)__________ is a type of government in which one person with unlimited power rules.

Which of the following allows Congress to create legislation to make needed changes without amending the Constitution?

Recent political science research indicates that a divided system of government leads to which of the following when compared to other systems of government?

Which of the following is a major reason the U.S.Constitution has endured for 225 years?

Explain the process for amending the Constitution.

Compare and contrast the originalist and adaptive approaches to constitutional amendment.

How has the power to amend the Constitution been used to change the power of the government and the people? Provide examples.

The U.S.Constitution is the oldest,and one of the shortest,written constitutions in the world.

Article II of the Constitution addresses the powers of the __________ branch.

Which article provides that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land?

How has the development of new communication technologies affected the system of checks and balances?

The president has no formal authority over constitutional amendments.

Constitutional Democracy

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters