Exam 15: Democratic Government in the United States

A pure democracy is a political system under which:

The potential development of a third party prevents the two major parties from being responsive to the demands of the people.

The military-industrial complex is the nexus between defense industries, the Pentagon, and:

What is the historical development of the U.S. government? Why was compromise important in the writing of the U.S. Constitution?

Pressure groups play an important role in trying to shape public opinion.

The U.S. government is a constitutional government.

A two-party system seldom shows sharp and clear-cut differences in program or principle.

The United States has a federal government which operates on:

The direct democracy approach is least used in California as exemplified by the recall of Governor Gray Davis and election of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003.

The Constitution divided the national government into three branches: the executive, legislative, and:

What are an individual's inalienable rights? Why are rights never absolute? Why does the right to freedoms involve the duty of respecting the freedoms of others?

Supplementing and modifying the principle of separation of powers is:

Those powers expressly delegated by the Constitution are called:

Rights are never absolute. Furthermore, rights involve duties.

Under the 1974 federal election laws, individual contributors could only give $1,000 to a candidate's primary general election campaign, whereas a PAC could give $5,000.