According to Hancock, unless citizens attempt to exercise their civil liberties and civil rights, a. The liberties and freedoms government is…

21. According to Hancock, unless citizens attempt to exercise their civil liberties and civil rights,a. The liberties and freedoms government is supposed to protect will not prevail.b. All of these.c. Federalism is unlikely to work well.d. Our ongoing experiment in democracy will not function.22. Which statement is true concerning the 14th Amendment?a. It has played an important role in racial discrimination vases.b. It contains the phrase “equal protection of the laws.”c. It contains the phrase “due process of law.”d. All of these.23. When there are tensions between federal and state govenments, citizens often have toa. Refuse to vote periodically to demonstrate independence.b. Move to states where there is less tension.c. Form corporations where they can advocate for change.d. Form social movements and interest groups to advocate for change.24. The presidencya. Was singularly responsible for his or her duties.b. Was a uniquely powerful individual.c. Relied on Congressional approval or backing for foreign affairs.d. All of these25. Smaller states argued that keeping representation equal in Congress was justified becausea. More of the Convention members were from their states.b. Representatives reflected the attitudes of the state, so the number was irrelevant.c. The smaller states had more natural resources, and this economic advantage made up for the size difference.d. The smaller states had been settled longer and the citizens were better educated.26. Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding social movements?a. Social movements challenged divine right monarchies in the 18th century.b. Social movements originated in response to the notion that there should be broader distributions of power.c. Social movements originated in western societies.d. Social movements never attempted to address the issue of slavery.27. The role of the Supreme Court in determining constitutionality of laws is still debated today.a. FALSEb. TRUE28. The Civil War Amendments were intended to protect the former slaves as they became citizens after the Civil War, but their protections have been extended to other groups such as women, Asians, gays, etc.a. TRUEb. FALSE29. The Constitution wasa. Superior to all three branches of government.b. Dependent on supporting laws passed by the Constitutional Convention.c. Written and enacted by the legislature.d. None of these.30. Although the American Constitution specified the powers and duties of each branch of government,a. Much of it was experimental.b. It was a fairly complex system.c. All of these.d. The delegates understood that many of the vague terms in the Constitution would have to be worked out in the future.31. In the period of the 1950s-70s, federal power decentralized from the federal government to the states and then began to centralize again in the 1980s.a. TRUEb. FALSE32. There is a tension between the centralized federal government and localized state interests that creates problems in governance.a. TRUEb. FALSE33. In effect, the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution makes clear thata. The states must always defer to the federal government when there are conflicts in law.b. The federal and state governments must always defer to the Constitution on all matters of law.c. The federal government must always defer tot he states when there are conflicts in law.d. The individuals must defer to either the state or federal government laws with no redress.34. According to Hancock, the reason we consider the four overarching civil liberties “overarching” is because they area. Rarely disputed.b. So similar.c. Fundamental rights that affect our daily lives a lot.d. Not subject to interpretation.35. What is “equal protection review”?a. None of these.b. It is process that the court does with Congress to make sure that none of their laws violate the 14th Amendment.c. It is the window of time the court needs to look at a discrimination case and see it it warrants a hearing.d. It is three types of methods or standards the court applies to determine if a law violates the 14th Amendment.36. According to Jack Rakove, there were three solutions that the Constitution had to provide:a. Supremacy of the Constitution as law of the land, federalism, and the separation of powers.b. Separation of powers, the creation of the presidency, and federalism.c. Supremacy of the Constitution as law of the land, federalism, and the role of the president.d. Foreign policy with other countries, separation of powers, and supremacy of the chief executive.37. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Articles of Confederation?a. The national government had to rely on the individual states to raise troops.b. The national government could demand funds from the individual states to fund its operations.c. The national government had the power to raise troops.d. The national government had the power to tax.38. The 5th Amendment covers what right of a defendant?a. Against double jeopardy, or being tried twice for the same crime.b. All of these.c. Jury trial.d. Protection against self-incrimination.39. What is NOT an overarching, or fundamental, civil liberty?a. Freedom of speech.b. Freedom to drive a vehicle.c. Rights of the accused.d. Freedom of religion.40. Madison’s personal experiences of abuse of power in legislatures came froma. His time as governor of Virginia.b. None of these.c. His time as a professor at the University of Virginia.d. His time as a member of the Virginia Assembly.41. People living in each state of the Unites States are governed bya. By state authority overwhelmingly.b. By national authority overwhelmingly.c. None of these.d. By both a state and federal authority.42. In a federal system, constituents are provided with:a. Less opportunity to engage with public officials.b. Multiple opportunities to engage with public officials.c. Less participation in democratic processes.d. Less involvement in policy-making.43. What are the characteristics of a social movement?a. Just another word for the activities of an interest groupb. An unorganized collection of citizens fighting for a vague set of beliefs.c. An organized series of protests by people with common interests but not wishing to work with political elites.d. Collective challenges by people with common interests, working with members of the political elite.44. A Miranda warning is whena. The police advise you of all of your “rights of the accused” while they arrest you and before they try to question you.b. The district attorney brings you before a grand jury.c. The police charge you with a crime.d. The police have questioned you and you need an attorney.45. A primary concern of Madison was to prevent corruption in Congress.a. FALSEb. TRUE46. American government collapsed in 1774-75 becausea. Colonists began to ignore the governors appointed by the king and set up their own conventions and committees.b. Rebels in Massachusetts did the Boston Tea Party.c. The legislature in Virginia declared independence from the British empire.d. Americans stopped paying their taxes, so that by 1776 90 percent were in a tax rebellion.47. James Madison confronted which of the following “stock themes” of political theory?a. If one were a republican, it would be easy to be a nationalist.b. Republican governments could only exist in small, homogenous societies.c. Large, centralized governments, like monarchies, were the best.d. All of these.48. John Brown, Gabriel Prosser, and Nat Turner personified the use of direct social actiona. By violent means to end slavery.b. By violent means to end taxation without representation.c. By non-violent means to end taxation without representation.d. By non-violent means to end slavery.49. What clauses or components does the 14th Amendment have?a. Equal protection of the law and due process of law.b. Automatic citizenship to natural-born citizens; equal protection of the laws.c. Automatic citizenship to natural-born citizens; equal protection of the law; due process of law.d. Due process clause and automatic citizenship to natural-born citizens.50. Americans wanted more certainty in their governance, therefore,a. They liked the fact that Parliament could act quickly on matters, but they did not like the members of Parliament.b. They did not like the fact that there was not a written British Constitution that they could cite to protect their interests.c. They were fine with Parliament determining what was law, they just wanted their own representatives in London.d. None of these.