POL 2301 Unit III Assessment

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POL 2301 Unit III Assessment • Which statement below is correct? Federalist Paper #54 provided assurance that placing the leadership of the country in the hands of one person was not dangerous. The Federalists argued against the ratification of the Constitution. North Carolina became the 12th state to approve the Constitution in 1788. One of the objections raised to the Constitution's new government was that it did not set term limits for members of Congress or the president. Question 2 2 Points Which is not an advantage of federalism? distribution of power protection against tyranny prevention of unnecessary tariffs increasing citizen participation Question 3 2 Points John Locke's political philosophy influence on key founding documents can be identified through the inclusion of what? citizen rights government protections citizen rights and governmental protections property rights Question 4 2 Points According to the Great Compromise, how would representation in Congress be apportioned? Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation. Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state's population, and every state would have two senators. Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a state's population. Question 5 2 Points Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?
The national government was too strong compared to the states. Amendments were too easy to ratify. Congress imposed excessive taxes. Congress lacked the specific power to tax. Question 6 2 Points One of the primary purposes of federalism is not: safeguarding state interests creating a strong union led by a capable central government balancing the forces of decentralization and centralization unbalancing the forces of decentralization and centralization Question 7 2 Points What is true of John Locke's ideas on property rights? They were frowned upon by the majority of the American colonists. They maintained that one should only take their share and not deprive others of their share. They included the idea that free white women had as much right to property as free white males. They emerged from teachings in the Roman Catholic Church. Question 8 2 Points Federalism is: an institutional arrangement that creates two relatively autonomous levels of government. a governmental arrangement subordinating the central authority. was part of the Articles of Confederation. a system in which there is little interaction between levels of government. Question 9 2 Points A decentralized form of government aimed at reinvigorating state and local power while reducing federal spending is called what? Modernism Progressivism New Federalism Economization Question 10 2 Points Which is true of the separation of powers and checks and balances?
Helps maintain the democratic system in the United States. Were elements established in the Articles of Confederation. Were ideas carrying over from British Parliament. Were amended in the Bill of Rights. Question 11 2 Points Which Constitutional doctrine ensures that states cannot enact laws that take away the Constitutional rights of American citizens who are protected by the Bill of Rights? Selective incorporation Establishment Clause Undue burden test Prior restraint Question 12 2 Points Which of the following is a federal law passed after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which broadened the federal government's ability to monitor electronic communications and made it easier for law enforcement to obtain search warrants. Miranda Act USA PATRIOT Act Civil Rights Act Electronic Communications Act Question 13 2 Points Which is true of equal treatment? It applies only in the judicial system. It is limited to ethnicity and race. It is a government protection applying only to disabled veterans. It is a requirement of the government to all citizens. Question 14 2 Points Which is true of civil rights? They are the same as civil liberties. They guarantee freedom from arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by the government. They include a specific right to privacy. They led to the eradication of segregation in schools. Question 15 2 Points
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