FEDERAL GOV FINAL REVIEW .docx

 In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power? Selected Answer: oligarchy Answers: oligarchy monarchy direct democracy totalitarian Response Feedback: Good work  Question 2 4 out of 4 points What political activities can people engage in other than running for office? Selected Answer: All of the statements are true. Answers: All of the statements are true. They can contribute money to a campaign or attend a rally in support of a political candidate whose views they favor. They can vote. They can write letters to members of Congress and to state and local politicians. Response Feedback: Good work  Question 3 4 out of 4 points Citizen engagement is crucial in a democracy. Selected Answer: True Answers: False

True Response Feedback: Good work  Question 4 4 out of 4 points Which following statement is true regarding citizen engagement in government? Selected Answer: Political engagement is easier for some citizens than others. Answers: Engagement in government is a result of how much money someone has. Political engagement is easier for some citizens than others. Political engagement is impossible due to barriers older generation place on young voters. None of the statements are true. Response Feedback: Good work  Question 5 4 out of 4 points The political process involves ________, ________, and ________. Selected Answer: voting, debates, elections Answers: voting, debates, elections partisan news media, misinformation, political power gerrymandering, voter suppression, misinformation scarcity of resources, political beliefs, struggle for power Response Feedback: Good work  Question 6 4 out of 4 points

According to the Great Compromise, how would representation in Congress be apportioned? Selected Answer: Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state's population and every state would have two senators. Answers: Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation. Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a state's population. Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state's population and every state would have two senators. Response Feedback: Good work  Question 7 4 out of 4 points In Federalist No. ________, James Madison dismissed concerns about the power of factions or special interests, arguing the new republic was too big and the interests of its people too diverse to allow the development of large, power political parties. Selected Answer: 10 Answers: 10 35 69 51 Response Feedback: Good work  Question 8 4 out of 4 points The Federalists supported the adoption and ratification of the 1787 Constitution. Selected Answer: True

Answers: False True Response Feedback: Good work  Question 9 4 out of 4 points During the Constitutional Convention and afterwards in the ratification process, Thomas Jefferson expressed concerns to John Adams that ________. Selected Answer: a bill of rights to protect citizens' freedoms was necessary and should be added to the Constitution Answers: George Washington would become the country's first president Congress would be a two-house legislature states would be given equal representation in the Senate a bill of rights to protect citizens' freedoms was necessary and should be added to the Constitution Response Feedback: Good work  Question 10 0 out of 4 points Purpose of a Constitution Selected Answer: Establishes the relationship between government and its people Answers: All statements are true Provides a method for amending Assigns powers and duties to governing institutions Establishes the relationship between government and its people Response That's not correct

Feedback:  Question 11 4 out of 4 points What key constitutional provisions define the scope of authority of the federal and state governments? Selected Answer: All of the statements are true. Answers: Bill of Rights; Fourteenth Amendment. All of the statements are true. Article I, Section 8; the supremacy clause of Article VI; and the Tenth Amendment. Article I, Sections 9 and 10. Response Feedback: Good work  Question 12 0 out of 4 points Which of the following is not a benefit of federalism? Selected Answer: Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action. Answers: Federalism encourages economic equality across the country. Federalism accommodates a diversity of opinion. Federalism promotes political participation. Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action. Response Feedback: That's not correct  Question 13 0 out of 4 points Which of the following statements is true about the disadvantages of federalism?

Selected Answer: Federalism can obstruct federal efforts to address national problems. Answers: Federalism can cause cross-state economic and social disparities, All of the statements are true. Federalism can trigger a race to the bottom, leading states to reduce workplace regulations. Federalism can obstruct federal efforts to address national problems. Response Feedback: That's not correct  Question 14 0 out of 4 points Which statement about venue shopping is true? Selected Answer: MADD steered the drinking age issue from the federal government down to the states. Answers: MADD steered the drinking age issue from the federal government down to the states. None of the statements are true. Both MADD and anti-abortion proponents redirected their advocacy from the states to the federal government. Anti-abortion advocates have steered the abortion issue from the states up to the federal government. Response Feedback: That's not correct  Question 15 0 out of 4 points Congress made the national drinking age 21. Selected Answer: True Answers: True

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