In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: What best the elite theory?Answer: The idea that a group of wealthy individuals dominate the government policy-making. Question: Theory is ...Answer: 1.The public interest is normally served in the US through the process of bargaining and compromise.2. Organized interest groups fairly shape the public by broadly representing the interests of America. Question: Which characteristic of American is conerned with the rights of the minority?Answer: the bill of guarantee of civil liberties Question: Interest and political parties both promote US democracy by...Answer: linking the citizens to the process Question: What is a tenet of representative Democracy?Answer: should acquire power through competitions of peoples vote. Question: The system of government set up in the Constitutional tends to..Answer: Favor the status quo as opposed to political . Question: Court justices were given tenure subject to good behavior by the framers of the constitution in order to ensure that...Answer: justices are free from direct power. Question: the declaration of wasAnswer: a lawyers brief the revolution Question: a non of the articles of confederationAnswer: the national government had too much . Question: one did not lead to the constitutional convention of 1787 was...Answer: dissatisfaction over safeguards of rights and liberties. Question: Under Americas fisrt , the articles of confederationAnswer: was a unicameral legislature Question: what was the biggest problem with the of confederationAnswer: tha national government could not lay and taxes. Question: that was NOT decided at the constitutional convention was...Answer: qualifications of the electorate Question: the importance of Shays to the development of the Consitution was that itAnswer: indicated that a , constitutionally designed national government was needed to protect property and maintain order. Question: what is the result of the great ?Answer: The Senate represents state interests, while the house of mirrors the population proportionally Question: American political culture is characterized by strong support for all the following exceptAnswer: the rule of lawlimited governmentindividual (*)economic equality Question: the fathers were...Answer: young, wealthy, and well-educated Question: what platn proposed the Convention called for a bicameral legislature?Answer: the Connecticut (great) Question: The president nominates Supreme Court justices, who must be confirmed by the senate. Once appointed, those justices usually serve for life. this is an example Answer: separation of powers checks and Question: What was the of the Great Compromise?Answer: States were represented in the upper house and individuals were represented in the house Question: Under the original constitution, branch of government were (are) selected directly by citizens?Answer: The house of Question: how does the Constitution provide an check on the judicial branch?Answer: by nominating federal , subject to Senate confirmation Question: james Madison believed that groups, or factions, compete within our democratic system. the result would be effective policy-making. what is madisons theory?Answer: Question: What is NOT a of the separation of powersAnswer: it results in , but hasty, decision-making Question: The constitution was origninally ratified in 1788, the regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy?Answer: of members of the house of representatives. Question: what is the basis of James madisons of the federalist paper no. 10?Answer: a balanced government can control factions and prevent one faction from too much power. Question: any law by legislature that punishes an individual without a trial, under the constitution, violates the constitutional concept of Answer: a bill of Question: the outcome of the between the constitution and the states is determined byAnswer: the clause Question: a law that goes into effect declaring that a business practice that has been legal in the past will be illegal in the future, and the law is made retroactive. why would the supreme court likely rule that Answer: it would be an ex post law Question: what is the relationship congress and the supreme court?Answer: Congress can impeach a supreme justice. Question: the clause in the constitution states that...Answer: the constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the law of the land. Question: evidence that the framers of the may have distrusted the common people is..Answer: the method by which the president is Question: which of the following statements reflects the pluralist theory of politics?Answer: public policies emerge from compromise reached among competing Question: what best characterizes the of the framers of the constitution towards slavery?Answer: there was to limit slavery but political considerations made that impossible Question: the constitution prohibits the states from doing EXCEPT...Answer: determining for voting Question: Which of the following is true the system of checks and balances?Answer: the senate must ratify treaties negotiated by the president they become a law. Question: which of the following is an example of and balances, as est. by the constitution?Answer: the requirement that presidential appointments to the court be approved by the senate Question: Which of the following was the most important effect of replacing the Aritles of with the Constitution?Answer: the creation of a strong, national Question: the 10th has been interpreted by the supreme court toAnswer: powers to the states Question: which of the following is filed when an imprisioned wants to be brought before a judge so the judge can determine whether his or hers imprisonment is legal? Answer: habeas petition Question: which of the following is argues by Madison in the federalist paper no. 10?Answer: a of republican representation helps limit the excess of factionalism Question: the federalist paper no 10, james madison argues that factions in the are Answer: natural by controllable by Question: how did the antifederalists from the federalists?Answer: the antifederalist believed that a strong central government would be too distant from the . Question: what is NOT an argument?Answer: a that the bill of rights was unnecessary Question: what most acurately describles the Federalist ?Answer: a collection of arguing the merits of the constitution. |
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
kate87655
Popular History sets