POL 110 FINAL EXAM PART 1
POL 110 Final Exam Part 1
This exam consist of 25 multiple choice questions and covers the material
in Chapters 1 through 5.
1.
Who was the
chief architect of the Constitution?
2.
By 2010, the
national debt was around ___________ trillion dollars.
3.
In a
parliamentary system, all power is invested in the national
4.
Winston
Churchill observed that democracy is
5.
In Germany,
research and teaching are “free” but subject to
6.
Who, notably,
said, “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing”?
7.
Which president
was physically disabled without most Americans even knowing?
8.
The Framers of
the Constitution intended to create a
9.
Double jeopardy
is forbidden in the
10.
The convention
in Philadelphia lasted about
11.
An ex post facto
law declares an act “illegal”
12.
Which classic
case involved prayer in public schools?
13. A bill of attainder
14.
The Supreme
Court’s landmark decision in Miller v. California focused on
15.
The amendment
that is probably the most important in terms of having the Bill of Rights apply
to the states is the
16.
The attorney
general was directed to bring a suit challenging the constitutionality of the
poll tax in
17.
Which case
involved an agreement between a factory and its workers that employed race as a
factor in hiring?
18.
The Supreme
Court ruled that separate educational facilities for the races are “inherently
unequal” in
19.
Which president
ordered that all Japanese Americans be removed from their homes in California
and placed them in relocation centers far from the coast?
20.
The text notes
congressional law on the matter of sexual harassment is
21.
The first
federal grants to the states began
22.
Officials
representing __________ states challenged the constitutionality of Obamacare in
the federal courts.
23.
The term
intergovernmental lobby refers to lobbying activities by
24.
The authors of
the text suggest that, today, the doctrine of dual federalism is
25.
The doctrine of
dual federalism grew out of a debate on the subject of
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