City College of San FranciscoPOLS 1 7.4 Midterm Exam_ American Government 79387-933. Score for this quiz: 98 out of 100.

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7.4 Midterm Exam Due Oct 18 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 16 Time Limit 120 Minutes Instrucঞons A‚empt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 51 minutes 98 out of 100 Score for th... is quiz: 98 out of 100 Submitted Oct 14 at 1:56am. Question 1 2 / 2 pts Each citizen having one vote demonstrates political equality. equality of opportunity. mandated freedoms. social equality. a republic. Question 2 2 / 2 pts When one person has the same chance to succeed in life as another, this is called equality of opportunity. political equality. social order. equality of outcome. equality of results. Question 3 2 / 2 pts One example of government focus on equality of outcome is affirmative action programs. early education programs. after school education programs. a guarantee of the chance to succeed. government-provided libraries. Question 4 2 / 2 pts While majority rule is defined as decision making by 50 percent plus one person, _________ is defined as decision making by most participants. plurality rule universal participation acquiescence rule by the people political equality Question 5 2 / 2 pts The power to coin money belongs to __________ and the power to grant divorces belongs to the federal government; the states. both the states and the federal government; the states. the states; both the states and the federal government. the federal government; both the states and the federal government. the states; the federal government. Question 6 2 / 2 pts A proponent of states’ rights and enumerated powers would be more likely to quote the _________ Amendment to the Constitution. Tenth First Eighth Fourteenth Sixteenth Question 7 2 / 2 pts The basic definition of public opinion is the collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question. the underlying attitude of citizens toward their government. polling and survey results of the population. support for or opposition to candidates or proposals. Question 8 2 / 2 pts The process whereby one becomes aware of politics, learns political facts, and forms political values is called political education. political socialization. political coming-of-age. political coming-of-age. Question 9 2 / 2 pts The major agents of early socialization in the United States are family, school, community, and peers. religion and social class. economics, television, and the Internet. family, religion, and political party. Question 10 2 / 2 pts The First Amendment within the Bill of Rights, “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” can be seen as guaranteeing a civil liberty. a positive right. a civil right. a corrective right. Question 11 2 / 2 pts The establishment clause of the First Amendment prohibits government from sponsoring or supporting religious activity. prevents the government from interfering with the exercise of religion establishes Protestantism as the official religion of the United States. keeps Congress from making other amendments official without a Supreme Court ruling Question 12 2 / 2 pts In its 2011 decision Snyder v. Phelps, the Supreme Court affirmed the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to picket funerals to communicate their belief that God punishes the military for tolerating homosexuality. picket Planned Parenthood clinics with images of guns. call for the violent overthrow of the Supreme Court. legally remove a statue of the Ten Commandments from a public park if their own tablet reading, “God Hates America” was not also accepted for display. Question 13 16 / 16 pts Question 14 13 / 15 pts Your Answer: Question 15 15 / 15 pts Question 16 30 / 30 pts You have been transported back in time to advise the Founding Fathers on the possible consequences of the Constitution they are writing. Write a 3-4 paragraph letter to these men. (a) In the first two paragraphs, summarize your understanding of what the drafters of the Constitution sought to achieve with their new government (what were their main concerns and how did this influence the design of the Constitution). (b) In the remaining paragraphs, explain to them what they would get two centuries later (given your knowledge of history and your understanding of democratic theory). [Show More]

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