The Founders realized that good citizenship was rooted in a strong government and widespread wealth.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
According to political philosopher John Locke, society and government were established to protect the rights of the individual.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Habits of free association and traditions of local self-government were the qualities that Alexis de Tocqueville believed made American democracy great.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Tocqueville also believed that great widespread wealth and a growing economy made American democracy operate efficiently.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Tocqueville believed that average Americans were good citizens because they could make the connection between self-interest and the common good.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
In the United States, alien residents can vote and hold public office.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The expected role of a citizen in a constitutional democracy differs from that of a citizen in a dictatorship because the citizen of a democracy becomes a critical and participating member of the political community. 	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The expected role of a citizen in a dictatorship is passive obedience and unquestioned loyalty to the state.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
A native-born citizen who goes through the process of becoming a citizen is referred to as a naturalized citizen.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
A naturalized citizen is a resident alien who goes through the process of becoming a citizen.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Resident aliens in the United States do not have the obligation to obey all the laws.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Political rights in the United States are those which must be earned by being good citizens and approved by the government.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Civil rights can be taken away if citizens violate society's laws.    	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Effective citizens are those who vote only if an election is close and their votes would count.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Participating as citizens to ensure that government complies with its contractual obligations to us as individuals is the definition of an effective citizen.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Citizen empowerment is the knowledge and belief that citizens can be effective in their roles as citizens when the need and opportunity arises.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The motto of the American ideal is E. Pluribus Unum which means out of many, one.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Maintaining public order becomes the most important civic virtue to maintain political stability given the continuing diverse nature of the American population.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Changes in telecommunications technology have made it easier to become effective citizens by making it possible to become better informed.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The Japanese and German constitutions written after World War II were greatly influenced and incorporated American constitutional ideals.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Most modern democracies not only admired and imitated the U. S. Constitution's Bill of Rights but also an independent judiciary.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Most of the world's democracies have adopted a parliamentary form of government in which the legislative and executive are merged in one body.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The parliamentary form of government is popular among most of the world's democracies because the people elect the executive who appoints members of the legislature.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
American Bill of Rights inspired the Four Freedoms (1941. and the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948..  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
"Penumbra" is a term used by Supreme Court Justice Douglas to say that the Constitution contains very few words (4000. because it was intended to be easily understood.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The Supreme Court protects rights not listed in the Constitution because they are implied by other rights in the Bill of Rights.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
By a strict construction of the Constitution is meant that the Constitution should be interpreted by adhering as close to the original intent of the Framers.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Those judges who believe that the Constitution ought to be amended more often adhere to a philosophy of strict construction of the Constitution.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Judges who apply a broad construction to the Constitution are applying the words of the Constitution to the circumstances of a changing world.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Interpreting the Constitution exactly as the Framers wrote it is called a broad construction of the Constitution.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Judicial restraint is the action of judges deferring to legislative interpretation rather than their own.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The belief that the process of making judicial decisions should be long and rigorous is called judicial restraint.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Judicial activism is the view that judges should apply the principles of the Constitution to changing circumstances without abandoning the basic principles in the process.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The function of the Supreme Court in challenging lower court decisions which stray from the basic intent of the Constitution is called judicial activism.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Negative rights prevent the government from acting in a certain way or requiring the government not to act in a way that violates individual rights.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The U. S. Constitution has been amended (changed. only 27 times in over 200 years because it has proved difficult to amend.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Because the Constitution forbids using the amending process except at certain designated times, it has been amended only 27 times in over 200 years.  	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
Unenumerated rights are those which are listed elsewhere in the Constitution outside the Bill of Rights.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The Founders believed that it was important to return to fundamental rights because each generation must be reminded of that government's reason for being and the principles by which it operated. 	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
In the debate whether liberty or order best advances the interests or goals of government, the consensus in the United States believe that a balance between order and liberty will best achieve those goals. 	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The great fear of energetic government is that without proper checks and restraints, it could become oppressive.   	1	True   	False   	   	   	   	
The Founders realized that good citizenship was rooted in a free press and   	3	a strong government   	widespread wealth   	universal education   	a homogeneous population   	   	
Political philosopher John Locke believed that society and government were established to   	3	promote the interests of an elite class   	secure the wealth of a nation   	protect the rights of the individual   	support a stable social system   	   	
In his book, Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville praised American democracy because it possessed what two important qualities  	2	a widespread population and an industrious population    	traditions of local self government and habits of free      association  	great widespread wealth and a growing economy   	a commitment to a balance between an agricultural and an      industrial society and widespread wealth  	   	
De Tocqueville felt that the average Americans were good citizens because they could make the important connection between the common good and  	1	enlightened self-interest   	individual sacrifice   	great personal wealth   	religious zealousness   	   	
What rights do citizens possess and resident aliens do not?    	3	right to acquire and own property   	obligation to obey all the laws   	right to vote and to hold public office   	right to due process of law   	   	
A naturalized citizen is    	2	a native-born resident of the United States   	a resident alien who goes through the process of becoming      a citizen  	a native-born citizen who goes through the process of      becoming a citizen  	a resident alien who bypasses the process of becoming a      citizen by paying the necessary fee  	   	
What is the expected role of a citizen in a constitutional democracy as contrasted from that of a citizen in a dictatorship?   	3	passive obedience and unquestioning loyalty   	critical but unquestioned loyalty to the state   	critical and participating member of the political community   	unquestioned deference to authority   	   	
Civil rights differ from political rights in what important respect?    	1	They protect us in our private lives from the arbitrary and       unfair actions of government.  	They allow us to participate in our own governance.   	We must earn them by being good citizens.   	They can be taken away if we violate society's laws.   	   	
It is important to fulfill our duty to be effective citizens which means that we should   	2	obey only those laws which serve our self-interest   	participate as citizens to ensure that government complies      with its contractual obligations to us as individuals  	vote only if an election is close and our vote would make a      difference  	pay only those taxes we believe are fair and just   	   	
To be effective citizens in a constitutional democracy, we must understand each of these beliefs, commitments and skills EXCEPT  	3	we must share a broad agreement about civic values in      defining the ultimate ends of the society we established  	we must believe in principle of rule of law, popular      sovereignty and freedom of express which realize the civic      values 	while it is helpful, it is really not necessary to know our      government's history and how it operates  	our civic dispositions and behaviors must depend on      tolerance, fairness, a respect for the opinions of others and a      commitment to truth 	   	
Citizen empowerment is best described as    	1	knowledge and belief that citizens can be effective in their      roles as citizens when the need and opportunity arises  	the ability to do nothing in the belief that other citizens will      do the right thing  	the ability to make your government take notice by not      exercising your right to vote  	the ability to illegally demonstrate as mobs to make your      government take notice of their slothfulness  	   	
What does the American ideal and motto E Pluribus Unum mean?    	4	out of one, many   	out of many, many   	out of one, one   	out of many, one   	   	
Given the continuing diverse nature of the American population, what civic virtue becomes very important to maintain political stability?  	2	public order   	social and political tolerance   	belief in absolute equality   	belief in absolute democracy   	   	
Citizenship has been changed by what break through in modern technology?   	3	atomic technology   	missile technology   	telecommunication technology   	automotive technology   	   	
Which of these democratic institutions would telecommunications least impact by making it easier and more feasible?   	1	voting   	interest group organizing   	enhancement of civil rights   	political party organizing   	   	
A fundamental difference between citizens and resident aliens is that only citizens may   	3	enjoy the protections of the Bill of Rights   	engage in social and political actions   	participate in their own governance   	buy and sell real estate   	   	
Because many Americans believe that their own opportunity to succeed is related to the well-being of society, they   	1	act for the common good out of enlightened self-interest   	put aside civic virtue for the sake of their families   	respect and accept the opinions of elected public officials   	reject classical republicanism in favor of the natural rights      philosophy  	   	
American constitutional ideals were written in which of these Constitutions?   	4	French Constitution of 1791   	Latin American Constitutions of 1820's   	Japan and Germany after World War II   	all of these   	   	
After the Bill of Rights, the most widely admired and imitated feature of the U. S. Constitution throughout the world has been the establishment of  	3	a two-house national legislature   	a limited bureaucracy   	an independent judiciary   	a President with few limitations   	   	
Most of the world's democracies have adopted a parliamentary form of government in which   	1	legislative and executive are in a single body   	legislative and executive branches are separated   	legislature and executive are separately elected by the people   	the people elect the executive who appoints members of the      legislature  	   	
Four Freedoms (1941. and U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948. were strongly inspired by the American   	3	Federal System   	Separation of Powers Principle   	Bill of Rights   	State Constitutions   	   	
By using the term "Penumbra," Justice Douglas was saying that the Constitution   	1	protects unlisted rights because they are implied by other      rights in the Bill of Rights  	contains very few words because it was intended to be      understood  	was very flexible because it was easy to amend   	ought to be amended more often   	   	
By a strict construction of the Constitution is meant that the Constitution   	2	ought to be amended more often   	should be interpreted by adhering as closely as possible to      the original intents of the Framers  	is written in such a way as to be very primitive to those who      ignore it  	is very short but to the point   	   	
By a broad construction of the Constitution is meant that the Constitution   	4	must be interpreted exactly as the Framers wrote it   	covers a very broad area of topics   	while very short covers a large area of issues   	may be broadly interpreted by judges who have considerable      leeway in applying the words of the Constitution to the      circumstances of a changing world 	   	
Judicial restraint is a philosophy which states that    	1	strong limitations should be placed on the discretionary      powers of judges and that laws that protect rights should      result from the political process of passing laws 	a very rigorous process of investigation should precede the      appointment of judges  	the process of making judicial decisions should be long and      rigorous  	the public should elect judges   	   	
The ideal of judicial activism is for judges to    	2	retire for their 75th birthday   	apply the principles of the Constitution to changing      circumstances without losing its basic principles in the      process 	challenge lower court decisions which stray from the basic      intent of the Constitution  	present themselves as physically active when testifying at      their confirmation hearings before the U. S. Senate  	   	
In a constitutional democracy, citizens are expected to    	4	promote their individual rights without regard to the common      good  	allow the government to assume responsibility for solving      social problems  	ignore their own personal interests when making political      choices  	think critically about public issues and participate in public      affairs  	   	
One of the fundamental civic principles of our nation is    	3	allegiance to political parties   	equality of condition   	the rule of law   	legislative supremacy   	   	
Negative rights differ from positive rights in that they    	3	guarantee what a government is required to do   	ensure that government will act in a certain way   	prevent the government from acting in a certain way or      requiring the government not to act  	insist that the government will help citizens exercise their      rights  	   	
Why has the U. S. Constitution been amended (changed. only 27 times in more than 200 years?   	4	It is so close to perfect that it is unnecessary.   	There is so much agreement on what it means that it is      unnecessary.  	It forbids amendments except at certain times.   	It has proved difficult to amend.   	   	
Unenumerated rights are those which are    	3	listed elsewhere in the Constitution outside the Bill of Rights   	those listed in the Bill of Rights with other rights in the same      amendment  	not listed or enumerated in the Constitution   	left to individuals to enforce by themselves and not depend      on government  	   	
Modern technology has made which of the following theoretically possible?   	2	a more pluralistic society   	a more direct form of democracy   	a decreased reliance on the rule of law   	a decreased need for local government   	   	
Why did the Founders believe it was important to return to fundamental principles?   	2	Contemporary society has little to teach us.   	Good government cannot continue to exist unless each      generation is reminded of that government's reason for being      and the principles by which it operated. 	The present and future are not good guides to good      government.  	Past governments have always been better than present      governments.  	   	
In the great debate, which value, liberty or order best advances the interests of the goals of government?   	4	where liberty is more valued than order   	where order is more valued than liberty   	where personal wealth is more valued than either order or      liberty  	where liberty is balanced with order as the circumstances      dictate  	   	
What is the great danger to energetic government?    	4	It could become too ineffective to get things done.   	It demands an energetic people to manage it.   	It requires an energetic bureaucracy which is impossible.   	It could become oppressive.   	   	
A basic difference between the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is that the Bill of Rights   	1	is enforceable by an authorized government   	enumerates more rights   	is democratic   	is a clearer statement of rights and privileges   	   	
People who favor a policy of judicial restraint argue that the    	4	written opinions of judges should be as short as possible   	number of jurors needed to hear a criminal case should be      reduced  	courts have not gone far enough to limit the power of the      federal government  	courts' power to intervene in executive and legislative      functions should be limited