Choose Correct Option About American Government Flashcards

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1) What document begins with "We the People..."
A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Bill of Rights
C) the Declaration of Independence
D) the Articles of Confederation
E) the Constitution
E
2) Thomas Jefferson called the United States the world's "best hope." Which of the following presidents is correctly paired with his assessment of the United States? A) Bill Clinton called it "the last refuge of mankind."
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt said it was "first in war and first in peace."
C) John F. Kennedy said "we can beat Castro at any time."
D) Abraham Lincoln called it "the last, best hope on earth."
E) George W. Bush claimed that the war in Iraq "would be easy to win."
D
3) Thomas Jefferson called the United States the world's
A) "festering sore of democracy."
B) "biggest experiment in self deprecation."
C) "innovation leader."
D) "best hope."
E) "worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried."
D
4) The Greek word meaning "to pilot a ship" is the root of what English word?
A) politics B) capitalism C) democracy D) colonialism E) government
E
5) Which of the following is a path to citizenship?
A) obtaining a green card
B) excommunication
C) nullification
D) naturalization
E) living in a nation
D
6) In a democracy, citizens are expected to
A) feign ignorance.
B) run for office.
C) obey the laws.
D) vote for the incumbent political party.
E) live off the land.
C
7) Democratic citizens are obligated to
A) participate in "town hall" meetings.
B) do nothing; the freedoms of citizenship come with no strings attached.
C) vote for the Democratic Party.
D) pass a citizenship test.
E) obey the laws and pay taxes.
E
8) The Framers enumerated several key functions that a government should be able to perform, including
A) Promote relative economic equality.
B) Establish justice through a system of laws.
C) Provide for equal pay for equal work.
D) Ensure domestic hostility.
E) Promote religion.
B
9) Which of the following is a function of government, as laid out in the Preamble to the Constitution? A) to hinder economic development
B) to provide for the common defense
C) to secure the blessings of slavery
D) to protect environmental quality
E) to ensure international tranquility
B
10) Policy decisions are made through a process known as A) multiculturalism.
B) implementation.
C) democracy.
D) politics.
E) command and control.
D
11) How does the Constitution help "establish justice"? A) The privacy clause protects citizens from excessive government interference in personal matters.
B) The Bill of Rights entitles accused citizens to be informed of the charges against them.
C) The Constitution permits women to vote, but forbids slaves from voting.
D) The Constitution promotes the general welfare.
E) The Constitution prohibits Congress from creating any court except for the Supreme Court.
B
12) The process of how policy decisions get made is known as A) government.
B) voting.
C) civic virtue.
D) deliberation.
E) politics.
E
13) The federal government was attempting to ensure domestic tranquility when it created
A) the Department of Homeland Security.
B) the separation of church and state.
C) the Department of State.
D) Congress.
E) the Department of the Treasury.
A

14) ________ consumes the largest chunk of the federal budget.
A) Mandatory spending
B) Pork
C) Discretionary military spending
D) Interest on the debt
E) Discretionary nonmilitary spending
A
15) The creation of the Department of Homeland Security is an example of the national government attempting to A) secure the blessings of liberty.
B) ensure domestic tranquility.
C) promote the general welfare.
D) provide a capitalist marketplace.
E) establish justice.
B