POSC 1010 Carey Final Questions And
Answers With Complete Solutions
Does Article III of the Constitution grant the power of judicial review (i.e.,
determining the constitutionality of government laws & actions) to the Supreme
Court?
No
In Federalist #39, Madison argues that other nations describing themselves as a
"republic", for example, Holland, Poland, and England, are not republics at all.
True
The Declaration of Independence argues that the purpose of government is to
create certain rights for the people and to disparage others.
False
Which of the following is a duty listed for the vice president in Article II of the
Constitution?
President of the Senate
Attending state funerals
Head of the Executive Office of the President
Engage in diplomatic activities with other nations
According to Federalist #39, which of the following is not a requirement for a
republican system of government?
Its power must be derived from the people.
All officers must be directly elected by the people.
There must not be an aristocracy.
, According to Madison (in Federalist 46), it is much more likely that individuals
serving in state & local governments will bring a bias in favor of national issues
than it is that those serving in the national government will bring a bias in favor of
state & local issues.
False
(politicians generally bring a bias for wherever they have closer ties, typically being their
home town or state)
Which of the following statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is true?
It ended slavery in the Northern states.
It ended slavery in all of the Southern states.
It made slavery illegal.
It only applied to states currently in rebellion.
According to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a law is unjust when...
it does not apply to the people who made the law.
it singles out a minority.
the people affected by the law have no role in making the law.
All of the above.
The goal of Dr. King's nonviolent methods was to create a crisis that will open up
the opportunity for negotiation.
True
Madison (in Federalist 46) saw the possibility of states banding together to resist
a federal government that had become tyrannical.
True
(that's the entire purpose of our government, to be able to be overthrown when it no
longer serves the people)
in the Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US and Katzenbach v. McClung cases (both in
1964), what clause was applied to say that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was
constitutional?
Commerce Clause
The form of federalism considered to exist prior to 1937 in which federal and state
government roles were kept mostly separate was
Dual federalism
Answers With Complete Solutions
Does Article III of the Constitution grant the power of judicial review (i.e.,
determining the constitutionality of government laws & actions) to the Supreme
Court?
No
In Federalist #39, Madison argues that other nations describing themselves as a
"republic", for example, Holland, Poland, and England, are not republics at all.
True
The Declaration of Independence argues that the purpose of government is to
create certain rights for the people and to disparage others.
False
Which of the following is a duty listed for the vice president in Article II of the
Constitution?
President of the Senate
Attending state funerals
Head of the Executive Office of the President
Engage in diplomatic activities with other nations
According to Federalist #39, which of the following is not a requirement for a
republican system of government?
Its power must be derived from the people.
All officers must be directly elected by the people.
There must not be an aristocracy.
, According to Madison (in Federalist 46), it is much more likely that individuals
serving in state & local governments will bring a bias in favor of national issues
than it is that those serving in the national government will bring a bias in favor of
state & local issues.
False
(politicians generally bring a bias for wherever they have closer ties, typically being their
home town or state)
Which of the following statements about the Emancipation Proclamation is true?
It ended slavery in the Northern states.
It ended slavery in all of the Southern states.
It made slavery illegal.
It only applied to states currently in rebellion.
According to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a law is unjust when...
it does not apply to the people who made the law.
it singles out a minority.
the people affected by the law have no role in making the law.
All of the above.
The goal of Dr. King's nonviolent methods was to create a crisis that will open up
the opportunity for negotiation.
True
Madison (in Federalist 46) saw the possibility of states banding together to resist
a federal government that had become tyrannical.
True
(that's the entire purpose of our government, to be able to be overthrown when it no
longer serves the people)
in the Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US and Katzenbach v. McClung cases (both in
1964), what clause was applied to say that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was
constitutional?
Commerce Clause
The form of federalism considered to exist prior to 1937 in which federal and state
government roles were kept mostly separate was
Dual federalism
