POLI 2051 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A disproportionate number of delegates were economic elites. - Answer-Which of the
following accurately describes the Constitutional Convention?
the Bill of Rights - Answer-Which of the following most directly protects individuals' civil
liberties?
small farmers - Answer-Which of the following were most likely to oppose the proposed
Constitution?
tyranny of the majority - Answer-While working on the Constitution, what aspect of the
new government most concerned James Madison?
It increases citizens' access to government. - Answer-How does federalism contribute to
democracy?
extradition - Answer-The Constitution says that states are required to return a person
charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment, a practice
called __________.
supremacy - Answer-The preemption of state and local laws by federal laws is based on
which clause of the U.S. Constitution?
cooperative federalism - Answer-What model of federalism is sometimes described
metaphorically as a marble cake?
full faith and credit - Answer-Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial
decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?
Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system. -
Answer-Which is an example of a federal mandate?
Some states allow the death penalty and others do not - Answer-Which of the following
best describes the death penalty in the United States?
The Framers were concerned that a central government could become too powerful. -
Answer-Which of the following is a reason why the Framers created a federal system?
, Medicaid - Answer-Which of the following is an example of a formula grant?
McCulloch v. Maryland - Answer-Which of the following was the earliest major Supreme
Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?
dual - Answer-Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of state and
national governments with separate but distinct authority?
formula - Answer-__________ grants typically allocate federal dollars based on
population.
libel; slander - Answer-A false and malicious written statement could be considered
__________; the same statement spoken aloud could be considered __________.
recitation of prayer and Bible passages in school - Answer-In the 1960s, the Supreme
Court aroused the wrath of many Americans with rulings like that in Engel v. Vitale
regarding which controversial religious issue?
actual malice - Answer-New York Times v. Sullivan held that there must be proof of
which of the following in order to find libel against a public figure?
ten - Answer-The Bill of Rights is made up of the first __________ amendments to the
U.S. Constitution.
privacy - Answer-The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of a Connecticut
law that prohibited the use of contraception by relying on the implied right to
__________.
limit - Answer-The Supreme Court has used incorporation to __________ the authority
of states.
assistance of counsel - Answer-What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those
accused of a crime?
Fifth - Answer-Which amendment has been interpreted by the Supreme Court as
prohibiting coerced confessions and entrapment?
establishment - Answer-Which clause prevents the national government from
sanctioning an official religion?
exclusionary - Answer-Which rule bars the use of illegally seized evidence at trial?
Mapp v. Ohio - Answer-Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule?
Roe v. Wade - Answer-Which U.S. Supreme Court case found that a woman's right to
have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy?
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A disproportionate number of delegates were economic elites. - Answer-Which of the
following accurately describes the Constitutional Convention?
the Bill of Rights - Answer-Which of the following most directly protects individuals' civil
liberties?
small farmers - Answer-Which of the following were most likely to oppose the proposed
Constitution?
tyranny of the majority - Answer-While working on the Constitution, what aspect of the
new government most concerned James Madison?
It increases citizens' access to government. - Answer-How does federalism contribute to
democracy?
extradition - Answer-The Constitution says that states are required to return a person
charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment, a practice
called __________.
supremacy - Answer-The preemption of state and local laws by federal laws is based on
which clause of the U.S. Constitution?
cooperative federalism - Answer-What model of federalism is sometimes described
metaphorically as a marble cake?
full faith and credit - Answer-Which clause in the Constitution ensures that judicial
decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in another?
Congress passes a law requiring all states to adopt a sex offender registry system. -
Answer-Which is an example of a federal mandate?
Some states allow the death penalty and others do not - Answer-Which of the following
best describes the death penalty in the United States?
The Framers were concerned that a central government could become too powerful. -
Answer-Which of the following is a reason why the Framers created a federal system?
, Medicaid - Answer-Which of the following is an example of a formula grant?
McCulloch v. Maryland - Answer-Which of the following was the earliest major Supreme
Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?
dual - Answer-Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of state and
national governments with separate but distinct authority?
formula - Answer-__________ grants typically allocate federal dollars based on
population.
libel; slander - Answer-A false and malicious written statement could be considered
__________; the same statement spoken aloud could be considered __________.
recitation of prayer and Bible passages in school - Answer-In the 1960s, the Supreme
Court aroused the wrath of many Americans with rulings like that in Engel v. Vitale
regarding which controversial religious issue?
actual malice - Answer-New York Times v. Sullivan held that there must be proof of
which of the following in order to find libel against a public figure?
ten - Answer-The Bill of Rights is made up of the first __________ amendments to the
U.S. Constitution.
privacy - Answer-The Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of a Connecticut
law that prohibited the use of contraception by relying on the implied right to
__________.
limit - Answer-The Supreme Court has used incorporation to __________ the authority
of states.
assistance of counsel - Answer-What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those
accused of a crime?
Fifth - Answer-Which amendment has been interpreted by the Supreme Court as
prohibiting coerced confessions and entrapment?
establishment - Answer-Which clause prevents the national government from
sanctioning an official religion?
exclusionary - Answer-Which rule bars the use of illegally seized evidence at trial?
Mapp v. Ohio - Answer-Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary rule?
Roe v. Wade - Answer-Which U.S. Supreme Court case found that a woman's right to
have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy?
