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UTA POLITICAL SCIENCE 2311
MIDTERM REVIEW 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
T or F: The Federalists believed a Bill of Rights was necessary
- correct answer-False
What are fighting words? - correct answer-words intended to
incite hatred or violence from their target
What is positive liberty? - correct answer-possession of the
capacity to act upon one's free will
What is American exceptionalism? - correct answer-america is
unique and exceptional
Which plan, the Virginia or New Jersey plan, was favored by
the Southern states? - correct answer-Virginia plan
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George W. Bush and Obama are proponents of what kind of
federalism? - correct answer-Progressive federalism
T or F: The United States is a unitary system - correct answer-
False, it is a federal system
Which articles create the three branches of government? -
correct answer-Article I: legislative
Article II: executive
Article III: judicial
T or F: The United States has only had one kind of federalism -
correct answer-False, it has 3( dual, cooperative, and new)
What is devolution? - correct answer-Transferring power from a
higher level of government to a lower level
What is negative liberty? - correct answer-Freedom from
external restraint on one's actions
UTA POLITICAL SCIENCE 2311
MIDTERM REVIEW 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
T or F: The Federalists believed a Bill of Rights was necessary
- correct answer-False
What are fighting words? - correct answer-words intended to
incite hatred or violence from their target
What is positive liberty? - correct answer-possession of the
capacity to act upon one's free will
What is American exceptionalism? - correct answer-america is
unique and exceptional
Which plan, the Virginia or New Jersey plan, was favored by
the Southern states? - correct answer-Virginia plan
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George W. Bush and Obama are proponents of what kind of
federalism? - correct answer-Progressive federalism
T or F: The United States is a unitary system - correct answer-
False, it is a federal system
Which articles create the three branches of government? -
correct answer-Article I: legislative
Article II: executive
Article III: judicial
T or F: The United States has only had one kind of federalism -
correct answer-False, it has 3( dual, cooperative, and new)
What is devolution? - correct answer-Transferring power from a
higher level of government to a lower level
What is negative liberty? - correct answer-Freedom from
external restraint on one's actions
