STRAIGHTERLINE 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS NEWLY GENERATED 2024-2025

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STRAIGHTERLINE 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS NEWLY GENERATED 2024-2025 1. In which of the following ways is the U.S. free-market system distinct from European economies? 2. According to th... e Declaration a. its lack of regulatory intervention b. its lack of intervention through taxation c. its lack of intervention through spending policies *d. the extent to which private transactions determine the allocation of economic costs and benefits* e. the extent to which it exercises regulatory intervention by altering interest rates a. "God Almighty." *b. "the consent of the governed."* of Independence, c. "the various factions." governments get their "just pow- ers" from: 3. What aspect of America were William Watts and Lloyd Free referring to when they labeled it "the country of individualism par excellence"? 4. French philoso- pher Michel Foucault re- ferred to politics as:" ." 5. What new pol- icy was estab- d. "the teachings of Jesus Christ." e. "the benevolence of a just king." a. the majoritarian nature of the voting and election sys- tem b. the ability of any individual to aspire to high political office c. the judicial nature of American politics, in which any individual can challenge powerful interests *d. the emphasis that Americans place on economic self-reliance and free markets* e. the ability of the individual to join in labor unions and interest groups to pursue his or her political and financial self-interests a. like making sausage b. the burden of citizens c. a means to an end *d. war by other means* e. a necessary evil a. the right to trial by jury b. the need to charge an arrested suspect with a specific lished by the U.S. crime within 24 hours of arrest Supreme Court's landmark Gideon c. the requirement that police read a suspect his rights before or during arrest *d. government provision of free legal counsel to the v. Wainwright rul- ing? 6. Pluralism con- tends that, on most issues: 7. The United States has cer- tain rules in place to keep politics within peaceful bounds. These rules in- clude all of the following EX- CEPT: 8. Compared to two decades ago, contempo- rary Americans are, on average, 9. This person was the chief ar- chitect of the US Constitution accused if they are too poor to hire a lawyer.* e. the practice of allowing a suspect out on bail until the time of the trial a. corporate elites have more control over economic pol- icy than do "the politicians in the visible government." b. the will of the majority of the voting public determines government policy. *c. it is the preferences of special-interest groups that largely determine what government does.* d. true authority lies with the elected politicians, and not with the public that put them in office. e. the diverse nature of the citizenry enhances the demo- cratic process in policymaking. *a. autocracy* b. democracy. c. constitutionalism. d. free markets. e. None of these answers is correct. a. far better informed about political affairs. b. at about the same level of being informed about political affairs. c. getting most of their news from traditional media sources such as newspapers. d. much more knowledgeable about the functioning of America's political institutions. *e. paying more attention to news sources that have an obvious ideological bias* *a. James Madison* b. Andrew Jackson. c. Woodrow Wilson. and also one of America's top political scien- tists 10. To the framers, the great dan- ger of democ- ratic government was the risk of 11. The Federalist Papers were writ- ten by 12. Progressive re- forms included 13. Edmund Burke's idea of rep- resentatives as trustees was based on the claim that 14. Where is the Bill of Rights found in the constitu- tion 15. d. Benjamin Franklin. e. John Adams. *a. tyranny of the majority* b. elite rule. c. special-interest politics. d. a weak presidency. e. judicial imperialism. a. Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. b. Franklin, Washington, and Lee. c. Jefferson, Locke, and Montesquieu. *d. Madison, Hamilton, and Jay.* e. Marshall, Jefferson, and Adams. a. primary elections. b. direct election of U.S. senators. c. the initiative and referendum. d. recall elections. *e. all these answers are correct* *a. representatives should follow their own judgment of the public interest.* b. representatives should follow the voters' judgment of the public interest. c. indirect election is a more trustworthy means of discov- ering the public interest. d. direct election is a more trustworthy means of discov- ering the public interest. e. None of these answers is correct. a. Article I, Section 8 b. Article II *c. the first ten amendments* d. amendments 17 through 26 e. Article III [Show More]

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