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POL 201 Week 1 Quiz | Assignment Help | Ashford University (2020)
Question 1
The idea that a
representative democracy and the rule of law support civil liberties and
political freedom is known as
o
Classical liberalism.
o
Republicanism.
o
liberalism
o
Political authority.
Question 2
The Electoral College
is responsible for electing which branch of government?
o
State governors
o
Legislative
o
Executive
o
Judicial
Question 3
The conservative idea
that limitations should be placed on state actions is known as
o
Negative liberty.
o
Equitable liberty.
o
Positive liberty.
o
Delineated liberty.
Question 4
American politics is
based in competing interpretations of
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Individual values.
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Constitutional amendments.
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Core principles.
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Differing ideologies.
Question 5
This document was
primarily written by Thomas Jefferson and signed on July 4, 1776.
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the Magna Carta
o
the Articles of Confederation
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the Declaration of Independence
o
the U.S. Constitution
Question 6
According to the
Constitution, which of these is not an explicit authority of the president?
o
Appoint ambassadors
o
Veto bills passed by Congress
o
Declare war
o
Negotiate treaties with foreign
governments
Question 7
The framers of the
Constitution did not choose to establish a direct democracy because
o
They did not understand the difference
between democracy and direct democracy.
o
They felt it would lead to mob rule.
o
They wanted to ensure there would be
checks and balances.
o
They felt it would lead to one
individual having too much power.
Question 8
Of the 13 states in
existence at the time, how many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it
to take effect?
o
13
o
11
o
9
o
7
Question 9
Alexander Hamilton
believed that the public interest of a ______________ was, in part, defined by
free trade and commercial activity.
o
private democracy
o
free monarchy
o
governmental bureaucracy
o
commercial republic
Question 10
The American system of
government can most accurately be described as a
o
Constitutional autocracy.
o
Representative democracy.
o
Meritocracy.
o
Democracy.
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