Test 2 Chapter 4-9

A  reports on corruption in government

B  decides which issues deserve public attention

C  covers presidential campaigns equally

D  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

A  a leading question

B  a low margin of error

C  random sample

D  a representative sample

A  key states refused to ratify the Constitution unless it was added

B  it was part of the Articles of Confederation

C  the Federalist Papers believed it was necessary

D  it was originally part of the Declaration of Independence

A  the bill of rights

B  affirmative action

C  the Fourteenth Amendment

D  intermediate scrutiny

A  strengthening the right to a jury trial in criminal cases

B  reinforcing the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment

C  ensuring the right to freedom of the press

D  forming part of a broader conception of privacy in the home that is also protected by the Second and Fourth Amendments

A  the Fourteenth Amendment

B  intermediate scrutiny

C  strict scrutiny

D  affirmative action

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  covers presidential campaigns equally

B  reports on corruption in government

C  decides which issues deserve public attention

D  brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  Roe v. Wade

B  Scott v. Crow

C  Gitlow v. New York

D  Plessy v. Ferguson

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  the protection of freedom of religion

B  the right to keep and bear arms

C  the right to free speech

D  the right to peaceably assemble

A  helped start the process of selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights

B  allowed the states to continue to enact black codes

C  outlawed slavery

D  guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote

A  Public opinion is important to democratic governance because it is one of the principle mechanisms through which directly or indirectly causes public policies to be enacted, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

B  Public opinion restrains government officials’ choice to decide what is in the public’s interest because it provides a single viewpoint from which the government officials may reference.

C  The Founders did not establish a direct democracy, but a republic. In a representational model such as the United States, public opinion provides the vehicle for representatives to select the appropriate policy based on the will of the people.

D  People are sovereign and public opinion proves the people are sovereign over their government, thereby adding legitimacy to the political system.

A  Fourth Amendment

B  None of these

C  Fifth Amendment

D  Sixth Amendment