| 1. Separation of powers entails three distinct branches of government so that (Points : 1) [removed] all branches are equal. [removed] efficiency can be obtained through the division of labor. [removed] one branch can prevent another branch from tyrannizing the majority. [removed] the Framers had a negative view of politicians. 2. Schattschneider’s “mobilization of bias” is characterized by all except: (Points : 1) [removed] Mobilization will always lead to violence. [removed] The two sides to a conflict include actors and spectators. [removed] One side seeks to localize the conflict. [removed] One side seeks to socialize the conflict. 3. Modern liberalism differs from classical liberalism because modern liberalism (Points : 1) [removed] is associated with big government and large social programs. [removed] does not respect human agency as does classical liberalism. [removed] allows for arbitrary exercise of power and authority. [removed] does not respect property rights. 4. Liberalism rests in a conception of equality whereby the government (Points : 1) [removed] must not choose one person’s good over another. [removed] must ensure that we all have the same possessions. [removed] must provide everybody with healthcare. [removed] must redistribute wealth in order to achieve fairness. 5. Regulation of private activity is more difficult in classical liberalism because (Points : 1) [removed] classical liberals did not understand what caused harm. [removed] what was viewed as harmful was limited to physical harm. [removed] there was no need to regulate private activity. [removed] classical liberals were more attached to liberty than modern-day liberals. 6. The Annapolis Convention was called to address (Points : 1) [removed] the lack of authority to raise armies. [removed] the lack of authority to impose uniform commercial regulations among the states. [removed] the inability of the Continental Congress to pay revolutionary war veterans. [removed] the possibility of holding a convention in secret. 7. The Federalists argued that a Bill of Rights was not necessary because (Points : 1) [removed] all basic protections were contained in the Constitution. [removed] the anti-Federalists were being irrational. [removed] it impedes the authority of the government. [removed] it would take too long to ratify. 8. The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were dramatized by all of the following except (Points : 1) [removed] the Newburgh Conspiracy. [removed] Shays’ Rebellion. [removed] the absence of a centralized authority. [removed] the absence of a single currency. 9. The Virginia Plan proposed all of the following except (Points : 1) [removed] smaller states would get more representation than larger states. [removed] the people would select the House of Representatives as a practical expression of democracy. [removed] the House would select the Senate and the legislature as a whole would select the President. [removed] a council made up of the executive and members of the judicial branch had power to veto legislation. 10. The Bill of Rights, as a whole, protects states’ rights because (Points : 1) [removed] its prohibitions only apply to the national government. [removed] it does not mention the people. [removed] it guarantees state sovereignty. [removed] it concerns the natural rights of the people. |
