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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MIDTERM FALL 2023 NAME:_______Cami Wilks _______________________________ DATE:________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: 1. The purpose of the Equal Access Act of 1984 was to ______. a. enable the ability of public high schools to place limits on faith-based clubs and organizations b. restrict the ability of public high schools to limit faith-based clubs and organizations c. create new opportunities for students to start a variety of new clubs and organizations d. place limits on the types of new clubs and organizations that could be created on a public- school campus. 2. 1. Politics is best described as the process of ______. a. making and enforcing laws and policies b. selecting governmental leaders c. influencing actions and policies of a government d. administering and executing governmental activities 3. 2. In comparing the Declaration of Independence to the U.S. Constitution, the authors of the Declaration felt the need to ______, while the framers of the Constitution sought to ______. a. change the structure of existing government; declare American independence to the world b. outline a blueprint for government; persuade colonists to support separation c. announce and justify their separation from Great Britain; create a new nation d. create an organized and structured national government; reinforce the power of state governments 4. ______ has contributed to the growth of national power when combined with the necessary and proper Clause. a. Vagueness in the language of the specific powers of national government

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MIDTERM FALL 2023 b. The lack of clear boundaries between national powers and those of the states c. The need for centralized control over important policy issues such as drugs and education d. The failure of clearly defined national powers to be expressed in the Constitution 5. Which of the following questions is central to measuring public opinion? a. Are the measurements actually collecting individual beliefs and attitudes? b. Are individual beliefs and attitudes somehow different than their aggregate? c. Is the aggregate collection accounting for differences in individual beliefs and attitudes? d. Does the aggregate sum of “public opinion” constitute a meaningful communication or just noise? True/False 1. When it comes to political socialization, schools get there first and families second. True/ False 2.The cases included in arguments for Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas , dealt with whether it was constitutionally permissible to legally segregate African American and white children in public schools on the basis of race. True/ False 3. According to your author, freedom of religion is often considered the most fundamental affirmation of Americans’ rights and liberties. True / False 4. Following the Civil War, the Supreme Court emerged as a defender of African American Civil Rights. True/ False

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MIDTERM FALL 2023 5. Americans would refer to “These United States…” rather than “The United States,” demonstrating a desire to maintain strong states’ rights. True/ False Fill In the Blank: 1. . One of the first people killed in the Boston Massacre was a young African man named ______. Crispus Attucks _______________________________________ 2. The most important financial tool of cooperative federalism is the use of federal ______. ____ grants-in-aid ___________________________________ 3. The 14th Amendment’s guarantee against any state’s depravation of “life, liberty or property …” is often called the ______ clause. ______________ due process _________________________ 4. The term “_ gender gap _____” refers to the fact that American women are more likely to identify with and vote for the Democratic Party than are men, who are more likely to vote for Republican Party candidates. _______________________________________ 5. . Segregation that is the result of private choices is known as _ de facto _____ segregation. Essay 1. Briefly explain why the precise definition of and the degree of civil liberties have been one of the longest-running struggles in American history. Word Box de facto due process gender gap grants-in-aid Crispus Attucks

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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MIDTERM FALL 2023 2. Compare and contrast foundational sentiments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” with those included in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. In both the and the foundational sentiments “Letter from Birmingham Prison," and the Declaration of Independence the creators contend for change through the overstepping of uncalled for regulations, however they differ on how change will be conjured and what sorts of regulations can reasonably be broken. 3. Ferguson, Missouri resident Michael Brown was killed in August 2014. Subsequent protests have spawned an national conversation about race in the United States. Describe some of key moments in that conversation, citing both events from your textbook and the personal experience in your own community. 4. Discuss the role of the 14th Amendment in incorporating individual rights to the states. After the Nationwide conflict, Congress embraced various measures to safeguard individual freedoms from obstruction by the states. Among them was the Fourteenth Amendment, which precludes the states from denying "any individual of life, freedom, or property, without fair treatment of regulation."

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT MIDTERM FALL 2023 5. Explain the similarities and differences between politics and government. Give examples. Legislative issues" alludes to the exercises, activities, and discussions connected with the conveyance and exercise of force inside a general public. It includes direction, discussion, and compromise in quest for aggregate objectives. "Administration" alludes to the general framework and cycles by which a general public or association is made due, including the foundation of rules, guidelines, and instruments for direction, responsibility, and control. "Government" is the particular element or gathering of people that considers political power and is liable for making and upholding regulations, strategies, and choices for the benefit of a nation or purview. It's a subset of administration. In synopsis, legislative issues manages power elements, administration envelops the more extensive administration framework, and government is the particular body answerable for navigation and organization. They are interlaced ideas, with administration giving the system to legislative issues and government to work. :)