Politics, Democracy, and Constitutionalism in States and Communities
Question 1 The principal responsibility for public safety in the United States is held by:
| city councils. |
| the U.S. military. |
| states and communities. |
| individual citizens. |
Question 2 The way scholars rank state policy liberalism is based on:
| the racial make-up of the state. |
| key ideological issues of the day. |
| religious profiles of the state's population. |
| population size. |
Question 3 Comparing political institutions and behaviors from state to state and community to community in order to identify and explain similarities or differences is referred to as:
| comparison/contrast. |
| contrasting studies. |
| comparative study. |
| cooperative study. |
Question 4 All state constitutions reflect the American political tradition of separate legislative, executive, and judicial articles, referred to as:
| divisions of authority. |
| hierarchy of powers. |
| separation of powers. |
| separation divisions. |
Question 5 The founding fathers of the United States chose to use:
| a direct democracy so that most citizens would have a direct voice. |
| a democracy, as it ensured every citizen had a full voice in governmental decisions. |
| a representative democracy, as they believed representatives elected by the people worked best. |
| a republic system that allowed state elections to govern federal elections. |