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Final Exam Graded on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 12:14:24 PM. 88 out of 115 questions correct worth 98 out of 217 points.The percentile grade is 45.16%

Part 1-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 1. Criminal law governs _____. the relationship between private individuals the interpretation of the Constitution legal wrongs committed against society violent actions against other people

Correct 2. In criminal trials, a government _____ brings charges against the _____. plaintiff, defendant attorney, criminal prosecutor, defendant judge, prosecutor

Correct 3. During the first phase of a district court trial, a _____ hears the charges against the defendant and issues an indictment. petit jury grand jury district board peer review board

Correct 4. Today's federal court system includes both _____ courts and _____ courts. State, local congressional, statutory legislative, constitutional constitutional, inferior

Correct Part 1-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 5. Which statement best describes the rule of law? Judicial decisions must be properly debated and considered before being overturned The process of setting precedent through the different levels of the courts Judicial decisions should be consistent across time and location Congressional legislation can override court decisions

Correct 6. Which is an example of concurrent jurisdiction? A court in America trying an American citizen A tax court trying a tax fraud case When a person is tried in both State and federal court for robbing a federally insured bank When higher court overturns a ruling from a lower court

Incorrect 7. According to the United States Constitution, judges may only serve as long as they exhibit what feature? Clear judgment Good behavior Good work ethic Good character

Correct 8. What types of cases does the Court of International Trade hear? Cases involving international crime Cases involving personal disputes between private citizens Civil cases involving tariffs and trade Criminal cases involving tariffs and trade

Correct 9. Which type of law is the highest law in the nation? Appellate Constitutional Criminal Administrative

Correct Part 1-3 In one or two sentences, answer the question in the text box below each question. (Each question is worth five points) 10. Give three examples of a situation that would be resolved under civil law. burglary, car accident, theft Incorrect Part 2-1 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 11. Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review? Marbury v. Madison Griswold v. Connecticut Plessy v. Ferguson Bush v. Gore

Incorrect 12. Which Supreme Court case ordered the State of Florida to halt its recount of ballots case for the 2000 election? Miranda v. Arizona Gitlow v. New York Plessy v. Ferguson Bush v. Gore

Correct Part 2-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 13. Which of the following was the primary dilemma that Chief Justice John Marshall faced in the case Marbury v. Madison? How to get the rest of the justices on the Supreme Court to agree to his decision How to decide in Madison's favor without angering President Jefferson How to assert the power of judicial review in such a way that the other two branches of government would not ignore the Supreme Court's decision How to issue a writ of mandamus without declaring the Judiciary Act unconstitutional

Correct 14. Why was the Judiciary Act was "repugnant," or contradictory, to the Constitution? The Act legalized morally repulsive behavior. The Act explicitly denied the right of judicial review. The Act refused to finalize William Marbury's appointment as a federal judge. The Act enlarged the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, which can only be done by changing the Constitution.

Correct 15. For how many days in a week does the Supreme Court hear oral arguments? Two Three Four Five

Correct Part 2-3 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 16. Currently there are _____ justices on the Supreme Court. six nine eleven thirteen

Correct 17. Rather than hear a case, the Supreme Court has the option to _____ it, or send it back to a lower court with instructions to review the judgment in light of a new decision or other developments. remand reprimand reorder reissue

Correct Part 2-4 In complete sentences, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth five points) 18. What was the Court's reasoning in Marbury v. Madison? Question Skipped Part 3-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 19. The age and residency requirements for State legislatures are generally _____ federal requirements. more strict than less strict than the same as ignored by

Correct 20. Federal congressional districts are usually _____ State legislative districts. the same size as much smaller than much larger than the same shape as

Correct 21. Terms for State legislator range from _____ to _____ years. two, four two, six four, eight four, six

Correct 22. The Founding Fathers intended for State legislators to be _____. professional legislators career politicians skilled volunteers citizen legislators

Correct Part 3-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 23. What is the main purpose of the State legislatures? To provide legislative support for Congress To provide financial support for the federal government To make and pass laws at the State level To challenge the legality of federal laws

Correct 24. Who presides over the State senate? Governor Lieutenant governor The Speaker of the State House The State majority leader

Correct 25. Which is not a concurrent power? The power to levy taxes The power to maintain a court system The power to borrow money The power to sign treaties with foreign countries

Correct Part 3-3 Answer the following essay question in two or three complete paragraphs. Be sure to address all parts of the question. (Each question is worth 15 points) 26. What are the arguments for term limits? What are the arguments against term limits? How do you feel about this issue? arguments for term limits- legislators know what they are doing and can do thier job.

arguments against term limits- legislators can be in term as long as they want.

i think there should be term limits because the people are the ones who can tell if they are doing a good job and they will re- elect them if they were doing a good job. it is a way for the people to show them hoe they are doing.

Incorrect Part 3-4 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 27. Today, most gubernatorial terms are _____ years long. two four six eight

Correct 28. The _____ is the head lawyer of the State government. lieutenant governor secretary of state attorney general State clerk

Correct Part 3-5 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 29. Which statement about the history of State executive branches is false? Many early State Constitutions gave little power to the governor. In many States, the governor was elected by the legislature, rather than the people. Many governors initially served only one-year or two-year terms. Restrictions on gubernatorial power became popular during the colonial period and have increased since then.

Correct Part 4-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 30. Counties, townships, and municipalities are referred to as _____ districts. special-purpose general-land-use individually zoned general-purpose

Correct 31. One result of the increasing complexity of city governments was the rise of _____. utopian communes political machines reformed agricultural co-ops mafia-controlled States

Correct 32. The relationship between State and local governments is _____ the relationship between State and federal governments. exactly the same as  is very similar to   is different from  nothing like

Incorrect 33. A _____ is a list of signatures in support of a proposed law or amendment. bond petition initiative referendum

Correct Part 4-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 34. In a county, who manages public records and elections? The district attorney The county clerk The county assessor The sheriff

Correct 35. Which statement about the commission plan is false? It was the first alternative to corrupt mayor-council politics. It came from Galveston, Texas. Each commissioner is elected at-large by the city. The mayor holds more power than the commission.

Correct 36. What was the original purpose of counties? to isolate urban populations to segregate the races to experiment with reformed city governments to organize and govern sparsely populated areas

Correct 37. Which was NOT a characteristic of urban political machines? They capitalized on ethnic tensions. They doled out jobs in exchange for votes. Their power never extended beyond their own State. They centered around a single and often charismatic leader.

Incorrect Part 4-3 Answer the following essay question in two or three complete paragraphs. Be sure to address all parts of the question. (Each question is worth 15 points) 38. What are the pros and cons of direct democracy? How do you feel about direct democracy? Question Skipped Part 5-1 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 39. Which is not part of the just war doctrine? Only a proper authority can wage war All peaceful means must have been exhausted A board of clerics must support the war The good accomplished by the war must outweigh the damage it does

Incorrect 40. Why did many Americans oppose the United States' occupation of Spain's former colonies in the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico? They believed the United States had betrayed Spain, their former ally. They believed the colonies were not worth American time and money. They believed that imperialism and colonialism were anti-American. They believed such actions would spark a large-scale international conflict.

Correct 41. Which is not an aspect of diplomatic immunity? Diplomats may not be expelled from their host country. Diplomats are guaranteed safe passage when traveling in foreign countries. Diplomats may not be arrested in their host country. Diplomats do not have to pay taxes to their host country.

Correct 42. Which term best describes early American foreign policy? Preemption Isolationism Imperialism Internationalism

Correct 43. Which word refers to the belief that war is never legitimate? Quakerism Pacifism Christianity Internationalism

Correct 44. What was ironic about President Monroe's opposition to European colonialism? He ignored France's colonial ambitions in the New World. He reserved the United States' right to interfere in Latin American affairs. He endorsed American colonialism in Asia. He supported slavery within the continental United States.

Correct 45. In what year did the UN adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? 1945 1948  1958  1975

Correct 46. From which country did the United States acquire California? Spain Japan Mexico Canada

Correct 47. Which statement best describes Hobbes's view of the state of nature? A Utopian pre-civilization environment in which humans lived in a state of perfect freedom The days of early civilization in which humans were torn between nature and the civilized world A frightening and violent environment with no higher authority to regulate human behavior The original state of man, towards which civilization should always strive

Incorrect 48. Which statement best describes the philosophy behind manifest destiny? All Native and non-European residents of the United States should be confined to small tracts of undesirable land. The Union must be preserved at all costs. It is fated that the United States eventually conquer its former colonizer, Great Britain. It is fated that the United States possess and occupy the entire continent of North America.

Correct 49. What is not a goal of the IMF? To promote international monetary cooperation To foster economic growth To provide temporary assistance to poor countries To end unemployment worldwide

Correct Part 5-2 Answer the following essay questions in two to three complete paragraphs each. Be sure to address all parts of the question. (Each question is worth 15 points) 50. What is preemptive military action? How has the administration of George W. Bush used preemptive military strikes? What is your opinion of preemption? What are the benefits of such action? What might the drawbacks be? preemptive military is military action issued after an attack is made. George W. Bush used this in the Iraq war after they attacked us. I think preemptive military action is okay because if someone attacks you or your country, you should have the right to fight back.

benefits to the iraq war would be that they would be a free country. but a drawback is that if you attack a lot of thier people they are going to be very ticked off with you.

Incorrect Part 6-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 51. In _____ justice, also known as the "eye-for-an-eye" approach, the perpetrator of a crime is punished with the same wrong that he committed on the victim. retributive restorative regressive regulatory

Correct 52. The Founding Fathers used the term, _____, to describe the ideal balance between individual freedom and society's need to preserve law and order. absolute right civil law efficiency-based justice ordered liberty

Correct 53. The phrases "innocent until proven guilty" and "beyond a reasonable doubt" are most closely associated with _____. criminal law civil law breach of contract separation of powers

Correct 54. An agreement between two parties in a civil suit that is concluded outside the judicial system is called _____. a writ of habeas corpus restorative justice an out-of-court settlement a class action lawsuit

Correct 55. A(n) _____ was originally defined as a crime punishable by death and/or the loss of all rights and property. misdemeanor felony infraction tort

Correct Part 6-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 56. Which of the following situations constitutes double jeopardy? After a defendant is found "not guilty" of a crime, the prosecutor in the case brings the same charges against him again in a new trial. A suspect is accused of a crime that violates State and federal law and stands trial in both State and federal court. A man punches someone in the nose, but there is not enough evidence to convict him in a criminal trial; the victim of the punching, however, sues the man under civil law. A woman robs a bank and is caught speeding in the getaway car; she is prosecuted for both robbery and speeding.

Correct 57. What is a plea bargain? An out-out-court settlement between the two parties in a civil case A trial in which the jury is unable to decide on a unanimous verdict An arrangement in which the defendant agrees to admit his or her guilt in exchange for a lighter sentence A court order for police to show just cause why the prisoner should not be released

Correct 58. Which of the following types of law enforcement officials is employed by the county government? Attorney general Special-district police FBI agent Sheriff

Correct 59. What is the New York City Police Department? A division of the Department of Justice A State Bureau of Investigation A municipal law enforcement agency A specialized agency responsible for enforcing drug laws

Correct Part 6-3 In one of two sentences, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth three points) 60. What are the four elements of the criminal justice system? Question Skipped Part 6-4 In one or two short paragraphs, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth five points) 61. Which goal of criminal punishment do you think is more important: reforming criminals into law-abiding citizens, or exacting retribution of behalf of the victims of crime? Why? i think reforming criminals into law-abiding citizens is more important because if you can change them then you wont have to worry about them in the future. Incorrect Part 7-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 62. The barter system is a system of trade that operates without _____. goods and services money supply and demand economics

Correct 63. _____ is the single most expensive program in the federal budget. Social Security Medicare National Missile Defense The private sector

Correct 64. A massage is an example of a _____. good service price tariff

Correct Part 7-2 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 65. The ____ refers to President Franklin Roosevelt's economic program to increase the government's role in the economy. Great Depression business cycle New Deal North American Free Trade Agreement

Correct 66. The term, _____, refers to Adam Smith's contention that if all individuals in a free-market economy pursue their own self-interest, they will end up promoting the interests of society at large. division of labor opportunity cost invisible hand comparative advantage

Correct 67. According Marxist theory, the purpose of the dictatorship of the proletariat is to prepare society for the final phase of history, _____. communism socialism capitalism feudalism

Correct 68. The _____ is a measure of the size of the national economy. Consumer Price Index gross domestic product public sector unemployment rate

Correct Part 7-3 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 69. Which of the following terms is most closely associated with free-market economics? Laissez-faire Feudalism Mercantilism Centrally planned economy

Correct Part 7-4 In one of two sentences, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth three points) 70. Define the terms "free-market economy" and "laissez-faire," and explain how the two are related to one another. Question Skipped Part 8-1 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 71. What is the definition of a "market failure"? When the free market does not produce an outcome beneficial to society as a whole A stock market crash When a corporation or business declares bankruptcy A good or service that benefits the entire community

Correct 72. Which of the following is true of Medicaid? It is the primary source of health care for people over the age of 65. It is administered by the federal government using funds provided by the States. It was created in the 1930s as part of the New Deal. It provides government-funded health care to low-income Americans.

Correct 73. Which social welfare program was originally created as an add-on to Social Security? Medicaid Medicare Aid to Families with Dependent Children Unemployment insurance

Correct 74. What is the purpose of the Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) program? To provide people over the age of 65 with free health care To provide needy individuals with subsidized housing To provide low-income parents with job training and financial assistance To provide family farms with cash subsidies and price supports for agricultural products

Correct Part 8-2 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 75. Gasoline taxes that go to pay for transportation infrastructure can be considered a sort of _____ because the amount people are taxed is roughly proportional to how much they use the roads. public good market failure user fee entitlement program

Correct 76. Social Security is funded through a 12.4% _____ tax. property payroll income sales

Correct 77. The proposal that Social Security be changed to allow people to divert a portion of their payroll taxes to individualized investment accounts is known as Social Security _____. socialization privatization insurance entitlement

Correct 78. A(n) _____ good or service is one that is very difficult to prevent people from using, once it exists. private unalloyed non-rivalrous non-excludable

Correct Part 8-3 In one or two sentences, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth three points) 79. What is the difference between "welfare" programs and "social welfare" programs.

Question Skipped Part 8-4 In one or two paragraphs, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth five points) 80. What are some of the common criticisms of welfare programs like Food Stamps and Temporary Aid to Needy Families? Which of these criticisms are most convincing to you? Which are least convincing?

Question Skipped Part 9-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 81. Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle exposed the dangerous and unsanitary state of the meat-packing industry, prompting the passage of the _____. Interstate Commerce Act Taft-Hartley Act Pure Food and Drug Act Kyoto Protocol

Correct 82. The _____ was a union that advocated direct confrontation with and eventual overthrow of the capitalist system. Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) American Federation of Labor (AFL) National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Incorrect 83. As secretary of labor during the New Deal, _____ was an important architect of policies that increased workplace regulation and strengthened the rights and powers of labor unions. Franklin Roosevelt Frances Perkins Samuel Gompers Eugene Debs

Correct 84. A(n) _____ is a rule or order with the force of law, issued by a legislature or an executive agency. regulation entitlement market failure monopoly

Correct Part 9-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 85. What is the Federal Trade Commission's primary responsibility? To enforce antitrust laws and promote fair business competition To ensure the safety of food, drugs, and other products To oversee relations between labor unions and employers To make sure that companies and stock brokers are honest and upfront with investors

Incorrect 86. What is thought to be the cause of global warming? Emissions of "greenhouse gases" like carbon dioxide Water supplies contaminated by mercury and other heavy metals The use of pesticides like DDT The extinction of endangered species of animals and plants

Correct 87. What distinguishes environmentalism from conservationism? Conservationism is not concerned with the environment. Conservationism focuses on protecting wildlife and wilderness areas, while environmentalism has broader definition of safeguarding the environment. Environmentalism is concerned with protecting wildlife but not wilderness areas. Environmentalism opposes pollution, whereas conservation supports it.

Correct 88. Who was the first president to take real action against trusts and monopolies? Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Franklin Roosevelt

Correct Part 9-3 In one or two paragraphs, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth ten points) 89. Consider the following hypothetical situation: Your school has recently experienced a wave of break-ins to students' lockers. In most cases, the perpetrator was able to open the locker because its owner forgot to lock it properly. To deal with the problem, the school principal institutes a new rule requiring students to get a key from a teacher or janitor every time they want to open their locker. Do you think that the principal's new rule will help prevent locker break-ins? Why? What are other possible consequences of this new regulation? Will the costs of the regulation outweigh the benefits? Why? What are some other possible solutions to this problem that might be more efficient? i do not think that making the kids get a key to thier locker will help because the perpetrator didn't need a key in the first place, why would he need one now. plus say there are 300 kids in the school and they are all trying to get in thier lockers at the same time. they only have 5 minutes, there isnt enough time for everyone to get the key. the janitor doesnt know what locker belongs to who, he could be giving the key to the perpetrator himself.

the cost will greatly outweigh the benefits. think of all the money they will have to spend on new lockers. plus time, and time is money. why doesnt the school just get cameras? then they could find the perpetrator and not ruin it for everyone else.

Incorrect Part 10-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 90. The Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance Union advocated in favor of _____. Schedule I drugs censorship Prohibition covenant marriage

Correct 91. The decision in Griswold v. Connecticut is important because _____. it outlawed birth control in the United States it legalized same-sex civil unions it declared all morals legislation unconstitutional it established a constitutional right of privacy

Incorrect 92. Radio and television are subject to more censorship than books and newspapers are because _____. radio waves can be intercepted more easily than printed materials radio and TV have low quality programming the Motion Picture Association of America regulates TV and radio instead of the government radio and TV broadcast over public- owned airwaves, which are considered public instead of private property

Correct 93. In 2000, _____ became the last State to officially legalize interracial marriage. Virginia Connecticut Texas Alabama

Correct 94. A _____ offers same-sex couples many (though usually not all) of the same rights and privileges as married couples. same-sex marriage civil union interracial marriage covenant marriage

Correct Part 10-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 95. Which of the following is not addictive? Alcohol Heroin Gambling Polygamy

Correct 96. What was the effect of the Supreme Court's decision in Loving v. Virginia? Polygamy was outlawed. Interracial marriage was banned. Anti-miscegenation statues were declared unconstitutional. The Constitution was amended to permit same-sex civil unions.

Correct 97. Which of the following is NOT an example of legislation discouraging non-procreative sex? A law preventing couples from entering into a covenant marriage A law prohibiting married couples from using birth control A law criminalizing prostitution A law banning certain sex acts between members of the same gender

Correct Part 10-3 In one or two paragraphs, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth five points) 98. What are some of the reasons Prohibition was repealed? What does the failure of Prohibition say about the difficulty of regulating drug use and moral behavior in general? Question Skipped Part 10-4 Answer the following question in a 4-5 paragraph essay in the textbox below. (Each question is worth 15 points) 99. Like many political questions, the issue of morals legislation involves balancing conflicting values, particularly society's need for moral order and the citizen's right to personal freedom. Describe your opinion of what the government's role should be in promoting moral behavior among its citizens. Should the government actively encourage certain behaviors such as traditional marriage, that are deemed "moral" by the majority of Americans? Should it punish those who break public codes of moral conduct, as it does with those who engage in public drunkenness or nudity? What about consenting adults engaging in "immoral" behavior in private? Should there be a "right of privacy" that protects people's private lives from government intrusion? Should minors under the age of 18 enjoy less protection of their liberty and privacy than adults? i think same-sex marriage should be banned. violators should be punished but only the ones who are being a big distraction. because if you try and bust every single person then you are just going to start a huge ordeal with the gay community.

as with people exhibiting drunkedness, if they are being a distraction of causing dammage or putting others in harm, then they should be punished. but a lot of people can hold thier alchohol very well and know how to act.

and when it comes to public nudity, it should not be tolerated. what people do in thier own homes is thier own bussiness, not the governments. the government shouldnt even know whats going on.

minors should less privaledges and privacy than adults. they shouldnt even be doing that kind of stuff.

Incorrect Part 11-1 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 100. _____ have figured most prominently in debates over free-market capitalism and necessary protections and restraints. Economic rights The rights of citizens as private individuals The cases Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade Freedom of speech and the right to run for public office

Correct 101. By virtue of _____, a person born on American soil is automatically given U.S. citizenship. naturalization Fletch v. Peck jus sanguinis jus soli

Correct 102. The term civics is derived from the Latin word civis, which means _____. public square rights and duties politics citizen

Correct 103. _____ refers to the study of citizens and their rights and duties in relation to the community. Citizenship Civics Political science Jus sanguinis

Correct Part 11-2 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 104. Which of the following figures did Martin Luther King Jr. not cite as an influence on his thoughts of civil disobedience? Paul Gangon Henry David Thoreau Jesus Christ Mohandas Gandhi

Correct 105. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A citizen is a member of a political community such as a State or a nation. American citizenship is dependent on inherited, involuntary classifications such as race or ethnicity. Citizens are entitled to certain rights but also owe the community certain responsibilities. All of these statements are true.

Incorrect 106. With which of the following statements would the education scholar, Paul Gangon, be most likely to agree? Becoming a good citizen requires "personal cultivation"; it doesn't just happen without any effort. Countries should establish legally recognized states of inferior citizenship. Jus soli is not an appropriate basis for conferring citizenship. Americans cannot simultaneously be citizens of the United States and of their own individual State.

Correct Part 11-3 In one or two sentences, answer the question in the text box below each item. (Each question is worth three points) 107. Go to www.house.gov and find your representative. What is your representative's political affiliation? What congressional district does he or she represent? Find out the same information for your State's two senators by going to www.senate.gov ann kirkpatrick is a democrat. she represents the first congressional district. jon kyl and john mcCain are both republicans. Correct Part 11-4 In a short essay three or four paragraphs in length, answer the question in the textbox below. (Each question is worth ten points) 108. Select one of the following quotations from Henry David Thoreau's essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience." What do you think Thoreau meant by the quotation? Do you agree with Thoreau's point? Why or why not?

1) "That government is best which governs not at all."

2) "Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator?"

3) "It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think is right."

4) "Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison."

5) "Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence. A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority...but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight." the quotation that i like is "Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence. A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority...but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight."

what this is saying to me is that anyone can vote for something or even say something but it is more than just that. it means that you have to go do something about it, act on your feelings.

if you are the only one fighting for something you cant accomplish much, but with a group of people, you can not be stopped.

Partial Credit 8 out of 10 points Part 12-1 Select the choice that best answers the question. (Each question is worth one point) 109. The National Organization of Women, the Christian Coalition, the Sierra Club, and the Club for Growth are all examples of what? Conservative groups Political organizations Labor unions Civic associations

Incorrect 110. Which of the following is an example of a labor union? The American Medical Association Concerned Women of America The Teamsters The American Civil Liberties Union

Correct 111. Which of the following figures is associated with the claim that American civic participation is declining? Robert Putnam Alexis de Tocqueville Cotton Mather Paul Gangon

Correct Part 12-2 Select the answer that best completes the sentence. (Each question is worth one point) 112. Despite the common perception among adults that young Americans are not interested in civic participation, youth volunteering has _____ over the last 10 years (according to the 1999 UCLA/Higher Education Research Institute Annual Freshmen Survey). remained constant increased by 12% declined by over 10% almost disappeared

Correct 113. The purpose of a _____ association is to monitor and promote quality of life in a particular neighborhood. yard-sale medical civic labor

Incorrect 114. _____ was an agreement, signed by colonists on route to America, outlining the basic principles by which the Plymouth Colony would be governed. The Society of Friends The Mayflower Compact Democracy in America Civic association

Correct 115. According to Alexis de Tocqueville, one of the most important characteristics of the American people is _____. laziness their propensity towards selfishness instead of serving the common good their refusal to mingle with people from other social classes their fondness for forming voluntary associations to accomplish goals

Incorrect