Instructions for Playing Jeopardy

1. Instructions for Playing Jeopardy • Click on the question that you want to attempt, example $100 • Read the question and click on the to advance • To return to the main playing board for another question, click on the blue box in the left hand corner of the answer screen. • To advance to Double Jeopardy click • Press page down to begin playing the game Correct Answer Return

3. Let’s get democratic

4. Lockean Thought

5. Don’t want no confederation

6. It’s a constitution, baby

7. We all have issues

8. ratify’in & chang’in

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10. The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society are collectively called government. federalism. the separation of powers. politics.

11. Answer government. Return

12. ______ is the process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time. Democracy The policymaking system The bureaucracy Government

13. Answer The policymaking system Return

14. Public policy consists of laws passed by Congress. includes what government chooses NOT to do. involves making decisions. All of the above

15. Answer All of the above Return

16. Daily Double!!

17. The basic principles of traditional democratic theory include all of the following EXCEPT equality in voting. effective participation. government control of information. citizen control of the agenda.

18. Answer government control of information. Return

19. The theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy is hyperpluralist theory. elite and class theory. pluralist theory. bureaucratic theory.

20. Answer pluralist theory. Return

21. The foundation of Locke’s philosophy was that human beings derive their rights from nature. have rights that are granted them by government. determine their own rights. derive their rights from God.

22. Answer derive their rights from nature. Return

23. The idea that there must be restrictions placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens is known as natural law. the consent of the governed. natural rights. limited government.

24. Answer limited government. Return

25. The sole purpose of government, according to John Locke, was to promote the common good. prevent anarchy. educate the people. protect natural rights.

26. Answer protect natural rights. Return

27. In addition to Lockean thought, the Declaration of Independence also drew heavily on a tradition called_______________, which stressed opposition to executive power, equality, moral virtues, and patriotism. liberalism republicanism radicalism voluntarism

28. Answer republicanism Return

29. The idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people refers to the principle of natural rights. consent of the governed. human rights. limited government.

30. Answer consent of the governed. Return

31. Which of the following is NOT true of the Articles of Confederation? It vested all meaningful power in the states. It represented a “league of friendship” among the states. It gave the president too much power. It provided for no judiciary.

32. Answer It gave the president too much power. Return

33. Which of the following is NOT true of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation? Most authority rested with the United States Congress rather than the state governments. Each state had only one vote in Congress. The Congress had only one house. There was no president.

34. Answer Most authority rested with the United States Congress rather than the state governments. Return

35. Which of the following best describes the United States government under the Articles of Confederation? It was frequently involved in foreign affairs. It was weak and ineffective. It was very large, and bureaucratic. It was dictatorial.

36. Answer It was weak and ineffective. Return

37. After the American Revolution, under the Articles of Confederation, power in the states began to shift from ___________ to _________________. the middle class; a handful of wealthy individuals countryside; cities the east coast; the western frontier wealthy individuals; the middle class

38. Answer wealthy individuals; the middle class Return

39. After the American Revolution, economic issues moved to the top of the political agenda because a period of tremendous economic prosperity began. banks across the country faced a series of foreclosures. a postwar depression hurt small farmers and many others. state legislatures started a vigorous campaign of debt collection.

40. Answer a postwar depression hurt small farmers and many others. Return

41. The ____________, offered as a proposal at the Constitutional Convention, called for giving each state in Congress representation in proportion to the state’s share of the population. New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan Connecticut Plan New York Plan

42. Answer Virginia Plan Return

43. __________ was proposed by William Patterson, in which each state was to be equally represented in the new Congress. The New Jersey Plan The Virginia Plan Connecticut Plan New York Plan

44. Answer The New Jersey Plan Return

45. Which of the following is true of the system of representation established by the Connecticut Compromise? It gives more power to people living in states with large populations. It gives more power to people living in states with small populations. It distributes power among people of large and small states exactly equally. It gives more power to large states, particularly in presidential elections.

46. Answer It gives more power to people living in states with small populations. Return

47. In determining congressional representation and taxation, the Constitution did not count slaves. counted slaves as free persons. counted slaves as three-fifths of a person. Counted slaves as one-half of a person.

48. Answer counted slaves as three-fifths of a person. Return

49. Regarding the right to vote in national elections, the framers of the Constitution required that all free, adult males with property worth at least $50 be allowed to vote. included a requirement that all free, adult males be allowed to vote. provided that free men and women over the age of 20 be allowed to vote. decided to leave it up to the individual states to determine voter qualifications in their own states.

50. Answer decided to leave it up to the individual states to determine voter qualifications in their own states. Return