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.