American Federal Government. Test #1 Please answer each part of each question to the best of your ability. Answers should be written clearly. If I cannot understand what you are talking about then the answer is not correct. Copying large sections of text from the book or from another student in the class is plagiarism. Question #1: In the United States economic systems and governmental systems are often confused with one another. Describe why that happens. Identify some of the important philosophers that influenced that development in the United States and what describe what they wrote that influenced the people who founded American government. Explain why capitalism and democracy is or is not a natural fit with one another. Identify an alternative economic system and explain whether that system could or could not function alongside a democracy. (10 points total). Question #2: What does it mean to say that something is a Suffrage Amendment? Please identify each suffrage amendment in the United States Constitution and describe what each one did. (11 points total) Question #3: The United States’ Constitution was written as a reaction to the drafters’ experiences under other governments. Identify what governments the Constitution was specifically reacting to. Describe a specific problem that the framers of the Constitution had with each of those governments. Explain the process through which the U.S. Constitution was adopted; make sure to describe a debate over its ratification, who the two competing sides of the debate were, how the debate over ratification was conducted, and what compromises were made during the ratification process. (10 points total) Question #4: Identify and explain at least three compromises made during the development of the United States Constitution. For each compromise please explain what the two opposing viewpoints were that led to the compromise and then explain how the compromise bridged those two competing viewpoints. (12 points) Question #5: We discussed in class how Federalism has evolved across United States history in response to major events and court decisions. Please identify three major events that altered how the federal government and state governments interact with one another and explain what impact those events had on federalism. Identify one court decision that impacted American Federalism and explain what its impact was. (8 points) Question #6: Identify and explain three different methods that the national government uses to influence state and local governmental actions. Identify a common method of influence earlier in American history that is much less common today. Identify the method of influence that states most prefer and explain why they prefer it. Many of the methods that national government uses are voluntary. Explain why states and local governments tend to opt-in to national government influence as opposed to maintaining their independence. (10 points) Question #7: Explain what the elite theory of government says about where power lies in American politics. Identify the theorist and the book that argued in favor of the elite theory. Identify five demographic areas where the average congressperson differs from the average American citizen. Identify an alternative explanation for where power lies in American politics and explain where it claims that political power lies. (10 points) For the remaining questions you do not have to write short answer essays. Instead please simply, and clearly, correctly answer the questions. Question #8: For each of the following goods please identify whether they are excludable or nonexcludable. (4 points) Automobiles Fresh Water Private School Education Public School Education Question #9: Please identify four methods of civic engagement that are not voting. (4 points) Question #10: In the method of amending the Constitution discussed in class please identify the three different groups that have to pass an amendment before it becomes part of the Constitution. Make sure that your answer tells me how many votes in favor are required with each group. (6 points) Question #11: Define what the terms enumerated power, inherent power, and implied power all mean. (3 points) Question #12: Please identify a specific example of an enumerated power of Congress, a power reserved to the state, and a concurrent power held by both the national and state government. Finally please identify a power denied to state governments and a power denied to the federal government. (5 points) Question #13: What is the difference between a direct and representative democracy? (1 point) Question #14: Identify five distinguishing characteristics of federalist governments all have across the globe. (5 points) Question #15: What does it mean to say that Federalism creates a “race-to-the-bottom” effect.? (1 point)
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